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July 20, 2007
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This Week on Bookreporter.com |
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Harry, Harry, Harry
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Bookreporter.com Talks to Linda Greenlaw, Author of SLIPKNOT
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Bookreporter.com Talks to Jonathan Tropper, Author of HOW TO TALK TO A WIDOWER
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Our Summer Beach Bag Contest: Spotlight This Week on SECOND CHANCE by Jane Green
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New Featured Suspense/Thriller Author: M.J. Rose, Author of THE REINCARNATIONIST
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New Featured Suspense/Thriller Author: Raymond Khoury, Author of THE SANCTUARY
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Featured Suspense/Thriller Author: Joseph Finder, Author of POWER PLAY
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New Featured One to Watch Author: Elizabeth Joy Arnold, Author of PIECES OF MY SISTER'S LIFE
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Featured One to Watch Author: Margaret Forster, Author of KEEPING THE WORLD AWAY
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Featured One to Watch Author: Nancy Horan, Author of LOVING FRANK
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Featured Mystery Mayhem Author: William Kent Krueger, Author of THUNDER BAY
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Makes Cleopatra Look Tame
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This Week's Reviews and Features
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Poll and Question of the Week: Where You Read
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Word of Mouth: Tell Us What You're Reading --- TWO Prizes!
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Harry, Harry, Harry
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Harry Harry Harry. I am wondering if there is anyone who does not know that the latest Harry Potter book comes out tonight at midnight! The boys and I are off to celebrate this very special release at a party at Borders' Columbus Circle location just a few blocks from our office that starts tonight at 9. Yes, we are very caught up in Harry Potter fever! I blog about Harry and my thoughts about him here. The boys each have their Light Wedges ready to go so they can read on the way home; in fact, Cory has a special Harry Potter edition. Happy reading.
Harry is not the only news at Bookreporter.com this week. We are announcing two new Suspense/Thriller authors whose work we think you want to note. The first is M.J. Rose, whose August 28th release, THE REINCARNATIONIST, already has earned two starred reviews from industry trade publications. I read this book back in April when we were on vacation. It's a much "bigger book" for Rose than those that she previously has penned with lots of interweaving plots and turns. And trust that you will be thinking about reincarnation after you close it. Interested in reading one of the 20 advance reading copies that we have available? Then fill out the form here by Friday, August 3rd.
Our second Suspense/Thriller author being announced this week is Raymond Khoury. Many of you know his work from our Debut Suspense/Thriller feature about his New York Times bestselling novel, THE LAST TEMPLAR. His new book, THE SANCTUARY, will be in stores on August 21st. In this powerful thriller, a geneticist and a CIA agent on a deadly quest to find the most dangerous book in the world discover a secret that has destroyed everyone in its path for centuries. Interested in reading one of the 10 advance reading copies that we have available? Then fill out the form here by Friday, July 27th.
More on last weekend's ThrillerFest in a moment, but I wanted to give a round of applause to Joseph Finder, who won the Thriller of the Year Award for Fiction for KILLER INSTINCT. (You can see the complete list of award winners here.) As you know, we are real fans of Finder's, and in fact, we have an offer to read his next book POWER PLAY still running for Suspense/Thriller. See the form here to sign up by next Friday, July 27th to be entered to win.
Our latest One to Watch Author is Elizabeth Joy Arnold, author of PIECES OF MY SISTER'S LIFE, which is the story of twins who were inseparable until their 17th birthday when their lives on Block Island were shattered. Thirteen years later, one sister must put their differences aside to rally behind her twin when she really needs her. I started this one yesterday and see why the publisher is telling readers that those who like Jodi Picoult's MY SISTER'S KEEPER and Judy Blume's SUMMER SISTERS will enjoy this one. Interested in reading one of the 10 advance reading copies that we have available? Then fill out the form here by Friday, July 27th.
We continue to celebrate beach books with SECOND CHANCE by Jane Green, our 10th featured title. Our reviewer, Norah Piehl, says that "fabulous lifestyles, breezy dialogue and happy (if somewhat unexpected) endings...ensure that SECOND CHANCE deserves a spot on plenty of beach blankets this summer." I had great fun pulling together this beach bag...ahem, please note how everything including the beach ball pillow matches the cover. Yes, I did work on that.
This week we are sharing ARC comments from readers about Eileen Goudge's WOMAN IN RED, as well as answers to reader questions from Brett Battles (THE CLEANER), Andrea Portes (HICK) and Adriana Bourgoin (NINE MONTHS IN AUGUST).
Last weekend's ThrillerFest in New York was a terrific event. Our fast-reading and prolific reviewer, Joe Hartlaub, was in town for the event, and we had a great time chatting and comparing notes. Joe is loved by so many thriller writers and is known as a true expert on this genre. We do not get to see each other enough, so getting together at this event was perfect. Joe is pictured with me above. There were soooo many highlights at this event for me! Hearing Clive Cussler interviewed by David Hewson was a definite winner, as was Vince Flynn's spotlight presentation where he had the audience laughing with his stories about Presidents Bush and Clinton both enjoying his books. I guess that makes him a non-partisan author. Lisa Gardner was impressive both at the spotlight event where Tess Gerritsen did a wonderful interview with her and on a panel where she summed up the thriller genre so succinctly that John Lescroart told the audience that after hearing that, they could leave. Gayle Lynds chatted with Heather Graham in another special spotlight session where Graham clearly impressed the audience with her writing schedule to complete four books a year.
