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| A Very Bookish Weekend.... |
| Our newsletter and weekly update comes to you a tad earlier than usual this week as I am heading off to Virginia for the Virginia Festival of the Book in Charlottesville. This weekend of author readings, panels and bookish chatter is an annual event in Charlottesville. Tonight one speaker is John Grisham, who rarely gives interviews. As they are anticipating a large crowd I guess this featured program is the book industry's equivilant of a Springsteen concert. I hope to see some of you there!
With the seemingly endless and often overpowering media coverage of the battle in Iraq this week, I found myself turning to books for escape. After 9/11 I found myself unable to read. This time I am finding solace in books. I wondered what you are feeling about books at this time. Have your reading habits changed, or stayed the same? Are you focused on more nonfiction, or fiction? Do you find yourself feeling the same as you did after 9/11 or different? If you'd like, drop me a note at Carol@bookreporter.com and share your comments. For those who are wondering what I am reading...it's Judith McNaught's SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME. I am enjoying it.
A note on one of the authors being featured here this week --- Dan Brown, author of THE DA VINCI CODE. A few years ago I moderated a panel that Dan was on where we talked about promoting books and authors to readers on the web. Dan was such fun to talk to and so full of great ideas. It's wonderful to see his success with this book, which has been the talk of the town all week.
We have a stellar lineup for you this week and I still need to pack so I am going to suggest here that you keep reading and I get packing. More to come next week...
--Carol Fitzgerald (Carol@bookreporter.com)
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More about the Virginia Festival of the Book here.
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| Celebrating the Oscars with Bookish Style |
The Academy Awards attract diehard movie fans who most certainly will have their faces glued to the television set for hours on Sunday night, as well as more casual moviegoers. Oscar night this year will be lower-keyed than usual with no red-carpet walk and a more subdued atmosphere, but this is still Hollywood's special night.
In honor of the big event, Bookreporter's own Andrew Musicus and Ron Kaplan each discuss books they have recently read that focus on the behind-the-scenes aspects of the film industry. Also, Tom Donadio also assembled the movies being recognized by the Academy this year that are based on critically-acclaimed and bestselling books --- along with the categories in which they have been nominated.
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Read our feature celebrating the Oscars here.
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| Suspense/Thriller Feature: New This Week --- Enter the Deaver Contest and new Excerpts |
| Jeffery Deaver, author of THE VANISHED MAN (in stores now):
In case you missed last week:
-Interview with Jeffery Deaver
-Read our review of this electrifying thriller that pits forensic criminologist Lincoln Rhyme and his partner, Amelia Sachs, against the Conjurer, a killer schooled in the world of illusion, who has one final, horrific trick up his sleeve. Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub
-A contest where you can win a copy of THE VANISHED MAN and three other Lincoln Rhyme titles
William Lashner, author of FATAL FLAW (in stores May 9th)
New This Week:
-Read about Lashner's backlist title, HOSTILE WITNESS, which is being reissued in paperback on March 25th. We even have an excerpt.
In case you missed last week:
-See a list of our FATAL FLAW advance readers
-Read a third excerpt of BITTER TRUTH (coming in paperback on March 25th)
D.W. Buffa is our May author. His next book STAR WITNESS will be in stores on April 29th.
New This Week:
-Read the first of three excerpts from STAR WITNESS
-See Buffa's new website, www.DWBuffa.com
In case you missed last week:
-Read more about STAR WITNESS
-Read about D.W. Buffa
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Read our suspense/thriller feature here.
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| Play Ball --- Yes, It's Baseball Season Again! |
For baseball fans, happy days are here again.
"It's the most wonderful time of the year." For baseball fans, it ain't about Christmas. For them, that line means they'll soon hear the sweetest of all words: "Play ball!" Read our feature written by Ron Kaplan.
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Read our baseball feature here.
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| New in Paperback |
There's a little something for everyone in this month's roundup of New in Paperback titles including THE NANNY DIARIES. Our varied list includes thrillers and autobiographies as well as books about politics, sports and parenting. A great month's worth of reading.
