Al wrote:
"It can take the UK some time to catch up with the States.
Alexander McCall Smith only got big here about two years
after you guys discovered him."
Wow, that's not at all the impression I had. Or maybe it just
applies to homegrown writers. For instance, hasn't the UK
discovered a number of US writers before we have on this side
of the pond? Aren't a number of Connelly's and Ellroy's true
firsts the UK editions? And I know Pelecanos gained press
coverage and, seemingly, popularity in the UK first, plus he
finally went into paperback there first (thankfully, by
Serpent's Tail, so they finally got distribution here, too).
Of course, the size of the market, the overall number of
potential buyers, is much smaller in the UK.
And, Alexander McCall Smith is big in the States? Never heard
of him.
Mark
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