Teresa's romances regularly appear on the New York Times, Publishers Weekly and USA Today bestseller lists. She's a two-time winner of the Waldenbooks Award for Bestselling Fiction, a seven-time finalist for the highest award given by the Romance Writers of America, the RITA, and winner of the Romantic Times Award for Best Historical Love and Laughter. Here she talks about how her mother inspired her lifelong passion for reading.
Alyson Richman graduated from Wellesley College in 1994. The acclaimed author of THE MASK CARVER'S SON, she lives in Long Island, New York, with her family. Here she talks about one of the first book-gifts she ever received, THE SAND LADY by Gwendolyn Reed.
NY Times bestselling author Kim Edwards has written a number of short stories as well as two novels, THE MEMORY KEEPER'S DAUGHTER and her latest, THE LAKE OF DREAMS. She has received many accolades for her work, including The Kentucky Literary Award, The British Book Award, and The Whiting Writer's Award. Here she talks about her lifelong passion for books and some occasions on which she has received them as gifts.
This was my 7th Miami Book Fair. It’s getting to feels like it would not be November without attending the Fair. There’s something nice about wearing sandals one last time while zipping from author event to author event. This was the first time we saw any rain at the Fair, but given the whacky weather I have experienced all year this year, I was not surprised. There even was snow in Miami, but you will have to read on to see why THAT happened when temps were in the 70s.
Tell us about the books you’ve finished reading with your comments and a rating of 1 to 5 stars. During the contest period from April 13th to April 27th at noon ET, three lucky readers each will be randomly chosen to win a copy of THE FALLEN by David Baldacci and THEN SHE WAS GONE by Lisa Jewell.
Tell us about the audiobooks you’ve finished listening to with your comments and a rating of 1 to 5 stars for both the performance and the content. During the contest period from April 2nd to May 1st at noon ET, two lucky readers each will be randomly chosen to win the audio versions of Sally Hepworth's THE FAMILY NEXT DOOR, read by Barrie Kreinik, and Alice Feeney's SOMETIMES I LIE, read by Stephanie Racine.
April's Books on Screen roundup includes the feature films Avengers: Infinity War, Lean on Pete and Disobedience; the series premieres of "Howards End" on Starz and "Killing Eve" on BBC America, along with the season finale of "The Magicians" on Syfy; and the DVD releases of Maze Runner: The Death Cure, My Friend Dahmer and Paddington 2.