Out Of Twenty: Thomas Mullen, Author of The Revisionists, Answers Six Questions

Thomas Mullen

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 which questions, and how many questions, they want to answer! The first time I heard about Thomas Mullen at BEA, where his book, The Revisionists, was one of the highly buzzed [...]

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BOOK CLUB – The Marriage Artist, by Andrew Winer

The Marriage Artist, by Andrew Winer

Welcome to BOOK CLUB, a joint venture between me and Jen from Devourer of Books.  Today we are discussing about The Marriage Artist by Andrew Winer which was published by Picador Books. About The Marriage Artist: When the wife of renowned art critic Daniel Lichtmann plunges to her death, she is not alone. Lying next to [...]

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Virtuousity, by Jessica Martinez – Book Review

Virtuosity, by Jessica Martinez

In Virtuosity by Jessica Martinez, Carmen Bianchi,  is a seventeen-year-old violin virtuoso carrying the weight of a Grammy award-winning career and the failed dreams of her musician mother into the fiercest competition of her life. Though she is favored to win the prestigious Guarneri prize Carmen is still curious about her main competition, Jeremy, a  [...]

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Out of Twenty: Laurel Ann Nattress, Author of Jane Austen Made Me Do It, Answers Eight Questions

Laurel Ann Nattress

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 which questions, and how many questions, they want to answer! Laurel Ann Nattress’s Austenprose is one of the first blogs that I found on the internet dedicated to books and to Jane Austen. I [...]

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Jesmyn Ward, Author of Salvage the Bones, Answers Eleven Questions

Jessamyn Ward

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 which questions, and how many questions, they want to answer! The past few years, I’ve read fiction and non-fiction books examining the effact that Hurricane Katrina has had on New Orleans and its inhabitamts. [...]

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You Are My Only, by Beth Kephart – Book Review

You Are My Only, by Beth Kephart

In You Are My Only, by Beth Kephart, Emmy Rane is a young mother whose child is stolen from her backyard one sunny afternoon. Poor, confused and devastated by the loss of “Baby”, Emmy is ill-equipped to deal with the aftermath; angry husband, suspicious police and an unforgiving mental institution. Meanwhile, Sophie Marks has always led a sheltered life. Homeschooled by [...]

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The White Devil, by Justin Evans – Book Review

The White Devil by Justin Evans

The White Devil, by Justin Evans begins with Andrew Taylor attending the exclusive British boarding school, Harrow. Andrew has a hard time of it when boys at the school, all focused on studying for their A-levels, are suspicious of his background and the rumors surrounding his repetition of senior year at their school. Matters worsen [...]

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Out Of Twenty: Janet Gurtler, Author of If I Tell, Answers Nine Questions

Janet Gurtler

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 which questions, and how many questions, they want to answer! Janet Gurtler was gracious enough to answer nine questions.  Over the weekend, I read her latest novel, If I Tell, in [...]

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BOOK CLUB Giveaway – The Taste of Salt, by Martha Southgate

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Later this month for BOOK CLUB, we’ll be discussing The Marriage Artist, by Andrew Winer (Tuesday, October 25th here on Linus’s Blanket), but now it’s time give away next month’s BOOK CLUB selection. In November we will be starting our foray into Algonquin Books with, The Taste of Salt, by Martha Southgate. The Taste of [...]

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Those Across The River, by Christopher Buehlman – Book Review

Those Across The River, by Christopher Buehlman

In Christoper Buehlman’s Those Across The River, Frank and Eudora move to the small Georgia town of Whitbrow, where they plan to marry.  Down on their luck and needing a place to live after their relationship has broken up Dora’s marriage,  Frank, now a failed academic, plans to work on a book while Dora teaches school [...]

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