by Site Owner | Aug 2, 2011 | The Reader's Perspective
No Expectations: Perspectives on the Publishing Trade by Joseph Arellano A Disturbing Trend Increasingly, I’ve been bothered by a new trend in fiction that’s not at all positive. This is the creation of the novel that has no plot, no true story line. Such books –...
by Site Owner | Jul 7, 2011 | The Reader's Perspective
Look Before You Leap: The Quandaries of a Book Reviewer by Joseph Arellano It would seem, at first blush, that a book reviewer needs only to read the book in question and then to write up his or her thoughts. Sometimes it is just this simple. However, I’ve found that...
by Site Owner | Jun 1, 2011 | The Reader's Perspective
Can You Trust a Cookbook Review? by George Erdosh You are following a promising recipe from a brand new cookbook and so far you had frustrating experience. For two ingredients called for you drove to three markets before you finally could check off your list....
by Site Owner | Apr 4, 2011 | The Reader's Perspective
by Christine Amsden Put simply, the quest for the three magic words is an irksome phenomenon I’ve witnessed in novels with a strong romantic component, characterized by the stubborn refusal to say the words, “I love you.” In a broad sense, the goal of any HEA romance...
by Site Owner | Mar 22, 2011 | The Reader's Perspective
by Sheli Ellsworth As a book reviewer, I read a plethora of different books in varying genres—some self-published, some NYT best sellers. It is a fun and painful gig. As a writer, I attend workshops, read books on writing, listen to speakers, go to critique groups and...
by Site Owner | Feb 20, 2011 | The Reader's Perspective
“Good Times, Bad Times in the Industry” by Joseph Arellano The New York Times created a dust-up recently by posting an article about the current glut of memoirs. The writer seemed to think that everyone and his dog and cat were writing their book of...