The French are also in Recession

[I. J. Parker]

My French publisher has been more supportive than any of my other publishers. Not only did they bring out the series in tpb, but they followed up with mmpb, and had one Book Club edition. Just now, I received news that they want CONVICT'S SWORD, but the advance is more modest than in the past. Explanation: recession.

I'm just grateful that they still have confidence in the books even in a lousy market. And perhaps we should all remember that times are hard and it's just more difficult to sell.