tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75631534995915135642024-02-19T13:00:54.515+00:00Even Butterflies ThinkA blog dedicated to books and publishing, with the occasional rant.Jazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06893780444246478193noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563153499591513564.post-5210543553373188162016-10-02T16:08:00.002+01:002016-10-02T16:08:28.239+01:00 #BlackLivesMatter + a poem by Pastor Niemoller
I struggle to express in writing my feelings on #BlackLivesMatter. Every time I see another fellow human made to leave this existence because they contain a higher amount of melanin in their skin and because history has taught the world that this is reason enough to justify murder, I feel like someone punched me in the chest. So I am not going to make this piece about the injustice Jazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06893780444246478193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563153499591513564.post-29479287216884474762015-07-08T10:14:00.000+01:002016-09-29T08:33:17.864+01:00Thank You For Coming Home, Valerie Brandes
I'd like to tell you a bit about publisher Valerie Brandes, founder of independent publishing house Jacaranda Books. Valerie is actively tackling the lack of diversity in British publishing, and in doing so has given great opportunities to me and many others like me in our careers.
Life is full of parallels. Far too often it requires seeing something great expressed elsewhere Jazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06893780444246478193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563153499591513564.post-4105568101075860712014-07-19T17:26:00.000+01:002016-09-29T08:33:52.059+01:00Calling Book Bloggers & Aspiring Writers
I am very blessed to be doing the thing I love most in the world - working with books and literature, in a company that shares my vision and ethos. At Jacaranda Books I am currently managing my own list (I know, so exciting!) which affords me two great privileges: 1. to share the books I love with all you wonderful readers and 2. to provide opportunities to great writers.
So first, to the Jazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06893780444246478193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563153499591513564.post-14684002586796676502014-07-19T01:32:00.000+01:002016-09-29T08:22:01.168+01:00Publishing, Diversity and the Power of Self Belief (by Jamal Edwards)On 8th July I went along to the Bookseller Marketing and Publicity Conference with a publishing colleague. It was an excellent day and I am so glad I could attend; kudos to Alice Ryan for organising a great event.
Though some aspects were geared towards the bigger publishing houses and not small independent publishers like us, the advice was incredibly valuable, and I was able to take away Jazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06893780444246478193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563153499591513564.post-83068938046458277752014-01-01T07:36:00.000+00:002016-10-02T16:17:39.966+01:00Welcome to Even Butterflies ThinkHey!
Welcome to Even Butterflies Think. I'm Jazz, an avid book reader and one of the lucky people in the world working in my ideal career - publishing.
I started Even Butterflies Think before I landed my first role in publishing as an outlet for sharing my love of literature after discovering a online community of people just as crazy as I am about books. Over time I have become less Jazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06893780444246478193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563153499591513564.post-15770951062785850092013-04-01T15:10:00.003+01:002016-09-29T08:22:39.337+01:00The Black Hat, Jacaranda Books, Social clay and Books, Books, BooksI have a bad habit of not writing on this blog for a while (though I still post on Facebook), reviving it, apologising for my absence, going great for a while, and then it happens again. It is an unhealthy cycle that leaves me feeling deeply guilty and unhappy, so I am going to stop the cycle. I have to accept I am not the kind of blogger who updates daily, post a few book reviews a week, Jazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06893780444246478193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563153499591513564.post-78867652904364897942012-08-16T07:14:00.000+01:002016-09-29T08:23:08.074+01:00Everyone's a Winner! Late winner announcements and apologies
Hello Readers,
I want to start this post off with a big fat humongous "I'm sorry!" I haven't been able to blog for a while now, which happens and is not usually the end of the world, but in this case it meant that winners of two of my competitions were not announced, and this is totally unacceptable. I feel really bad for keeping you waiting and, for that reason, I have Jazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06893780444246478193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563153499591513564.post-45237179016311060232012-06-16T18:00:00.000+01:002016-09-29T08:29:26.880+01:00Guest Post: Department 19 by Will Hill + CompetitionPossibly one of the biggest fans of Will Hill and Department 19, KamzKool is a young school-aged blogger and motoring fanatic. Will Hill's novel instantly captured him, and his super-fan-status was sealed when he was able to attend the secret event to celebrate the second book in the series, The Rising. KamzKool has been kind enough to share on EBT a few words on his favourite&Jazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06893780444246478193noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563153499591513564.post-72865115284595320022012-06-13T17:01:00.000+01:002016-09-29T08:30:16.886+01:00Review: Feeling Sorry for Celia by Jaclyn Moriarty + Giveaway
Feeling Sorry for Celia
Author: Jaclyn Moriarty
Published by Macmillan Children's Books, Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 9780330397254 (2010 Paperback Edition)
Visit Jaclyn Moriarty's Website
Feeling Sorry for Celia on the Pan Macmillan website
"Dear Ms Clarry,
It has come to our attention that you are incredibly bad at being a teenager.
