tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4792953149341927603.post1343110939345207990..comments2008-05-27T14:38:05.301-04:00Heather Masseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00913459109753829391noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4792953149341927603.post-10438146976155787182008-05-27T14:38:05.301-04:002008-05-27T14:38:05.301-04:00Kimber, that is really interesting about your Fred Meyer's! I notice that the local CVS stocks SFR, notably Colby Hodge, Marjorie Liu, Liz Maverick/Crimson City and CJ Barry -- I'm thinking it's because Dorchester has such good distribution into the local drug stores and supermarkets here in NY.<BR/><BR/>Congrats to the winner of the contest!<BR/><BR/>Michele L.michele-langhttp://michele-lang.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4792953149341927603.post-16166976558951227532008-05-26T10:08:40.273-04:002008-05-26T10:08:40.273-04:00The Science Fiction and Science Fiction Romance shelves are always well-stocked all over Alaska, although I don't have anything to compare it to. I haven't been Outside in a few years. ("Outside" is Alaskanese for 'outside Alaska.')Maybe it would be interesting to poll SFR readers' vocations. We do have a lot of military bases and high-tech jobs in Alaska. Maybe we have a lot more scientifically minded women up here. But, yanno, I used to be a nanny - not a computer software designer - and I love SFR.Kimber Anhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03982239712083114488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4792953149341927603.post-3215255818916841712008-05-26T09:08:12.232-04:002008-05-26T09:08:12.232-04:00I might run into a Kroger's sometime since I moved back to NC. I'll be sure and check out the book section. <BR/><BR/>Maybe with the Alaska/Kroger's/Fred always carrying Susan Grant's books--maybe it's both. Maybe the book buyer likes her stuff and takes into account the Alaskan factor. <BR/><BR/>???that'd be my guess.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00913459109753829391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4792953149341927603.post-83442720263938528422008-05-26T08:35:53.945-04:002008-05-26T08:35:53.945-04:00About Susan Grant's MOONSTRUCK - our best grocery store up here in Alaska is Fred Meyer's, which is Kroger's to you Lower 48ers, I think. {I call it the best because their book selection is about ten times more than the other ones. {I dunno 'bout you, but a mom's got to have priorities!} They always have Susan's books in stock. Always. And I'm wondering if it's an Alaska thing, or if it's a Fred Meyer's/Kroger's thing. It's almost always either STAR PRINCE or CONTACT, although the last one was STAR PRINCESS. Then, they put MOONSTRUCK out on May 23rd. Her new releases seem to stay on the shelves longer than those around her too. They sell, they're re-stocked. Now, they do this with Nora Roberts (also known as JD Robb, I think) and J.K. Rowling and such, but I haven't noticed any other SFR author getting this kind of treatment from them. Although, I must confess I don't pay as good attention to authors whose books I don't read or encounter regularly on-line.<BR/><BR/>So, any of you been to Freddies/Kroger's lately?<BR/><BR/>We live too far away from a big city to visit a regular brick-and-mortar bookstore anymore. It's Freddies or on-line shopping. Although, I get almost all my books free because I review them at Enduring Romance. I imagine Alaska has a higher-than-average number of on-line shoppers.Kimber Anhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03982239712083114488noreply@blogger.com