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Agatha Christie is a name familiar to a lot of people. She is one of the most read and beloved authors in the world. She was my introduction into the world of adult literature and mysteries, and this year, she’s coming back with a whole new look when HarperCollins reissues all the books in the [...]
In this version of twenty questions, I send a list of questions to a willing author and they choose their own interview by choosing the which questions, and how many questions, they want to answer! Beth Hoffman, author of Saving Cee Cee Honeycutt played along and answered questions. Here is what Beth had to say [...]
Nina-Marie Gardner’s debut novel is a riveting read. Mary Cartwright has just finished her graduate studies and taken a position helping students re-write their college essays to improve their chances for admission into top universities. Mary is in a very fragile place after the death of her father, distance in her relationship with her mother, [...]
In this version of twenty questions, I send a list of questions to a willing victim author and they choose their own interview by choosing the which questions, and how many questions they want to answer! Nina-Marie Gardner author of the newly released Sherry & Narcotics, played along and answered seven questions. Here is what [...]
Welcome to BOOK CLUB, a joint venture between me and Jen from Devourer of Books. Today we are going to be chatting about The Convert, by Deborah Baker which was published by Graywolf Press. The Last Convert tells the story of Margaret Marcus, a young Jewish woman who renounces her faith, converts to Islam and travels to [...]
The First Husband, by Laura Dave thoroughly and somewhat humorously explores factors of choosing a partner, the longevity of relationships and how the quirks of upbringing and personality can sustain or doom romance. Annie Adams has settled into a life that she expects to enjoy. She has a satisfying career as a travel journalist, a [...]
I always feel like I have hit the jackpot when a character in a book is a chef. Yummy things are usually in store, and that is definitely the case in The First Husband by Laura Dave, due out next week. The novel is a delightful read, all about trying to figure life out in [...]
In this version of twenty questions, I send a list of questions to a willing victim author and they choose their own interview by choosing the which questions, and how many questions they want to answer! Wendy Wax author of the newly released Ten Beach Road, played along and answered seven questions. Here is what [...]
This week the wonderful women at The Broke and The Bookish want to know all about the books that I am glad came to me as recommendations. I thought this was going to be a hard one for me, since I am usually the one who is recommending books, but once I got going, it [...]
Even though I have heard many stories by now about writers, début novels, and how the first published novel is not necessarily the first finished novel, I am still impressed when début authors manage to publish wonderful novels the first time out. Amanda Hodgkinson’s 22 Britannia Road is one such début, exploring what happens to [...]
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