Message on a doorstep

Though none have appeared in the national media Going with Gabriel has received some brilliant 'private' reviews since publication 11 February. Nevertheles its sales are not exactly rippling the surface of the The Bookseller pond. I've asked this before - about a million times - but why? Why does the media review books only when they're written by well-known authors, encouraging readers to buy the things 'sight unseen'?

My wife is an avid reader of novels. She reads at least three novels a mon...