tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post6448945563660443265..comments2023-11-03T06:20:06.604-05:00Comments on Lesa's Book Critiques: G.M. Malliet's A Demon Summer - Review & GiveawayLesahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-32791270794383520772014-09-19T12:32:15.968-05:002014-09-19T12:32:15.968-05:00G.M.,
I'd love to have a guest post whenever ...G.M.,<br /><br />I'd love to have a guest post whenever you have the chance. Anytime you want, on any topic. I certainly get it. And, many readers will not have read Louise's books as closely as I have, which is why I want them to read A Demon Summer for themselves.Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-65787571840301211112014-09-19T10:20:15.210-05:002014-09-19T10:20:15.210-05:00Lesa - The received wisdom is never to reply to bl...Lesa - The received wisdom is never to reply to blogs or reviews, but as you are a reviewer I like and respect so much I think this affords me a perfect opportunity to address a question I knew would come up. Louise Penny and I were on a panel together (at Malice, but I don’t remember which one) and we talked about how things like this get into the air: that Cohen song was all over the place at the time, on the winds of publicity coming from Canada. I wrote parts of A DEMON SUMMER with that song playing, and I usually never write to music. The fact that Louise and I share a publisher has added something to what is sometimes a very odd situation for our mutual marketing and publicity teams. Apart from that: When you consider the book you are reading today was written about two years previously—you see the problem. The best I could do, as you point out, was acknowledge that the song in Max’s head was the title of “a very popular book.” (And may Cohen sell a million copies out of this; it is a haunting song.) I will add before going on endlessly: the very worst thing from my point of view is that I have not allowed myself to read Louise since A BRUTAL TELLING, and how many books ago was that? All writers fear that transfer, just like picking up lint—so the result is I stopped reading mysteries altogether in January (apart from my first love, short stories). This strikes me as a topic for a blog of my own, or perhaps, Lesa, you may allow me one day to use your space to reply at even more length. I don’t think most people are aware of how the publishing sausage really gets made, and perhaps that ruins the magic once they do. At a minimum, I if I write further on this, I will link back to your blog so people know what I’m talking about. Thank you for your always careful and thoughtful reviews, Lesa. Sent in some haste but with kindest regards, G.M. MallietGM Malliethttp://gmmalliet.comnoreply@blogger.com