Yours sincerely,
The Association of Teenagers"
It isn'tJazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06893780444246478193noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563153499591513564.post-87160992201753634482012-06-10T14:00:00.002+01:002016-09-29T08:24:04.720+01:00Shelf Clearance: YA GiveawayThis competition is now closed and the winner has been announced at the bottom of this post.
If you're reading this, it hopefully means that you have seen my blog post all about my shelf clearance mission in an attempt to bring back some sanity to my life. If you haven't read it yet and are interested, then head over to my article Shelf Clearance, Kindle and Giveaways, but if you just want to Jazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06893780444246478193noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563153499591513564.post-64087012908981375682012-06-10T13:42:00.002+01:002016-09-29T08:25:32.661+01:00Shelf Clearance, Kindle and Giveaways
I have so little space (well none actually) for my many books that even I am going crazy because of it. The fact is, at this rate, I'll never get to read all the books that I have because it will take me too many years to unearth them from all the boxes, storage trunks (I wish I was kidding) and bookshelves around my house. Also, I may have to substitute furniture in Jazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06893780444246478193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563153499591513564.post-3743512869245247902012-05-21T10:06:00.005+01:002016-09-29T08:31:29.485+01:00#Kindlestones: Amazon & Waterstones sign Kindle deal
So, the main news of the day is that Waterstones has signed a deal with Amazon to sell Kindle ebooks through its store. I kid you not. You can read about it for yourself on the Bookseller or watch James Daunt making the announcement on this YouTube video:
There have been many mixed reactions in the publishing world and beyond, but overall there has been a lot of confusion. I stand amongst Jazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06893780444246478193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563153499591513564.post-86417530578962301732012-02-12T19:15:00.000+00:002012-06-11T15:10:26.091+01:00Whitney Houston Songs on Love, Hope and FriendshipThis morning we heard the sad news that Whitney Houston passed away. There are, and will be, many articles, posts and reports about the person Whitney Houston was, her life and her death. I am not going to do that here. The truth is that, like most of us, I did not know her personally, I never met her, and most of what I knew about her personal life came from the media, which Jazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06893780444246478193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563153499591513564.post-10314645744264781322012-01-25T23:55:00.001+00:002012-06-11T15:11:05.296+01:00Burns' Night 2012It is 25th January 2012, marking the annual celebration of the life and birth of Scotland's National Poet, the lyrically brilliant word-smith Robert Burns.
Although I am not Scottish, like many Brits and people all over the world, I do have an extremely high regard for the poetry of Robert Burns. It is hard to pinpoint exactly what I love about Burns' work, seeing as it is Jazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06893780444246478193noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563153499591513564.post-17869359585350348842012-01-02T20:07:00.003+00:002012-01-02T20:07:48.869+00:00The Eclectic Bookshelf's 2012 Young Adult Reading Challenge
Last year I began to read a lot more Young Adult fiction and enjoyed a number of brilliant titles and series, including Michelle Harrison's 13 series published by Simon and Schuster UK, Hayley Long's Lottie Biggs series and Amy Kathleen Ryan's Glow, published by Macmillan. This year I wanted to keep that going and get through some of the YA titles on my shelves, as well as some of the exciting Jazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06893780444246478193noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563153499591513564.post-44230588457776234542012-01-02T18:13:00.001+00:002012-01-02T18:18:13.399+00:00Book Chick City Mystery and Suspense Reading Challenge: Goodbye 2011, Hello 2012Last year I took part in the Book Chick City Mystery and Suspense Reading Challenge, which involved reading 12 mystery and suspense novels during the year. I was far too smug about how achievable I thought this would be for me, given that I mostly read crime fiction at the time. However, I only read 9 books that I counted as falling under that category (I suppose if you include YA books like The Jazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06893780444246478193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563153499591513564.post-6204259338448622102011-12-31T19:21:00.003+00:002012-01-02T20:11:17.541+00:00100 Books In 2011 Reading Challenge - My ProgressEarlier in the year I joined Book Chick City's 100 Books in a Year 2011 Reading Challenge because I felt like I needed the motivation to get me reading and blogging a lot more. The challenge is an awesome one, and I admire any and everyone who is able to complete it, or even get close. However, for me, it did not go very well.
