Libby Cone's Blog

• Thank you, Armenian Odar (aka Myrthe)

  November 16, 2009

  • Thank you, Armenian Odar (aka Myrthe), my wonderful blogger fan in Yerevan, who reads large stacks of books and reviews them with great insight. I'm so pleased you saw fit to mention my book again in your blog today.
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• I love the new review, though it's the second one that is critical of the way I write about sex.

  November 13, 2009

  • I'm thrilled that Lisa enjoyed the book. I'm very heartened by the obvious care and time she took over the review. I am very grateful for all the reviews the book has received, that people I don't know feel it's worth their time to read it and discuss it.It is becoming an increasing source of amusement to me that the one consistent quibble reviewers seem to have about WOTM is over the sex scene ...
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• After their nasty obit of Stephen Gately, is it good to be reviewed in the Daily Mail?

  November 1, 2009

  • War on the Margins  was reviewed in the Daily Mail a few weeks ago (not in their online version; the print review is reproduced here). I'm happy their reviewer liked it, but now I feel I need to take pains to disassociate myself from any perceived link to their columnist's homophobia.The book is selling well in Waterstone's, especially their Jersey store, which is very exciting. I have a ...
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