Comments on: Podcast, Episode 10: Books with Buzz

By: Winnifred Salles

Winnifred Salles — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 18:44:10 +0000

One where I can order for free, no pricing or image accounts needed..

By: Mark David

Mark David — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:19:28 +0000

I don’t think I actually “judge” a book by it’s cover but I would say that I pre-judge books in the sense that it’s always their attractive covers that’s first to catch my interest. I do have this habit of holding off from buying a book when I don’t like the cover I see at the store and I know that there’s another edition with a cover I like better. Sometimes the wait just kills me but I can be rather resolute on getting the cover that I want

Thanks for talking about the Gargoyle. I decided not to get it last year after reading the first two or three pages (I didn’t like the idea that he was a pornstar). But now you’ve convinced me that I made a mistake. I’ll make a plan to read it this year.

By: Mark David

Mark David — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:19:00 +0000

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:07:20 +0000

Tauret… that is too funny! something for the baby book?

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:07:00 +0000

Tauret… that is too funny! something for the baby book?

By: Taueret

Taueret — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:47:03 +0000

speaking of books and their covers… my copy of “The Gargoyle” just arrived. My 2 year old saw the naked lady’s back on the front cover and said “ahhhhhh!” in that “discovery” way they have. She then opened the front cover and looked on the OTHER SIDE of the page, saying hopefully “boo-boo?” Too bad for her the lady’s front wasn’t there!

By: Taueret

Taueret — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:47:00 +0000

By: ann

ann — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:54:47 +0000

Thanks, Chris. I enjoyed reading what motivates you to pick up a book. If you read The Gargoyle, I’d love to hear what you think.

By: ann

ann — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:54:00 +0000

Thanks, Chris. I enjoyed reading what motivates you to pick up a book. If you read The Gargoyle, I’d love to hear what you think.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:20:59 +0000

Since I read mostly fantasy novels, I tend to choose new authors by publisher. If Tor is launching a new author in hardback, I will check the book out of the library. That’s how I found Jacqueline Carey and Elizabeth Haydon. Other than that, recommendations from friends and other librarians are the way I find new authors. I almost never use reviews. I was just burned by a excellent review of a book and I could only read the first 100 pages and had to stop. My rule of thumb is if I’m not hooked by a third of the way through a book, I stop reading.

I’ve never read a book only based on the cover art, but good cover art will make me read the blurb on the back.

I’ve heard and read a lot of buzz on the two books in the podcast. Gargoyle sounds interesting. I listened to The Historian and really enjoyed it so maybe I’ll give Gargoyle a chance.

Thanks for another great podcast!