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?)
PollReader Opinions / tropes120 Comments
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 >
PollLiterary Criticism133 Comments
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 >
Poll / Recommended ReadsJustina Chen Headley / poll / recommendations / Recommended Reads / Stieg Larsson / Suzanne Collins14 Comments
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 >
Features / PollBacklist / quality / writing54 Comments
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 >
Features / Pollmovie adaptation / poll26 Comments
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 >