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September 1, 2011

The Sunday Funnies Get Serious

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By John Hogan
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Five major syndication bureaus, representing some 93 comic strips appearing in newspapers across the country, will see their clients turn their Sunday, September 11, strips into a tribute to the 10th anniversary of the most horrible terrorist attacks ever on American soil. The comics-page tributes will be a major remembrance of the day, and after September 11, all of them will be printed on cartoonistsremember911.com.

August 31, 2011

Our final featured title is FALLING TOGETHER by Marisa de los Santos.

Truly modern women’s fiction at its finest, this is the unforgettable tale of a remarkable friendship that ended abruptly, only to be resurrected in great need years later at a college reunion, launching three formerly devoted companions and reluctant family members alike on a sobering, enlightening journey across the world and through the past.

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September 2011

These early days of fall will be full of action, drama, a dash of golf, and an expected source of temptation. That last bit comes into play in I Don’t Know How She Does It, based on the bestseller by Allison Pearson. With two kids, a husband and a job with a Boston-based financial management firm, every day is a non-stop balancing act for Kate (played by Sarah Jessica Parker). Complicating matters even more is her charming new business associate. Oh dear!

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August 30, 2011

The following are lists of books releasing the weeks of August 29th and September 5th that we think will be of interest to Bookreporter.com readers.

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August 30, 2011

Today's featured title is VELVA JEAN LEARNS TO FLY by Jennifer Niven.

Velva Jean Hart, the fiercely independent heroine of Jennifer Niven's spectacular debut novel, VELVA JEAN LEARNS TO DRIVE, returns in a captivating adventure that literally sends her soaring. After Pearl Harbor, Velva Jean signs up for service and gets her wings, risking her life --- and her heart.

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Interview: Brandon Thomas, author of The Many Adventures of Miranda Mercury: Time Runs Out

Aug 30, 2011

Brandon Thomas created his heroine Miranda Mercury to make the kind of comic book he’d like to see in the marketplace. While publishers initially shied away from the concept for a number of reasons, The Many Adventures of Miranda Mercury eventually found a home with Archaia Entertainment and has been garnering attention and praise in the graphic novel world. It appears on this year's YALSA list of selections of Great Graphic Novels for Teens and has been nominated for four Glyph Awards. Thomas spoke to GraphicNovelReporter about how he created Miranda, his decades-long love of comics, and how he’s been both writing about comics and for comics the last several years.  

Interview: Shannon Wheeler, author of Too Much Coffee Man Omnibus

Aug 30, 2011

With the recent release of the Too Much Coffee Man Omnibus from Dark Horse, 20 years’ worth of Shannon Wheeler’s angst-filled antihero have been collected into one enormous volume. It’s a huge achievement; a bible of ennui and unexpected non-adventure, starring an everyman who just happens to wear an inexplicable coffee helmet. We sat down to ask Mr. Wheeler a few questions about what all of this means.

Friday, August 26, 2011

The titles below are discussed in the August 26th Bookreporter.com Newsletter Opener, which can be read here:

RULES OF CIVILITY by Amor Towles
THORN IN MY SIDE by Karin Slaugher

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SAINT'S GATE by Carla Neggers

Links to http://www.carlaneggers.com.

Week of August 29, 2011

From the dirt and danger of a coal mine to the glittering chandeliers of a palace, from the corridors of power to the bedrooms of the mighty, FALL OF GIANTS by Ken Follett takes readers into the inextricably entangled fates of five families.

Justice Department operative Cotton Malone has just begun his most harrowing adventure to date in THE EMPEROR'S TOMB --- one that offers up astounding historical revelations, pits him against a ruthless ancient brotherhood, and sends him to one of the greatest archaeological sites in the world.

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