Join the main discussion here. As part of our challenge to read through the 100 Bestseller List presented in The Bestseller Code, I read Ann Patchett’s State of Wonder (Book #99 on the list). In State of Wonder, Dr. Marina Singh works for a pharmaceutical company in Minnesota. The story begins with her boss/lover, Mr. Fox, reading her … Read more
Join the main discussion here. Shutter Island: The Novel Shutter Island: A Novel, by Dennis Lehane, is #100 on the 100 Book List created by the computer model described in The Bestseller Code by Jodie Archer and Matthew L. Jockers (see Bestseller Code 100 post). Host Roberta will be reviewing this book later from the … Read more
A couple of weeks ago, Roberta over at It’s A Mystery Blog shared with me a book that she had recently read, The Bestseller Code: Anatomy of the Blockbuster Novel, by Jodie Archer and Matthew L . Jockers. The authors created a computer model to evaluate whether books would become bestsellers. Doesn’t that sound intriguing? … Read more
