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Dear Reader:
This weekend, drought or no drought many people will be thinking green in honor of St. Patrick's Day! While I am Irish only in my married name, I will be whipping up corned beef and cabbage for Sunday night's dinner. (And will do my annual moan about the corned beef shrinking so much that there is little for leftovers.) This week we share with you two Irish features to get you into the spirit of things --- our IRISH AUTHOR ROUNDTABLE where 15 noted Irish authors talk about their work and A WEE BIT OF IRELAND, a round up of even more wonderful Irish authors and titles written by Shannon McKenna. I tip me glass to you in honor of the day.
Next weekend I am heading to Charlottesville, Virginia for the Virginia Festival of the Book. More information about this prestigious book festival can be found here at their website. The five-day program includes author appearances by David Baldacci, George Pelecanos, Homer Hickam, Jeffery Deaver and a host of other writers. I am giving two presentations on the Publishing Day program and am looking forward to meeting with some of the authors we have written about and to, but never met. I participated in this program last year as well, and heartily recommend it if you are in the area.
Also, we've been noticing there are cities that are sponsoring a city-wide "Read In" where everyone is encouraged to read and share their thoughts on a particular book. One of our readers from Long Beach, California wrote in that their city is being encouraged to read TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE by Mitch Albom. The event is sponsored by the local library system and several actitivies are planned for the end of the month. What a fun idea! Let us know if your city is involved in one of these collective Read In projects.
In this week's poll we ask you to share what newly released and upcoming titles are on your "to read" list. We look forward to hearing what you have to say.
Here are the results of the last poll answered by 738 of our readers:
When you shop for books do you always know what you want before you shop?
- 40.7% of you said that most of the time you know what you plan to buy.
- 34.3% of you said that some of the time you know what you plan to buy.
- 14.8% said that you usually just know that you want to read a book.
- 10% said that you always know what you plan to buy.
Now onto this week's lineup.....
This Week's Question
The setting of a story often makes a reader wish he or she could actually be there. What country would you love to visit and what book did you read that sparked your interest in it?
Respond to the question of the week by
sending mail to: Question@bookreporter.com.
Bookreporter Readers Say...
Do you have trouble finding the books that you want in stock when you are shopping in bookstores? Close to 80 of you responded, with some lively comments coming from both shoppers and bookstore workers. Here are all the readers' responses.
Poll:
Which of these books that have just come out or will be coming out soon are you looking forward to the most? Please check only one box OR fill in one of your own! Vote here.
– CITY OF BONES by Michael Connelly
– DADDY'S LITTLE GIRL by Mary Higgins Clark
– EVERYTHING'S EVENTUAL: 14 Dark Tales by Stephen King
– HARD EIGHT by Janet Evanovich
– LUCKY MAN by Michael J. Fox
– ONE MORE FOR THE ROAD by Ray Bradbury
– SAUCER by Stephen Coonts
– SEA GLASS by Anita Shreve
– SHELTERS OF STONE by Jean Auel
– THE STONE MONKEY by Jeffery Deaver
– THREE FATES by Nora Roberts
– THREE WEEKS IN PARIS by Barbara Taylor Bradford
– WIDOW'S WALK by Robert B. Parker
– None of the above ____________
Word of Mouth
Tell us what YOU are reading and you could win a copy of THE STONE MONKEY by Jeffery Deaver. Need more details on how to participate in Word of Mouth? Click here. Send your replies to WordOfMouth@bookreporter.com.
Bookreporter.com brings you the second
of our five-part exclusive digital interview with Jean M. Auel,
author of the highly acclaimed Earth's Children novels.
SHELTERS OF STONE is soon-to-be-released.
New This Week
Bookreporter.com Talks To:
Fifteen Irish authors have come together in the AuthorsOnTheWeb IRISH ROUNDTABLE to help us celebrate St. Patrick's Day with style. Liam Clancy, Eoin Colfer, Marita Conlon-McKenna, Maire B. de Paor, Maureen Dezell, Emma Donoghue, Randy Lee Eickhoff, Andrew M. Greeley, Mary E. Lyons, Morgan Llywelyn, Regina McBride, Malachy McCourt, Jamie O'Neill, Martin Roper and Niall Williams discuss their Irish heritage and how it impacts their writing.
Features
NEW IN PAPERBACK:
There's a wealth of new paperbacks for the month of March and Bookreporter.com has collected 35 titles in a variety of genres that we think you'd enjoy.
A WEE BIT OF IRELAND:
For all our Irish readers, and the rest of you who are Irish for a day, Shannon McKenna reviews a selection of books that represents the essence of the emerald isle.
THE TWENTIETH WIFE by Indu Sundaresan (Historical Fiction)
Reviewed by Colleen Quinn and excerpted.
THE STONE MONKEY: A Lincoln Rhyme Novel by Jeffery Deaver (Thriller)
Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub and excerpted.
LITERATURE AWARDS:
This week National Book Critics Circle announced its winners in 5 major categories and Bookreporter.com extends our congratulations to all.
Amazon.com
Before you race off to your
St. Patrick's Day parades,
pick up some Irish books, music, videos...
to kick off the celebration!
REVIEWS:
FAST GIRLS: Teenage Tribes and the Myth of the Slut by Emily White (Nonfiction)
Reviewed by Shannon Bloomstran
THE PASSION OF ARTEMISIA by Susan Vreeland (Historical Fiction)
Reviewed by Jami Edwards
HUNTING SEASON by Nevada Barr (Mystery)
Reviewed by Roz Shea
SNOW GARDEN by Christopher Rice (Suspense)
Reviewed by Roberta O'Hara
GUNMAN'S RHAPSODY by Robert B. Parker (Fiction/Western)
Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub
RESORT TO MURDER: A Henrie O Mystery by Carolyn G. Hart
Reviewed by Laura Donnelly
HOLLOWPOINT by Rob Reuland (Thriller)
Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub
ReadingGroupGuides.com
ReadingGroupGuides.com has been updated for March.
Be sure to check out
the 35 new guides we added this month!
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 STONE MONKEY by Jeffery Deaver 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?
Bookreporter.com marketplace
Take a minute to scroll through our mini-mall of great online shops.
Whether you're looking for elegant writing tools, downloadable reading materials, or great bargains on books and magazines, you'll find what you need in our collection of great online stores for readers.
Have a great week...
--- Carol Fitzgerald (Carol@Bookreporter.com)
for The Book Report Network
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