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New Year's Resolution #7: Stop buying YA from Bloomsbury.

Jan 15, 2010 22:14

I've been looking forward to the debut YA novel Magic Under Glass for months. I ordered it before the first of the year! it came! The author, fabulousfrock, sent me a bookplate! I was excited!

And then I wasn't.

This is the description of the main character of Magic Under Glass from the review of the book by The Book Smugglers:

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bookshop January 16 2010, 03:22:44 UTC

Neither would I.

soundczech January 16 2010, 03:27:08 UTC

feel kind of bad sticking up for them but the poor kid that designed it was probably just given a brief that said like, illustration of girl in period clothes, something about glass, young adult fantasy audience and some technical specs. i'd be including the commissioning editors in that email you sent, as (in most companies) it is their responsibility to ensure the cover represents the book accurately.

bookshop January 16 2010, 03:41:36 UTC

No, again, that doesn't surprise me, but that's the publisher's fault and responsibility. And I'll be more than happy to send my email to the editors too.

soundczech January 16 2010, 03:48:29 UTC

I know it's the publisher's responsibility, I wasn't implying they were faultless.

intelligent discussions with soundshop bookshop January 16 2010, 04:04:43 UTC

i know you know, i wasn't implying you were implying!

Re: intelligent discussions with soundshop soundczech January 16 2010, 04:07:36 UTC

i'm afraid of your journal after i pissed off one of your friends the other day.

Re: intelligent discussions with soundshop bookshop January 16 2010, 04:11:23 UTC

wait what did you do afjk;fdkak

what did you do czechy

Re: intelligent discussions with soundshop soundczech January 16 2010, 04:14:04 UTC

smart people are intense

samenashi January 16 2010, 04:02:03 UTC

hey books hop

soundczech January 16 2010, 04:04:42 UTC

don't talk to my friend boo kshop like that

bookshop January 16 2010, 04:05:25 UTC

samenas! hi!

samenashi January 16 2010, 04:06:53 UTC

i'm feeling some real tension between you and sound c. zech. D: you guys should work it out

sexually

bookshop January 16 2010, 04:10:08 UTC

i can't right now

c.e. speranza is making me watch House 1x10

wilson just did the world's greatest doubletake at being assumed to be gay, my rage mingled with my love, i can't cope with this and so un-d-czech too

soundczech January 16 2010, 04:12:00 UTC

you never want to work on our relationship. how do you think that makes me feel?

bookshop January 16 2010, 04:12:59 UTC

you don't tell me i give awesome meta like ces does

soundczech January 16 2010, 04:15:06 UTC

well i would but you prob wouldn't reply anyway

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