"Stealth Hit - a phrase seemingly used for novels on the bestseller list that aren't written by Stephanie Meyer or Dan Brown."
Sandra Kasturi, 'Signing Simians Steal Show', in The Toronto Star, 3 October 2010
(An article about 'The Ape House' by Sara Gruen, whose previous novel 'Water for Elephants' was considered one such stealth hit and whose latest is praised by the reviewer)
where a budding comedy writer marks milestones on the road to dropping the 'apprentice' portion of her name
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1 comment:
Love it!
(I had to read Water for Elephants for a book club. Was first and last Gruen I ever attempted. I'll never understand how that book became a bestseller.)
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