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IS GENRE CRIMINAL?

Sarah Dobbs

What's the point of genre? Perhaps the most immediate answer is that it helps agents, publishers and booksellers to get the book to the reader. In the past, I've liked it for its time-saving qualities. You want to read science fiction. You go to the small island wedged between vampires and travel guides. You pull out a decent Ian (M) Banks and you're on your way. An interesting aside on the apparent growth of the science fiction section - vampire books do not constitute sci-fi (well, not most of the time).

Initially, I was quite irked at the suggestion that my novel, Killing Daniel, belonged in the crime genre.

Read more here...
http://www.unthankbooks.com/node/46

The last few of my signed copies from the Manchester launch are available to buy here:

Killing Daniel - signed copies

The book sold out on Amazon after the launch (good sign!) but if you want to get hold of an unsigned one just contact the publisher. P&P is free...

information@unthankbooks.com

Don't forget, you can view or download (as in keep forever, how nice) an extract of Killing Daniel right here:

http://www.goodreads.com/reader/31767-killing-daniel?return_to=%2Fbook%2Fshow%2F15865354-killing-daniel

Killing Daniel

Hope you like it if you do!
Sarah