just fyi - the Washington Post's Sunday travel section had a long article by someone who said he was checking out Denver to see if it was the Capital in The Hunger Games. Interesting premise, with the potential for some interesting comparisons. Unfortunately, the writer - in my opinion - got cute about it. Did things like ordering dinner and asking if his lamb stew could be fixed up with plums and wild rice, like Katniss's favorite. Comparing a bear statue to the "muttations".

Disappointing.

Is there no end to the urban fantasy covers with dominated by the sexy heroine and her bare midriff? [link]

Hey, she at least has most of her head. I'm tired of romance novels with decapitated heroines on the cover.

Is there no end to the urban fantasy covers with dominated by the sexy heroine and her bare midriff?

At least this one has a visible head and doesn't have tribal tattoos. Got tired of those looking over one shoulder/weapon in hand/tats covers.

Heh.

Headedness xpost.

I guess all book designers are of the "women won't buy books unless they can imagine themselves as the heroine" school.

edit: or maybe if they don't show her face they don't have to pay the model.

I'm assuming that she's a deep undercover FBI agent, with that getup.

Plus, although it may be coming back, midriff tops are really out of style (compared to, say, the mid-90s when you could barely buy a shirt that covered your bellybutton). And most of these are supposed to be set around now-ish (either an alternate one with monsters, or a "real" one where no one but the heroine and her people KNOW about the monsters...). Hmph.

Apparently monsters keep midriff tops in style.

I guess all book designers are of the "women won't buy books unless they can imagine themselves as the heroine" school.

Man, I read Discount Armaggedon and then I got my hair cut, and I still look NOTHING LIKE VERITY PRICE. Also can't dance.

Phooey.