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Indies Choice Award 2009

The American Booksellers Association (ABA) Indies Choice Book Awards recognize the array of unique and thought-provoking titles championed by independent bookstores nationwide. In addition to the winners, 5 honor books and authors are selected for each of the six categories.

Sandra Dallas, author of Prayers for Sale

Hennie Comfort is eighty-six and has lived in the mountains of Middle Swan, Colorado since before it was Colorado. Nit Spindle is just seventeen and newly married. She and her husband have just moved to the high country in search of work.

Jilliane Hoffman, author of Plea of Insanity

The prosecutor --- Julia Vacanti. Young, ambitious, and facing a case that could launch her career. The defendant --- David Marquette. A successful Miami surgeon and devoted family man. The victims --- Marquette’s own wife and three small children.

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Concetta Bertoldi has been communicating with the "Other Side" since childhood. In her previous book, the bestselling DO DEAD PEOPLE WATCH YOU SHOWER?, she addressed questions about the afterlife that ranged from the poignant to the provocative. Now she returns with DO DEAD PEOPLE WALK THEIR DOGS?, a second volume of intriguing observations about our beloved deceased.

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Concetta Bertoldi has been communicating with the "Other Side" since childhood. In her previous book, the bestselling DO DEAD PEOPLE WATCH YOU SHOWER?, she addressed questions about the afterlife that ranged from the poignant to the provocative. Now she returns with DO DEAD PEOPLE WALK THEIR DOGS?, a second volume of intriguing observations about our beloved deceased. Moving, funny, and fascinating, it will open your eyes to what really comes after life --- while offering intimate insights into Concetta’s own astonishing life and what her gift has meant to her marriage, her friendships, and the path she was destined to take.

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Kate Ayers

“Honey?”

Will was sleeping soundly…His breathing sounded congested…She told herself not to worry, but once you’ve had a sick kid, you hold your breath forever.

“Will?”

His nose was a ski slope that was the beginner version of hers, and people often mistook him for her biological child…She found herself wondering if Timothy Braverman looked like his mother, too. Read More

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When reporter Ellen Gleeson gets a “Have You Seen This Child?” flyer in the mail, she almost throws it away. But something about it makes her look again, and her heart stops --- the child in the photo is identical to her adopted son, Will.

About the Book

When reporter Ellen Gleeson gets a “Have You Seen This Child?” flyer in the mail, she almost throws it away. But something about it makes her look again, and her heart stops --- the child in the photo is identical to her adopted son, Will. Everything inside her tells her to deny the similarity between the boys, because she knows her adoption was lawful. But she’s a journalist and won't be able to stop thinking about the photo until she figures out the truth. And she can’t shake the question --- if Will rightfully belongs to someone else, should she keep him or give him up? She investigates, uncovering clues no one was meant to discover, and when she digs too deep, she risks losing her own life --- and that of the son she loves.

Lisa Scottoline breaks new ground in LOOK AGAIN, a thriller that’s both heart-stopping and heart-breaking, sure to have new fans and book clubs buzzing.

LOOK AGAIN © Copyright 2011 by Lisa Scottoline. Reprinted with permission by St. Martin’s Griffin. All rights reserved.

April 10, 2009

I think I should live on the Outer Banks one week each month. I get more of the things I need to do --- and enjoy --- done here than I do at home. This week has been defined by the books that I read, the movies I watched, the knitting projects I worked on, the dinners I made and the time logged sitting on the deck or walking on the beach. Yes, I have answered email and worked, but there has been time to THINK as well.

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Interview: Andrew Klavan, author of The Last Thing I Remember the Homelanders, Book One

Apr 10, 2009

April 2009

 
Andrew Klavan is the author of over 20 mysteries and psychological thrillers for adults, such as THE ANIMAL HOUR, TRUE CRIME and DON'T SAY A WORD. He recently tried his hand at writing for teen audiences, publishing THE LAST THING I REMEMBER, the first installment in a new series called The Homelanders. 

Author Talk: Anthony Horowitz, author of Necropolis: Book Four of the Gatekeepers

Apr 10, 2009

April 2009

Anthony Horowitz's latest novel,NECROPOLIS, is the fourth book of The Gatekeepers, a fantasy series that chronicles the adventures of a group of gifted children on a quest to save the world from the forces of evil.

April 8, 2009

Today I managed to do two of my favorite things. 1) Speedily walk a really long distance (calling exercise one of my favorite things is one of those things I’m going to say until it’s true); the reason I covered all that distance was so that I could 2) go to a comic book store. I wasn’t looking for anything in particular, which meant that I was looking at everything in general. I’m way behind in my comics-reading schedule, so this was about taking advantage of the day, browsing and seeing what looks good.

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