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Every month, one subscriber to the Bookreporter.com newsletter wins 5 free hardcover books! This month's selection includes THE LAST NAZI by Stan Pottinger, SOUTHERN LIVING by Ad Hudler, FOUL MATTER by Martha Grimes, THE OTHER SIDE OF AIR by Jeanne Braselton, EXIT WOUNDS by JA Jance. (See the complete contest rules.)
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| Our 7th Anniversary! |
| On August 26th we will celebrate the 7th Anniversary of Bookreporter.com. The other day I was IMing with one of our former staffers and she said that working with Bookreporter.com gave her some of the most special friendships in her life. I know what she means.
For me the last 7 years has been a wonderful experience working with a group of dedicated and truly gifted staffers; reading the work of our fabulous reviewers; exploring an ever-growing list of talented authors, who have shared their work with us; yapping with publishers and agents who get books into our hands and writing for you, our loyal readers.
Whether we are polishing copy, developing interview questions or plotting out features --- it's all a wonderful adventure. But one of my favorite parts of each day is reading reader mail. Seeing your comments and feedback gives us ideas and energy.
I will say what I say each year when we mark this occasion. I have the best job --- thanks to readers like you.
With a lineup like we have this week, you will see we are not resting on our laurels at all. Here are a couple of high notes for the week.
As promised, we are launching our new Chick Lit feature. Each month we will be spotlighting a different book and author. We kick off with PUSHING 30 by Whitney Gaskell, which will be in stores on September 30th. We are offering 20 advance copies of this book to readers to read and comment on. Interested? See the details below. (By the way, I loved this book!)
For our Word of Mouth book this week we are adding something special. Stan Pottinger, author of THE LAST NAZI will personally inscribe a message to each of the five Word of Mouth winners. We're crazy about this book and are thrilled to have this special extra to add for winners.
Some of my favorite books are reviewed below including SOUTHERN LIVING, THE SINNER and MORTAL REMAINS. I always take such pleasure in seeing how reviewers write about the books I have read. Thanks to Bethanne Patrick and Joe Hartlaub for the great job on these this week.
Well, the weather forecast looks good and we are taking advantage of it! Next week I am taking a week off to hit the beach on the Outer Banks, and the staff is getting a very well-deserved break. Our next update will come to you on Friday, September 5th. Here's wishing you a wonderful Labor Day weekend.
I am off to pack. Right now all I have packed is a stack of books. More on what I am reading when I get back. Seven days; seven books. That sounds like a great way to celebrate our seventh anniversary!
Thanks again for reading...oh and if you would like to celebrate with us, forward this newsletter to a friend and suggest they subscribe. Best present we could get!
Carol Fitzgerald (Carol@bookreporter.com)
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| Author Talk: Ad Hudler, author of SOUTHERN LIVING |
After moving to the "beautiful, quirky city" of Macon, Georgia with his wife, journalist and stay-at-home dad Ad Hudler was inspired to write fiction. In this interview Hudler discusses in great detail the various themes and characters present in his two novels, HOUSEHUSBAND and SOUTHERN LIVING. He also talks about the origin of his first name and the authors who have influenced him the most.
SOUTHERN LIVING by Ad Hudler (Fiction)
Reviewed by Bethanne Kelly Patrick
Selby, Georgia has remained a resolutely Southern town by retaining its resolutely Southern traditions, like the Dogwood Festival. Three women --- two Southerners and a Northerner --- see their lives profoundly changed before, during and after the annual festival in Ad Hudler's funny and affecting new novel.
For more about Ad Hudler, go to AdHudler.com
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Read an Author Talk with Ad Hudler read our review of SOUTHERN LIVING and an excerpt.
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| Suspense/Thriller Spotlight: Announcing Our September Author, Sandra Brown and Gerritsen Talks about THE SINNER |
| Tess Gerritsen: THE SINNER is now in stores and THE APPRENTICE is out in paperback.
New This Week:
THE SINNER by Tess Gerritsen (Suspense)
Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub
Two nuns are found brutally murdered in their convent. Soon another woman is found murdered, her body mutilated beyond recognition. Together, medical examiner Maura Isles and homicide detective Jane Rizzoli uncover an ancient horror that connects these terrible slaughters.
In Case You Missed Last Week:
In a special interview with Bookreporter.com's Suspense/Thriller Author Spotlight Team (Carol Fitzgerald, Joe Hartlaub, and Wiley Saichek), Tess Gerritsen discusses the inspiration behind her latest thriller, THE SINNER, and talks about research methods, fan encounters, and her next book.
