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Dear Reader:
Be sure to read the True Crime Authors Roundtable this week where there are some bone chilling experiences revealed by some of the authors who write in this genre. I love True Crime books, but they scare me silly. I can remember one book that had me so scared, I hit my husband in the head with a hairdryer when he slipped quietly into the room and suprised me while I was reading and drying my hair.
This week in three separate conversations talking books to people they all mentioned titles that they had stopped reading because they did not like them. I have to admit there are few books I have not finished once I started them. We are doing a Poll this week that asks you this and two other thought-provoking questions about your book habits. See below for details.
This week in DON'T MISS we tell you about a terrific book called THE TIPPING POINT that caused quite a stir when it came out last year. It's now in paperback and worth picking up. What makes an idea become a trend or something getting a lot of buzz? Well, we like to think we do that with books here --- in our newsletter, on our webpages and through Word of Mouth. Sure hope you agree.
This Week's Poll:
(You can vote in our Poll by clicking the link on the main page of Bookreporter.com.)
Do you finish the books that you start?
All the time
75% of the time
50% of the time
25% of the time
Less than 25% of the time
What percentage of the books that you bought in the past three months are still in your to-be-read stack? Be honest.
All of them
75%
50%
25%
Less than 25%
After you have finished reading books, do you keep them?
I always keep my books.
I keep most books, but do give some away.
I only keep books by favorite authors, or in favorite genres.
I never hold onto books once I have read them.
I do not buy books, but rather borrow them from the library.
I never keep books.
Click here to vote!
This Week's Question
Do you generally choose books by author or by genre?
Respond to the question of the week by
sending mail to: Question@bookreporter.com.
Bookreporter Readers Say....
What books would you read to cheer up if you were stuck in bed with a cold?
See our readers' responses.
Word of Mouth
Tell us what YOU are reading and you could win a copy of THE SIEGE by Helen Dunmore. Need more details on how to participate in Word of Mouth? Click here. Send your replies to WordOfMouth@bookreporter.com.
Visit AuthorsOnTheWeb.com and get all the author news,
Coming Attractions, Author Bibliographies
and more! And each month one new subscriber to the
AuthorsOnTheWeb newsletter wins a book!
This month's winner will receive TISHOMINGO BLUES
by the Author of the Month Elmore Leonard.
New This Week
Bookreporter.com Talks To:
Twelve top authors reveal their experiences, fears, and motivations for writing about the stranger-than-fiction world of True Crime.
Special Feature and Contest:
John Grisham's THE SUMMONS will be in bookstores on February 5th, but we will have a chapter excerpt for you to read on Bookreporter.com on January 28th, as well as a contest where you can win a SIGNED copy of THE SUMMONS!
Features
BASKET CASE by Carl Hiaasen (Mystery)
Reviewed by Roz Shea and excerpted.
EMERGING AUTHORS:
THE LIONS OF LUCERNE by Brad Thor (Thriller)
THE DARK CLUE by James Wilson (Victorian mystery)
BEAR V. SHARK by Chris Bachelder (Satire)
And The Winners Are...
The American Library Association has announced its winners and honorees of the 2002 Newbery, Caldecott, and Coretta Scott King awards in Children's books.
The Whitbread Award, one of the most prestigious in the UK, has been bestowed on Philip Pullman for THE AMBER SPYGLASS from HIS DARK MATERIALS children's series.
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REVIEWS:
THE BULGARI CONNECTION by Fay Weldon (Fiction)
Reviewed by Heather Grimshaw
MRS. PAINE'S GARAGE: And the Murder of John F. Kennedy by Thomas Mallon (Nonfiction)
Reviewed by Bob Ruggiero
THE BUS DRIVER WHO WANTED TO BE GOD AND OTHER STORIES by Etgar Keret (Short Stories)
Reviewed by Rob Cline
POSTMODERN POOH by Frederick Crews (Humor essays)
Reviewed by Brandon Stickney
STACK AND SWAY: The New Science of Jury Consulting by Neil J. Kressel and Dorit F. Kressel (Nonfiction)
Reviewed by Chuck Tyler
AWOPBOPALOOBOP ALOPBAMBOOM: The Golden Age of Rock by Nik Cohn (Nonfiction)
Reviewed by Bob Ruggiero
Message Boards
For all of you who love to share your thoughts with others on Bookreporter Message Boards (they are only available for AOL members at this time), we have added a new feature for your enjoyment. We've added links in our Message Board area to the author websites featured at AuthorsOnTheWeb.com that have a place for you to post comments and questions. We hope you'll enjoy discovering these websites (if you haven't already) and exchanging thoughts with other fans.
Contests and Giveaways
For this contest we're giving away a copy of THE SIEGE by Helen Dunmore to one lucky winner! Submit to Word of Mouth and your name will go in the hat for your chance to win one. By the way, if you would prefer your contribution remain anonymous, just let us know when you send in your submission.
Every month one Bookreporter.com newsletter subscriber wins a $50 Amazon.com gift certificate. To subscribe to the newsletter and automatically be entered to win, send an e-mail to newsletter@bookreporter.com with SUBSCRIBE in the subject line. If you already receive this newsletter in your e-mailbox every week, why not forward it to a friend?
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Have a great week...don't forget to enter the Poll!
--- Carol Fitzgerald (Carol@Bookreporter.com)
for The Book Report Network
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