What's in a name? Everything it seems when selling books. Published under a pseudonym, this detective novel enjoyed a modest success until it was revealed that J K Rowling was the author, when overnight it became a best seller. Interrupted half way through, I found it hard to get the enthusiasm to pick it up again. I loved her Harry Potter world and wish Rowling did not feel pressured into writing grown-up novels, when her own genre is so appealing.
(Jenny Baker - bwl 70 Autumn 2013 ) |
