tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657368378863560055.post233963604612280749..comments2024-03-23T09:09:59.386-04:00Comments on ANNIE AND AUNT: Which shelf?Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668869030805539811noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657368378863560055.post-30040767721335399292012-10-13T08:13:13.671-04:002012-10-13T08:13:13.671-04:00It's a problem with the whole idea of genre, i...It's a problem with the whole idea of genre, isn't it? Is it possible any more for us to pick up a book and be surprised - to just wait and see where it takes us? Maybe there needs to be a shelf labelled "Surprise & Delight" - except really all books should go there :-)<br /><br />In the case of DARK LORD: THE EARLY YEARS, maybe the answer is to order double the number of copies and put it in both Fantasy *and* General Fiction. (But I probably ought to admit that the author is a pal of mine, so my advice here might not be impartial!)Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657368378863560055.post-77405350239075216552012-10-11T22:46:19.930-04:002012-10-11T22:46:19.930-04:00I definitely recommend What Came from the Stars! ...I definitely recommend What Came from the Stars! He's such a good writer. Tommy and Ealgar (the Valorim guy) are both very well done, sympathetic characters. And it's refreshingly odd.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17884808522573795909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657368378863560055.post-13590219577002681612012-10-11T17:27:49.624-04:002012-10-11T17:27:49.624-04:00Hmm, that's a real head scratcher. Can you bui...Hmm, that's a real head scratcher. Can you build a little bridge shelf between the fantasy and realistic and put them there? Of course, now I want to read it to find out. And do you recommend WHAT CAME FROM THE STARS to a diehard Gary Schmidt fan? I carry a picture of me and him in my phone. Took it at SCBWI this summer. I show it to anyone who will look at it.Ali Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15744571560735322734noreply@blogger.com