This past spring, I enjoyed offering a DA interview on Brenda Novak’s annual auction to benefit diabetes research. Lauren Hawkeye (who also writes as Lauren Jameson) submitted the winning bid (thank you!), and I’m happy to host her here today with Unraveled, a box set released this week. Joining Lauren ... more >
Interviewsinterview / Literary fiction / Speculative-Fiction / writing18 Comments
Audrey Niffenegger’s literary love story, The Time Traveler’s Wife, has sold over seven million copies worldwide. Now, on the 10th anniversary of its publication, Zola Books has issued the first-ever digital edition. What’s more, the DRM-free e-book contains a 25-page excerpt from a sequel Niffenegger is writing. When Zola Books ... more >
InterviewsDebut-book / Interviews / New Author Interviews6 Comments
I’ve had some concerns by readers who are primarily print readers that the coverage at Dear Author has been too focused on ebooks. When I asked the readers what they were interested in seeing, they responded that they would like to know more about print debut authors. We developed a ... more >
Contests/Giveaways / Interviewsaudiobooks / Contemporary romance / giveaway / Karen White / Paranormal56 Comments
Samuel Johnson observed, “A writer only begins a book. The reader finishes it.” With an audiobook, a voice is added to that mix, one that can profoundly affect the reader’s experience of the story. Audiobook narration is an art and craft that’s long fascinated me, and June Is Audiobook Month, ... more >
Interviews / Publishing NewsAuction / Interviews2 Comments
Brenda Novak and her team have raised an inspiring amount of money for diabetes research over the past few years. Just a few days remain for this year’s auction, so I wanted to remind authors that Dear Author has an item up for bid, one of the DA3 Interviews I ... more >
InterviewsDebut-book / giveaway / Interviews / New Author Interviews33 Comments
I’ve had some concerns by readers who are primarily print readers that the coverage at Dear Author has been too focused on ebooks. When I asked the readers what they were interested in seeing, they responded that they would like to know more about print debut authors. We developed a ... more >