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Deborah Smith (novelist)
Deborah Smith is the ''New York Times'' bestselling author of more than 35 novels in romance and women's fiction. Her books include 21 series romances under her real name and under two pen names (Jackie Leigh and Jacquelyn Lennox). Her bigger novels include ''Miracle'', ''Blue Willow'', ''Silk and Stone'', '' A Place To Call Home'', ''When Venus Fell'', ''On Bear Mountain'', ''Charming Grace'', ''Sweet Hush'', ''The Stone Flower Garden'', ''Alice at Heart'', ''Diary of a Radical Mermaid'', ''The Crossroads Cafe'', ''A Gentle Rain'', and ''Solomon's Seal: Discovery''. ''A Gentle Rain'' was a Romance Writers of America RITA finalist in 2008. In 2004 ''Sweet Hush'' was optioned for film by the producers of ''The Princess Diaries''. Smith is also editorial director and a founding partner of BelleBooks, a small press (2000–present) co-owned by Smith, former RWA V.P. Debra Dixon, and veteran authors Sandra Chastain Sandra Anglin Chastain (November 21, 1936, in Wadley, Georgia â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Times Bestseller
''The New York Times'' Best Seller list is widely considered the preeminent list of best-selling books in the United States. John Bear, ''The #1 New York Times Best Seller: intriguing facts about the 484 books that have been #1 New York Times bestsellers since the first list, 50 years ago'', Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 1992. Since October 12, 1931, ''The New York Times Book Review'' has published the list weekly. In the 21st century, it has evolved into multiple lists, grouped by genre and format, including fiction and non-fiction, hardcover, paperback and electronic. The list is based on a proprietary method that uses sales figures, other data and internal guidelines that are unpublished—how the ''Times'' compiles the list is a trade secret. In 1983 (as part of a legal argument), the ''Times'' stated that the list is not mathematically objective but rather editorial content. In 2017, a ''Times'' representative said that the goal is that the lists reflect authentic best selle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |