B+ Reviewsangels / demons / Jill Myles / Love-Triangle / Paranormal / Pocket / succubus / vampires5 Comments
Dear Ms. Myles, You are another author whose books have caught my eye, but I haven’t managed to pick up. I’ve realized I need a lot more free time for loafing on the couch and reading. Does anyone want to give me that as a belated Hannukah or surprise Christmas ... more >
Contests/Giveawaysgiveaway / Pocket / winners10 Comments
Pocket offered up a preview of a few of its fall titles like Venom: An Elemental Assassin Book by Jennifer Estep, and a much requested Hellion in Her Bed by Sabrina Jeffries. You can read more about the Pocket titles at Pocket After Dark. The winners are as follows and ... more >
B- ReviewsAtlanta / multicultural / Pocket / Urban-Fantasy11 Comments
Dear Ms. Glass, Fictional diversity is a favorite topic here at Dear Author, and a personal focus of mine. I’m very resistant to the idea that readers don’t want to see more diverse representation in their books because I’m a reader and I very much want to see that. So ... more >
Ebooksdedicated device / ereader device / Pocket / Sony Reader10 Comments
Sony sent me the Sony Reader Pocket and Touch Editions for review. I’ve had the devices for little over three weeks and they will be winging their way to another reviewer tomorrow. My conclusion after spending some time with these new devices is that the Pocket Edition would be a ... more >
B- ReviewsContemporary / Laura Griffin / law-enforcement / Pocket / Private-investigator / romantic-suspense / texas5 Comments
Dear Ms. Griffin, I don’t think readers need to worry that “Untraceable” is a sequel to your last book “Whisper of Warning.” There’s enough background information about the characters to bring newbies up to speed but – and I’m really impressed by this – they can still go back and ... more >
Publishing Newsbook business / Juno-Press / Pocket2 Comments
A notice at Lori Devoti’s blog indicates that Juno Press is to become an imprint of Pocket books. The post says that the existing acquiring Juno editor, Paula Guran, will be working with Jennifer Heddle of Pocket. I’m not sure whether this is merely a distribution deal like the one ... more >