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Dear Reader:
As I write this, the sun is shining, the pool water is crystal clear and there's a gentle breeze blowing. I am plotting what books are going to join me in the hammock this weekend. Here comes summer!
This week we have a full summer-oriented lineup for you with our Annual Summer Beach Reading Lists --- both hardcover and paperback. These are TWENTY FOUR titles that we think are perfect for the beach --- and the patio, backyard, terrace or rooftop garden.
Also, we've compiled another list of ten authors that you might like to commit to reading for the 14 weeks between Memorial Day and Labor Day.
And as promised, there's our summer contest, which I dreamed up when we were on the Outer Banks in April. We were in a rental house with no books! I started plotting the dream Vacation House Library and knew this was the summer contest idea. So here you go.
Enter our Summer Beach Reads Contest by telling us:"What 10 titles would you stock a vacation home with that would be ideal reading for your guests?" The prize? We will pick 5 random winners to receive a beach bag filled with the 12 hardcovers featured on Bookreporter.com's Summer Beach Reading List and 5 more random winners will receive a beach bag filled with the 12 paperbacks featured on our Summer Beach Reading List. And we'll post your lists all summer. See details here.
In our recent poll 69% of you said that you like shopping for books more than music, garden plants, videos, food or....bathing suits. For the record, I would love to meet the 31 (3.3% of poll respondents) who love bathing suit shopping most! You are a brave lot.
Please take a moment this weekend to remember our deceased veterans and keep in mind what Monday is really about!
Onto this week's lineup...
* * * PUBLISHER'S PICK --- NEW IN PAPERBACK * * *
STAIRCASE OF A THOUSAND STEPS
In an ancient West Bank village, a child's disclosure
of a midwife’s chilling decision ignites dangerous grudges.
B&N Discover Great New Writers pick.
"Luminous debut.” (Kirkus) “A stunner!” (B&N)
This Week's Question
What is the best beach-reads book you ever read?
Respond to the question of the week by sending mail to: Question@bookreporter.com.
Bookreporter Readers Say...
Did you ever have a bookbuying experience that was particularly memorable? Here are the stories our readers shared with us.
Poll:
Be sure to vote in both sections of this week's Poll.
Which of the following hardcovers are on your summer reading list?
HARDCOVERS
THE BEACH HOUSE by James Patterson and Peter De Jonge
FLESH TONES by M. J. Rose
HARD EIGHT by Janet Evanovich
HER by Laura Zigman
IF LOOKS COULD KILL by Kate White
THE LOBSTER CHRONICLES by Linda Greenlaw
MORTAL ALLIES by Brian Haig
MY LEGENDARY GIRLFRIEND by Mike Gayle
THE NANNY DIARIES by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus
THE PUZZLE BARK TREE by Stephanie Gertler
SAVANNAH BLUES by Mary Kay Andrews
STEP-BALL-CHANGE by Jeanne Ray
None of the above
Which of the following paperbacks are on your summer reading list?
BEL CANTO by Ann Patchett
THE DAY I TURNED UNCOOL by Dan Zevin
THE GOOD GERMAN by Joseph Canon
GOOD IN BED by Jennifer Weiner
HOW TO BE GOOD by Nick Hornby
MR. MAYBE by Jane Green
MYSTIC RIVER by Dennis Lehane
RIGHT AS RAIN by George P. Pelecanos
SEABISCUIT by Laura Hillenbrand
SOMEONE LIKE YOU by Cathy Kelly
SUMMERHOUSE by Jude Deveraux
VALHALLA RISING by Clive Cussler
None of the above
Word of Mouth
Tell us what books YOU are reading and loving, or even those you don't, and you could win a copy of FIRE LOVER by Joseph Wambaugh. Need more details on how to participate in Word of Mouth? Click here. Send your replies to WordOfMouth@bookreporter.com.
Stuck on finishing the novel you started?
PROCRASTINATE YOUR WAY INTO WRITING A NOVEL
M.J. Rose's online six-week class takes you away from worrying
about why you can't finish your novel --- and gets you working on it.
Already written a book and trying to figure how to promote it?
CREATE A BUZZ PLAN WITHOUT THE GUESSWORK:
MARKETING FOR AUTHORS
Doug Clegg and M.J. Rose teach a step-by-step plan to building
a marketing plan for fiction or non fiction titles.
Both classes start June 3. Register at http://www.writersweekly.com/wwu
New This Week
Bookreporter.com Talks To:
Joseph Wambaugh, author of THE FIRE LOVER, reveals what inspired him to write the bizarre but true story of the convicted arsonist, John Leonard Orr, in this interview with Bookreporter.com's Ann Bruns.
Features
SUMMER BEACH READS:
Hardcovers and paperbacks --- 24 fantastic titles for your summer reading pleasure!
SUMMER BEACH READS CONTEST:
Enter our contest and be one of 10 winners to receive a beach bag full of books!
AUTHORS TO READ THIS SUMMER:
Ten authors to last you from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
DIVINE SECRETS OF THE YA-YA SISTERHOOD by Rebecca Wells
Are you a Ya-Ya? What makes someone a real Ya-Ya? Send your replies to Wiley@bookreporter.com.
MEMORIAL DAY REMEMBRANCE:
Bookreporter.com has a selection of new books and old favorites to honor the men and women who died serving our country in times of war.
Amazon.com
Want to get a jump start on this summer's movies?
Amazon.com has the books --- ABOUT A BOY, ENOUGH,
THE SUM OF ALL FEARS, THE BOURNE IDENTITY, and more!
REVIEWS:
WIDOW'S WALK by Robert B. Parker (Mystery)
Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub
ART LOVER: A Biography of Peggy Guggenheim by Anton Gill
Reviewed by Andrea E. Hoag
THIEVES' PARADISE by Eric Jerome Dickey (Suspense)
Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub
LUCKY IN THE CORNER by Carol Anshaw (Fiction)
Reviewed by Sarah Rachel Egelman
MR. POTTER by Jamaica Kincaid (Fiction)
Reviewed by Roz Shea
TRIGGERFISH TWIST by Tim Dorsey (Fiction)
Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub
"Thriller of the Month" contest!
Don't forget! Each month in 2002, TWBookmark.com
will be giving away 10 copies of a fantastic thriller.
This month's thriller is IF LOOKS COULD KILL by Kate White,
the "Reading with Ripa" Book Club Selection #1.
And at the end of the year, we'll choose 5 lucky winners
from all of the entrants to win a bag of all 12 thrillers.
Check here for details and enter each month!
http://www.twbookmark.com/funfeatures/contests/fiction/thrillers.html
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 FIRE LOVER by Joseph Wambaugh 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?
Summer Beach Reads Contest
Enter Bookreporter.com's Summer Beach Reads Contest To Win 12 Hardcovers or 12 Paperbacks from Our Summer Reading List! Bookreporter.com celebrates summer with a contest where readers create a "Vacation House Library" and have a chance to win the books on the Bookreporter.com Summer Reading Lists. Bookreporter.com will give away beach bags to TEN randomly selected winners who answer the question: "What 10 titles would you stock a vacation home with that would be ideal reading for your guests?" Five of these randomly selected winners will receive a beach bag filled with 12 hardcovers and five more randomly selected winners will receive a beach bag filled with 12 paperbacks. The prizes are titles featured on Bookreporter.com's Summer Beach Reading Lists.
Have a great week...
--- Carol Fitzgerald (Carol@Bookreporter.com)
for The Book Report Network
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