tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3618321368988528322.post106132577437075005..comments2024-03-27T09:28:28.880+00:00Comments on Narrative Drive: Hard Case Crime — Paperbacks versus PulpsAndrew Cartmelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13006683245337354886noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3618321368988528322.post-823510301297653822014-09-07T08:32:25.337+01:002014-09-07T08:32:25.337+01:00Thank you, Charles. I can't believe my luck. N...Thank you, Charles. I can't believe my luck. Not only to have found an editor as smart and sympatico as Miranda, but to be associated with the same company that publishes Hard Case Crime. It's a dream come true. I hope our paths cross one day, perhaps at a crime fiction convention.Andrew Cartmelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13006683245337354886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3618321368988528322.post-62936512982080558532014-09-07T00:29:53.755+01:002014-09-07T00:29:53.755+01:00Hi, Andrew - this time it is I who need to apologi...Hi, Andrew - this time it is I who need to apologize for a protracted silence. I came across your blog about THE TWENTY-YEAR DEATH (agreed: it's a stunner) and thought to check back here to see if there were any new comments. Congrats on your Titan deal! Can't wait to read the books. And you couldn't be in better hands -- Miranda is a joy to work with, one of the very best in the business.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08026937335393048106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3618321368988528322.post-26041377121026221802014-08-18T08:41:41.313+01:002014-08-18T08:41:41.313+01:00Hi Charles, How splendid to hear from the man behi...Hi Charles, How splendid to hear from the man behind the books! Sorry for the late reply (I'm terrible at keeping track of my blogs). I've made the correction and I'm looking forward to writing more about the Hard Case line up -- which is occupying most of my reading these days. Incidentally, I've just got a three book deal with Titan for a series of crime novels of my own -- The Vinyl Detective. My editor is Miranda Jewess who also looks after the UK end of Hard Case, a coincidence which delighted me no end. Best, AndrewAndrew Cartmelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13006683245337354886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3618321368988528322.post-45768747449907806422014-08-10T16:10:25.757+01:002014-08-10T16:10:25.757+01:00What a terrific piece, Andrew! Can't wait to r...What a terrific piece, Andrew! Can't wait to read more of your thoughts on the books in the line.<br /><br />One necessary correction, however: ever since losing our original publishing partner, Dorchester Publishing, back in 2010 (a casualty of the global economic crisis of the years immediately preceding), we have published most of our books in the larger trade paperback format favored by most publishers these days, including our new partner, the UK-based Titan Books. We have still done _some_ pocket-sized paperbacks, and we've done a few hardcovers as well, but the majority of our recent titles have been trade pbs.<br /><br />I prefer the classic size myself. But I also prefer existence to non-existence, and if adding an inch in either direction might make the difference between the one and the other, an extra inch it is.<br /><br />Regards,<br />Charles<br />------------<br />Charles Ardai<br />Editor, Hard Case CrimeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08026937335393048106noreply@blogger.com