Pauline Rowson's Blog - Posts Tagged "kirkus"
It's been an interesting and productive 2010
I've enjoyed writing and undertaking many speaking engagements and media appearances throughout the year. I've met some fascinating people and made lots of new friends.
As 2010 draws to a close I thought it appropriate to thank my many readers, my publishers, booksellers, agents, those who have supported me in the book trade and the media, and in the libraries across the UK, the Commonwealth and the USA.
Here is a quick round up and some of the highlights of 2010 which saw:
the publication of Blood on the Sand (number five in the DI Andy Horton marine mystery crime series) in hardcover and trade paperback with a great review from Eurocrime and Booklist in the States
the publication of Dead Man's Wharf (number four in the DI Andy Horton series) in trade paperback and a fantastic starred review by Kirkus in the USA
the publication of The Suffocating Sea in mass market paperback (the third in the DI Andy Horton series)
the publication in Turkey of the thriller novel In Cold Daylight
the sale of translation rights of Tide of Death and In Cold Daylight to China
the sale of unabridged audio book rights to Dead Man's Wharf
nineteen public appearances and talks throughout the UK
the hugely successful launch of Crime and the City, CSI Portsmouth event as part of Portsmouth Bookfest
several television and radio appearances
some wonderful readers and new readers
And the completion of the sixth DI Andy Horton novel Footsteps on the Shore which will be published on 27 January 2011.
All in all it's been a productive and enjoyable year.
As 2010 draws to a close I thought it appropriate to thank my many readers, my publishers, booksellers, agents, those who have supported me in the book trade and the media, and in the libraries across the UK, the Commonwealth and the USA.
Here is a quick round up and some of the highlights of 2010 which saw:
the publication of Blood on the Sand (number five in the DI Andy Horton marine mystery crime series) in hardcover and trade paperback with a great review from Eurocrime and Booklist in the States
the publication of Dead Man's Wharf (number four in the DI Andy Horton series) in trade paperback and a fantastic starred review by Kirkus in the USA
the publication of The Suffocating Sea in mass market paperback (the third in the DI Andy Horton series)
the publication in Turkey of the thriller novel In Cold Daylight
the sale of translation rights of Tide of Death and In Cold Daylight to China
the sale of unabridged audio book rights to Dead Man's Wharf
nineteen public appearances and talks throughout the UK
the hugely successful launch of Crime and the City, CSI Portsmouth event as part of Portsmouth Bookfest
several television and radio appearances
some wonderful readers and new readers
And the completion of the sixth DI Andy Horton novel Footsteps on the Shore which will be published on 27 January 2011.
All in all it's been a productive and enjoyable year.
Pauline Rowson discusses coping with book reviews
Opinion is free, and part of being a published author is that you have to accept that some people will love your books, others will loathe them. What one critic raves over another will slate. Most authors dread reviews. For nine months (and sometimes longer for some authors) you have poured your heart and soul into that creation. You have invested a great deal of time and emotion in creating it and, as with a child, you want it to be well received in the world. When it isn't it can hurt.
But history is littered with scathing reviews of books, plays and films which have gone on to become best sellers. As a published author you need to learn to take the rough with the smooth, which is not always easy, but in order to carry on writing that is all you can do. It is about keeping your confidence up while writing the next novel.
I have been fortunate to have some fantastic reviews for my DI Andy Horton crime novels and my thriller novels, and some wonderful feedback from readers who love them including praise from people working in television and radio. The best of my reviews smile down at me from my notice board in my office and are there to lift my spirits and encourage me when I receive a less than good review.
Fiction is art and is therefore subjective. It is a matter of taste. It would be a boring world if we all read and enjoyed the same sort of novel. So here's to variety and to opinion, and here is also to the right to express it freely even though it sometimes might not be what we would like to hear/read!
You can read the reviews of all my crime and thriller novels on my web site at http://www.rowmark.co.uk meanwhile here are the latest reviews for Footsteps on the Shore.
