Dear Author http://dearauthor.com Romance, Historical, Contemporary, Paranormal, Young Adult, Book reviews, industry news, and commentary from a reader's point of view Fri, 22 Jul 2016 17:00:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.3 DAILY DEALS: A little suspense, a second chance, and a little bit rock-n-roll http://dearauthor.com/book-reviews/daily-deals-little-suspense-second-chance-little-bit-rock-n-roll/ http://dearauthor.com/book-reviews/daily-deals-little-suspense-second-chance-little-bit-rock-n-roll/#comments Fri, 22 Jul 2016 17:00:08 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/?p=81790 Molly Gets Her Man by Julie Rowe $ 0.99 From the Jacket Copy: When flaky Las Vegas hairdresser Molly McLaren overhears a Russian hit man planning to kill a US congressman and take out Hoover Dam in the process, she becomes a target for murder. Now, on the run from ... more >

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What Janine is Reading: Early Spring 2016 http://dearauthor.com/misc/reading-lists/what-janine-is-reading-early-spring-2016/ http://dearauthor.com/misc/reading-lists/what-janine-is-reading-early-spring-2016/#comments Fri, 22 Jul 2016 13:00:10 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/?p=81714 I haven’t done a reading list post in forever, so this one is going to be long! Seduction Game by Pamela Clare I’ve read a few novels in Clare’s I-Team romantic suspense series and enjoyed aspects of them, but I’m not a diehard fan. I was intrigued, though, when I ... more >

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Friday News: Twitter enforces TOS (finally), book collecting & selling, eco-friendly “fairytale” castle http://dearauthor.com/features/industry-news/friday-news-twitter-enforces-tos-finally-book-collecting-selling-eco-friendly-fairytale-castle/ http://dearauthor.com/features/industry-news/friday-news-twitter-enforces-tos-finally-book-collecting-selling-eco-friendly-fairytale-castle/#comments Fri, 22 Jul 2016 09:00:14 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/?p=81792 Twitter Bars Milo Yiannopoulos in Wake of Leslie Jones’s Reports of Abuse – If you thought we were past the extreme racism, homophobia, transphobia, and misogyny of Gamergate, the disgusting rhetoric aimed at Ghostbusters, and the fabulous Leslie Jones, in particular, proves otherwise. Egged on by Milo Yiannopoulos, the vileness continued pretty ... more >

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DAILY DEALS: Friendships, Second Chances, and Dark Romance http://dearauthor.com/features/book-deals-features/daily-deals-friendships-second-chances-dark-romance/ http://dearauthor.com/features/book-deals-features/daily-deals-friendships-second-chances-dark-romance/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2016 17:00:29 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/?p=81780 How to Start a Fire by Lisa Lutz $ 2.99 From the Jacket Copy: When college roommates Anna and Kate find Georgiana Leoni passed out on a lawn, they wheel her to their dorm in a shopping cart. Twenty years later, they gather around a campfire at a New England ... more >

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REVIEW: The Samurai’s Garden by Patricia Kiyono http://dearauthor.com/book-reviews/overall-b-reviews/b-minus-reviews/review-the-samurais-garden-by-patricia-kiyono/ http://dearauthor.com/book-reviews/overall-b-reviews/b-minus-reviews/review-the-samurais-garden-by-patricia-kiyono/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2016 13:00:22 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/?p=78128 Hiro Tanaka prepared for a life as a samurai warrior. But his world changed when Japan’s feudal system was abolished by the Emperor. Now, he must find a new vocation. Disillusioned with fighting and violence, he travels alone, going north to the island of Hokkaido. Many other samurai wander through ... more >

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Thursday News: PEN book prize, women in comics, graphic books, and NEA’s Big Read discovers the 21st C http://dearauthor.com/features/industry-news/thursday-news-pen-book-prize-women-comics-graphic-books-neas-big-read-discovers-21st-c/ http://dearauthor.com/features/industry-news/thursday-news-pen-book-prize-women-comics-graphic-books-neas-big-read-discovers-21st-c/#respond Thu, 21 Jul 2016 12:32:30 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/?p=81776 PEN America launches $75,000 book prize, one of the country’s biggest – Book awards are important for many reasons, not the least of which is the monetary infusion they can provide an author. The Pulitzer, despite its prestige, comes with a $10K award, while the Nobel Prize is $1M. The new ... more >

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DAILY DEALS: Bundles of joy http://dearauthor.com/features/book-deals-features/daily-deals-bundles-joy/ http://dearauthor.com/features/book-deals-features/daily-deals-bundles-joy/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2016 17:00:39 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/?p=81767 Beck & Call by Emma Holly $ 0.99 From the Jacket Copy: The man everybody wants. The woman he can’t resist. The dom who masters both. Women can’t keep their hands off billionaire Damien Call. The mysterious mogul has it all: fast cars, killer looks, and a brain that just ... more >

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REVIEW: Leading the Blind by Alan Sillitoe http://dearauthor.com/book-reviews/review-leading-blind-alan-sillitoe/ http://dearauthor.com/book-reviews/review-leading-blind-alan-sillitoe/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2016 13:00:27 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/?p=81356 A journey into nineteenth-century travel guides to the UK, Europe, and Soviet Union as researched and written by one of England’s most distinguished authors. In this quirky and illuminating social history, bestselling British author Alan Sillitoe culls fascinating details from Victorian-era guidebooks and travelogues in order to recount the pleasures, ... more >

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Wednesday News: Banned books, “atomic-scale printing press,” The Chemist, and Buffy coloring book http://dearauthor.com/features/industry-news/wednesday-news-banned-books-atomic-scale-printing-press-chemist-buffy-coloring-book/ http://dearauthor.com/features/industry-news/wednesday-news-banned-books-atomic-scale-printing-press-chemist-buffy-coloring-book/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2016 09:00:39 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/?p=81733 Banned books on sale here: Hong Kong book fair will openly sell politically sensitive tomes – The 2016 Hong Kong Book Fair, which is being held this month, expects more than a million visitors, and this year they will have a lot of politically sensitive books to choose from, as more ... more >

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DAILY DEALS: Soft corners and hard edges http://dearauthor.com/features/book-deals-features/daily-deals-soft-corners-hard-edges/ http://dearauthor.com/features/book-deals-features/daily-deals-soft-corners-hard-edges/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2016 17:00:24 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/?p=81651 Rescue Me by Jaci Burton $ 0.99 From the Jacket Copy: Sabrina Daniels is looking for a new life after a bitter divorce from a controlling husband. She finds the answer to her dreams of the future in Kyle Morgan, who’s looking for an investor in his Rocking M Ranch ... more >

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