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December 23, 2010

Poll: Would you read a book featuring protagonists of non English speaking origin?

JanePollpoll30 Comments

Primarily the books published in English are about English speaking characters.   Is there a market for stories about characters who speak another language?   And would it really matter if the story is written in English (i.e. the dialogue is all translated?)

July 20, 2010

The Mother of Modern Paranormal Romance?

JaneLetters of Opinion / PollParanormal / poll58 Comments

I was perusing the HarperCollins catalog and came across the entry which noted Christine Feehan’s Dark Prince was going to be re-released in hardcover with 100 additional pages. I don’t know if this is a rewrite or just extra material. I mentioned on Twitter that I thought Christine Feehan was ... more >

December 23, 2009

Last Minute Holiday Gift Guide & Poll

JanePoll / Recommended ReadsJustina Chen Headley / poll / Recommended Reads / Stieg Larsson / Suzanne Collins14 Comments

Recommended Read

Do you buy books as gifts? There’s something wonderful about sharing one’s love for reading with another, particularly kids.   Here’s my last minute holiday book gift guide.   Share yours! Pre K to 1st grade:   Nora Gaydos “Now I’m Reading” series.   I like the collection of 10 books which help your ... more >

November 23, 2009

Poll: Movies and Books

JaneFeatures / Pollmovie adaptation / poll26 Comments

New Moon was released this past weekend and grossed a whopping $140.7 million. Record shattering.   New Moon also debuted at No. 5 on the NYT Bestseller Children’s list and spent 11 consecutive weeks on the list. There is obviously overlap between the readers and movie goers.   So I ask you, ... more >

November 1, 2009

Con Artist Protagonists

JaneFeatures / Pollcon-artist / poll56 Comments

JMC posted last week about having problems with con artist protagonists. I’ve enjoyed the occasional assassin book such as Kelley Armstrong’s Nadia Stafford series or Barry Eisler’s John Rain series. Jenny Crusie seems to love the morally ambiguous protagonist with books like Welcome to Temptation, Faking It, and Agnes and ... more >

October 15, 2009

Can the locale of a book affect your interest in reading it?

JanePollpoll46 Comments

I was emailing with someone yesterday about books set in Minneapolis such as Sunshine by Robin McKinley, War for the Oaks by Emma Bull, contemporaries from Susan Johnson and Connie Brockway; the super fabulous Monkeewrench mystery books by PJ Tracy (they have a new one coming out next year!).    ... more >

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