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Read our New in Paperback feature here.
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| Author Talk: Three Authors Join Us This Week --- Dan Brown, Tim Green and Mary T. Browne |
Tim Green, author of THE FIFTH ANGEL discusses his latest book, THE FIFTH ANGEL, children's safety in our current environment, and balancing work and family.
Dan Brown talks about how he got the idea for his latest book, THE DA VINCI CODE, as well as his research and writing.
Mary T. Browne, author THE POWER OF KARMA, discusses her definition of karma, soul mates, and the differences between bad karma and bad judgment.
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Read this week's Author Talk features here.
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| This Week's Book Reviews |
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THE DA VINCI CODE by Dan Brown (Thriller)
Reviewed by Roz Shea
The elderly curator of the Lourve has been found murdered inside the museum, but this is no ordinary crime. Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is called upon to investigate several puzzling codes found at the murder scene, all of which form a treasure map to the fabled Holy Grail.
RESCUING PATTY HEARST by Virginia Holman (Autobiography)
Reviewed by Curtis Edmonds
Virginia Holman has written a harrowing and moving memoir of living with her schizophrenic mother, who held her daughters captive in a cottage for four years.
THE FIFTH ANGEL by Tim Green (Thriller)
Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub
Jack Ruskin, a well-respected lawyer in New York, must deal with the brutal and horrific attack his teenage daughter endured at the hands of a sexual predator. His rage builds and he resolves to take matters into his own hands, but how far will he go to ensure that justice is served?
LIFE SENTENCE by David Ellis (Thriller)
Reviewed by Barbara Lipkien Gershenbaum
David Ellis spins a convincing courtroom/political tale of haunted pasts littered with self-serving deeds and careers that are built upon the rubble of ambition run wild.
RESURRECTION MEN: An Inspector Rebus Novel by Ian Rankin (Mystery)
Reviewed by Ava Dianne Day
Inspector John Rebus has behaved so badly that he is sent to a "reform school" for damaged cops. While there, he tries to solve a murder that he himself may have unwittingly caused. Is he perhaps being set up by colleagues who wish to drive him off the force?
LUCREZIA BORGIA by John Faunce (Historical Fiction)
Reviewed by Shannon Bloomstran
The woman whose legendary beauty and wickedness inspired Donizetti's opera, Victor Hugo's play and countless films and paintings finally speaks for herself.
THE GETAWAY MAN by Andrew Vachss (Crime Fiction)
Reviewed by Bob Rhubart
After serving time in juvenile institutions and a state prison, Eddie, a career criminal, becomes the driver for a near-legendary hijacker and his crew. They have one last big score planned, but some roads have twists that even a professional getaway man couldn't foresee.
MY NAME IS ASHER LEV by Chaim Potok (Fiction)
Reviewed by Jen Robbins
Asher Lev is a religious boy with an overwhelming need to draw and paint the world he knows and the pain he feels on canvas for all to see. But can he continue exhibiting this gift without shaming his parents or relinquishing any part of his deeply held faith?
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Read this week's reviews here.
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| Poll: Do you attend author readings or book signings? |
Do you attend author readings or book signings?
I make it a point to go if one of my favorite authors is reading or signing.
Occasionally I will go see one of my favorite authors.
I go to readings and signings even when the authors appearing are ones that I might not know well.
I have never gone to a reading or signing but would like to.
I have no desire to go to an author reading or book signing.
What are some reasons you do not go to readings or signings? Check as many as apply.
Authors do not usually appear in my area
My schedule usually conflicts with the time that authors are making appearances.
I have no idea when authors are making appearances.
I am intimidated by the idea of meeting/talking to an author.
I have no desire to go to an author reading or book signing.
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Answer the Poll here.
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| Question of the Week |
Here's our question of the week:
Is there one author signing or reading that stands out in your mind? If so, tell us about it.
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Answer the Question of the Week.
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Happy reading....and don't forget to forward this newsletter to a friend.
--- Carol Fitzgerald (Carol@bookreporter.com)
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