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caleb72 · 10-29-2012, 08:15 AM

I might read an author on that list sometimes. But I don't actually look at the list to know. For mainstream authors I either already know them/like them or they turn up on Man Booker or Hugo or similar.

So I'm certainly not list averse. It's just that the NY best sellers list just isn't one I tend to look at.

True story. My favourite author (China Mieville) actually came to my attention because I was shopping for a Christmas present for my mother and I liked the look of the cover for The Scar. Incidentally, I thought China Mieville was a woman at the time.

Anyway - a year or so later I was looking for a book for myself and I came across The Scar again. I rang up my mother and asked her if she enjoyed the book and her response was so emphatic I bought it without any further consideration. Never looked back.

OK - that was completely off topic, but it's a nice story.

10-29-2012, 08:15 AM	#34
caleb72 Indie Advocate Posts: 2,863 Karma: 18794463 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kindle	I might read an author on that list sometimes. But I don't actually look at the list to know. For mainstream authors I either already know them/like them or they turn up on Man Booker or Hugo or similar. So I'm certainly not list averse. It's just that the NY best sellers list just isn't one I tend to look at. True story. My favourite author (China Mieville) actually came to my attention because I was shopping for a Christmas present for my mother and I liked the look of the cover for The Scar. Incidentally, I thought China Mieville was a woman at the time. Anyway - a year or so later I was looking for a book for myself and I came across The Scar again. I rang up my mother and asked her if she enjoyed the book and her response was so emphatic I bought it without any further consideration. Never looked back. OK - that was completely off topic, but it's a nice story.