http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/DawnMPapuga/ Dedicated to the art of wordcrafting and story telling. Here you will find Book Reviews of various genres and Author Interviews. Links to helpful sites for writers are updated frequently and include sites by Authors, Agents, and writer resources. en-us 2008-03-21T20:25:02+00:00 Publishers Marketplace Dawn M. Papuga hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00:00+00:00 http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/images/PM_rssimg.gif http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/ http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/DawnMPapuga/index.html#20080321142445 Any time a woman writes a book about dating and relationships the market assumes it will be a trendy "how to" manual, a fluffy Chick Lit novel, or, worse yet, an insincere combination of the two genres. Most serious scholars wouldn't look twice at books in this category. For many serious critics and readers, the thought of a book about football and the agony of traversing the dating world couldn't possibly hold any literary value. For this reason, Cathy Day's memoir Comeback Season: How I ... Dawn M. Papuga 2008-03-21T20:24:45+00:00 http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/DawnMPapuga/index.html#20080106103438 "I decided not to be mad any more; I was never going back to a place like that again." Engleby, pg. 191 Audiences love underdogs and surprises. They also love the formulaic nature of entertainment. Readers, even if they've never encountered the term "archetype," recognize signature character types when they see them. Conventional literary signposts clue readers in on who to root for, who the good guys are, and who should be wearing the black hat. In Engleby, Sebastian Faulks turns ... Dawn M. Papuga 2008-01-06T17:34:38+00:00 http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/DawnMPapuga/index.html#20070418170647 The Rose of York: Fall from Grace By Sandra Worth End Table Books Release date: May 9, 2007 $ 16.95 ISBN: 9780975126493 "Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this sun of York." Richard III, I.1.1-2 For all the disservice done to Richard III by Shakespeare, his opening lines of Richard III could do no more to accurately divine the shift in thought that Sandra Worth's trilogy seeks to influence about the last Plantagenet king of England. In "The Rose of York" trilogy ... Dawn M. Papuga 2007-04-18T23:06:47+00:00 http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/DawnMPapuga/index.html#20070409183023 Following the Easter festivities yesterday I began my quick read through of the mandatory blogs, news sites, and journals that generally make up my day. Usually this takes an acceptable amount of time, and usually this trek through cyberspace (is it a problem that I still hate that word?) leaves me with nuggets to think about for the remainder of the day. Most often I read the morning blurbs and get to work preparing lectures, editing reviews, and writing chapters of one of the three ... Dawn M. Papuga 2007-04-10T00:30:23+00:00 http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/DawnMPapuga/index.html#20070317121409 My last installment of updates on LTR included an embedded video of Tara Ison's new book, The List. Being an avid reader, I was somewhat confused by this phenomenon as I've never come across the likes of it before. Authors write books, right? They do book signing tours, and create websites, develop a MySpace page for their latest book (It's strange that I even can say this with such ease and flippancy today), give readings, and show up at conferences eager to be plucked from the masses to ... Dawn M. Papuga 2007-03-17T18:14:09+00:00 http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/DawnMPapuga/index.html#20070217204439 Because She Can By Bridie Clark Warner Books Hachette Book Group 274 pages $23.00 Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-446-57924-7 What would you endure to have everything you've ever dreamed of? In her first novel, Because She Can, Bridie Clark tackles the classic "overcoming adversity and cruel boss" trope, only she does it with tasteful flair and laugh-out-loud humor. Claire Truman's job is in jeopardy, her latest love interest turned out to be as much of a loser as the rest, and her best friend wants ... Dawn M. Papuga 2007-02-18T03:44:39+00:00 http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/DawnMPapuga/index.html#20070207203851 The List By Tara Ison Scribner 272 pages ISBN: 978-0-7432-9414-0 Folk wisdom about love proclaims that opposites, like magnets, attract. Tara Ison's second novel, The List, depicts the obstacles and darkly comic circumstances of two opposites trying repeatedly to tear themselves apart. Isabel, a gifted heart surgeon about to begin her residency, and Al, a video store clerk and director whose only film turned into a cult-classic, are involved in a toxic relationship where neither of them is ... Dawn M. Papuga 2007-02-08T03:38:51+00:00