{"id":14828,"date":"2022-08-29T10:30:16","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T03:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jamoroki.com\/authorindie\/?p=14828"},"modified":"2024-09-29T12:12:35","modified_gmt":"2024-09-29T05:12:35","slug":"bad-books-published","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamoroki.com\/authorindie\/bad-books-published\/","title":{"rendered":"How do Bad Books get Published by Great Authors?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It&#8217;s a matter of opinion as to what is a good or bad book. That is assuming it is professionally written, properly formatted, and not full of bad grammar and typos. Of course authors can write bad books, but how do bad books get published by big publishing houses. What excuses can there be for publishing badly written books, regardless of how good the story might be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Great authors sometimes write bad books and get away with it because they are already established and famous. And their publisher gift-wraps the abomination in gold foil. But new authors don&#8217;t have the luxury of credits in the bank, and it only takes one bad book to kill a career in a flash.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img title = \"[Tags]\"loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/jamoroki.com\/authorindie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/william-shakespeare-1716131_1920-1024x576.jpg\"alt = \"william-shakespeare-1716131_1920-1024x576 How do Bad Books get Published by Great Authors?\u00a0\" class=\"wp-image-14843\" style=\"width:524px;height:295px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jamoroki.com\/authorindie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/william-shakespeare-1716131_1920-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jamoroki.com\/authorindie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/william-shakespeare-1716131_1920-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jamoroki.com\/authorindie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/william-shakespeare-1716131_1920-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jamoroki.com\/authorindie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/william-shakespeare-1716131_1920-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jamoroki.com\/authorindie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/william-shakespeare-1716131_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">William Shakespeare<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_79 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/jamoroki.com\/authorindie\/bad-books-published\/#Four_Essentials_to_Make_them_Open_your_Book\" >Four Essentials to Make them Open your Book.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/jamoroki.com\/authorindie\/bad-books-published\/#So_What_Must_a_Book_do\" >So, What Must a Book do?&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/jamoroki.com\/authorindie\/bad-books-published\/#What_Makes_a_Book_Bad\" >What Makes a Book Bad?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/jamoroki.com\/authorindie\/bad-books-published\/#What_Happens_if_you_Buy_a_Bad_Book\" >What Happens if you Buy a Bad Book?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/jamoroki.com\/authorindie\/bad-books-published\/#What_can_you_Learn_from_a_Bad_Book\" >What can you Learn from a Bad Book?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/jamoroki.com\/authorindie\/bad-books-published\/#Examples_of_some_of_the_Worst_Books_by_Great_Authors_I_have_read\" >Examples of some of the Worst Books by Great Authors, I have read.<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/jamoroki.com\/authorindie\/bad-books-published\/#Martin_Amis_%E2%80%93_Lionel_Asbo_%E2%80%93_State_of_England\" >Martin Amis &#8211; Lionel Asbo \u2013 State of England<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/jamoroki.com\/authorindie\/bad-books-published\/#John_Grisham_%E2%80%93_The_Pelican_Brief\" >John Grisham &#8211; The Pelican Brief<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/jamoroki.com\/authorindie\/bad-books-published\/#John_le_Carre_%E2%80%93_The_Constant_Gardener\" >John le Carre &#8211; The Constant Gardener<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/jamoroki.com\/authorindie\/bad-books-published\/#John_Irving_%E2%80%93_The_Cider_House_Rules\" >John Irving &#8211; The Cider House Rules<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/jamoroki.com\/authorindie\/bad-books-published\/#Beware_of_the_Hype_especially_from_Traditional_Publishers\" >Beware of the Hype especially from Traditional Publishers.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/jamoroki.com\/authorindie\/bad-books-published\/#Reviews_can_be_Misleading\" >Reviews can be Misleading<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/jamoroki.com\/authorindie\/bad-books-published\/#Final_Thoughts\" >Final Thoughts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/jamoroki.com\/authorindie\/bad-books-published\/#Why_not_Join_Us\" >Why not Join Us<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-four-essentials-to-make-them-open-your-book\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Four_Essentials_to_Make_them_Open_your_Book\"><\/span>Four Essentials to Make them Open your Book.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If it takes you longer to do these four things than it does to write your book it doesn\u2019t matter. You must do them and do them well. Big publishers do this for their authors, and famous authors get the Five Star treatment. So, they don\u2019t have to worry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We must accept that <strong>famous authors sometimes write bad books<\/strong>. They know their books will be bought and opened even though they may not be read. Indie authors must do it all themselves. And by using the ever-growing number of awesome tools available, why not do it even better than traditional publishers. There is nothing barring money stopping us now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>a good <strong>Title<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the best <strong>Cover<\/strong> you can afford or make.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a carefully crafted <strong>Blurb<\/strong>, that will pull the reader inside, to read and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a great <strong>First Chapter<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You are off to a great start with a chance of success. Without these four things you\u2019ll be stuck in the blocks, just as if the Starter has shot you dead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-so-what-must-a-book-do\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"So_What_Must_a_Book_do\"><\/span>So, What Must a Book do?