tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post2470442224268594801..comments2023-10-11T09:22:33.136-04:00Comments on Paperback Writer: Indie ReadsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-29305608052065406992012-08-11T19:17:15.176-04:002012-08-11T19:17:15.176-04:00Thank you, Lisa Cohen, for your untiring advocacy!...Thank you, Lisa Cohen, for your untiring advocacy! <br /><br />I'll second Lindsay Buroker. I'll add (if you like steampunk at all, and by steampunk I don't mean Indiana Jones in a bad Jules Verne costume, but really good spec-fic with a Victorian feel) Heather Albano's Timepiece. Her second book is due out soon.<br /><br />Also, Debora Geary's Witch books. (Yes, it's Debora, no H.) They're heartwarming and moving rather than action-packed, but certainly none the worse for that.Mike Reeves-McMillanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658462904614685810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-52327361871470153392012-08-05T11:43:08.271-04:002012-08-05T11:43:08.271-04:00I love Jordan Castillo Price's m/m paranormal ...I love Jordan Castillo Price's m/m paranormal books. They're well-written and very suspenseful. They were my first indie purchase--a friend recommended them, and she was soooo right! <br /><br />I also just bought Cat Bordhi's Sweet Tomato Heels ebook. Any of you knitters out there, especially sock knitters? Cat has moved to ebooks instead of print. I loved her book on revolutionary sock construction, and this new one looks to be just as wonderful. It's definitely a niche market, but it's amazingly constructed, with Cat's usual excellent photos, careful diagrams, illustrations, side-notes, etc.Vom Marlowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06766012140370862681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-51346518051304819662012-08-04T15:00:04.646-04:002012-08-04T15:00:04.646-04:00The first book I bought for my e-reader was the an...The first book I bought for my e-reader was the anthology, Entangled. The proceeds go to breast cancer research and I discovered a couple of new authors. <br /><br />I've also been borrowing books from the library with my e-reader. It's a great way to try new authors and genres.Sofie Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16830230500527705589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-41388246130219079382012-08-04T10:52:36.301-04:002012-08-04T10:52:36.301-04:00I would highly recommend:
Mike Reeves-McMillan...I would highly recommend:<br /><br />Mike Reeves-McMillan's City of Masks. It's a Shakespearean inspired Fantasy, told in journal entries, about an envoy to a city where all citizens must wear masks that dictate their social roles. It's both a murder mystery and a fascinating commentary on identity, and written beautifully. http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1657<br /><br />I also enjoyed Lindsay Buroker's The Emperor's Edge. It's high fantasy/steampunk with a strong female character in Amaranthe Lokdon, a rare female enforcer struggling to succeed in the Empire. Also well written and a fun romp. The first title (this one) in the series was free and I enjoyed it so much, I bought the next. http://www.lindsayburoker.com/fantasy-novels/the-emperors-edge-a-high-fantasy-novel-in-an-era-of-steam/<br /><br />The Grave Artist by Paula Lynn Johnson is a YA paranormal about a troubled young woman who fears she's going crazy when she can't stop drawing a stylized skull with wings that she's never seen in real life. It is a design on a grave and she is drawn into solving the mystery of an historical death in order to loosen its hold on her.It's written in first person, present, which isn't my favorite thing in books, and I found the adult characters to be a little 'thin' as is the case in many YA first person narratives, but the story was compelling, especially the spooling out of the historical mystery. http://www.thegraveartist.com/<br /><br />Chris Howard has had several books published by Juno Press (The Seaborn trilogy) and self published several more. He writes lush, complex fantasy stories that cross multiple genres, and what links them all is his incredible gift for description, where the setting becomes, in effect, a character. This isn't surprising, given that Chris is also an accomplished artist who had done all his own bookcovers. I really enjoyed his YA books: Teller and Nanowhere. But I would highly recommend anything he's written. http://the0phrastus.typepad.com/<br />(Full disclosure--Chris is a crit buddy and friend and has done cover art for me.)Lisa Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07530826748768737972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-59268557559526356142012-08-04T10:40:01.210-04:002012-08-04T10:40:01.210-04:00Let me be the first to wish you good luck on the &...Let me be the first to wish you good luck on the "read book before ordering another" plan. I have the tee shirt.<br /><br />I've noticed lately that books I could only order for my Kindle are now in print. With enough reader interest, and a great story, e-pub books can also become print editions.<br /><br />I've just discovered Silver James. Blood Moon is the first in her Moonstruck series.terleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953328625206810683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-50344945887498093792012-08-04T09:45:53.326-04:002012-08-04T09:45:53.326-04:00So far I've been buying indie books of friends...So far I've been buying indie books of friends who wrote something that didn't sell, a new genre, etc. Some terrific reads. I do love the alternative to trunking a book nobody wanted to take a chance on, from the reader and the writer perspective.Charlene Tegliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01483186891214783397noreply@blogger.com