I need your help with reading suggestions?
Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice Sense and Sensibility Persuasion Mansfield Park Emma Northanger Abbey http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Austen#List_of_works Go to the above website and click on the books - there will be descriptions. Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol The Adventures of Oliver Twist Great Expectations The Old Curiosity Shop A Tale of Two Cities David Copperfield http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Dickens#Novels The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Wharton#Works Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuthering_Heights Charlotte Bronte: Jane Eyre Shirley Villette The Professor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Bronte#Novels Louisa May Alcott: Little Women Little Men Under the Lilacs Jo's Boys (sequel to Little Men http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisa_May_Alcott#Selected_works Mark Twain: Tom Sawyer A Murder, a Mystery, and a Marriage http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_twain#Bibliography
I am a new author. Where would you suggest I promote my novel?
Make sure you (or your publisher) sends review copies to the half dozen or so specialty journals that librarians read on a regular basis to make selections for acquisition.Find active book bloggers and online reviewers in your category (e.g., Science Fiction) and ask visitors to your webpage to review your book on Amazon, Goodreads, LibraryThing or elsewhere.Pitch yourself as a guest on relevant podcasts.If 2 & 3 go well, reach out to nearby NPR affiliates and other book-oriented radio (if any).Send a note about your publication to the alumni office of any institutions you have graduated from.
Author suggestions similar to Tilly Bagshawe, Penny Vincenzi, Jodie Picoult, Jane Green?
Hmm. . . maybe Jane Hamilton or Anita Shreve or Anna Quindlen or Sue Miller or Kaye Gibbons or Jane Smiley. If you don't mind a bit of light and gentle, then Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen. . . the characters find romance but aren't looking for it; one is actively avoiding a connection because she likes her life and doesn't want it disrupted. It's really more about two sisters reaching an accord after a nearly life long estrangement... and a glimmer of magic. My second favorite character is the apple tree. Saving Cee Cee Honeycutt or The Help (Stockett) might be acceptable too.
Women, who like to read where do you find new books/authors/suggestions?
When you're a reader, you tend to follow the authors and keep yourself updated.One can go to book fair as well or to places where books are being launched frequently.When you read a book, you'll find the pictures of other books that the author had written or the book he's working on.Social media can also be a way one can know about books. One can mention the genre of the book he wants to read. Readers will obviously reply to such a post/story. You can make a note of that. It works.You can google the same.You can contact your friends who're readers as well.The list is endless. If you've the urge to know, you'll find a way.
What are your tips on getting book reviews and author interviews?
Reach out to book bloggers who are active in your genre. Some have a strong following and are open to reviewing your book in exchange for a free copy. Some are open to author interviews too. This approach is highly competitive — more people need reviews than there are bloggers to supply them (and most bloggers do this out of passion for the genre and in their spare time) — but if you succeed, it will get your book in front of many potential readers.There are many book blogger directories out there to find book bloggers in your genre:BookReviewers - a search engine for book reviewersThe Book Blogger List - Are You Listedhttp://www.theindieview.com/indie-reviewersDisclaimer: I made BookReviewers.
What are some other book/authors like Sarah Waters?
I really want to find some new books and/or authors to read. I'm kind of in a Sarah Waters book mood, but I've read all of her books already. So any suggestions?
Authors or books like Mitch Albom's?
It's a bit of a stretch, but if you wanted something emotionally hard-hitting, thought provoking and profound, Chuck Palahniuk might fit the bill. I would recommend Fight Club or Invisible Monsters. Otherwise, definitely The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. Life of Pi by Yann Martel is another one I would recommend highly. Morrie Schwartz also wrote his own book, which might be worth looking at. I have yet to read it myself, but it's on my shelf. Jodi Picoult was recommended by a couple of people in relation to Mitch Albom, but although she deals with equally sensitive issues, she tends to miss that deep profundity present in the likes of Albom, Palahniuk and Chbosky. Hope this helps, Jess
I liked The Kite Runner and The Namesake. Suggestions for similar books?
I recommend The Rice Mother by Rani Manicka. Here's a bit of the review I posted on Amazon for this book: "The central character is Lakshmi, and we see the wondrous and often frightening world of Malaysia in the first half of the 20th century largely through her eyes and experiences. She marries and raises six children, fighting fiercely for them and facing terrible struggles and tragedies. She is a fascinating character telling her story forthrightly. At times I loved her and at times I wanted to reach into the book and shake her, but she and her world were 100% real to me as I read the book. But she isn't the only narrator, and this is where the book became really fascinating to me. Her husband, sons and daughters and eventually grandchild and great-grand child (as well as a few secondary characters) tell portions of the story through their eyes, adding perspective to the overall narrative and enlightening the reader on portions of the story that the other characters didn't directly observe. Each of the characters had a very distinctive voice and the shifts in tone and narration added dimensions to the story. Although the first half of the book is stronger with Lakshmi front and center, and loses some focus and steam once her grand daughter and great-grand daughter move to the forefront, events and themes ultimately come to a satisfying conclusion. While the story can be at times quite harrowing and sad, it made for a great read and kept me completely engrossed in its world as I read. I look forward to other books by this author. "
American author 300-400 page book for 10th grade read going to 11th?
Ghost Boy by Ian Lawrence Seven Deadly Sins series by Robin Wasserman Naughts & Crosses series by Malorie Blackman Uglies saga by Scott Westerfeld Children of the River by Linda Crew Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz The Vampire Diaires by L.J. Smith
Good mystery novel author/series?
I haven't read any John Grisham but Agatha Christie is by far my favorite mystery author. She has a ton of books but I suggest you start with Death on the Nile and Murder on the Orient Express. Or if you're bold enough to try something a little different and postmodern in detective fiction I suggest The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster. It's a series of three stories (City of Glass, Ghosts and the Locked Room) collected in one book.