Dear Author: Romance Book Reviews, Author Interviews, and CommentarySix devoted readers who serve up fiction book reviews (primarily romance and fantasy with some non fiction and manga thrown in) and provide honest commentary on the Romance genre and publishing industry.Really Super Fabulous News: Emma Bulls War for the Oaks FREE in E Format- September 17, 2008 One of the groundbreaker writers of urban fantasy is Emma Bull&8217;s War for the Oaks. After I read Laurell K Hamilton, I was jonesing for more UF reads and everywhere I turned, someone told me I had to read War for the Oaks. It might be the seminal Urban Fantasy read. It&8217;s set in ...http://dearauthor.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=h... Dear Author ShelfServer- September 17, 2008 We had some technical issues regarding Dear Author&8217;s iPhone Shelfserver but Zac Bedell, the developer of my favorite ebook iPhone reading application Bookshelf, has graciously agreed to host the DearAuthor Shelf. As you can see by the above picture, the DearAuthor Shelf is automatically included with each install of the Bookshelf. Reading on the iPhone ...http://dearauthor.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=h... Poll Re: Serials- September 17, 2008http://dearauthor.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=h... REVIEW: Nick and Norahs Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan- September 17, 2008 Dear Ms. Cohn and Mr. Levithan: I was bemoaning to Jayne in email that I wish I was more adventurous because maybe I would have read this book sooner, particularly when it was given special treatment at Smart Bitches Trashy Books. While I like Young Adult books, the idea of reading alternating first ...http://dearauthor.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=h... REVIEW: Nox Dormienda by Kelli Stanley- September 16, 2008 Dear Ms. Stanley, Having fallen in love with the idea of historical mysteries after devouring my first Marcus Didius Falco book, I got all excited to learn there&8217;s a new ancient Roman series in the works. And one that&8217;s set in Roman Britain and is written in the &8220;noir&8221; style too. As I ...http://dearauthor.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=h... Sex and Death - A Rant- September 16, 2008 more animals I recently finished reading Linda Howards Death Angel. This will not be a review, as I have no idea how to go about reviewing this book. If I were to judge on the usual criteria plot, characterization, prose itd be maybe a B or a B-. But the story made an impression ...http://dearauthor.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=h... REVIEW: Nameless by Debra Webb- September 15, 2008 Dear Ms. Webb: The romantic suspense market seems crowded these days and it&8217;s hard to pick out a new author. It&8217;s not because the suspense market isn&8217;t full of good authors. It is actually one genre that seems to be full of competent authors and competent books. The problem is that ...http://dearauthor.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=h... If You Like Julia Spencer-Fleming . . . Hosted by Val Kovalin- September 15, 2008 We are starting a new series called &8220;If You Like&8221; which will be hosted by various readers, authors and bloggers of Dear Author. The purpose of the post and the comments is to explore what we like about a particular iconic author and what other authors have books like the iconic author. Val ...http://dearauthor.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=h... The Great Blog Reading Aid- September 14, 2008 I have to confess I was totally shocked by Dear Author&8217;s latest poll results. According to our small sampling, almost 34 of the Dear Author readers have no idea what a feed reader is. I figured that it was worth a Sunday post to talk about what a feed reader is and how ...http://dearauthor.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=h... REVIEW: A Most Unsuitable Man by Jo Beverley- September 13, 2008 Dear Ms. Beverley, First off, this book not only has many of the same characters as WINTER FIRE, it is a direct sequel. For readers who haven&8217;t read that one or don&8217;t know the world of the Mallorens, then they can probably muddle along as you do a good job of giving a ...http://dearauthor.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=h... |