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THREAD. I get that.The book business is much more like the film business now, teasing what is to come. Advance orders make a HUGE difference for books and writers, so a lot of pre-release energy gets expended by publishers, and authors (if they are good soldiers) too. 1
Once upon a time Young Me could walk into the River Heights Library in Winnipeg, scan the New Releases shelf near the front (I can still SEE it) and actually shout, shocking people, because the 5th book in Dunnett's Lymond Chronicles was out, and I'D HAD NO IDEA IT WAS COMING. 2
It is very hard to be shocked today by the arrival of a new book by an author one likes...unless you make a real effort to avoid all online media and interactions. Even the first REVIEWS start rolling out well before release now, certainly online. Have to watch for spoilers... 3
I will not say this is bad, it is just different. And the presence of community, interaction among readers, shared anticipation, even knowing there ARE other fans of a writer (the only Dunnett readers I knew were those I had given the books to!) ... that's surely a positive? /end
