The Next Hot Thing in YA:
Since I write YA about fallen angels/nephilim, I was thrilled to read that they're hitting the shelves running (hope mine will too when it reaches an editor's desk). One reporter says that flawed angels elbowing vampires aside. Monika Bartyzel thinks they are the next supernatural romance .
We'll see.
Contraversial topics:
What do you do as an author when the cover art doesn't reflect the characters in your book? I'm not talking about hair color or size, folks. I'm talking about skin color. Do you shrug it off, ask the publisher to change it or hope that readers/bloggers will notice and cause a stink.
I stumbled on this blogger on twitter and was amazed by her entries. Why would a publishers whitewash the characters on the cover art when the character is a person of color in the description and the illustrations in the book? Is it the fear of losing mainstream/white readers? Or is true that mainstream readers shun books with people of color on the cover and publishers are just pandering to their prejudices? I don't know,. You tell me.
If you find this habit diplorable, stop by Bookshelves of Doom and read about Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey and the other books.
LIAR is another interesting book with cover contraversy. Below are the two different covers.

in the back is the cover released in Australia by Allen and Unwin.

the front old cover...released in the US by Bloomsbury.
The two new covers are the ones with large red writings, no image and the one with the brown-skin girl. Read Justine's blog, it's very interesting.
MAGIC UNDER GLASS is another book cover Bloomsbury changed after public outcry.
Hmm, food for thought, isnt it?
On a different note, checkout one of kids' fav author, Jacquiline Woodson ...my girls love Maizon's books/series).
Better go back to my writing.






