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Bookreporter.com Newsletter	November 15, 2002
This Week on Bookreporter.com Meet Our Reviewers Author Talk: David Baldacci FOUR BLIND MICE by James Patterson Holiday Book Roundup --- Part 1 New In Paperback Parenting Books Poll Question of the Week Word of Mouth Books Into Movies	On The Book Report Network Bookreporter.com Past Reviews How many books are on your reading pile right now? What did you think of THE LOVELY BONES?
Meet Our Reviewers Since we launched Bookreporter.com we have had a dedicated staff of volunteer reviewers. While many of you have come to know them by name, we wanted to share a bit more about them so we asked each for a bio and a photo (okay, most were shy about the photos), which we are sharing with you this week. We hope you enjoy getting to know them as much as we have. Beginning with this week's newsletter you will see ad banners and special promotion buttons mixed in with the content. We ask that you support our website by taking some time to click and explore these offers. Bookreporter.com is part of a privately held company and to ensure we deliver you a great quality product each week, we rely upon sponsors and advertisers. We ask that you support us through them in return. Early next week we will post our Annual Reader Survey. There will be a special mailing about this. We hope you will take time to respond. We use the results of this survey to plan our editorial features. As the results of our last poll showed that 43% of you have more than 10 books on your reading pile, we know you have some serious opinions about books. I am off to see Harry Potter this afternoon, which I really am looking forward to. My boys are so excited they will see this on "opening day." I wanted to remind you that National Children's Book Week is November 18-24. Try to book some time to read with a child you love. As promised, at the end of this newsletter please find a suggested place to donate books this holiday season. Enjoy this week's lineup... --- Carol Fitzgerald (Carol@bookreporter.com) Meet our reviewers here.
Author Talk: David Baldacci You know him as the author of ABSOLUTE POWER, LAST MAN STANDING and WISH YOU WELL. In this special interview New York Times bestselling novelist David Baldacci reveals his favorite holiday memory and the inspiration behind his new novel, THE CHRISTMAS TRAIN. Read an interview with David Baldacci
FOUR BLIND MICE by James Patterson In this intriguing new thriller from James Patterson, Washington cop Alex Cross becomes involved in his partner's effort to save the life of an old Army buddy who is facing execution for a horrendous murder spree in North Carolina. -Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub Note: This book will be in stores on November 18th Read a review of FOUR BLIND MICE here.
Holiday Book Roundup --- Part 1 With fewer shopping days this year between Thanksgiving and Christmas, books can save a lot of shopping angst. Over the next three weeks we'll be looking at a wide range of these titles. For many, we'll be making suggestions on how to "package them" with a special treat to make their presentation even more special. THE CHRISTMAS TRAIN by David Baldacci (Fiction) Weary journalist Tom Langdon embarks on a hilarious and heartwarming journey in this holiday novel that will charm all who read it. Reviewed by Carol Fitzgerald and excerpted. ESTHER'S GIFT: A Mitford Christmas Story by Jan Karon (Fiction) Esther Bolick's decision to cut down on the number of orange marmalade cakes she bakes for her friends on Christmas makes perfect sense --- until she is reminded of what her gift really means. Reviewed by Carol Fitzgerald. VISIONS OF SUGAR PLUMS by Janet Evanovich (Mystery) Stephanie Plum is quite busy during the Christmas season, as she chases an elusive bail-jumper, confronts a persistent intruder, and tries to deal with a mob of manic elves threatening to assault her with cookies. Reviewed by Roz Shea and excerpted. Read our holiday books feature here.
New In Paperback Whether you like them for their size, their price, or just because you are looking for something new to read, here are 32 books that are new in paperback this month. Read November New in Paperback titles here.
Parenting Books While it's accepted wisdom that children don't come with an instruction book, plenty of writers have sought to correct that and a recent collection of books demonstrates the breadth of those efforts. Whether you want to make family reading time more valuable, address a specific tough issue with your kids, or find a way to build your child's character, our parenting books can guide you. Reviewed by Rob Cline Read our Parenting Books feature here.
Poll Poll: Which of the following book releases are you most excited about (Please check as many as apply.): CHESAPEAKE BLUE by Nora Roberts CHILD OF MY HEART by Alice McDermott THE CHRISTMAS TRAIN by David Baldacci ESTHER'S GIFT by Jan Karon FOUR BLIND MICE by James Patterson HORNET FLIGHT by Ken Follett THE LAST PROMISE by Richard Paul Evans NIGHT WATCH by Terry Pratchett NINE by Jan Burke PREY by Michael Crichton VAGABOND by Bernard Cornwell UTOPIA by Lincoln Child None of the above Vote in our Poll here.
Question of the Month Even if you are NOT in a book group, what book would you love to discuss with a group of readers? Send your responses to Question@bookreporter.com
Word of Mouth Tell us what books YOU are reading and loving --- or even those you don't. FIVE lucky readers will win a copy of THE CHRISTMAS TRAIN by David Baldacci. Need more details about Word of Mouth? Click here.
Books Into Movies Attention all of you Muggles (ordinary people in Potter-speak) who haven't read Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. You have lots of catching up to do. The second movie has finally arrived! Muggles everywhere will now be able to go the movie theater, eat some popcorn, and once again watch their hero on the big screen. Read about the Harry Potter movie tie-in books here.
This week's book donation suggestion was brought us by Robert Finn, one of our reviewers. He shared information about the Rainey Institute in Cleveland, an inner-city settlement house type school dedicated to rescuing kids from the mean streets of Cleveland's east side through the arts --- principally music, but also dance, visual arts, drama, literature and capoeira. Students range in age from pre-schoolers through high school. Donations of books can be sent to: Rainey Institute 1523 E. 55th St. Cleveland, Ohio 44103 When giving this holiday season, keep this and other favorite charities in mind. As always, here are a few housekeeping notes. If you are seeing this newsletter in a text version, and would prefer to see the graphics, you can either read it online (see the link on the upper right) or change your preferences below. Those of you who wish to send mail to the general mailbox at Bookreporter.com, please write to: Mail@bookreporter.com. If you would like to reach me, please write Carol@bookreporter.com. Writing any of the respond buttons below will not get to us. Happy reading....and don't forget to forward this newsletter to a friend. --- Carol Fitzgerald (Carol@bookreporter.com) © Copyright 2002, Bookreporter.com. All rights reserved. Back to top.