tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post115231092042002160..comments2024-03-27T22:25:42.129-05:00Comments on Reading the Past: POD titles worth reading:Sophie Ferrer's The Jewess of KaifengSarah Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-5494141523077151942020-02-03T20:46:59.626-06:002020-02-03T20:46:59.626-06:00Thanks for commenting on this older review. Hope ...Thanks for commenting on this older review. Hope you might get a chance to read the book.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-926443554686487902020-02-03T20:23:00.630-06:002020-02-03T20:23:00.630-06:00Thanks for the recommendation, it looks interestin...Thanks for the recommendation, it looks interesting.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12934821311371598163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-38878288002629325912009-10-16T08:46:22.488-05:002009-10-16T08:46:22.488-05:00Thanks for your reply - I just didn't want you...Thanks for your reply - I just didn't want you to think I was ignoring your email! Good to talk to you yesterday also, and best of luck with finding a mainstream publisher (I wouldn't think geography would restrict you from finding an agent, though?). You're welcome to use/excerpt from the review as you'd like!Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-16529478436466661452009-10-15T23:43:50.586-05:002009-10-15T23:43:50.586-05:00Sarah: I don't know what happened to my email ...Sarah: I don't know what happened to my email to you but I will try to resend. Thank you for our talk today and I'll send you a copy of the revised novel with an excerpt of your review. I would like to figure out a way to get it to a national, mainstream publisher (again), but sometimes being in Hawaii has its disadvantages, one of them being that there are few if any literary agents.Lori Aquinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02902852886543777888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-54987968135305208712009-10-15T12:59:40.322-05:002009-10-15T12:59:40.322-05:00New reply (10/15/09) to an old post - if the autho...New reply (10/15/09) to an old post - if the author's reading this, I checked both of my email accounts and still couldn't find your message. Not sure what happened there, but please keep me posted!Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-1152382784916773462006-07-08T13:19:00.000-05:002006-07-08T13:19:00.000-05:00I'll probably be posting some of my older reviews ...I'll probably be posting some of my older reviews online, but as for other ones - good question. Maybe someday! I think some of the older ones would need to be re-keyed or scanned at this point.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-1152380997685969682006-07-08T12:49:00.000-05:002006-07-08T12:49:00.000-05:00Enlightening, Sarah, thanks! I'm certainly appreci...Enlightening, Sarah, thanks! I'm certainly appreciative of the online HNR. Any thoughts about putting the older print HNR's online?Susan Higginbothamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517907583894026599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-1152379601607218792006-07-08T12:26:00.000-05:002006-07-08T12:26:00.000-05:00Sounds fascinating and unusual, thanks for the rec...Sounds fascinating and unusual, thanks for the recommendation, Sarah.Margaret Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16202290659191790984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-1152376887893531922006-07-08T11:41:00.000-05:002006-07-08T11:41:00.000-05:00It wasn't an immediate switch from print to online...It wasn't an immediate switch from print to online, not like my original post probably made it sound. For a 2-year period, HNR didn't cover Xlibris (etc) novels at all. We were getting inundated with review requests from authors, to the tune of 2-3 per day. The overwhelming majority weren't very good, and the managing editor at the time made the decision to stop accepting them altogether. We didn't have the time to evaluate the good from the bad, not when the overall number of historical novels we received was increasing exponentially. <BR/><BR/>But I really did want a venue where these novels could be covered. At that point (2005) we were already hurting for space in the print magazine (it is a constant problem), so we came up with the online Review. Space isn't a problem there. And it's overseen by an editor who goes through all the submissions and only makes sure that those that are well-written, historically sound, etc., get sent for review. Another issue is distribution - we try to make sure that the titles in the print HNR are those easily obtainable by people and bookstores in both the UK and North America, and some (not all) of the POD titles can't/won't be ordered by bookstores. There are still a fair number of members without online access.<BR/><BR/>So maybe it's not ideal, but it's something. Long answer to a short question!Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-1152371625874160352006-07-08T10:13:00.000-05:002006-07-08T10:13:00.000-05:00Yes, thanks very much for this. It's not always e...Yes, thanks very much for this. It's not always easy to find out about titles that aren't from the big companies. Amazon scores over Xlibris for orders this side of the Pond.<BR/><BR/>By the way, why did it change to a separate online review rather than simply being part of the print HNR?Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-1152368796565210852006-07-08T09:26:00.000-05:002006-07-08T09:26:00.000-05:00If you read it, I'll be interested to hear what yo...If you read it, I'll be interested to hear what you think! I've had occasional good luck with POD titles - two that I requested for review a few years back were later picked up by NY publishers.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-1152364402487445012006-07-08T08:13:00.000-05:002006-07-08T08:13:00.000-05:00Thanks for doing a POD review! This one looks inte...Thanks for doing a POD review! This one looks interesting--I'll give it a try.Susan Higginbothamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517907583894026599noreply@blogger.com