When I entered the challenge it was because I was determined to Jazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06893780444246478193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563153499591513564.post-36975720008821337542011-12-31T18:02:00.000+00:002012-01-02T18:21:51.959+00:00Review: Dr Yes by Colin Bateman
Dr. Yes
by ' Bateman
Published by Headline
ISBN 9780755378616 (Paperback)
Buy Dr. Yes from Headline
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Dr Yes is the first novel that I have read by Bateman, and I cannot believe that I had not read one of his novels before, because it is pure genius! Seriously, it is so good, so Jazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06893780444246478193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563153499591513564.post-19933850585235652872011-12-30T23:37:00.000+00:002012-01-02T18:21:51.953+00:00Review: Pariah by David Jackson
Pariah
by David Jackson
Published by Macmillan, March 2011
ISBN 9780330530569
Buy Pariah from Pan Macmillan
Buy Pariah from The Book Depository
Buy Pariah from Amazon
Visit David Jackson's website
Follow David Jackson on Twitter
Pariah is the debut novel from David Jackson. It is written like a Hollywood movie whilst combining the overall feel and structure of hit US crime dramas like Jazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06893780444246478193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563153499591513564.post-4439976002948036092011-12-30T20:42:00.003+00:002012-05-21T17:09:13.745+01:00Review: Random by Craig Robertson
Random
by Craig Roberston
Published by Simon and Schuster UK, February 2011
ISBN: 9781847398819
Buy Random from Amazon
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Generally speaking I do tend to avoid books written from the viewpoint of the criminal, especially when it relates to cold-blooded murder. This is because I generally have no real desire to put myself Jazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06893780444246478193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563153499591513564.post-91572661129045970422011-07-10T09:44:00.001+01:002011-08-20T15:32:38.968+01:00An Awfully Big Blog Adventure Online Lit Fest Day 2I hope you all read my post yesterday about An Awfully Big Blog Adventure's first ever Online Literary Festival, taking place this weekend. The first day, yesterday, was absolutely amazing. There were some really great blog posts, or 'events', run by the authors, including a look at the issue of author blogging, the addictive nature of writing, and how helpful Jazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06893780444246478193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563153499591513564.post-25543020055173963462011-07-09T09:58:00.002+01:002011-08-20T15:33:31.595+01:00An Awfully Big Blog Adventure Hosts First Ever Online Lit FestIt is an exciting weekend for children, parents, authors, bloggers and the publishing industry! That's because this weekend, the 9th and 10th July, An Awfully Big Blog Adventure are hosting the first ever online literary festival.
To coincide with the blog's third birthday, they have created this incredible idea. The online festival has been organised by a range of wonderful Jazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06893780444246478193noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563153499591513564.post-51881703305447922462011-04-24T10:23:00.002+01:002012-01-02T18:21:51.966+00:00Review - Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson
Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson
Doubleday (Transworld Books) 28th April 2011ISBN-13: 978-0857520173Hardback 368 pages£12.99
I have been raving about this book for so long that it is long overdue for me to write this review. Sometimes you can just sense that you will like something or someone. That is what happened when I first encountered S. J. Watson on Twitter last year and Jazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06893780444246478193noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563153499591513564.post-10652550887221955502011-04-08T10:21:00.006+01:002011-08-20T15:33:55.852+01:00The New Guardian Books Website Preview
On Tuesday 5th April I was delighted to be part of a small gathering at the Guardian offices in London, where we were shown a preview of the new Guardian Books website. I was not sure what to expect; having seen the brilliant work that was done on the Guardian Children’s Books pages, I knew I’d be impressed, but I was still very pleasantly surprised by what I saw.
There has been a lot of talk Jazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06893780444246478193noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563153499591513564.post-85126013199644935842011-03-29T21:33:00.003+01:002014-07-19T17:30:56.177+01:00April is Translation Month - And There's A GiveawayAs promised, I have returned to the world of blogging and am determined to make this blog more interesting, updated and pampered. So, you can understand my excitement when, having just made that announcement, my attention was drawn to the Translation Month Event hosted on the Mostly Reading YA blog.
On this blog, the month of April has been dedicated to celebrating translated Jazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06893780444246478193noreply@blogger.com4