Should any of the following books have been included in the list of literary works posted previously? Are there other recent titles in this genre that have not yet been reviewed for the challenge?
* Disclaimer: some books may be reprints of earlier editions. If that's the case for any of the following, please let me know.
Tally: 17 books, 16 authors, 44 reviews, 29 reviewers, 11 publishers.
Publishers: HarperCollins: 6 books; Allen & Unwin: 2; Pan Macmillan: 1; Penguin 1; Random House: 1; Text: 1; Twelfth Planet Press: 1; ClanDestine Press: 1; Orbit: 1; Walker Books: 1; self-published: 1.
Links to reviews appear on the line(s) after the title.
2012 releases
- Allyn, Anya - Doll House. (Self-published: CreateSpace) YA Paranormal Mystery
Brenda - Carmody, Isobelle - Metro Winds. (Allen & Unwin) SpecFic Short Stories
Maree K - Cusack, Louise - Destiny of the Light. (Pan Macmillan/Momentum) High Fantasy
Kat @ Book Thingo, Tsana - Dub, Rosie – Flight (HarperCollins/Fourth Estate) YA Fantasy/Paranormal
VeganYANerds - Fallon, Jennifer - The Dark Divide. (HarperCollins) Fantasy
Tsana, Nalini Haynes - Forsyth, Kate - Bitter Greens. (Random House) Historical SpecFic
speculatef, Jo @ BookloverBookReviews, Angela @ LiteraryMinded, Book'd Out, Bookonaut, Bree @1girl2manybooks, Monique at Write Note Reviews - Griffin, Kylie - Vengeance Born. (Penguin/Berkley) Fantasy
Jenny , Kyle Scott author - Hall, Leanne - Queen of the Night (Text; Longlisted Golden Inky Award 2012; Sequel to This is Shyness) YA
Vegan YA Nerds - Harding, Traci – The Light – Field: Triad of Being #3 (HarperCollins)
Tarran Jones (Collins Booksellers Edwardstown) - Harris, Narrelle – Showtime. (Twelfth Planet Press 2012) Spec/Fic Short Stories
Bree@1girl2manybooks, Bookonaut, Mark Webb, Marg - Harris, Narrelle M - Walking Shadows. (ClanDestine Press) Paranormal/Thriller
@tansyrr - Lanagan, Margo, Sea Hearts/ The Brides of Rollrock Island. (Allen & Unwin) YA SpecFic/Literary
Nalini Haynes, Mark Webb, Lizabelle, Astrid, Sue Luus, Jason Nahrung, bookonaut, Angela Meyer @LiteraryMinded, Krissy Keen, Coleen Kwan - Marr, Shirley – Preloved. (Walker Books) SpecFic
VYANerds, Stephanie @ RIASS - Mills, K. E. - Wizard Undercover. (Orbit) SpecFic
Bookonaut - Roberts, Rhonda – Hoodwink. (HarperCollins) SpecFic
Duke - Roberts, Tansy Rayner - Reign of Beasts: Creature Court series Book 3 (HarperCollins 2012) Bk3 Epic Fantasy
Ju Transcendancing, Nalini Haynes, Kitty Byrne, Tsana - Spurrier, Jo - Winter be my Shield. (HarperCollins)
speculatef, Tsana
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What do you think about self-published books like Doll House by Anya Allyn being reviewed alongside books by award-winning writers like Margo Lanagan? 
Not reviewed for the challenge during this period:
- Suited by Jo Anderton (Angry Robots Books June 2012)
- Sin's Dark Caress by Tracey O'Hara (HarperCollins September 2012)
- The Kiss of the Goblin Prince by Shona Husk (Sourcebooks Cassablanca May 2012) and
- Darkness Devours by Keri Arthur (Penguin/Signet 2012)
What do you think about self-published books like Doll House by Anya Allyn being reviewed alongside books by award-winning writers like Margo Lanagan?
ReplyDeleteI'd say - Good on her for having the guts to do it alone!
Many self-published books are as good as (or sometimes better) than traditionally published books. Take Twilight and Amanda Hocking's My Blood Approves series. Both have a similar concept, but Amanda Hocking's is far more addicting.
ReplyDeleteI personally think it's a wonderful thing, seeing self-published writers excelling at their craft and being recognized for being the creative mind behind amazing stories. And furthermore, for believing in their book when no one else did. Who can possibly find fault in that?
ReplyDeleteDoes it really matter so much WHO publishes a story (be in an individual, a small press or a big six)... or is the more important part the fact that a story was published period and is now being enjoyed by readers?
My feeling is this: once the literary community can push past preconceived notions (read that as my saying biases) ... everyone wins.
Thanks for your response, J Anne, Anonymous and Ashmp. Do you know of any SpecFic self-published books of literary merit written by Australian women and published this year that could have been reviewed for the challenge?
ReplyDeleteAdd Sin's Dark Caress by Tracey O'Hara, The Kiss of the Goblin Prince by Shona Husk and Keri Arthur's Darkness Devours - all released this year. The last two have not been reviewed but I am writing a review of the first at the moment.
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