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September 27, 2012
REVIEW: For Me and My Gal by Robbi McCoy
Dear Ms. McCoy,
I came to your novel “For Me and My Gal” in a roundabout way. Somehow I was on another website about LGBT books – sorry, I honestly don’t remember which one – and came across a year by year listing of books which had received awards. Happily I began to peruse recent past winners and liked the fact that your book has a historical element coupled with a contemporary setting. I often enjoy WWII settings so off I went to buy a copy.
“Not only has architecture grad Shelby Pratt been...
34. Study in Seduction, Reader Mail and the DOJ
In this podcast, Jane and Sarah disagree mightily about a book they’ve both read, Study in Seduction by Nina Rowan. Jane liked it, Sarah did not, and we debate the reasons why some parts of the book worked for one but didn’t work for the other. We disagree so many times in this podcast, you might think we’re going to meet out back and start dueling. One of us might have thrown a glove.
We both love quirky and intellectual heroines, but as usual our reading tastes do not line up – it’s a rare t...
Thursday News: B&N unveils 2 new tablets; A look at print innovations;
B&N announced two new tablets yesterday. One is a 7″ and the other is a 9″ tablet. Their features don’t vary a great deal from the Kindle Fire or Google’s Nexus tablet but there is one stand out feature. The new Nooks have profiles so that the family can share the same device but have access to different books, movies, apps and content. This has been a feature I’ve been longing to have ever since my daughter started reading on digital devices. The devices ship on Nov. 1
Nate at the Digital Rea...
September 26, 2012
Daily Deals: Inspirational, historical, snarky noir, and a freebie from Ellora’s Cave
Bay Hideaway (Ohio Weddings) by Beth Loughner. $1.99.
From Jacket Copy:
A Truly Yours Digital Edition. . .Nathan and Judi have moved on. Politician Nathan Whithorne’s wife died two years ago, drowned in the Susquehanna River. Nathan has tried to move on with his life. He’s even engaged to remarry. But Judi’s body was never found, and when Nathan discovers that her ruby brooch is missing, he suspects she’s still alive. Judi Rydell is living a secret life on Bay Island, a small community on Lake...
REVIEW: One Final Step by Stephanie Doyle
Dear Ms. Doyle:
I admit part of me wants to give this book an A just for the attempt to address something that I don’t believe has ever been addressed in romance before. (It’s not abortion – you can pick up No Matter What by Janice Kay Johnson in the October HSR series if you want a book that somewhat addresses that issue). I’m not giving it away either because I think a reader has to read the book to appreciate how well the issue is handled.
But the first 25% of the book is kind of sloppy in t...
Debut Print Book: Barging In by Josephine Myles
I’ve had some concerns by readers who are primarily print readers that the coverage at Dear Author has been too focused on ebooks. When I asked the readers what they were interested in seeing, they responded that they would like to know more about print debut authors. We developed a little questionnaire and every Wednesday at 10:00 AM CST (as long as we have content) we’ll post the questionnaire answers along with links to the author’s site and a buy link to her book. I hope this helps people...
REVIEW: The Dead Girls Detective Agency by Suzy Cox
Dear Ms. Cox,
The title of your novel caught my eye right away. It’s catchy and I admit the idea of an afterlife detective agency was interesting. The reality, however, was a bit more cute than I think I was expecting.
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Charlotte is just your average NYC private high school student. She was just minding her business, going home one day, when someone pushes her off the subway platform and into the path of an oncoming train. Not the prettiest way to die, no.
Next thing Charlotte knows, she’s in an...
Wednesday News: Internet Archive preserves the news; Sir Somebody hates bloggers; B&N launching a video app this fall
Image via bigstock photo
Amazing mind reader reveals his ‘gift’ completely terrifying YouTube
The bionic book worm – My head is quite large today. It was inflated after I read this article quoting Sir Peter Stothard who opined that book bloggers would ruin literature because, like snakes in the garden, we are leading the enlightened down a dark path to literary destruction. I’m quite honored Sir Stothard believes I can ruin anything. I shall be insufferable now that I know how much dominion I h...
September 25, 2012
Daily Deals: YA, Recommended historical mystery, true crime, and middle grade
[image error] Sweet Venom by Tara Lynn Childs. $Free.
From Jacket Copy:
Grace just moved to San Francisco and is excited to start over at a new school. The change is full of fresh possibilities, but it’s also a tiny bit scary. It gets scarier when a minotaur walks in the door. And even more shocking when a girl who looks just like her shows up to fight the monster.
Gretchen is tired of monsters pulling her out into the wee hours, especially on a school night, but what can she do? Sending the minotaur back to...
REVIEW: Loving Lady Marcia by Kieran Kramer
Dear Ms. Kramer:
Before Loving Lady Marcia, I had not read any of your books. However, when news of the book’s title hit online, it raised a lot of eyebrows, including mine, especially when your publisher disavowed any substantive relationship between the book and the “Brady Bunch” series. I fully admit that curiosity drew me to the book: would it be satire, homage, fan fiction, parody? The idea of a Regency spoof was quite appealing to me, especially if it used the wallpaper historical/mistor...
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