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When She Woke by Hillary Jordan

October 2011

Hillary Jordan’s debut novel, MUDBOUND, won a number of prizes and became a reader favorite for its honest portrayal of a family struggling to make ends meet on its Mississippi Delta farm during the 1940s. The topic of WHEN SHE WOKE couldn’t be much more of a 180, as it’s a dystopian novel set in the not-too-distant future where criminals are referred to as Chromes. The skin color of all Chromes is dyed to reflect their crime. At the start of the sentence, their jail time is continuously filmed in a reality show kind of format, and their actions are broadcast nationwide. Once released from their original sentence, they remain dyed, and their skin tones define them and keep them ostracized from the general public. It’s chilling and haunting and a brilliant social commentary.

Do you ever skip to the end of books before finishing them, or are you strict about reading straight through?

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If you skip right to the end, which was the last book that you did that with?

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October 21, 2011

Meg Haston: Music --- The Key to Life and Literature

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Meg Haston, author of HOW TO ROCK BRACES AND GLASSES spent her formative years in Jacksonville, Florida, though her family moved a lot and she has also lived, at various times, in Atlanta, Georgia; Raleigh, North Carolina; Alexandria, Virginia and Wayne Pennsylvania.

October 21, 2011

There are moments that bring back lovely memories of book discoveries that make you smile. One of those came on Tuesday night as I attended a party celebrating 15 years since the publication of THE NOTEBOOK by Nicholas Sparks. These days, unlike the days of old, there are very few big parties to celebrate books and authors --- the kind where the cocktails flow, there are lovely hors d'oeuvres, and the mood is just warm and celebratory. The party for Nick was all that, but also something more.

October 21, 2011

New York Comic Con this past weekend was a flurry of fun, education, great moments in comics, and plenty of excitement and enthusiasm. Both the programming and events at the show were strong, and as always it was terrific to hear the news that gets announced at events like these. If you missed the show, I will share that it is a lot like San Diego Comic Con, but at the same time it has its own unique flair. What I love is that the focus of the show is much more on comics themselves. While Hollywood, videogames, toys, and the other fringes of the community most definitely have a presence there, it seems that presence is somehow muted, making comics, manga and graphic novels the real stars.

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