B Reviews / B+ Reviewsadultery / epistolary novel / Historical / Late Victorian / Literary fiction / love triangles / vicar / widow3 Comments
Dear Ms. Perry, Your novel first came to my attention when Robin, posting as Janet, reported that it won both Fiction Book of the Year and overall Book of the Year at the British Book Awards. I waited impatiently for it to be published in the United States and then ... more >
Publishing NewsAmazon / Apple / Barnes and Noble / ebook settlement / Literary fiction / punctuation15 Comments
Amazon is Sending Out Emails for eBook Settlement Credits Today – Nate Hoffelder reports that emails from Amazon regarding ebook refunds from the recent Apple settlement are finally being disbursed to readers. Amazon has sent out an email, and word is that Barnes and Noble has also informed consumers of available ... more >
Publishing Newsbest of list / censorship / genre fiction / LGBTQIA+ / Literary fiction / Star Wars5 Comments
When Popular Fiction Isn’t Popular: Genre, Literary, and the Myths of Popularity – There is a lot in this piece by Lincoln Michel to think and talk about. He goes well beyond simply arguing that the distinction between so-called genre and literary fiction is artificial; instead he takes on the whole ... more >
Publishing Newscopyright / crowdfunding / genre fiction / intellectual property / LGBTQIA+ / Literary fiction / reading / vision technology9 Comments
The Key to Rereading – An interesting piece on re-reading that raises a lot of interesting issues related to the way the mind engages and re-engages with text. Until the article’s author, Tim Parks, falls right into the trap of distinguishing genre fiction as basically non-intellectual, in that he leaves no ... more >
C ReviewsLiterary fiction / Montreal / non-romance3 Comments
Dear Ms. Mandel: After reading the excellent Station Eleven, prompted by Janine’s review, I was very happy to see that your debut novel was being reissued and was available for review. Like Station Eleven, Last Night in Montreal weaves back and forth in time, presenting the varying perspectives of interconnected ... more >
A Reviews / A- Reviews / Need A Rec! / Recommended Readsactors / executives / Great Lakes / Literary fiction / paramedic / Post apocalytpic / Toronto16 Comments
Dear Ms. Mandel, I first heard of Station Eleven, your post-apocalyptic literary novel, when my friend, author Meredith Duran recommended it to me. I was a bit hesitant to read it — literary fiction can be emotionally hard on me — but it turned out that this novel, for all ... more >