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Dear Reader:
As part of our ongoing mission to give you great summer reading ideas, we bring you our latest feature --- Authors' Summer Reading Lists. Over 100 authors have shared their summer reading lists with us. So if you still are wondering what to read, why not check in with one of your favorite authors? Or, pick a few names at random, and see what they are reading. Beginning July 12th we will be running contests using these lists for the rest of the summer. The prizes: books!
When Christopher Byron was writing his book Martha Inc.: The Incredible Story of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, who knew that his subject would be embroiled in scandal and controversy shortly after the pub date? Oh Martha Martha Martha.
Parents --- and grandparents --- here's a tip for kids' summer reading that has been working well in our house. I started my boys on a summer reading program here. Each of them has a "reading goal" with prizes attached. They are having a blast recording their titles on the whiteboard in my office at home, and it is a no-pressure way to encourage reading. And for the record, audiobooks count!
This weekend I am going to read LOVELY BONES by Alice Sebold. Joe Hartlaub, our reviewer was awed by the power of Sebold's writing. Likewise another reviewer, Roberta O'Hara was wild about FLESH TONES by M.J. Rose. I read this one when it was still in manuscript and could not put it down.
Please note that next week's newsletter will arrive in your mailboxes on Wednesday. We are taking a long weekend to celebrate the 4th of July.
This Week's Question
What do you think would be the best book to take on a long plane trip?
Respond to the question of the week by sending mail to: Question@bookreporter.com.
Bookreporter Readers Say...
Which is your favorite book by a Debut Author? See how readers responded
Poll:
Do you find yourself "saving" books to read on vacation?
- All the time. I make a stack.
- Sometimes I put a few books aside.
- I try to, but I don't have much will power.
- Never! A trip is an excuse to buy more books.
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 HARD EIGHT by Janet Evanovich. Need more details on how to participate in Word of Mouth? Click here. Send your replies to WordOfMouth@bookreporter.com.
June is Audiobook Month!
To celebrate, Bookreporter.com asks readers:
Where's your favorite place to listen to an Audiobook and why?
The 5 most creative answers will win
3 FREE COPIES of newly released Audiobooks!
Check here for details on our Audiobook Contest.
Hurry. Contest ends July 2nd.
New This Week
Bookreporter.com Talks To:
M. J. Rose, author of FLESH TONES, shares her thoughts on love, obsession and the art world in this interview with Roberta O'Hara. Enter the FLESH TONES Contest and see M.J.'s Summer Reading List at AuthorsOnTheWeb.com.
Author Talk:
Alice Sebold, author of LOVELY BONES, reflects on discovering a wealth of strange and fascinating stories residing in her suburban roots.
FEATURES:
FLESH TONES by M.J. Rose (Fiction)
A novel centered in the New York art world that explores the sensuality of human expression. Reviewed by Roberta O'Hara and excerpted.
LOVELY BONES by Alice Sebold (Fiction)
A 14-year-old victim narrates the tragedy, and vows to bring peace to her family and justice to her murderer from her heavenly place. Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub and excerpted.
AOTW's Author Summer Reading Lists
Over 100 authors told AuthorsOnTheWeb.com what titles are on their summer reading stack. Have a look!
HOT NEW READING GUIDES
Stephen Carter's The Emperor of Ocean Park
Awards
Bram Stoker Awards have been announced. See which authors took the honors.
Amazon.com
In your hammock, on the beach, by the pool...
Amazon.com has all the books to
take to your favorite summer retreat.
REVIEWS:
RESCUE FERRETS AT SEA and AIR FERRETS ALOFT by Richard Bach (Fiction)
Reviewed by Roz Shea.
DOG HANDLING by Clare Naylor (Fiction)
Reviewed by Heather Grimshaw
VERTICAL BURN by Earl Emerson (Suspense)
Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub
WATERWOMAN by Lenore Hart (Fiction)
Reviewed by Melissa Morgan
CURVE OF THE WORLD by Marcus Stevens (Fiction)
Reviewed by Roberta O'Hara
YEAR OF WONDERS by Geraldine Brooks (Historical Fiction)
Reviewed by Kathy Weissman
FLESH TONES Contest
Enter to win a signed copy of FLESH TONES,
the erotic suspense thriller by M.J. Rose,
that puts a whole new slant on the sensuality of art.
Hurry: Contest end July 2nd
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 HARD EIGHT by Janet Evanovich 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 by July 26th 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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