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| Authors' Summer Reading Lists |
| Happy Friday!
Today was not an average Friday. I started with a segment on the CBS local news talking about Harry Potter at 5:45AM. Then this afternoon I did a segment for FOX Cable News Network. Our Harry Potter survey on Kidsreads.com got a lot of media attention!
Well our THREE HP books, as the boys refer to them, arrive tomorrow. I could see there was going to be no sharing in this house so bought in multiples. Given the length of the book, I can see that this will bring many peaceful hours. Our house will be like a library for a few days. I am wondering how many other households are doing the same. I am reprising this as my book tip for the week!
I love that this book is an event. Yesterday I had a chance to look at a listing of more than 1,000 parties planned around the country. The imagination of the booksellers has been incredible. One of my favorites was from a bookstore in Alaska where the town is so small they do not have a stoplight or a movie theatre, but they are having a Harry Potter party. And since it is summer solstice, it will be light there at midnight!
Wondering what authors are going to be reading this summer? We have that answer from more than 60 authors in our Authors' Summer Reading List feature. This is the third summer that we have done this list and once again it's been terrific fun to see what authors have on their reading piles. I spent an evening earlier this week clicking from author to author. See if you can figure out what the most popular book is with this group of writers.
Also this week we have a very special interview where Stephen White interviews Lisa Gardner. Find out what these two Suspense/Thriller authors had to say about Lisa's books and writing in this genre.
Lots to read this week so I am going to close now and take advantage of the fact that I am glammed up in television makeup and go out to dinner!
Happy Summer...for the record, tomorrow is my fave day of the year as it's the LONGEST day of the year. While the calendar here is stuck on April showers at least it's light for a long time. Yes, I am an endless optimist! Or sleep deprived! Or maybe I should head to Alaska!
Have a great week...
--Carol Fitzgerald (Carol@bookreporter.com)
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Read our Author Summer Reading Lists feature here.
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| ENGAGED TO DIE by Carolyn Hart |
ENGAGED TO DIE by Carolyn Hart (Mystery)
Reviewed by Roberta O'Hara
Award-winning author Carolyn Hart returns to the South Carolina Low Country island of Broward's Rock in this fourteenth installment of her DEATH ON DEMAND series, as amateur sleuth Annie Darling and her husband Max travel different paths in order to solve the murder of a young man.
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Read our review of ENGAGED TO DIE and an excerpt.
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| Suspense/Thriller Author Spotlight: Stephen White Interviews Lisa Gardner, THE KILLING HOUR Reader Comments and Gerritsen ARC Readers Announced |
Lisa Gardner: THE SURVIVORS CLUB is now out in paperback and THE KILLING HOUR will be in stores on July 15th.
-Stephen White's interview with Lisa Gardner, a Suspense/Thriller Exclusive
-Advance reader comments about THE KILLING HOUR
Tess Gerritsen: THE SINNER will be out in hardcover on August 19th and THE APPRENTICE will be out in paperback on July 29th.
-See our list of Advance Readers
-Read about THE SINNER
-Read about THE APPRENTICE
-Read more about Tess Gerritsen
-Visit TessGerritsen.com
-Send Tess a question
William Lashner
-Enter our William Lashner Contest where you can win a signed copy of FATAL FLAW and copies of HOSTILE WITNESS and BITTER TRUTH. See details on our Suspense/Thriller page.
TWELVE BOOKS, TWELVE PLACES Part II by Susan Banton
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Read our Suspense/Thriller feature here.
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| Bookreporter.com's Best of Summer Contest - Win BOOKS and a LightWedge Reading Light |
THE BEST OF SUMMER CONTEST
Enter the Best of Summer Contest for a chance to win 10 hardcovers or 10 paperbacks and a LightWedge reading light!
THE BEST OF SUMMER READING
In honor of this "book-friendly" season, Bookreporter.com brings you our lists of great Summer Beach Reads --- 10 hardcovers, 10 paperbacks, and 14 suspense/thriller titles that you don't want to miss!
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Read more about our Best of Summer Contest here!
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| Books Into Movies: The Hulk |
He's powerful. He's savage. And you better watch your back if you upset him. He is the one and only Incredible Hulk! After years of appearing in comic books and on television, this massive green-skinned creature has now come to life on the big screen in The Hulk. He seems to be showing up everywhere these days, not only in movie theaters but also in recently published books that will appeal to both young and old.
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Read our Books Into Movies feature here.
