NetGalley

[Susan]

Welcome, I noticed it quite late yesterday.
Incidentally, I got an email from Waterstones advertising signed copies of Clown Town and they were limited to one per customer, which I haven't seen for Mick Herron's books before. There is also an anniversary edition of Slow Horses coming out if anyone is interested.

[Roman Clodia]

It sounds a little River/OB heavy to me but I'm sure I'll be won over - I'm already giggling at the thought of Roddy with a platypus tattoo!

[Roman Clodia]

For fans of Megan Abbott, her new book is available on Netgalley: El Dorado Drive

Twice a month, the women of the Wheel meet. New members bring cash to the party that is pooled together and then gifted to one lucky member. It’s all about giving back. Lifting each other up. As women should. As they must.

But when Harper is invited, with the promise of an end to her financial burdens, the sisters inadvertently unleash a darkness lurking within the group. If they’re not careful, it might just get them killed.

Megan Abbott turns her keen eye toward women and money in El Dorado Drive, a riveting story about greed, power, and vulnerability, and how desperation draws out our most destructive impulses.

[Alwynne]

This is one for Nigey I think, the Faber Editions re-release of Alexander Baron's The Lowlife: now available to request.

[Nigeyb]

Thanks Alwynne


It's a superb book and it's probably about time I had a reread

[Roman Clodia]

The new Kuang, Katabasis, is on NG!

[Alwynne]

R. C. I think you were interested in Jennifer Dawson's The Ha-Ha? Faber Editions is reissuing it, the ARC's on Netgalley. You've probably noticed it already but just in case...

[Roman Clodia]

Alwynne wrote: "R. C. I think you were interested in Jennifer Dawson's The Ha-Ha? Faber Editions is reissuing it"

Yes, I did see it, thanks - but Faber continue to blacklist me for some unknown reason and I got turned down for an ARC. Will have to wait till it's out.

[Alwynne]

Roman Clodia wrote: "Alwynne wrote: "R. C. I think you were interested in Jennifer Dawson's The Ha-Ha? Faber Editions is reissuing it"

Yes, I did see it, thanks - but Faber continue to blacklist me fo..."

How weird of them! You're such a great fit for this one, so their loss...

[Sam]

This is not about a Netgalley offer but I am curious when you send in your review for a book that is to be published a couple of months from when you read it. I finished one due to be published in September and was wondering if there is a preferred time for reviews to be posted.

[Roman Clodia]

Sam wrote: "This is not about a Netgalley offer but I am curious when you send in your review for a book that is to be published a couple of months from when you read it."

I usually post to NG as soon as I've read/reviewed. If there are no restrictions from the publisher then I also post on here at that point. Some publishers ask us to hold reviews till e.g. two weeks out from publication so I always comply with that - I often forget in those cases and only remember to post here when I see other people's reviews or when I get a reminder from NG.

[Sam]

Thank you

[Alwynne]

You've probably seen it already R. C. but just in case Lea Ypi's Indignity: A Life Reimagined is now on Netgalley UK

[Sam]

Alwynne wrote: "You've probably seen it already R. C. but just in case Lea Ypi's Indignity: A Life Reimagined is now on Netgalley UK"

It is on the U.S. Netgalley as well.

[Roman Clodia]

Alwynne wrote: "You've probably seen it already R. C. but just in case Lea Ypi's Indignity: A Life Reimagined is now on Netgalley UK"

Yes, I have an ARC, thank you - so excited, but need to get some work reading done first.

[G]

I’ve never had an ARC, but am interested. Can someone walk me through the process of obtaining them? Are there tricks of the trade that increase the likelihood of obtaining the titles one is interested in? Or other advice I don’t know enough to ask about?

[Alwynne]

G wrote: "I’ve never had an ARC, but am interested. Can someone walk me through the process of obtaining them? Are there tricks of the trade that increase the likelihood of obtaining the titles one is intere..."

First sign up to Netgalley, in your profile give some sense of the genres you like and list some favourite authors/titles. Say how many friends you have plus followers and also the groups on GR you're active in - that gives a sense of the audience your reviews will reach.

You then have to build a credible presence and show that you're reliable i.e. can review to a deadline. One way to do that is to look at the 'read now' books these are ones on Netgalley you don't have to request and then wait to see if you've been approved to review them. There's a category that allows you to identify 'read now' titles. Look for the ones closest to your interests and download then review them. You can also search by publisher - publishers like Pushkin tend to do 'read nows' of decent, classic titles.

You can also request titles but might get turned down until you've established yourself through doing some 'read now' reviews. Reviews don't have to be that detailed even a paragraph will do. When requesting titles i.e. not 'read now' publishers look at your review percentage - shows up on your profile - this is the proportion of books you've accessed that you've also reviewed, they usually favour people who have a completion rate of 80 per cent and above. They'll also look at the kinds of titles you've reviewed and how many.

If you download a title or you get approved for one, the site has an archive date for each of them. If you get approved for a title but haven't downloaded it, then access ceases when the archive date comes round. If that happens the publisher may not approve you for future titles. Similarly if you review a number of titles for the same publisher then they may be reluctant to approve you in future, if you've consistently given their titles low ratings.

