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February 9, 2012, 187 voters

Author John Jackson Miller has turned his lifelong love of comics into a treasure trove of writing and creativity. Now, he’s doing what many have dreamed of: writing comics that continue to craft the legendary Star Wars universe. Here’s his take on what it’s like to hold a universe in his hands.

John Hart Contest

Week of February 27, 2012

BRINGING ADAM HOME tells the story of Adam Walsh. Before Adam, there were no faces on milk cartons, no National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, no federal databases of crimes against children. His 1981 abduction and murder --- unsolved for over a quarter of a century --- forever changed America.

Harlan Coben’s LIVE WIRE follows Myron Bolitar, who gets involved in the family drama of his former tennis star client and her rock star husband. He discovers secrets about his own family, specifically his brother, who abandoned the Bolitars long ago.

Week of February 20, 2012

In THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNETS’ NEST, the concluding volume of Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy, Lisbeth Salander lies in critical condition in a Swedish hospital, a bullet in her head. But she's fighting for her life in more ways than one: if and when she recovers, she'll stand trial for three murders. 

February 8, 2012

Behind the Scenes with David Steinberger

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David Steinberger, CEO of Comixology, talks about his lifelong love for comics and what he enjoys reading (and collecting) now.

February 7, 2012

The following are lists of books releasing the weeks of February 6th and February 13th that we think will be of interest to Bookreporter.com readers.

Week of February 13, 2012

In Lisa Scottoline’s SAVE ME, Rose McKenna volunteers as a lunch mom in her daughter Melly’s school in order to keep an eye on Amanda, a girl who’s been bullying her daughter. But an accidental explosion in the kitchen will change the course of Rose’s life.

Week of February 6, 2012

In DREAMS OF JOY, Lisa See returns to the story of sisters Pearl and May from SHANGHAI GIRLS, and Pearl’s strong-willed 19-year-old daughter Joy, who runs away to Shanghai in early 1957 to find her birth father.

In Helen Schulman THIS BEAUTIFUL LIFE, 15-year-old Jake Bergamot receives --- and then forwards to a friend --- a sexually explicit video that an eighth-grade admirer sent to him. The video goes viral within hours, and the scandal that ensues threatens to shatter his family and his world.

Editorial Content for Kindred Souls

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Carole Turner

Billy is an 88-year-old grandfather who lives with his family on the farm where he grew up. He and his 10-year-old grandson, Jake, have a special bond so Billy calls them "kindred souls." Every day, Billy and Jake take a walk around the farm, and Billy teaches Jake about nature as he explains when the hummingbirds will leave and why a cow often gives birth during a rainstorm. There remains a bit of structure of the original sod house where Billy grew up. The old man and the young boy pass by it every day. Read More

Teaser

Jake’s grandfather, Billy, hears the talk of birds, is 88 years old, and is going to live forever. Even when Billy gets sick, Jake knows that everything will go on as always. But there’s one thing Billy wants: to rebuild the sod house where he grew up. Can Jake give him this one special thing?

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Jake’s grandfather, Billy, hears the talk of birds, is 88 years old, and is going to live forever. Even when Billy gets sick, Jake knows that everything will go on as always. But there’s one thing Billy wants: to rebuild the sod house where he grew up. Can Jake give him this one special thing?