Synopsis: Discover New Authors & Great Reads is a collection of thirty-five thoughtful and honest reviews intended for discerning bibliophiles, avid readers, and book club members who are seeking top-notch reading suggestions.
Also contained within this reference is a list of over a hundred book recommendations for the voracious reader. As a bonus, this edition includes topics such as why it ís important for book lovers to leave a review for a novel they've enjoyed, along with a section on finding amazing indie authors to read.
If you're a bibliophile searching for your next great read, then this is the book for you!
Review: Wow. If this book hadn't already been written, surely someone would have had to take this rather mammoth task on? In this sense, I have to congratulate Peg Glover.
It's important to say that whilst this does indeed sing the praises and hard work of many indie authors, at no time does the author suggest that the traditionally published authors we love should be abandoned. Readers should be encouraged to broaden their horizons, it is gently suggested.
There are many authors mentioned in this book who I have never heard of. The addition of reviews of the books are fair and never flowery.
For the budget price, readers are getting a hell of a lot of information here. It's a beautifully presented book that is easy to read, scan through, read back, and absorb.
However, not being a fictional tale or precisely non-fiction work makes it hard to categorise and rate. At first, I was looking at a 4 star rating because I believe - perhaps unfairly, that the book could have been even better with an expanded edition. At the same time, I would have contradicted myself on the earlier point.
To summarise, there is so much in here, you will have more than enough to read once you've been through it.
The author shows her love for books, indie and traditional, that it's hard not to praise the book for that.
Also, it's nice how indies are recognised in the book, their part in the book world explained - and fairly too. There's no bluster here. Indie authors aim to be just as good - if not better, than their traditional counterparts. The road for them to be heard is often harder too.
So this book has to get five stars, in the end, because as a reader, it provides all I want.
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