&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are certain elements every story needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Readers want<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>to live with great characters who drive the story<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>to be entertained and involved in a good story which they understand<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>humour<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>conflict and drama<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I find <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0_SfjRiycGw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mark Travis explaining story-telling<\/a> fascinating to listen to. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img title = \"[Tags]\"decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jamoroki.com\/authorindie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/pexels-suzy-hazelwood-3631711.jpg\"alt = \"william-shakespeare-1716131_1920-1024x576 How do Bad Books get Published by Great Authors?\u00a0\" class=\"wp-image-14846\" style=\"width:659px;height:370px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-makes-a-book-bad\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Makes_a_Book_Bad\"><\/span>What Makes a Book Bad?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are serious about writing and want to do so professionally, then writing badly is inexcusable. By badly, in that context, I mean, spelling, punctation and grammar. You should not be publishing anything until you have reached a good level of competence. Not perfect. Excellence is a better goal, as perfection is unattainable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Liking or hating a book is a matter of opinion. We all like and dislike different things, and no author can please everyone. Not even Dickens or Tolstoy. But there is no excuse for not learning the craft of writing, then writing and writing, so you will improve over time. And you will improve, if only through repetition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take the steps to improve your skills and avoid publishing anything that is not up to scratch. If it doesn\u2019t feel good to you, the chances are it won\u2019t feel good to anyone else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is no guarantee. But if you can be the best you can, you will be a player in the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-happens-if-you-buy-a-bad-book\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Happens_if_you_Buy_a_Bad_Book\"><\/span>What Happens if you Buy a Bad Book?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This is what usually happens when I buy a book written by a famous author.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I automatically expect it to be a good book. Although I know authors sometimes write bad books, I don\u2019t imagine it will be bad. So, I begin reading and keep on reading, waiting for something to happen. But as I read, I get slower and slower. Something tells me it isn\u2019t good. Why? Because I am not enjoying it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then a voice in my head says &#8211; you paid for it and the author is famous, you can\u2019t stop, it will get better. But it doesn\u2019t, and eventually, when I get to page 127, I slam it shut, shouting &#8211; I can&#8217;t read any more of this\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If it&#8217;s the first book I have read by that author, I may not another. So, I may miss out on some great stories, because the author or the publisher were complacent. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But I am a reluctant reader now. The author has lost a potential long-term fan. But because he\u2019s famous he won\u2019t notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-can-you-learn-from-a-bad-book\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_can_you_Learn_from_a_Bad_Book\"><\/span>What can you Learn from a Bad Book?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>So, how do bad books get published, and why? When it happens that a <strong>great author writes a bad book<\/strong> , as it surely will if you read much, you must take something away from the experience especially if you are a writer or author, yourself. And not a famous author!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You will notice, it&#8217;s the same every time. There is a pattern. There are always indicators, like these.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I am not grabbed at the start or if I am it fades quickly.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is it about. It is not apparent early on and it isn\u2019t getting clearer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It rambles and things don&#8217;t make sense. I can\u2019t figure out where it\u2019s going.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why can&#8217;t I relate to the characters. I don&#8217;t care about them, and when I am halfway through, I can&#8217;t remember who they are, what their names are or how they fit in.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I&#8217;m bored and give up about a third into the book.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-examples-of-some-of-the-worst-books-by-great-authors-i-have-read\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Examples_of_some_of_the_Worst_Books_by_Great_Authors_I_have_read\"><\/span>Examples of some of the Worst Books by Great Authors, I have read.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I know <a href=\"https:\/\/jamoroki.com\/authorindie\/write-first-novel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">what it takes to write a novel<\/a>, so the heading is not a throwaway line. I would be the first to say the following are highly accomplished writers, and I have read and enjoyed books by two of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But subjective as they might be, my honest opinions of these four books are that they are not good by great author standards. I wanted to read them all, but I was disappointed when I did. