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REVIEW:  The Travel Auction by Mark Green

REVIEW: The Travel Auction by Mark Green

“It should have been their trip of a lifetime. But with just days to go, Jonathan Cork finds himself dumped by his girlfriend, Kate Thornly. Even worse, a life-threatening allergy means he can’t travel alone. Unable to change the name on the spare ticket and fast running out of time, Jonathan resorts to desperate measures.(…)

Thursday Midday Links: Simon & Schuster Staff Stars in YouTube Video for a Guidette Makeover

Thursday Midday Links: Simon & Schuster Staff Stars in YouTube Video for a Guidette Makeover

Kobo is entering the self publishing/publishing realm. To agents and others, this will come as no surprise. Kobo has been meeting with agents, hiring content editors, and with its major competitors thriving in the self publishing space, this is an inevitable move. Kobo currently has a deal with Smashwords to supply self published content. It(…)

REVIEW: Naamah’s Blessing by Jacqueline Carey

REVIEW: Naamah’s Blessing by Jacqueline Carey

Dear Ms. Carey, I’m a huge fan of yours. The original Kushiel trilogy about Phedre and Joscelin rank high among my favorite books. Even when one of your novels fails to capture my heart, I still find myself appreciating what you attempted with your writing. I’ve said in the past that I wish you’d move(…)

REVIEW: White Flag by Thom Lane

REVIEW: White Flag by Thom Lane

Dear Mr. Lane: I reviewed your Dark Heart in February (the book of the gorgeous cover), which I very much enjoyed. So when you sent me White Flag, I was thrilled to have it, short though it is (only 68 pages). And it was an enjoyable, if predictable, little read. But I’m really writing about(…)

REVIEW: The End of the Alphabet by CS Richardson

Dear Mr. Richardson, Jane usually gets most of the arcs and reading copies of the books sent to us by publishers. Then she emails us and we put in our dibs for certain books and she mails them out. The post office must know Jane well by now based on the number of times she(…)

REVIEW: Nightwalker by Jocelynn Drake

Dear Ms. Drake, I’m afraid I’m reaching my saturation point for urban fantasy. If I never have to read about another demon, werewolf, or vampire ever again, I will be a happy woman. It’s not so much that I hate the trademark species of the paranormal subgenres; it’s the fact that lately I feel like(…)

Consumers Overtake Budget Travel (at Its Request)

Budget Travel magazine decided to publish a “consumer generated” issue of its magazine. It received over 2800 submissions and resulted in 324 contributors to the final issue. Whether the consumer generated issue is a wave of the future or a gimmick remains to be seen. Budget Travel magazine editor admitted that the issue was “neither(…)

REVIEW:  Picture Perfect by Sally Sorenson

REVIEW: Picture Perfect by Sally Sorenson

Dear Mrs Sorenson, Way back in the mists of time when I was a college student, I was part of the Honors Program at UNC-Chapel Hill and one thing we had to do was take one Honors course a semester. My sophomore year, I picked one about Istanbul. Now that was a great class: Interesting,(…)