Taking a break from my deadline to let you know…
For those thinking of entering the Brava Novella Contest or who just want to get to know an editor or who are looking for something to do today, Kensington editor Kate Duffy (my editor) is answering questions over at the Fog City Divas Blog.
Also, remember that [...]

A guy lies about his book being nonfiction, ticks off Oprah, becomes the poster boy for literary scandal, and is considered a disgrace by most of the publishing and reading world. So, naturally, he gets a new book deal:
James Frey’s BRIGHT SHINY MORNING, to Jonathan Burnham at Harper, for publication in summer [...]

I was paging through the newest Sundance catalog. Found something odd…well, something I thought qualified as odd.
You can buy packages of books. I don’t mean specialty books, though the catalog does have those. I mean bundles of books that seemed to have been put together in a “these are books [...]

I just got around to reading the Sunday paper. Kind of sorry I did. The front page of Sunday’s Business section of the San Diego Union Tribune included a story about a vanity publisher. Very frustrating stuff. Frustrating because these unpublished folks were paying this “publisher” $5,700 to get their books [...]

When the book Forget About It by Caprice Crane arrived in my mailbox, I got excited. The cover is this cool green cover. Loved the bandaid. Liked the idea of a contemporary romantic comedy. Problem was this book deadline of September 15th. Makes it kind of tough to do much other [...]

I’ve admitted my love of a good book title. A few times this week I checked out a book solely because I saw the title on MySpace.
The first is The Dead Father’s Club by Matt Haig. I admit to being utterly fascinated by this book. The cover says:
A hilarious and touching [...]

I am in the final few days before a deadline. Yeah, I’m a tad stressed over here. But, when the newest edition of Romantic Times landed in my mailbox this week, I took a few minutes to look it over. Thought I’d share a few highlights (or what I view as highlights):
*Julie [...]

I’m blogging at Access Romance today. The subject is a recent study about men and women and which sex places a higher priority on romance…the answer is not what you think. Come over and say hello.
Also, if you haven’t done so already, check out yesterday’s post here. It’s a joint [...]

A few weeks ago, I issued a challenge. With four Avon Red mass market books in my hand, I asked for two volunteers to read two each and gives us some feedback. Several of you volunteered, winners were randomly selected and now we have some comments. In fact, we have a fabulous [...]

I’m over at the Brava Blog talking about my recent book purchases. Stop by and say hello.
In case you’re wondering, I picked up:
*The Royal Mess by MaryJanice Davidson
*Agnes and the Hitman by Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer
*Obsession, Deceit And Really Dark Chocolate by Kyra Davis