- Lauren Panepinto - July 6th, 2010
With a fresh new look for its paperback debut, here’s Mr. Shivers by Robert Jackson Bennett. If you’ve been reading along with these cover posts you know I love to take an opportunity to revisit the art when there’s a change of format…it’s especially fun to take a fresh look at a book and art that you like already, and just shake it up a bit.
If you caught Mr. Shivers in hardcover, you will recognize the hobo symbol for Mr. Shivers himself now taking front and center on the cover. You can also see more about the book and the hobo symbols at www.mistershivers.com.
Mr. Shivers is a great read kind of straddling historical fiction, suspense, and horror. and my favorite review (Publisher’s Weekly starred review) of the book says it all for me: “…Like a collaboration between Steven King and John Stienbeck.” Um, how does that not sound awesome? Read the rest of this entry »
by Lauren Panepinto • Post a Comment • Posted in: All posts, Orbit Australia, Orbit UK, Orbit US, Uncategorized
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There seem to be two types of people who read Cormac McCarthy’s The Road—those who cry at the end and feel wrung out but deeply improved by the experience, and those who don’t see what all the fuss is about. Each of these types seems incapable of understanding the other. The moved readers suspect unmoved readers are callow or incapable of understanding McCarthy’s style, much less intent. Unmoved readers point to the relentless gloom of the subject matter, the repetition of dreary plot points, lack of conventional punctuation, and the cut-to-the-bone prose, and say they’ve certainly read better books. The internet carries conversations of people on the opposing sides, trying to convince their counterparts of the logic of their reactions to The Road, but no minds have been changed, as far as I can tell. Read the rest of this entry »
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- Devi Pillai - July 1st, 2010
M
s. Nicole Peeler is out with an awesome new novel, Tracking the Tempest. Back in Rockabill, Jane True is learning to control her powers – and finding out more about the paranormals in her community. She’s also making time for Valentine’s day with her blood sucking boyfriend Ryu, but a murder or two later and Jane is involved in much more than a romantic getaway.
It’s in US stores now and out next month in the UK and Australia, and you can read an excerpt here.
We’ve heard from a few others on Jane True:
“Irresistible.” – Romantic Times
“Witty and fun, with a dash of dark suspense.” — Scifichick.com
“Grounded equally in ancient myth and the challenges of modern life, Jane True lives up to her name … true, and truly unique! A fascinating, fast-paced, sexy storm of a book.” — Rachel Caine
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With a fresh new look for its paperback debut, here’s Mr. Shivers by Robert Jackson Bennett. If you’ve been reading along with these cover posts you know I love to take an opportunity to revisit the art when there’s a change of format…it’s especially fun to take a fresh look at a book and art that you like already, and just shake it up a bit.
