B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsbanter / Conventions / divorcee / enemies to lovers / Historical / London / Regency / strong heroine13 Comments
Daphne Ingleside’s visit to her Aunt Effie in London was meant to add a little spark to her placid country life. And it did—once the two women decided to write Effie’s memoirs. For Effie, a faded divorcée, had been the beauty of London in her day, and many of the ... more >
Publishing Newsbooksellers / ComicCon / Conventions / Dark Horse Comics / harassment / Kirukus / literary awards / MacArthur Genius Grant / Nigeria / publishing / used books4 Comments
The Secret of Nigerian Book Sales – It is so difficult to sell books in Nigeria that publishers say it can take years to sell off a couple thousand print copies. Programs have been established to encourage reading and assuage the challenges associated with book sales in Nigeria. And yet, one man, ... more >
Publishing NewsConventions / Ebooks / geographical restrictions / Harlequin / Samhain-publishing16 Comments
I almost spelled Friday with two “ds”. It is just that kind of morning. I’m cleaning out my inbox and I see I have failed to post a number of relevant stories. First we have an Australian article about the lack of digitized Australian books. (Thanks Sarah Mayberry). Australia lags ... more >
Publishing Newsaudio-books / book prices / Contemporary / Conventions / Harlequin / JR-Ward / Reader Habits / Reader Opinions / Suzanne Brockmann / Toni-Blake34 Comments
Romance gossip I picked up in New York (unattributed to protect the innocent). The next hot thing appears to be the straight contemporary patterned after the Virgin River series by Robyn Carr. Several houses are trying to capitalize on this through marketing and repackaging. Mariah Stewart of Ballantine and Toni ... more >
Publishing NewsConventions48 Comments
According to an RWA Hot Sheet, RWA has changed the way that it will recognize publishers and authors. Taking into account emerging trends in publishing that may offer opportunities to writers, the task force recommended that RWA adopt methods used by other trade shows and conventions and to shift its ... more >
Publishing NewsConventions / ebook-v.-print-publishing171 Comments
Perhaps Diane Pershing misread the temperature of the membership when she said that those who didn’t like what RWA is doing should leave because her comments have spurred those who do not want to leave the organization but would rather stay and change it. Others within publishing are beginning to ... more >