"It deserves mention in the same breath as works in the upper echelon of American procedurals (those by Ed McBain or Joseph Wambaugh for example) and their British counterparts, including the work of Peter Robinson and John Harvey. Andy Horton is an especially good series hero, a likeable fellow with plenty of street smarts and the requisite personal baggage – an abrasive supervisor and an antagonistic soon-to-be ex-wife (like Harvey’s Frank Elder). Procedural fans who haven’t already read Rowson should be encouraged to do so in the strongest possible terms." Booklist (USA)
"Horton presses on to clear up a skein of crime as tangled as one of the harbor’s ancient fishing nets. Rowson’s latest should please both Andy Horton fans and puzzle aficionados." Kirkus USA
PS If you read the full Kirkus review of Footsteps on the Shore Andy Horton fans will spot the mistake.
But history is littered with scathing reviews of books, plays and films which have gone on to become best sellers. As a published author you need to learn to take the rough with the smooth, which is not always easy, but in order to carry on writing that is all you can do. It is about keeping your confidence up while writing the next novel.
I have been fortunate to have some fantastic reviews for my DI Andy Horton crime novels and my thriller novels, and some wonderful feedback from readers who love them including praise from people working in television and radio. The best of my reviews smile down at me from my notice board in my office and are there to lift my spirits and encourage me when I receive a less than good review.
Fiction is art and is therefore subjective. It is a matter of taste. It would be a boring world if we all read and enjoyed the same sort of novel. So here's to variety and to opinion, and here is also to the right to express it freely even though it sometimes might not be what we would like to hear/read!
You can read the reviews of all my crime and thriller novels on my web site at http://www.rowmark.co.uk meanwhile here are the latest reviews for Footsteps on the Shore.
"It deserves mention in the same breath as works in the upper echelon of American procedurals (those by Ed McBain or Joseph Wambaugh for example) and their British counterparts, including the work of Peter Robinson and John Harvey. Andy Horton is an especially good series hero, a likeable fellow with plenty of street smarts and the requisite personal baggage – an abrasive supervisor and an antagonistic soon-to-be ex-wife (like Harvey’s Frank Elder). Procedural fans who haven’t already read Rowson should be encouraged to do so in the strongest possible terms." Booklist (USA)
"Horton presses on to clear up a skein of crime as tangled as one of the harbor’s ancient fishing nets. Rowson’s latest should please both Andy Horton fans and puzzle aficionados." Kirkus USA
PS If you read the full Kirkus review of Footsteps on the Shore Andy Horton fans will spot the mistake.
Death Lies Beneath, Di Andy Horton, gets great review on Publishers Weekly
Death Lies Beneath, the eighth DI Andy Horton marine mystery set on the South Coast of England, in the Solent area of Portsmouth, has received more good reviews in America where it will be published in hardcover and as an ebook on 1 November 2012.
American Book reviewer, Kirkus says, "Horton’s 8th is a treat for fans of the puzzle-box mystery."
Death Lies Beneath has also been reviewed on the highly influential magazine, Publishers Weekly who say, "Rowson’s solid eighth police procedural featuring Det. Insp. Andy Horton...convincing characters and a coherent plot bolster a crafty solution to the crimes."
Death Lies Beneath was published by Severn House in hardcover in the UK in July. It has already attracted one excellent book review from Mystery People who said, "This is a fast paced excellent mystery, with an interesting diverse set of characters, and an intriguing hook at the end that has me eagerly awaiting the next instalment in this series.Highly recommended."
Death Lies Beneath will also be published as ebook and available on Kindle, Nook and Kobo from 1 November 2012.
The new DI Horton crime fiction novel, the ninth in the series, Undercurrent, will be published in January 2013.
Death Lies Beneath
American Book reviewer, Kirkus says, "Horton’s 8th is a treat for fans of the puzzle-box mystery."
Death Lies Beneath has also been reviewed on the highly influential magazine, Publishers Weekly who say, "Rowson’s solid eighth police procedural featuring Det. Insp. Andy Horton...convincing characters and a coherent plot bolster a crafty solution to the crimes."
Death Lies Beneath was published by Severn House in hardcover in the UK in July. It has already attracted one excellent book review from Mystery People who said, "This is a fast paced excellent mystery, with an interesting diverse set of characters, and an intriguing hook at the end that has me eagerly awaiting the next instalment in this series.Highly recommended."
Death Lies Beneath will also be published as ebook and available on Kindle, Nook and Kobo from 1 November 2012.
The new DI Horton crime fiction novel, the ninth in the series, Undercurrent, will be published in January 2013.
Death Lies Beneath