Christopher Reich: THE DEVIL'S BANKER will be out in hardcover on Tuesday, August 26th and THE FIRST BILLION is now out in paperback.
New This Week:
Read our advance reader comments about THE DEVIL'S BANKER.
In Case You Missed Last Week:
-A video of Christopher Reich talking about THE DEVIL'S BANKER
-Joe Hartlaub's Review of THE FIRST BILLION
-Read about Christopher Reich's backlist
-Read Fast Facts about Christopher Reich
Sandra Brown: HELLO, DARKNESS will be out in hardcover on October 7th and THE CRUSH will be available in paperback on August 25th.
New This Week:
See our list of advance readers.
In Case You Missed Last Week:
-Read about HELLO, DARKNESS
-Read about Sandra Brown
-Read her bibliography
-See her website: SandraBrown.net
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Read our Suspense/Thriller feature here.
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| Our Chick Lit Feature: Our First Title --- PUSHING 30 by Whitney Gaskell |
As promised, here is our new Chick Lit feature. Each month we are going to feature a different title, invite readers to read one of 20 advance copies, and explore the author with a series of interviews and commentary.
Our first title is PUSHING 30 by Whitney Gaskell. Here are two lines that sum up the story. Ellie Winters, a woman who is dependable and loyal and has a near-phobic aversion to conflict. But as her thirtieth birthday looms ever closer, she starts to feel like she's lost the instruction manual to her life.
It's witty and smart and oh soooooo much fun. I spent a recent Saturday reading PUSHING 30 and while I am "just a tad over 30" now, I just loved it. If you want to be one of our 20 advance readers send mail with your name and mailing information at ChickLit@bookreporter.com.
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Read our Chick Lit feature here.
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| Author Talk: Peter Clement, Author of MORTAL REMAINS |
Peter Clement, who has practiced as an M.D. for 28 years, is the author of six medical thrillers, including his latest, MORTAL REMAINS. In this interview Clement discusses the transition from physician to author, the parallels between himself and his protagonists, and the provocative concept of "death rounds" that was explored in his second novel.
MORTAL REMAINS by Peter Clement (Medical Thriller)
Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub
In a small upstate New York town, the skeletal remains of a young woman missing for 27 years are pulled from a lake --- along with unmistakable evidence of her murder. Suddenly, the case of Kelly McShane Braden's mysterious disappearance is reactivated, and two devastated men are determined to unmask the killer.
For more about Peter Clement, go to PeterClementBooks.com.
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Read an Author Talk with Peter Clement, as well as our review of MORTAL REMAINS and an excerpt.
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| Author Talk: Joanne Harris, the Author of COASTLINERS |
Joanne Harris is the author of the international bestselling novels CHOCOLAT, BLACKBERRY WINE, and FIVE QUARTERS OF THE ORANGE. In this interview Harris talks in-depth about her latest novel COASTLINERS, which centers on a woman who returns to her home in France hoping to reconcile with her estranged father.
For more about Joanne Harris, see her new website --- JoanneHarris.com
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Read an Author Talk with Joanne Harris here.
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| This Week's Book Reviews and Features |
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THE KITE RUNNER by Khaled Hosseini (Fiction)
Reviewed by Harvey Freedenberg
Khaled Hosseini’s debut novel skillfully combines an absorbing story of two Afghan boys and the lifelong struggle of one of them for redemption after youthful mistakes change their relationship irrevocably with a revealing portrait of the stark reality of modern Afghan society.
DIARY: A Novel by Chuck Palahniuk (Fiction)
Reviewed by Becky Ohlsen
While her husband Peter is in a coma following a suicide attempt, Misty Tracy Wilmot, once an aspiring artist, is keeping a diary just in case he ever wakes up. When angry homeowners express outrage over certain bizarre acts committed by Peter, Misty's dreams of artistic greatness appear to be crushed --- but appearances are deceiving.
THE STORYTELLER by Arthur Reid (Thriller)
Reviewed by Kate Ayers
A once aspiring writer finds the road to fame as he publishes one bestselling novel after another, but some nefarious figures from the past threaten his newfound celebrity.
THE OUTSIDE OF AUGUST by Joanna Hershon (Fiction)
Reviewed by Marie Hashima Lofton
Joanna Hershon has written the highly engrossing story of one woman's search for the truth about her mother, an elusive woman who left home on a number of occasions, often without any explanation.
