At 06:00 PM 14/04/2007, you wrote:
>On a recent episode of Blood Ties, an odd Lifetime
series that teams a
>female PI with a vampire, a suspect's rap sheet
included his part in the
>"Montreal biker wars," so we're starting to get
references to crime up
>there. This show is supposedly based on a series of
books (can't
>remember who by). Wonder if they were set in
Canada?
I don't know, Mark. I don't read or watch much in the way of
vampire stories. The theme to Blood Ties sounds familiar, but
that may be from seeing some of the show as I flicked around
the dial.
Regarding the availability of Canadian books in the US, the
big titles and recognized authors get picked up by US
publishers of course. For the rest, those published by
smaller presses, I think distribution is often the problem.
Maybe it's my subjective experience, but I often hear of
Canadian publishers changing their US distributors, hoping
each new one will be more effective than the last. They have
no money for advertising and promotion, of course, and the
little they get from government agencies is focused within
Canada. New publications are almost always available through
Amazon, however, even the US Amazon, and older stuff through
ABE.
I've heard many US crime fiction fans say they'd read Canuck
stuff if they could only find it. But I suspect that readers
we find at various Cons and on RA are atypically more likely
to search out less available material in the genres that
interest them. But even then I wonder what efforts folks will
go to. I'm very lucky to have a local, independent bookstore
with a reputation for finding books in print. He'll even
order a few extra copies for his shelves, rather than pass on
extra costs for single-copy orders. I find the chains next to
useless for ordering books. They don't search beyond their
own computer stock lists, and only that far if the clerk
happens to have been around the store long enough to learn
their own systems before moving up to a job selling jeans at
the GAP.
The GAP is way cool, but they don't stock many books.
Best, Kerry
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