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Interview: Jim Wallis, author of The Great Awakening: Reviving Faith & Politics in a Post-Religious Right America

Feb 22, 2008

February 22, 2008

If religion and politics are the two topics you’re supposed to avoid talking about in polite company, then Jim Wallis is in big trouble. His book, GOD’S POLITICS, articulated the concern that many evangelicals felt about their faith being co-opted by the Religious Right. And now, as the 2008 presidential race heats up, Wallis is back with THE GREAT AWAKENING, a powerful work that challenges people of faith to speak out on issues of social justice, get involved and effect change.

Will Lavender, author of Obedience

When the students in Winchester University’s Logic and Reasoning 204 arrive for their first day of class, they are greeted not with a syllabus or texts, but with a startling assignment from Professor Williams: Find a hypothetical missing girl named Polly.

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Do you consider yourself to be a fast reader?

February 15, 2008, 694 voters

February 15, 2008

I really need this three-day weekend. With the snow this week I spent a lot more time in my car than I planned. Tuesday night I had what I called a "free for all" commute. There had been significant snow, and somehow the highway department was not ready for this (I guess that they too never believe the meteorologists), thus the drive home was on unplowed roads. This reminds me why there are lines on the roads. If there are not, people make six lanes, or two. It's very interesting to note that people truly cannot remember that, hey, this highway usually has three lanes, let's do that again.

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Name up to three books that you just could not put down.

February 15, 2008

February 15, 2008 - February 29, 2008

Here are reading recommendations with your comments and a rating of 1 to 5 stars for the contest period of February 15 - February 29.

Interview: Therese Anne Fowler, author of Souvenir

Feb 15, 2008

February 15, 2008

In this interview with Bookreporter.com's Cindy Crosby, Therese Fowler recounts the series of events that led her to write her debut work of fiction, SOUVENIR, and elaborates on the idea of self-reinvention, which figures predominantly in both the text and her own life.

Interview: Julie Buxbaum, author of The Opposite of Love

Feb 15, 2008

February 15, 2008

Julie Buxbaum's debut novel, THE OPPOSITE OF LOVE, offers a peek into the life of a confused almost thirty-something as she stumbles along her path to self-discovery after making a series of life-altering decisions.

Therese Anne Fowler, author of Souvenir

In this powerful fiction debut, Therese Fowler combines the emotional resonance of Nicholas Sparks with the intense, true-to-life richness of Jodi Picoult to create a stunning and dramatic novel all her own.…

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Interview: Lois Lowry, author of Gossamer

Feb 10, 2008

February 2008

Lois Lowry has written over 30 books for young readers, including the Newbery Award-winning novels NUMBER THE STARS and THE GIVER.