Welcome to the second edition of author love. This carnival is for the highlighting and promotion of writers, authors, and readers. Every genre, every aspect of publishing, is welcomed. I hope you find something to your liking and participate in the next edition.

Author Interviews

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Rumpole Creator, John Mortimer, Dead at 85 posted at Mad Kane's Humor Blog.

Book Intros

Yosho presents A sleepless night in Vegas posted at welations.com.

Book Reviews

swapnil warang presents 3 Mistakes by Chetan Bhagat posted at Book Reviews.

KateAddict presents My First Textbook posted at Sly Foodie.

Peter Jones presents Midnight In Madrid: Another Excellent Thriller in the Russian Trilogy posted at Great New Books that Are a Must Read.

Christina M. Rau presents "Everything changes and nothing changes" posted at Livin' The Dream (One Loser At A Time), saying, "Here's a peek into my continuing love affair with Lawrence Ferlinghetti."

Jaynie Van Roe presents Here’s Looking Like You, Kid posted at Here's Looking Like You, Kid, saying, "A review of Vintage Compacts & Beauty Accessories by Lynell Schwartz."

GrrlScientist presents Falconer on the Edge: A Man, His Birds, and the Vanishing Landscape of the American West posted at Living the Scientific Life, saying, "A review of the new book by Rachel Dickinson, a biography that provides a rare glimpse into one season in the life of one of the USA's foremost falconers and his birds."

Christina M. Rau presents Narcissists Must Read posted at Livin' The Dream (One Loser At A Time), saying, "Tony Hoagland's collection of poetry rocks, at least for one section."

How-Tos

C.F. Jackson presents Self-Published Author? Who Is Your Audience? posted at Website Makeover Workshop, saying, "Are you saying to yourself everyday, “I need traffic to my website.“? Understanding the type of people who visit your site is a very important task because you can use that information to enhance your site to suit them. As a result, you will gain more loyal returning visitors that come back again and again for more."

Peter Jones presents Seven Tips for Book Signing And Author Writing Events posted at Bauu Institute and Press.

Outshined presents Do You Read? posted at Personal Web Guide, saying, "So many people unfortunately skip out on reading in favor of television or video-games. While both of these present mediums of entertainment, rarely do they compare to the knowledge of books. "Do You Read?" is an article that explores the power of reading and the pitfalls of too much television in our current society."

Writing Tips

Fiona Veitch Smith presents Writing Romantic Suspense - When Love Gets Mysterious posted at The Crafty Writer, saying, "When you cross genre, you need to know their respective conventions. Romantic mystery writer Rosalie Warren gives us some tips on how to do it."

Fiona Veitch Smith presents Writing love scenes that sizzle posted at The Crafty Writer, saying, "As writers reflecting the breadth of life experience, we may be called upon to write love scenes. If the nominees for Literary Review’s Bad Sex Award are anything to go by, this isn’t as easy as it sounds. So The Crafty Writer asked steamy romance writer Pollyanna Williamson for some hot tips."

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of author love using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

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