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Sunday, January 16, 2011
'About the Author'
As an occasional book reviewer, Apprentice Writer once participated in a survey that asked, among many other things, whether she read the author information page' never', 'sometimes', 'most of the time', or 'always'.
She wished there had been another category: 'before anything else'.
AW adores the author information section. She believes it gives a tiny but true taste of the author's personality and creativity. If the book is supposed to be funny, for example, but she sees no reflection of that in the author blurb, she develops strong doubts as to the veracity of humor content.
Here some entertaining examples.
Dia Reeves, YA author: "
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