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| Don't Miss: Celebrating 100 Years of Ford |
Where would we be today without Henry Ford and the company he established in 1903? The introduction of the low-priced Model T changed the way Americans lived and led to the growth of suburbia and the creation of a national highway system, while the use of the assembly line to produce automobiles revolutionized American industry. This year the Ford Motor Company is celebrating its 100th anniversary, and in honor of this special event we take a look at two recently published books that detail the fascinating history of this American institution.
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Celebrating 100 years of Ford with two books.
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| This Week's Book Reviews and Features |
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DRY: A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs (Memoir)
Reviewed by Sarah Rachel Egelman
Augusten Burroughs is all grown up and struggling with alcoholism and then recovery in this heartbreaking yet hilarious followup to his bestselling memoir RUNNING WITH SCISSORS.
MANEATER by Gigi Levangie Grazer (Fiction)
Reviewed by Shannon Bloomstran
Clarissa Alpert is a beautiful, funny and completely uninhibited 28-year-old (actually, she's 31). Her exes read like a Who's Who of Hollywood power players. But Clarissa is now looking to settle down and get married. She has chosen the perfect man and plans a huge wedding --- even before their first date. Catching his attention is no problem, but does he have his own agenda?
BIRTHRIGHT by Nora Roberts (Fiction)
Reviewed by Barb Wright
When 5,000-year-old human bones are found at a construction site in the small town of Woodsboro, the news draws archaeologist Callie Dunbrook out of her sabbatical and into a whirlwind of adventure, danger, and romance.
VICTORY edited by Stephen Coonts (Fiction)
Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub
This exciting sequel to Stephen Coonts's bestselling COMBAT brings together today's greatest military, espionage, and techno-thriller writers with short novels of courage, skill, daring and sacrifice, introducing readers to the men and women who fought in World War II.
FIRST DEGREE by David Rosenfelt (Mystery)
Reviewed by Stuart Shiffman
In this exciting followup to OPEN AND SHUT, New Jersey defense lawyer Andy Carpenter sets out to solve the murder of a corrupt police officer after learning that his closest friend and the love of his life is accused of the crime.
HELL AT THE BREECH by Tom Franklin (Fiction)
Reviewed by Stephen M. Deusner
Overflowing with evocative prose and historical details, Tom Franklin's novel of gang warfare in rural Alabama offers a studied meditation on Southern masculinity and the morality of violence.
EVIDENCE OF THINGS UNSEEN Marianne Wiggins (Fiction)
Reviewed by Barb Wright
Marianne Wiggins tells the story of the atomic bomb through the eyes of amateur chemist Ray Foster, who is fascinated by light. His companions include Flash, a former war buddy, his wife (the aptly-named Opal) and a child they take in who they nickname "Lightfoot."
THE DEATH YOU DESERVE by David Bowker (Suspense Paperback)
Reviewed by Judy Gigstad
For struggling author Billy Dye, ghostwriting the memoirs of Manchester gangster Malcolm Priest seems like a great way to earn fast money. But when Priest grows tired of him, he hires a hit man to end Billy's life. The assassin turns out to be an old childhood friend of Billy's and decides to spare his life. However, Billy soon discovers that his "savior" is in reality a psychopath who will stop at nothing to defend him.
AUTUMN GLORY: Baseball's First World Series by Louis P. Masur (Sports)
Reviewed by David Exum
Acclaimed author Louis P. Masur offers readers a detailed account of the games that were played in the very first World Series in 1903. He also talks about specific players who were legends at the time and the war that erupted between the established National League and upstart American League.
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Read this week's reviews and features here.
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| Poll: Are you reading Harry Potter? What about EAST OF EDEN? |
Are you going to read HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX?
Yes, right away.
Yes, but I am not rushing to read it.
No, I am not interested in reading Harry Potter right now.
No, I do not like Harry Potter books.
Recently Oprah chose EAST OF EDEN as her newest book club pick and sales immediately skyrocketed for the book. Are you planning to read or re-read EAST OF EDEN?
Yes, I am planning to read it.
Yes, I am planning to re-read it.
No, I am not going to re-read it, but have read it before.
No, I have no interest in reading it, whether or not Oprah recommended it.
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Answer the Poll here.
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| Question of the Week |
Here's our question of the week:
Last week Oprah announced that she will focus on books that have "stood the test of time." What book would you recommend that she make her next book club choice?
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Answer the Question of the Week.
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| Word of Mouth: Tell Us What You're Reading |
Tell us what books YOU are reading and loving --- or even those you don't.
Twenty lucky readers will win THE FACE by Dean Koontz. Please note that our next Word of Mouth update will be on July 10th.
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Need more details about Word of Mouth? Click here.
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--- Carol Fitzgerald (Carol@bookreporter.com)
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