Primarily the books published in English are about English speaking characters. Is there a market for stories about characters who speak another language? And would it really matter if the story is written in English (i.e. the dialogue is all translated?)
We have a lovely op ed piece by Janine due for tomorrow so this morning we are going to run a poll instead. I recently read a blurb for a story that featured the heroine working for a tabloid and was trying to write a tell all story. It appeared, ... more >
There is an issue that was prompted by a review of Charlotte Featherstone’s Sinful written by our newest addition to Dear Author, John. (He already had the J name). A couple of readers confessed that they are skimming or skipping the sex scenes. hapaz says I can't speak for every ... more >
Do you buy books as gifts? There’s something wonderful about sharing one’s love for reading with another, particularly kids. Here’s my last minute holiday book gift guide. Share yours! Pre K to 1st grade: Nora Gaydos “Now I’m Reading” series. I like the collection of 10 books which help your ... more >
I was emailing with a friend of mine over two backlist titles from authors whose recent work we both enjoyed tremendously. The backlist titles were such poor quality compared to the recent works and I thought that had I read those backlist titles, I would never have wanted to pick ... more >
New Moon was released this past weekend and grossed a whopping $140.7 million. Record shattering. New Moon also debuted at No. 5 on the NYT Bestseller Children’s list and spent 11 consecutive weeks on the list. There is obviously overlap between the readers and movie goers. So I ask you, ... more >