Archive for May, 2006

Title Comparison

Saturday, May 20th, 2006

Many book covers look the same. Now, the titles are sounding a bit similar as well. This week’s EW calls this Title Fights - with all these lifesavers hitting bookstores, who needs CPR?
Body Piercing Saved My Life by Andrew Beaujon - About the Christian rock movement.

How Elizabeth Barrett Browning Saved My Life [...]

Chick Lit as A Feminist Tool

Friday, May 19th, 2006

Here’s a different take on the role of chick lit in bringing about change in women’s lives throughout the world. Different in the sense that chick lit = good, not chick lit = evil. Yeah, I know the whole “bringing about change” thing sounds kind of grandiose, but check out The Chick-Lit Pandemic [...]

A Lovely Evening

Thursday, May 18th, 2006

I attended a book party last night. Great food. Free drinks. Beautiful flowers. Lots of people. Lots of fun. The best part - it was for me!!!
My law firm threw a bash to celebrate the launch of my April release When Good Things Happen To Bad Boys. [...]

Romance Writers Everywhere

Wednesday, May 17th, 2006

Since we couldn’t find anyone to review my book for PBR, we went with an interview. Go check it out.
For those too lazy to click on the link (these things can be exhausting), I’ll provide some entertainment. Here is an interesting story from Publishers Weekly about another romance writer, Rebecca Brandewyne. Sounds [...]

On The Road Again

Tuesday, May 16th, 2006

I’m over at Access Romance’s All A-Blog today chatting about publisher loyalty. Go check it out. Will be back here tomorrow chatting about something else…

From Coast To Coast

Sunday, May 14th, 2006

Whenever my hubby sees my book somewhere he takes a picture on his phone and sends it to me. This week he was in Charleston, SC on a business trip. On the way home he saw When Good Things Happen To Bad Boys at the airport. Here it is:

That just made my [...]

Author Spotlight: Casey Daniels

Saturday, May 13th, 2006

Don of the Dead by Casey Daniels

Why this one?
1. Do you see the title and cover of this book? How could I not pick it?
2. Somehow this one got past me. Haven’t heard of it. Haven’t heard about it. Author’s name isn’t ringing any bells. I think she’s [...]

The Best Of The Best

Friday, May 12th, 2006

The answer: Toni Morrison’s Beloved.
The question (as posed by the New York Times):
Early this year, the Book Review’s editor, Sam Tanenhaus, sent out a short letter to a couple of hundred prominent writers, critics, editors and other literary sages, asking them to please identify “the single best work of American fiction [...]

The Three Literary Tenors

Thursday, May 11th, 2006

Looking for something to do in August? Well, after running to the store that first week to buy 40 copies of my release Viva Las Bad Boys!, you can get in a plane, train, metro or car and get to New York to see J.K. Rowling, Stephen King and John Irving in “AN EVENING [...]

Not The Usual Stuff

Wednesday, May 10th, 2006

This I get:
FICTION: WOMEN’S/ROMANCE
Jennifer Estep’s KARMA GIRL, the humorous adventures of an intrepid Lois Lane-style reporter whose forte is unmasking — and sometimes disrobing — America’s most illustrious superheroes, to Cindy Hwang at Berkley, in a two-book deal, by Kelly Harms at Jane Rotrosen Agency (NA).
This I don’t:
FICTION: MYSTERY/CRIME
Actress Adrienne Barbeau and Irish author [...]