end of the month bonanza. on the first of the month.

There are so many great mid-list books out there, and I plan to keep reviewing them (and hope that you'll help out by reviewing mid-list books that you love, and that I perhaps haven't heard of. Any genre is welcome-- email me at doingitwrite@gmail.com). But the point of this blog is to save mid-list books and authors, and a main way to do that is to get publicity for mid-list books that we love. So it's important not to forget books that have already been reviewed, since they still need publicity, and just because they're amazing, enjoyable reads. So in order to remind old readers what great mid-list books are out there, and to make it easy on new readers (because, let's face it, no one's going to take the time to sift through an entire blog all the way to the beginning), I'm going to list every book that's been reviewed on this site, whether by myself or a guest reviewer, at the end of every month. (And, yes, I know it's the first of the month. Sorry.)

Here's how it works: I'll categorize the books the best I can, and put the titles under appropriate headings. If that genre interests you, glance at the titles that have been reviewed, and click on the titles if you'd like to read the reviews (which in turn have links to author websites, ways to buy the books, and other fun stuff). In addition, this blog also has info about saving mid-list authors, so I'll categorize and put links to old posts that aren't book reviews, as well.

So have fun browsing an amazing array of books, and spread the word about these and other mid-list books and authors. And remember, if there's a mid-list book you love, shoot me an original review and I'll post it!

Book Reviews:

Funny (YA)

Freshman by Michael Gerber


Light Fantasy/Mystery/Buddy Novel (with humor) (YA)

The Last Knight by Hilari Bell


Girly Funny (YA)

Inside the Mind of Gideon Rayburn by Sarah Miller

Confessions of a Not-It Girl by Melissa Kantor


Light, Humorous, Parody Fantasy (YA)

Standard Hero Behavior by John David Anderson

The Pig Scrolls by Paul Shipton

The Reformed Vampire Support Group by Catherine Jinks


Girly Paranormal (YA)

Prom Dates from Hell by Rosemary Clement-Moore


Crime/Pranks/Plots (YA)

Hacking Harvard by Robin Wasserman


Girly Crime (YA)

Bad Kitty by Michelle Jaffe



Information about Mid-List Authors and things you can do...

Why the blog, and also chain bookstores' response to the economy, and the effect on mid-list authors (& things you can do)

The power of social networking, publishing, and other things (such as things you can do)

Other threats to mid-list authors (& things you can do)

Why you should browse author websites and blogs (& other things you can do)