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Review: Beekeeper

November 14, 2012 By Seeley James

Beekeeper — by Juliet Moore $0.99 E / $6.99 PB A debut mystery written by a romance writer? Normally I would pass anything  remotely related to ‘romance’ (don’t scowl, I don’t read cookbooks or poetry either). But for some odd reason I was drawn to this book. Maybe I was secretly looking for a little […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: fiction, great writing, heroine, new releases, thriller

Review: Operator

November 1, 2012 By Seeley James

Operator — by David Vinjamuri $3.97E / $9.97 PB Some columnist quoted me in Forbes — obviously an indicator of an advanced intellect — so I read his bio and discovered that he’d written a thriller. Any writer smart enough to quote me deserves to be read. I bought it, I read it … and […]

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6 Things a Random Penguin Might Step In

October 30, 2012 By Seeley James

A quick look at the business model can tell us the future of publishing as seen by the people who drive 25% of it today. Why are they doing this? The recent decision by Pearson (PSON.LN) and Bertelsmann to spin-off their traditional book publishing businesses, Penguin and Random House respectively, has less to do with […]

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: Bertelsmann, big 6, Hachette, HarperCollins, Pearson, Penguin, Random House

Review: Mad River

October 23, 2012 By Seeley James

Mad River – by John Sandford, $27.95 HC/$12.99 E There are only three authors whose books I will preorder, no matter what they write.* John Sandford, Lee Child, and Zoë Sharp. All three for the same reasons: I learn a great deal about writing from them; they each have a unique talent; they never disappoint; […]

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Review: Kill Alex Cross

October 20, 2012 By Seeley James

Kill Alex Cross – by James Patterson, $28.99 HC/$9.99 E I am a capitalist. That means I believe the market never lies. If poetry doesn’t sell anymore it’s not because people are uneducated heathens (all evidence to the contrary notwithstanding) but because the public’s tastes have changed. If something sells well, that means it has […]

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