azteclady has movedMay 15, 2024

Covers have a purpose: they signal the genre within.

A cartoon cover of two people dressed casually for camping does not--and I *cannot* stress this enough--signal EROTICA to anyone.

Holy jumping WHAT THE HELL, #HarperCollinsUK, WHAT THE ACTUAL HELL--you are setting that book (and its author) up to fail.

#CartoonCoverFail #CategoryTagFail

@romancelandia @bookstodon

Show threadJaycee JarvisMay 15, 2024
@herhandsmyhands @romancelandia @bookstodon OK, but is it erotica or is it women's fiction? Because I'm really struggling with the idea that it's both. Maybe very steamy women's lit? I feel like they are casting way too wide a net here...
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@Jaycee YES

If I understand correctly, the *publisher* tells NetGalley what tags to put in there, and given the range, they asked for "everything that women read" or some such bullshit.

May 15, 2024 at 10:29pmWeb
Show threadJaycee JarvisMay 15, 2024
@herhandsmyhands Some such bullshit is right...