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 >
ConventionsConventions11 Comments
It’s going to be great week! #RT15 #FFatRT pic.twitter.com/VlUDT7WnIX — FreshFiction (@FreshFiction) May 12, 2015 This is the fifth or sixth RT I have attended. The conference of today is dramatically different than the conference that existed when I started attending. When I began attending, the conference was highly sexualized, ... 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 >
Conventions / Need A Rec!Conventions / RITA39 Comments
The Rita Finalists have been announced. Congratulations to the finalists. No matter what I have to say (or other readers) five of your peers judged your book to be the best in your category. The Rita eligibility and judging requirements can be found here. The RITAs are limited to ... 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 >