Friday Photo

I love spotting (and purchasing, ahem) Novel Racers' books in Bangkok. These are the latest:

Lucy Diamond's new book Sweet Temptation, officially published today, has been spotted in Kinokuniya and Asia Books, Bangkok's best bookshops.

Tamsyn Murray's book Stunt Bunny: Showbiz Sensation has been spotted in Kinokuniya, Bangkok.

What's this about?

I haven’t blogged today because I couldn’t decide what the post should be about.

It could be about how I am reading lots of YA fiction (Young Adult for the non writers) at the moment. Above is a selection of recent purchases. Or it could be about how differently I choose books nowadays from how I used to make selections.  I still go into a book shop and browse – my version of worship – and I do continue to judge a book by its cover (Pigtopia) but these days I do take lots and lots of notice of bloggers' opinions. I wonder if readers (as opposed to wannabe writers) are also looking to blogs for recommendations.

Mortlock, My So-Called Afterlife and Wasted are by authors who blog. You can find Jon Mayhew’s blog here; Tamsyn Murray’s here and Nicola Morgan’s here. Looking for Alaska was recommended by Nathan Bransford, an agent who blogs here.