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July 12, 2011

Feature Story: Voices from the Classroom: Chris Wilson

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By Maureen Bakis
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One of my favorite resources about teaching graphic novels is Chris Wilson’s The Graphic Classroom, so I was thrilled when Chris agreed to talk with me about comics and education for this month’s VFTC feature.
Smokin' Seventeen: A Stephanie Plum Novel
by Janet Evanovich - Fiction, Mystery

 

Dead bodies are showing up on the empty construction lot of Vincent Plum Bail Bonds. No one is sure who the killer is, or why the victims have been offed, but Stephanie’s name is on the killer’s list. 

Week of July 11, 2011

Meeting a stranger on an airplane leads Elyse into a risky affair that jeopardizes her place in the community and her safe, albeit stale, marriage in Kim Wright's debut, LOVE IN MID-AIR.

RICH BOY is Sharon Pomerantz’s story of a middle-class Jewish boy who creates a new identity to suit the highest circles of Manhattan society.

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July 11, 2011

The following are lists of books releasing the weeks of July 11th and July 18th that we think will be of interest to Bookreporter.com readers.

 
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2011 Christy Awards

On July 11th, the winners of this year's Christy Awards were announced at a ceremony held in Atlanta, Georgia during the International Christian Retail Show. The banquet featured a keynote address by celebrated screenwriter and director Randall Wallace and was emceed by New York Times bestselling and Christy Award-winning author Liz Curtis Higgs. Named in honor of author Catherine Marshall's novel, and of her contribution to the genre, the Awards celebrate excellence in recently published fiction with a Christian worldview.

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July 11, 2011

Library wins graphic novel library collection worth more than $25,000 at ALA’s Annual Conference In New Orleans

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By Carol Fitzgerald
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At the American Library Association’s (ALA) Annual Conference held in New Orleans, Louisiana June 24-27, LeVette Fuller from Shreve Memorial Library in Shreveport, Louisiana was the lucky recipient of the $20,000+ Great Graphic Novel Library Giveaway, sponsored by Brodart Company, Diamond Book Distributors, and GraphicNovelReporter.com.
July 10, 2011

“American comic book fans live for Wednesdays”

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By John Hogan
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There's a very interesting article in the latest issue of Wired (and online here) about dwindling monthly issue sales for comics and the upcoming market for comics on the iPad. Writer Douglas Wolk profiles comiXology cofounder David Steinberger and analyzes how the digital marketplace (currently only about 1% of sales for the industry) is expected to grow exponentially soon. As someone who's been resisting the urge to adopt an iPad or any other ereader into my reading habits (whether for prose or comics), I'm intrigued...lately I have very much been feeling the notion that it's time for me to change my mind. My romanticized ideas about the feel and smell of paper are perhaps just overinflated memories from my youth. That's not to say I'm now ready to go jump into the ereader pool...but I'm dipping my toe and realizing I don't want to be the last adopter. It might be time.

Interview: Alice LaPlante, author of Turn of Mind

Jul 8, 2011

While TURN OF MIND is Alice LaPlante’s first novel, she has 20 years of experience as a writer and writing teacher, having earned the titles of award-winning journalist, corporate editorial consultant, writing coach, and university-level instructor. But she admits that fiction is her "true love." Bookreporter.com’s Norah Piehl spoke with LaPlante about her compelling literary thriller and the personal reasons for creating her 64-year-old protagonist, Jennifer White, who has Alzheimer’s. She discusses the challenges of delving into the mind of such a character and the crucial storytelling decisions that make it possible to follow Jennifer's thoughts all the way through her dementia.

July 8, 2011

I am writing this week from ThrillerFest, which is the latest stop on my summer conference tour. Some people go to the beach in June and July; I go to conferences. This conference is like summer camp for authors. Wednesday and Thursday I was at CraftFest, which is a two-day conference taught by masters in the thriller world, including Ken Follett (more on his presentation in a bit), and Friday and Saturday are devoted to panels featuring thriller authors and folks from the business. As always, when authors gather, there are parties and dinners --- food, drink and words all seem to work well together.

 
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July 1, 2011

When we left off, I was on Bourbon Street in New Orleans heading out to do some bookstore shopping. I felt like I dropped back in time riding the streetcar over to the Garden District Book Shop with the open windows blowing warm humid air, reminding me of bygone days pre-air conditioning.

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