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Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:38:14 +0000

[...] Doug Bentin e-mailed me to let me know our review of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child’s THE WHEEL OF DARKNESS is blurbed in the just-out mass-market edition he bought. I went downstairs to take a look, but [...]

By: admin

admin — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 02:29:33 +0000

Not at all. I interviewed Doug Preston today (look for it later this week) and meant to address with them, but completely forgot.

By: stu cohen

stu cohen — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 19:36:05 +0000

sorry if i killed your thread:-)

By: stu cohen

stu cohen — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 19:48:28 +0000

in the music business, we send out copies, for review, 3 months in advance (when we can), with the hope, they run it week of release. Like the movies, the concept for high profile cd’s is to drive everything to that 1st week, for the big splash. Unless of course if it’s a new or struggling artist. With these gentleman(P & C), i would figure their book co. would go for a strong 1st week. Oh Well… Thanks for responding. I’ll keep reading.

By: Rod Lott

Rod Lott — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 00:41:45 +0000

Excellent question. I’ve noticed, via the weekly NY Times Book Review e-mail I get, that they’ve been reviewing some titles weeks, if not months, after their release. You wouldn’t see them doing that for a movie; it’s opening week or nothing. I mean, we certainly can’t hit everything before release date, or even on, though we try to get as close as possible. Then again, I’m not the nation’s paper of record.

By: stu cohen

stu cohen — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 00:35:27 +0000

In the movie and music business, reviews almost always come before,or on the day the movie or music is released. Why is that with writers of this caliber and successful history, hasn’t this book been reviewed by the LA and NY Times? I read both everyday and haven’t seen a word about it( 1 ad in the LA Times). Not only is it poor marketing on the book co’s part, but irresponsible on the part of these major newpapers, who obviously couldn’t care less about their readers. I just don’t get it. Maybe that’s why the net continues to take over the media.

By: RP

RP — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 02:13:54 +0000

My favorite is still THE RELIC. It might have something to do with me listening to it on unabridged audiotape on a lengthy drive home from school (from Norman, Okla. to Algoma, Wis.) Scared the crap out of me, and kept me reasonably awake.

By: stu cohen

stu cohen — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:02:20 +0000

A friend gave me “still life with crows” and the roller coaster ride of a lifetime began. I have read every book written by both Mr Preston and Mr. Childs , as well as their collaborations. Even Jennie and Dinosaurs in the Attic. These guys are the BEST in the business. Nobody comes close. Not Cussler,Lee childs,( who I love but…) etc… I preordered the book from Amazon and am looking at it right now. I am hesitant to start, because having nothing else to read by them, I want to savor every moment and delay the finish, as long as I can.
BTW-How does Cussler get away with the obvious Da Vinci Code references, plot rip offs, in his latest book, The Navigator. It’s so obvious, it’s embarrassing. My wish is for PBS to do visual renderings, of the Preston/Childs canon ala Masterpiece Theatre, or Mystery.Here’s to LIFETIME of Pendergast, and all the other wonderful characters these 2 gentleman have cooked up for us.

By: Amanda Black

Amanda Black — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:09:26 +0000

This is book number 10 by them I’ve read (plus a handful by Preston alone). I’ve loved all of them. Now, I’m a few chapters into this one. It’s great!

By: Heather (errantdreams)

Heather (errantdreams) — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:24:05 +0000

The only Preston/Child book I’ve read so far is “Mount Dragon,” which I quite enjoyed. Clearly I need to read more!