Interview with Author Judson Roberts

By John Brown | January 24, 2011 - 4:55 pm |January 24, 2011 John's Reviews - books, movies, whatever

I’m very excited to present an interview I did with Judson Roberts, author of the Strongbow Saga. Over his long and varied career, Judson Roberts has been a police officer, federal agent, organized crime prosecutor, and private investigator. He is also reputedly a distant descendant of Rollo, also known as Rolf or Hrolf, the Viking →

Interview with Author Leah Cypess

By John Brown | January 21, 2011 - 2:34 pm |January 21, 2011 John's Reviews - books, movies, whatever

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Leah Cypess says, “After selling my first story (Temple of Stone) while in high school, I gave in to my mother’s importuning to be practical and majored in biology at Brooklyn College. I then went to Columbia Law School and practiced law for almost two years at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, a large law firm →

Top 200 YA Authors of 2010, Part 2

By John Brown | January 15, 2011 - 12:57 pm |January 18, 2011 John's Reviews - books, movies, whatever

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Okay, I’ve really got to get some writing done. But since I posted the idea of seeing which authors have the highest average checkouts per book, I now feel obligated to share it because some of those on the top 200 authors list drop off while others appear. So this one shows the authors getting the →

Top 200 YA Authors of 2010

By John Brown | January 14, 2011 - 11:57 pm |January 16, 2011 John's Reviews - books, movies, whatever

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On Thursday I posted the top 200 YA novels of 2010. Today I’m happy to share the top 200 authors. You might be wondering: if we already have a top 200, why post this? Because yesterday was about individual titles. Today’s post is about authors. Some authors might not have any books that are checked out in huge →

Top 200 YA Novels of 2010

By John Brown | January 12, 2011 - 10:30 pm |January 15, 2011 John's Reviews - books, movies, whatever

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USA Today just published their list of the top 100 bestsellers of 2010. Publishers Weekly and other places will soon follow. But sales don’t always capture the full picture. Some books may be purchased once and read once. Others are passed around until they’re ragged. Furthermore, many books sell well over a number of years but don’t get the volume →