[Alwynne]

Also important to check Netgalley on a regular basis as publishers limit the number of ARCs they release for a review. If a title's popular then it's a first-come-first-served situation. Although once established some publishers will usually have reviewers they almost never say no to - so I almost always get approved for Japanese fiction, queer-related work, slightly off-kilter contemporary fiction particularly lit fic from publishers like Fitzcarraldo and work by women authors. But that's because I've built up a rep for reviewing those kinds of titles. I also highlighted topics/issues I'm interested in on my profile so queer/women of colour/work related to race and racism, gender etc

[Nigeyb]

Thanks Alwynne. I only do it occasionally but rarely get turned down. I always write a review and adhere to the deadlines

[G]

Alwynne wrote: "Also important to check Netgalley on a regular basis as publishers limit the number of ARCs they release for a review. If a title's popular then it's a first-come-first-served situation. Although o..."

Thank you!

[Nigeyb]

All this NG chat inspired me to have a browse


I've just been approved for a new Penguin Modern Classics (and new translation) of...


The Cat (1967)

by

Georges Simenon

[Roman Clodia]

Do report back, Nigeyb, I looked at that but have so much on my plate at the moment.

[Nigeyb]

Will do RC

[Roman Clodia]

The new Bora Chung The Midnight Timetable is on NG but it's 'wish for' only:

[Nigeyb]

Yes


I do like that cover

A lot

[Roman Clodia]

Nigeyb wrote: "Yes


I do like that cover

A lot

"

And it matches her previous Cursed Bunny which is great:

[Nigeyb]

It does


I would like to read her just on the strength of those covers

Thanks

[G]

Nigeyb wrote: "Yes
I do like that cover
A lot"

That is a great cover.

[Nigeyb]

Roman Clodia wrote: "Do report back, Nigeyb, I looked at that but have so much on my plate at the moment."


Here ya go RC


The Cat (1967) is another of Georges Simenon's Roman Durs (hard novels). Simenon didn't view these as commercial in nature and so felt no need to make concessions to morality or popular taste....


https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

3/5

[Roman Clodia]

Thanks Nigeyb, not one to rush to get to, it seems.

[Nigeyb]

I'd say not

[Roman Clodia]

The new Olga T. is on NG: House of Day, House of Night (actually seems to have been translated to English before so maybe a reprint by Fitzcarraldo?)

[Alwynne]

Roman Clodia wrote: "The new Olga T. is on NG: House of Day, House of Night (actually seems to have been translated to English before so maybe a reprint by Fitzcarraldo?)

[bookcover:House of Day, Hou..."

Yes but don't think it was widely available before.

[Alwynne]

Susan Choi's Booker-longlisted Flashlight has just been added to Netgalley UK.

[Susan]

I am enjoying One of Us and have just been approved for Girl Dinner Olivie Blake just pops up everywhere and I am keen to try her.

[Susan]

OMG! NetGalley just gifted Clown Town into my inbox!!!!!

[Roman Clodia]

I never get gifted books but have just been approved - yay!

This looks good, I've just requested it:

Hotel Exile: Paris in the Shadow of War

[Susan]

Hurrah!!!

Fingers crossed for Nigeyb...

[SueLucie]

Both of you too, congratulations! Yes, hope for NigeyB to get too. I read it immediately but have been keeping schtum.

[Susan]

That does look good, RC. I need to finish Elizabeth Day and try Olivie Blake first though.

[Nigeyb]

I didn’t apply for it


I’m happy to wait having pre-ordered the audiobook

[Roman Clodia]

SueLucie wrote: "Both of you too, congratulations! Yes, hope for NigeyB to get too. I read it immediately but have been keeping schtum."

That's the only thing about a MH arc - I want to shout about it and discuss all the revelations but have to stay tight lipped. First world problems, eh?!

[SueLucie]

Roman Clodia wrote: "SueLucie wrote: "Both of you too, congratulations! Yes, hope for NigeyB to get too. I read it immediately but have been keeping schtum."

That's the only thing about a MH arc - I want to shout abou..."
I know. It calls for a second reading in a few weeks.

[Roman Clodia]

True, I always rush through in my excitement and a slower second reading shows us how smart MH has been all along.

[Roman Clodia]

This looks good, available on audiobook from NG: Heiresses: Marriage, Inheritance, and Slavery in the Caribbean by Miranda Kaufmann who previously wrote Black Tudors: The Untold Story.

[Susan]

Thanks RC. I am reading the latest Philippa Gregory from NetGalley at the moment, who I am going to see talk next month. A guilty pleasure!

[Roman Clodia]

Haha, nothing wrong with a guilty pleasure book. Philippa Gregory is a great speaker but she sees herself as a legitimate historian which is a bit odd given how much she adapts in her novels!

[Susan]

I haven't heard her speak before. Her new book is about Lady Rochford - surely THE most interesting character in the whole Boleyn scandal?

[Roman Clodia]

Definitely Jane Rochford is an interesting woman but the problem from a historian's view is there are scant sources and the ones we have are very biased in either direction. Not at all a problem for fiction, of course, as long as it is recognised as imagined.

I saw Philippa Gregory at an Institute of Historical Research event - she actually did her PhD in eighteenth century literature. But still a very interesting speaker.

[Alwynne]

Not sure if you noticed R. C. but Helen Bain's The Daffodil Days currently on Netgalley is based on Plath and Hughes and their time together living in rural England.