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October 13, 2011

Thursday Midday Posts: DRM Efficacy Questioned by Game Theory, Amazon Launches New Imprint, Kobo + WH Smith

JanePublishing NewsAmazon / book-sales / Charlaine Harris / digital rights management / graphic novels61 Comments

Amazon launched its science fiction, fantasy and horror line called 47North. It’s lined up some big names in scifi with the launched of 15 books “including ‘The Mongoliad: Book One,’ the first in the ambitious, five-book, collaborative Foreworld series led by Neal Stephenson and Greg Bear. All of these books ... more >

Dead in the Family Charlaine Harris
May 6, 2010

REVIEW: Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris

JanetA- ReviewsCharlaine Harris / Fairy / louisiana / shapeshifters / Sookie Stackhouse / supernatural / Urban-Fantasy / vampires / Witches31 Comments

Dear Ms. Harris: The first time I read Dead in the Family I felt almost hypnotized by the emotional aftermath of the horror Sookie faced in the last book, Dead and Gone. Enthralled by the effects of her trauma and the painfully slow steps she was making toward recovery, I ... more >

May 4, 2009

REVIEW: Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris

JanetA Review Category / A Reviews / Book ReviewsCharlaine Harris / First-Person / shapeshifters / vampires88 Comments

Dear Ms. Harris: There is a point in your newest Sookie Stackhouse release, Dead and Gone, where Diantha, demon niece of supe lawyer Mr. Cataliades, warns Sookie of war brewing among the fairies.   This spells danger for Sookie because of her connection to the fairy prince Niall, and like the ... more >

December 15, 2008

Best of 2008 List: Reviewer Jennie F

JennieBook Reviews / Top Ten ListsAbout-Us / Best of 2008 / best of list / Charlaine Harris / Deirdre-Martin / Loretta-Chase / Meredith Duran / Naomi-Novik / Pam Rosenthal / Patricia-Briggs / Recommended Reads / Sherry Thomas12 Comments

This week we'll post the "best of 2008" list for each reviewer. Feel free to use this as a commenting launch pad but also as a way for you to measure your taste against the reviewer's taste. Jennie F is one of our "new-ish" reviewers. She reviews sporadically and has ecletic taste. Her list includes a variety of fiction books, not all of which are romance:

June 11, 2008

REVIEW: From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris

JennieA Review Category / A Reviews / Book ReviewsCharlaine Harris / Paranormal / shapeshifters / Sookie Stackhouse / vampires23 Comments

Dear Ms. Harris, Back in the spring of 2004, I was one of those entrenched historical romance fans decrying the new flood of paranormal romances (if only I’d known how much worse it would get, I would’ve paced my ire a bit). A friend loaned me your first Sookie Stackhouse ... more >

May 2, 2008

REVIEW: From Dead To Worse by Charlaine Harris

JanetB Reviews Category / B- Reviews / Book ReviewsCharlaine Harris / shapeshifters / Sookie Stackhouse / vampires40 Comments

Dear Ms. Harris: First I have to admit that I adore this series; I feel very connected to the characters and to the world of the novels. Although I’m not old enough to be Sookie’s mother, I have very protective feelings toward her and wait impatiently for my yearly fix ... more >

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