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26
Nov
2009
The Road: Cormac McCarthy’s Guide for Helicopter Parents

16 hours ago by organictriffidfarm

The film adaptation of The Road opens this weekend, Cormac McCarthy’s apocalyptic silliness wherein women are self-proclaimed whores to the night, and the men are brave and true. The book has been the source of many a genre war: proof that literary fiction is at a loss for ideas, ripping off previou ...

The Cozy Catastrophe - organictriffidfarm.wordpress.com

24
Nov
2009
The Young Adult Label

2 days ago by David Hansen

I recently read a very interesting opinion piece in the Globe and Mail, The Curious Incident of the Y/A label, by author Joan Clark. This article discusses North American bookstore's and publisher's use of the Young Adult (YA) fiction label, which we use at the public library as well. Ms. Clark feel ...

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A Thankful Heart

2 days ago by Theresa

There are a lot of times as a writer where you shake your head and say, “Why me?” Like the time my publisher declared bankruptcy three weeks before my book was supposed to be on bookshelves, or the time I submitted several books to a publisher and received encouraging revision letters only to have m ...

Theresa Meyers | Blog - theresameyers.com/blog · 2 references

22
Nov
2009
A couple of short reviews

4 days ago by nisababepraised

I read two romance-y books yesterday, in what seems to be a developing pattern of genre rotation, but I digress. The first was Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella. This one can’t be properly called a romance, as the emphasis was on Becca’s growth as a character and not her relationship wi ...

Nisaba Be Praised - nisababepraised.wordpress.com · 1 reference

20
Nov
2009
HORROR WEEK culminates with THE HOLLOWS by Ben Larken

6 days ago by jhbrown

Out today! We end a fun HORROR WEEK at the LL-Publications Blog today with an interview with Ben Larken, EPPIE winning author, and his new releases, THE HOLLOWS, out today. This is your last chance to win a signed copy of THE HOLLOWS by commenting on the blog. One lucky winner, from all those making ...

LL-Publications Blog - llpublications.wordpress.com · 3 references

19
Nov
2009
HORROR WEEK: Win a signed copy of Pit-Stop by Ben Larken

7 days ago by jhbrown

EPPIE 2009 Best Horror It’s every author’s dream – to get that book published, to see your name printed on the cover. Ben Larken finally got that sensation with PIT-STOP, his debut novel – described by reviewer Geoff Nelder as “an extraordinary horror/thriller”. But for Ben something else happened, ...

LL-Publications Blog - llpublications.wordpress.com · 3 references

Select Short Subjects

7 days ago by Ken Houghton

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In 2009, the Romance Writers of America (RWA) gave RITA awards for Best Contemporary Series Romance and Best Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure to writers published by Harlequin. Following a dubious business decision ( Carina) and now a Bad Business Decision ( Horizons), Harlequin "no l ...

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18
Nov
2009
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

8 days ago by nisababepraised

Aww, who’s been neglecting you, poor wittle blog? Mommy has! Yes, she has! Anyway, I have just finished the big epic fantasy that I mentioned a while back. It was good, better than the first hundred or so pages, after which I was pretty well hooked. It is called the Name of the Wind and is by Patric ...

Nisaba Be Praised - nisababepraised.wordpress.com · 1 reference

Zombies, Werewolves, Vampires…, or Aliens?

8 days ago by jhbrown

She's just seen her blind date... HORROR WEEK at the LL-Publications Blog Counting down to the release of THE HOLLOWS on Friday 20th November What scares you the most? Which horror icon is the one that keeps you coming back for more? Who’s the King of Horror? Zombies, Werewolves, Vampires, even Alie ...

LL-Publications Blog - llpublications.wordpress.com · 3 references

17
Nov
2009
HORROR WEEK: What’s your best horror book/movie?

9 days ago by jhbrown

HORROR WEEK continues at the LL-Publications Blog. Remember, anyone who leaves a comment is in with a chance of a signed copy of award-winning author Ben Larken’s new book THE HOLLOWS released this Friday! HORROR WEEK: What’s your best horror book/movie? When I was a young lad I recall watching “The ...

LL-Publications Blog - llpublications.wordpress.com · 3 references

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