Jan 4 2012
NEWS Apple is hosting a media event in New York later this month and according to various websites, the focus is on books. There is some speculation that Apple will be rolling out a more full fledged self publishing platform. It already accepts self published books and Pages, Apple’s word processor, has a “save as [...]
Nov 23 2011
Dear Ms. Harrington, I’ve been wanting to read more YA; the genre seems to have changed so much since I was a, well, young adult. There are so many fresh and exciting YA books being written these days, and that’s exciting to me, especially when I’ve just finished my umpteenth uninspired English historical. Even though [...]
Sep 20 2011
Dear Ms. Gray, I’ve never read your other series, but as soon as I heard the pitch for this book, I knew I had to have it. Werewolves on the Titanic? How can I resist? I’m always on the lookout for an intriguing twist, and this sounded perfect. While this book was enjoyable and the [...]
Sep 13 2011
Agents are far more powerful in publishing than many readers understand. They are the ones negotiating contracts with the publishers and can doom or help an author. They are the ones telling authors that x isn’t selling and y isn’t selling. They are the unseen gatekeepers that rarely get mentioned. But the fact is much [...]