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| January 2008 | |
| I'm delighted to announce the publication of 'Yesterday's Girl' in hardback and 'Tomorrow's Promises' in paperback in the UK. They'll be out a few weeks later in the rest of the world. See the next news item for how to buy them if your local bookstore doesn't stock them. And I'm giving you advance notice that 'Kirsty's Vineyard' comes out in June 2008 in the UK in paperback. Don't forget that you can read the first chapters by clicking on the book titles on the right hand side of my web site. Happy reading! |
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| Buying my books | |
| I've been discussing buying books when I give talks to readers and thought I'd share some of what I've been saying. It's better for authors if their books are bought from bookshops or big stores, who will then keep on stocking books. Publishers will therefore keep producing books by that author. My books are sold in most parts of the English speaking world and most of my titles stay in print for years. If a bookstore doesn't have one on the shelves, it's quite easy to order it. If you have trouble getting to a local bookstore to buy my books, or like me you find it easier to buy on line, you might like to try The Book Depository in the UK. They've started selling books all over the world and not charging postage to most countries. I've used them myself and found them very efficient and the book I ordered came to Australia from the UK within the week. This is a great way of getting books for those who don't live near bookshops.
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| November 2007 - new books | |
| I've got quite a few books coming out in the next few months. 'Family Connections' came out in October, with a new cover for the paperback edition - and it's even prettier than the hardback cover. This is set in both Australia and England, about families separated by distance. My 41st novel was published in November in the UK, 2-3 months later elsewhere in the world. It's in hardback but will come out in a few months in paperback. 'Kirsty's Vineyard' is about an English woman who inherits a vineyard in Western Australia - on certain conditions. The next novel to be published will be in January 2008, also in hardback. 'Yesterday's Heroine' is a tale which takes place just after World War I. It's a fascinating period in history. Some women (only over 30 and on certain conditions) were getting the vote, others were being pushed out of the men's jobs they'd done during the war and struggling to make new lives for themselves. Also in January, 'Tomorrow's Promises' will come out in paperback, another story set just after World War I. This has a heroine who dares to own and drive her own motor cycle at a time when few women could drive anything. |
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| Two books shortlisted for an award | |
| In May, two of my novels were among the six books shortlisted for the Australian Romantic Book of the Year award. They are: 'The Corrigan Legacy' a modern novel set in both Australia and England, and 'Bright Day Dawning' a historical saga set in Lancashire in 1848 against a backdrop of the early days of the music hall. | |
| New books published | |
| Just to let you know that 'Heart of the Town', the fourth and final for now in the Music Hall series, has been published in the UK in hardback and is due out soon in other English-speaking countries. And 'Bright Day Dawning' #3 in the same series is now out in paperback. In addition, 'The Corrigan Legacy', which has been out in the UK for a couple of months in trade paperback, has now come out in Australia (and presumably other English-speaking countries). It's been a great start to 2007! | |
| August 2006: Anna wins major award for 'Pride of Lancashire' | |
| I'm happy to announce that my book 'Pride of Lancashire' has won an award for the Australian Romantic Book of the Year, which is given by the Romance Writers of Australia. I can't tell you how thrilled I am about that. You can see the trophy at: http://www.romanceaustralia.com/rby/index.htm You can see the cover and details of the book at: http://www.annajacobs.com/book.asp?pageID=48 'Pride of Lancashire' is a set in 1845 against a background of the early days of the music hall, before there were music hall theatres, when there were singing rooms or music saloons attached to pubs. You can read about the book and read its first chapter by clicking on the columns to the right and left of my web site. To add to the good news this week, I just heard from the UK that two of my books are listed in the top 20 books borrowed in the whole of the UK. Go to http://www.rna-uk.org/plr.html to see details. I am already No 33 in most popular library authors in the UK. |
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