Publishing NewsAmerican history / applications / bookstores / censorship / Clean Reader / Race / RITA / RWA / vampires12 Comments
Inktera Pulls Its Bookstore From Clean Reader, Effectively Killing an App Which Had More Protesters Than Users – So I haven’t really been following the Clean Reader controversy closely, so I’m just now catching up. It looks like the app isn’t going to be around much longer, given the fact ... more >
Features / InterviewsBerkley Books / Darynda Jones / Delacorte Press / mystery / Paranormal / RITA / Time-Travel / Young-Adult8 Comments
Romance Writers of America honors authors through the RITAs, awarded each year in a number of categories, including Best First Book. Once again, I’m pleased to host those nominees here at Dear Author. Each of the three installments in this series will feature a different sub-genre. The books you’ll see ... more >
Publishing NewsBook Awards / RITA18 Comments
2011 RITA Finalists for Best First Book Enemy Within by Marcella Burnard (Berkley; Leis Pederson, editor) Firestorm by Kelly Ann Riley (Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense; Tina James, editor) I Now Pronounce You Someone Else by Erin McCahan (Scholastic; Cheryl Klein, editor) The Iron King by Julie Kagawa (Harlequin Teen; ... more >
Publishing Newsdigital publishing / Dorchester-Publishing / Random-House / RITA24 Comments
Earlier this week, the RITA nominations were announced. We collected some of them here at DABWAHA and the full list is here. First off, congratulations to the RITA nominees. To the authors, this is akin to receiving an Oscar nomination. I understand that readers don’t necessarily feel this way but ... more >
Publishing NewsAmazon / book-sales / ebookstore / RITA28 Comments
It’s a quiet newsday but I had to post this article. Amazon UK has opened and the prices were low because the publishers decided not to impose Agency pricing. The low Amazon prices has spurred a price war and now all ebooks at WH Smith are 50% off. Even with ... more >
Need A Rec!awards / RITA23 Comments
The following are your 2010 RITA Winners. 2010 RITA for Best First Book Finalists * WINNER * One Scream Away by Kate Brady, Grand Central Publishing, Forever, Editor: Celia Johnson (ISBN: 978-0-446-54152-7). Reviewed here by Jane. He Calls Her Doc by Mary Brady, Harlequin Enterprises, Harlequin Superromance, Editor: Kathryn Lye ... more >