Tag Archives: publishing

The Casual Vacancy Cover aka JK Rowling’s Adult Novel

Posted on July 4, 2012 by

My first thought when seeing this cover was: that’s it? and the second thought was: someone probably got paid a lot of money to design that cover. The article that I swiped this from had some funny reactions from people … Continue reading →

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Irish Writers Setting Their Books Abroad

Posted on April 10, 2012 by

I read this Irish Times article a few days ago about how Irish writers are not setting their books in…Ireland. Odd. I’m a big fan of the Irish setting. Books set in or around the Troubles is even better (Adrian … Continue reading →

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Author Blurbs

Posted on March 25, 2012 by

Author blurbs on books are totally useless unless you’re like writer, Dennis Lehane, an author I enjoy reading and who gives author blurbs so infrequently. How are important are author blurbs to you? What prompted this quick post was an … Continue reading →

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The Commercialization of Scandinavian Writers

Posted on December 22, 2011 by

Washington Post: “The Leopard” is a bloated, near-total disaster. ” The Washington Post review of The Leopard written by Jo Nesbø, is the eighth book in the Harry Hole series, written by Patrick Anderson (a review I don’t agree with) … Continue reading →

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Bad Language in Crime Fiction

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

There seems to be/or has been an increasing pressure, steadily building, on writers to avoid using bad language in their mystery novels. How do you feel about that? This is seen more in the U.S. than abroad. Readers are pushing … Continue reading →

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