Recent content by April_H

Stewart - Shall I ask all the people who read the excerpt, and on the basis of having read it, decided to buy the entire book? Or the ones who said they couldn't put the book down once they started reading it, including one who had to put her Kindle in a Ziplock bag so she could continue...

Erm... 1. It wasn't written with the intention of publishing only as an ebook---DTP and Kindle hadn't even been invented when I wrote it 2. It will be available as a trade paperback in a couple of weeks 3. What's wrong with this title for an eBook? Are eBook readers turning away from...

Based on what you've said you enjoyed, I think you'd really love "The Orphan's Tales: In the Night Garden" by Catherynne M. Valenti. It's a dense, multi-layered book in which an outcast, possibly magical girl tells stories to a prince every night in the garden of his family's palace. All the...

Please take a look at my dark comedy novel, Snow Ball. I'm not allowed to post links here yet, but the link is listed as my homepage in my user profile (just mouse over or click my username above to access it), or you can go to the Kindle store at Amazon and search for Snow Ball by April...

Okay, I'm expecting to get worked over pretty thoroughly for posting such an unpopular opinion, but I believe dissent is a necessary part of valuable exchange so here goes... I've just finished reading The Mermaid Chair, and came away from it with mixed emotions. It's well-written and I can...

Tales Of A 4th Grade Nothing Hi, Spark! :) My son also read Tales Of A 4th Grade Nothing, but didn't like it as much as the others I mentioned. I think that maybe since he's an older brother with a little, sometimes annoying sibling, it bothered him a lot that the little brother kept...

My Son Has Enjoyed... Diary of a Wimpy Kid Guys Write for Guys Read Wayside School series You might also consider the Time Warp Trio book series; it has a quasi-educational bent, since the boys of the title travel to (and learn about) important historical events, but it's still funny and...

My name is April and once upon a time, I was a very avid reader of actual, paper books. I'm still a compulsive reader (just try to get a sign, mailing label or cereal box past me), but with a husband, 2 kids and a home-based business, time is one luxury that's in short supply for me these days...