POSTED BY tolly ON April 24, 2012
By Marika Flatt
My new friend, Kasey Pfaff of Penguin Books, sent me an ARC (advanced readers copy) of Meredith Goldstein’s romantic comedy novel, The Singles, which debuts TODAY, 4/24! Goldstein (@MeredithGoldste) pens the Love Letters column in The Boston Globe, so you can imagine that she has been privy to a host of hilarious and off-beat stories from weddings over the years.
Goldstein takes a scene that all of us have encountered– a wedding of a late-20/ early 30-something, where there are still some single invitees and cajoles us with entertaining stories of these singles throughout the wedding weekend. I believe if you’re in this age range, you can definitely relate to the stories that develop in this novel.
I truly enjoyed Goldstein’s writing and was literally laughing out loud (or LOL) in some parts. Oh, and one of the singles lives in our very own Austin! Add to that the fact that these nuptials take place in Chesapeake Bay and I’ve always wanted to attend a high-brow wedding in the Northeast (I’m thinking Martha’s Vineyard, maybe) and this book had me at hello.
If you’ve been lucky enough to get your hands on a copy of The Singles, what do you think of it so far?
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POSTED BY marika ON April 18, 2012
Last week, I had the pleasure of speaking at the Romantic Times Booklovers Convention in Chicago, (visit their blog for all kinds of interesting updates & recaps). When I was initially invited (I had never spoken at a romance writers conference before), I went to the online schedule and was amazed at what a busy, [...]
Tags: romance writers, Romantic Times Conference, RT Conference
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POSTED BY stephanie ON April 17, 2012
Submitted by Arnie Yew, co-founder of The Readerie Since the old rules of publishing are being rewritten anyway, why not do some rewriting of our own? If there’s one thing we’ve learned from talking and working with authors and publishers, it’s tough out there and it isn’t getting any easier. Sounds like the perfect time [...]
Tags: ebook sales, eBooks, Readerie
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POSTED BY stephanie ON April 11, 2012
According to media pro Ellie Scarborough, your online video (like a book trailer, video demo, electronic press kit, or other promotional clip you post on your website) should be no longer than 2:30. We are super happy to Ellie address the question – it’s one we’re asked all the time. Watch and learn. Ellie is [...]
Tags: Book Trailer, Ellie Scarborough, Media Bombshell, online video, online video length
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POSTED BY mrenart ON April 5, 2012
by Hubert O’Hearn It was as tempting as a bowl of mussels served with a sumptuous sauce of white wine, cream and leeks to title this column Ghostwriters and the Spy, but I decided that would be a pun unfit for human consumption. So just skip to the next paragraph and ignore the previous sentence. [...]
Tags: cookbooks, ghostwriting
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