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You on the other hand may disagree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are my summary opinions on the four books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Martin_Amis_%E2%80%93_Lionel_Asbo_%E2%80%93_State_of_England\"><\/span><strong>Martin Amis<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3CGcN4R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lionel Asbo \u2013 State of England<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This was the first Martin Amis book I had read and it obviously was not for me. I found the characters unappealing and the story boring. It iwa sad imagining the semi-literate young lout Lionel trying to make his way in the world. But I found it neither interesting nor funny\u2026 Read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/709316919\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">my Goodreads review <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-john-grisham-the-pelican-brief\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"John_Grisham_%E2%80%93_The_Pelican_Brief\"><\/span>John Grisham &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3AWqco5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Pelican Brief<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I never thought I&#8217;d give Grisham a ONE Star and I never thought I would give up on one of his novels after reading seven I really enjoyed. I struggled through 100 pages and didn&#8217;t have the inclination to finish\u2026 Read More https:\/\/amzn.to\/34uYq0h<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-john-le-carre-the-constant-gardener\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"John_le_Carre_%E2%80%93_The_Constant_Gardener\"><\/span>John le Carre &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Tplpmm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Constant Gardener<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This was the first le Carre book I read. I don\u2019t know how I fought my way to page 400 out of 570, before I gave up, but I did. I was determined to learn and test all the bullets in <u>What can you learn from a Bad Book? <\/u>above. It ticked every box, and I especially noted how true this bullet was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Why can&#8217;t I relate to the characters. I don&#8217;t care about them, and when I am halfway through, I can&#8217;t remember who they are, what their names are or how they fit in.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-john-irving-the-cider-house-rules\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"John_Irving_%E2%80%93_The_Cider_House_Rules\"><\/span>John Irving &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3cq7Y4E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Cider House Rules<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I had read one of Irving\u2019s books, Widow for a Day which is very well crafted, when I picked up The Cider House Rules. As it was a successful movie, like the Pelican Brief, and I hadn\u2019t seen it, I thought it would be a good read. But I found it tedious, hard work and morbid and I gave up after 50 pages. Yes, that bad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-beware-of-the-hype-especially-from-traditional-publishers\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Beware_of_the_Hype_especially_from_Traditional_Publishers\"><\/span>Beware of the Hype especially from Traditional Publishers.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you ever read anything on a hardback or traditionally published paperback that didn\u2019t stretch hyperbole to its limits? Like these quotes from John le Carre\u2019s &#8211; The Constant Gardener &#8211; paperback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Frightening, heartbreaking and exquisitely calibrated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another classic narrative. Nobody writing today manipulates suspense better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They will always say it&#8217;s the best thing since sliced bread, because they are heavily invested and have to sell the books. But it smacks of political rhetoric, and should not be believed. Sometimes it is truth, but too often it is not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-reviews-can-be-misleading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reviews_can_be_Misleading\"><\/span>Reviews can be Misleading<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/jamoroki.com\/authorindie\/book-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What is a book review,<\/a> is a question I never gave much thought to until I started writing seriously. The importance of book reviews, particularly if you are a fledgling author, has since become apparent.\u2019<\/p>\n<cite>James King<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Reviews are important to Indie authors. They play a big part and influence sales, and we work hard to get them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch out for ratings with no review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They tell us nothing. If I read a book by an unknown author and don\u2019t like it, I\u2019m out within 20 pages. How can I justify giving a rating when I\u2019ve read less than 10%. That\u2019s just unfair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So be careful, learn to analyse them in your own way, and make your own mind up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-final-thoughts\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Final_Thoughts\"><\/span>Final Thoughts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Avoid writing bad books and be careful what you publish. And if you self-publish, make absolutely sure you present your masterpiece as professionally as you can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It doesn\u2019t matter how brilliant everything inside is. If the wrapping is an old brown paper bag held together with Sellotape, no-one will know what\u2019s inside because they won\u2019t bother to open the parcel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They will never get to read your masterpiece. And that is something you cannot afford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every reader is precious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-not-join-us\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_not_Join_Us\"><\/span>Why not Join Us<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you enjoyed this article, we would like to offer you two gifts \u2013 our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jameskingbooks.com\/starterlibrary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Starter Pack of 4 James King\u2019s books<\/a>&nbsp;and our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jameskingbooks.com\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Weekly Digest,<\/a>&nbsp;which you can receive by email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Updated April 2024<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s a matter of opinion as to what is a good or bad book. 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