The thing is, it seems my NYC publishers are more interested in blurbs by Big Name Authors. And in blurbs that do not rely upon particularly literate readers. I know it's an oxymoron, the "illiterate reader," but I think it's also a fact of modern publishing. "
"Kiernan’s style relies on clarity in prose, the extraordinary related as if it were everyday, and a subtlety that belies her disturbing imagery." That's all well and good, and it makes me happy. But the average genre reader's eyes will glass over at the concepts, and they'll wonder what the hell Booklist is, anyway, and why they should care.
This makes me no less happy with this wonderful review.
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Date: 2008-12-06 07:11 pm (UTC)Thank you.
The thing is, it seems my NYC publishers are more interested in blurbs by Big Name Authors. And in blurbs that do not rely upon particularly literate readers. I know it's an oxymoron, the "illiterate reader," but I think it's also a fact of modern publishing. "
"Kiernan’s style relies on clarity in prose, the
extraordinary related as if it were everyday, and a subtlety that belies her disturbing imagery." That's all well and good, and it makes me happy. But the average genre reader's eyes will glass over at the concepts, and they'll wonder what the hell Booklist is, anyway, and why they should care.
This makes me no less happy with this wonderful review.