SENSE OF EVIL by Kay Hooper (Suspense)
Reviewed by Ava Dianne Day
Police Chief Rafe Sullivan and Special Agent Isabel Adams must stop a brutal killer who has a chilling M.O. --- but Isabel's psychic abilities help set her up to be the psychopath's next victim.
TIETAM BROWN by Mick Foley (Fiction)
Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub
Seventeen-year-old Antietam (Andy) Brown is stunned to discover that the most popular girl in town is attracted to him. Determined to protect her from everything bad on earth, especially his deadbeat dad, Andy begins to delve into the locked rooms and dangerous currents of the elder Tietam Brown's past and present.
OFF THE CHART by James W. Hall (Thriller)
Reviewed by Barbara Lipkien Gershenbaum
Returning from BLACKWATER SOUND, Thorn and Alexandra Rafferty face down a brutal killer who has kidnapped the daughter of Thorn's best friend.
PARASITES LIKE US by Adam Johnson (Fiction)
Reviewed by Michael Leone
In Adam Johnson's new satirical novel, anthropologist Hank Hannah unearths a 3,000 year-old gravesite with help from two students --- and releases a deadly plague.
IN THE NAME OF ISHMAEL by Giuseppe Genna (Fiction)
Reviewed by Judy Gigstad
In his first U.S. publication, Giuseppe Genna has written two interlocking stories featuring two detectives whose murder investigations are made more complex and dangerous by an elusive figure named Ishmael.
CALPURNIA by Anne Scott (Fiction)
Reviewed by Judy Gigstad
Anne Scott focuses her debut novel on the once grand Philadelphia mansion called Calpurnia, its owner who recently died under mysterious circumstances, and the woman overseeing the disposal of the estate, who unravels the secrets and intrigues hidden away in the hundred-year-old house.
THE DRUID KING by Norman Spinrad (Historical Fiction)
Reviewed by Ava Dianne Day
Witness to his father's harrowing death, Vercingetorix spends years deep in the forest living with the Druids. But his father's honor eventually compels him to become a warrior. After an ill-fated alliance with Julius Caesar, he gathers the tribes of Gaul into a single army, determined to defeat the mighty Romans.
STEALING TIME: Steve Case, Jerry Levin, and the Collapse of AOL Time Warner by Alec Klein (Business & Economics)
Reviewed by Colleen Quinn
Greed, greed, and more greed! America Online and Time Warner joined forces to create the largest merger in U.S. history. They expected huge profits, but author Alec Klein takes readers behind the scenes to show just how wrong they really were.
ELEONORA DUSE: A Biography by Helen Sheehy (Biography/Performing Arts)
Reviewed by Harold V. Cordry
Helen Sheehy has drawn on newly available material to create an illuminating and thought-provoking account of Eleonora Duse's life, the first biography of the legendary Italian actress in two decades, that enables readers to know and understand Duse as both a woman and an actress.
OUR OWN DEVICES: The Past and Future of Body Technology by Edward Tenner (Science/Technology)
Reviewed by Bob Rhubart
Edward Tenner, author of WHY THINGS BITE BACK --- which introduced readers to the revenge antics of technology --- now takes a wonderfully revealing look at the inventions of everyday technologies that protect us, position us, or enhance our performance.
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Read this week's reviews and features here.
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| Poll: Do you like to read books set in places where you have visited, or dream of visiting? |
During these last weeks of summer we ask, do you like to read books set in places where you have visited, or dream of visiting?
Yes, I look for books that are set in locations where I visit.
No, I do not look for books that are set in locations where I visit, but that would be fun.
No, I am not interested in this.
I am not sure how I feel about this.
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Answer the Poll here.
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| Question of the Week |
Here's our question of the week:
Can you share a book, or a series of books set in a place you have visited that you read and really enjoyed?
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Answer the Question of the Week.
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| Word of Mouth: Tell Us What You're Reading and Win a PERSONALIZED Autographed Copy of THE LAST NAZI |
Tell us what books YOU are reading and loving --- or even those you don't.
One lucky reader will win one of five PERSONALLY AUTOGRAPHED copies of THE LAST NAZI by Stan Pottinger. We will ask what you would like inscribed in your book when we get your mailing information. Please note that our next Word of Mouth update will be on September 5th.
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Need more details about Word of Mouth? Click here.
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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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