What A Difference A Cover Makes

August 6, 2009 Leave a Comment
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Publisher's Weekly broke the news the Bloomsbury has decided to change the cover for Justine Larbalestier's novel, Liar. Based on my previous post, Judging a Book By Its Cover, it's interesting that Bloomsbury invested money to change this book jacket and not keep the "whitewashed" cover. I must say that I'm surprised that they chose to go with a similar cover. I thought that they would just go with maybe an abstract cover without a cover model. Will this cover satisfy everyone? … [Read more...]

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Judging a Book by Its Cover

July 23, 2009 Leave a Comment

As many of you know who read my blog, Liar by Justine Larbalestier is on my TBR list. When I read the jacketflap, I was all over it. Micah is a pathological liar. Did she kill her boyfriend? Was he even her boyfriend? These were the questions that popped in my mind and got me interested. So at this point, the cover art wasn't an issue. It wasn't until I read an excerpt off of Justine L.'s blog that the character described herself as black and having "nappy hair" that she wore close cropped … [Read more...]

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Teen Girls Need YA

July 22, 2009 Leave a Comment

Another great post over at Chasing Ray. What A Girl Wants #4: The Girl vs. Woman (When it Comes to Reading) was a fascinating read. For me, I just love reading different author responses and perspectives. Colleen posed the question of the need for YA titles for girls. These two quotes stood out for me. Sara Ryan talked about what some people may think what YA may be: “I've noticed that many adult authors of YA want to 'give us something to think about' and 'change our lives.' … [Read more...]

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Writers on Writing Series

July 16, 2009 Leave a Comment

I love reading and hearing other writers talk about writing. I think it's fascinating. One of my writer friends, Neesha Meminger, is having just this type of series on her blog. This is what Neesha says about the series: "I will feature writers who've inspired me--writers of color, lgbtq writers, working class writers, women writers and other "other" writers, and their thoughts on writing, creativity, art, activism, politics, feminism, and whatever." I think it's a good thing to hear … [Read more...]

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