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Interview: Eloisa James, author of Paris in Love: A Memoir

Apr 5, 2012

PARIS IN LOVE is Eloisa James’s memoir of going on a year-long sabbatical from her job as a Shakespeare professor and moving with her family to Paris. In this interview, conducted by Bookreporter.com Co-Founder Carol Fitzgerald, James talks about what went into the huge decision to pack up her loved ones and head overseas. She offers advice to those who are seeking similar adventures, shares some of her favorite things about the City of Light, and gives a glimpse into her next book.

Indies Choice and E.B. White Book Award 2012

A record-breaking number of independent booksellers nationwide cast their ballots in March, and on April 4, 2012 the American Booksellers Association announced the winners of the 2012 Indies Choice Book Awards and the E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards.

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Sandra Dallas, author of True Sisters

TRUE SISTERS tells the story of four women, brought together on the harrowing journey of the Martin Handcart Company, and united by the promises of prosperity and salvation in a new land. Through the ties of female friendships and the strength born from suffering, each one tests the boundaries of her faith and learns the real meaning of survival along the way.

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Lisa Jackson, author of Devious: A Rick Bentz/Reuben Montoya Novel

After the body of novice nun Camille Renard is found in a faded yellow bridal gown at St. Marguerite’s cathedral, New Orleans detectives Rick Bentz and Reuben Montoya are called to investigate. This brutal strangulation is especially upsetting to Montoya, who dated Camille in high school.

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Say Her Name by Francisco Goldman

Celebrated novelist Francisco Goldman was barely two years into his marriage to the beautiful young writer Aura Estrada when, on their belated honeymoon, Aura broke her neck while bodysurfing. Francisco was blamed for Aura’s death by her family and, overcome with guilt, he wanted to die too. Instead, he wrote his Prix Femina–winning novel, SAY HER NAME, “a work of raw grief refined into lyrical elegance” (Sunday Telegraph) that has captured the hearts of readers and reviewers across the globe. Without pathos, Goldman brings his love back to life.

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April 5, 2012

It’s been an eventful spring for us here as we share long-awaited and exciting new titles being published right now --- our Spring Preview gives you a look at them --- as well as advance notice about what’s coming in the weeks ahead.

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The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket

I'm sorry to say that the book you are holding in your hands is extremely unpleasant. It tells an unhappy tale about three very unlucky children. Even though they are charming and clever, the Baudelaire siblings lead lives filled with misery and woe. From the very first page of this book when the children are at the beach and receive terrible news, continuing on through the entire story, disaster lurks at their heels. One might say they are magnets for misfortune.

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The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket

Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent children. They are charming, and resourceful, and have pleasant facial features. Unfortunately, they are exceptionally unlucky.

In the first two books alone, the three youngsters encounter a greedy and repulsive villain, itchy clothing, a disastrous fire, a plot to steal their fortune, a lumpy bed, a deadly serpent, a large brass reading lamp, a long knife, and a terrible odour.

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