It seems the Historical Novel Society is having a re-think about reviews.I have two books with them right now for review, so it could not have come at a worse time - for me!
I read a long explanation from Richard Lee on why this has happened. It seems the people who did the reviews do it unpaid and as the volume of titles coming through for review has escalated, it takes too much time for one person to deal with and still have a life of their own.
Another reason is the inherent stigma still attached to indie books by virtue of them being reviewed separately from traditionally published books.
That's one thing. Another is the range of indie books has always been wide and recently the best have got better and those at the opposite end of the scale have got worse. The problem will be in sifting out the good from the less good.
There is a wish to review the best of the indie material alongside the traditionally published reviews. The problem seems to be how to achieve it. I hope an answer is found soon and that the HNS Review system continues and goes from strength to strength.
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