Seeing Lee Child in the room at so many panels listening to other authors and interacting with fans and authors in the halls was impressive. He gives back so much to the genre and other authors. Meeting authors like Nick Santora (SLIP AND FALL), Brett Battles (THE CLEANER) and Heather Terrell (THE CHRYSALIS) for the first time, among many others I know I am forgetting, was terrific. It always means more when I put a face with a name beyond the author photo. Nice to spend time like this, though I confess I spent Sunday floating in the pool and sleeping after all the excitement.
My older son was with me at the event, and there will be some great memories of Tess Gerritsen introducing him to Jeffery Deaver and others at the pre-award cocktail party. He loved every moment of the weekend.
Monday evening Greg and I caught Lisa See's reading at the Barnes & Noble store on the Upper West Side. A crowd of more than 125 readers listened with rapt attention as Lisa discussed her latest work, PEONY IN LOVE.
As for this weekend, if you are in a store tonight waiting to buy HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, may I offer a suggestion? This midnight release affords an opportunity for booklovers to spend a lot of time in a store waiting. Pick up a second book, or a third while you are there. To me, THAT is what will make this evening a really special success! For the record, at our house four books will be bought so we all can enjoy it together. The Price Tag: Less than one orchestra ticket to most Broadway shows.
Happy reading. Have a great week. We will be "Harrybernating" reading the whole weekend!
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Bookreporter.com Talks to Linda Greenlaw, Author of SLIPKNOT
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Bestselling author Linda Greenlaw tries her hand at writing fiction with her latest release, SLIPKNOT --- the first installment in a mystery series featuring marine investigator Jane Bunker. In this interview with Bookreporter.com's Roz Shea, Greenlaw explains why she chose to shift metaphorical gears from penning memoirs to detective novels, and describes some of the real-life counterparts to the book's characters and settings. She also touches upon the global issues that are addressed in the story, discusses how she maintains her career in commercial fishing while writing and touring, and shares details about future books in the series.
SLIPKNOT by Linda Greenlaw (Mystery)
Chief Detective Jane Bunker leaves behind her job chasing drug smugglers and illegal alien traffickers on the Florida coast to become a marine insurance inspector in the small seaside town of her childhood in Maine. She soon discovers that drug running and smuggling are no strangers to this quiet little fishing village. Reviewed by Roz Shea.
-Click here to read our interview with Linda Greenlaw.
-Click here to read a review of SLIPKNOT.
-Click here to read a second excerpt from SLIPKNOT.
-Visit the author's website, www.LindaGreenlawBooks.com.
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Click here to read more about Linda Greenlaw and SLIPKNOT.
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Bookreporter.com Talks to Jonathan Tropper, Author of HOW TO TALK TO A WIDOWER
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Jonathan Tropper is the author of PLAN B, THE BOOK OF JOE, EVERYTHING CHANGES and the newly published HOW TO TALK TO A WIDOWER. In this interview with Bookreporter.com's Alexis Burling, Tropper shares the rather dark thoughts that inspired this novel and discusses its mix of humor and heavy subject matter. He also elaborates on the different facets of grief and loss his characters experience and gives his two cents on the phrase "Time heals all wounds."
HOW TO TALK TO A WIDOWER by Jonathan Tropper (Fiction)
Jonathan Tropper has earned wild acclaim --- and comparisons to Nick Hornby and Tom Perrotta --- for his biting humor and insightful portrayals of families in crisis and men behaving badly. Now the author of THE BOOK OF JOE and EVERYTHING CHANGES tackles love, lust and loss in the suburbs --- in a stunning novel that is by turns heartfelt and riotously funny. Reviewed by Alexis Burling.
-Click here to read a review of HOW TO TALK TO A WIDOWER.
-Click here to read an excerpt from HOW TO TALK TO A WIDOWER.
-Click here to read Jonathan Tropper's bio.
-Click here to see Jonathan Tropper's backlist.
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Click here to read our interview with Jonathan Tropper.
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Our Summer Beach Bag Contest: Spotlight This Week on SECOND CHANCE by Jane Green
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Every week from May 18th through August 24th a different title in the Bookreporter.com Beach Bag of Books promotion will be featured with a review and contest prize --- a beach bag stocked with that book, plus summertime essentials that tie in to its theme. Five FABULOUS beach bags will be given away each week, as well as five copies of the book to additional winners.
Our tenth spotlighted title is SECOND CHANCE by Jane Green. This is a tale of friendship and fate, as a group of people who haven’t seen each other since they were best friends at school reunite following a terrible tragedy. In a pink and green beach tote, winners will find a pink striped beach towel, a pink and green striped beach ball pillow, H2O+ Kiwi-Cassis body products, Zhena's Gypsy Tea, Cranberry Cosmo drink mix with popsicle molds and a double chocolate cookie, as well as a copy of SECOND CHANCE by Jane Green. We have five to give away, as well as five additional prizes of copies of SECOND CHANCE.
To enter to win, answer the question below:
Who designed Holly's sheath dress for her wedding?
You can find the answer by reading an excerpt here.
To enter, fill out the form here by Thursday, July 26th at 11:59PM.
SECOND CHANCE by Jane Green (Fiction)
Chick-lit superstar Jane Green tackles tougher subjects in SECOND CHANCE, in which she tells the story of a group of people who haven't seen each other since they were best friends at school. When one of them dies in a terrible tragedy, the reunited friends work through their grief together. Reviewed by Norah Piehl.
-Read more about Jane Green and SECOND CHANCE here.
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Click here to read all the details about our Summer Beach Bag contest.
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New Featured Suspense/Thriller Author: M.J. Rose, Author of THE REINCARNATIONIST
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One of our newest featured Suspense/Thriller authors is M.J. Rose, the international bestselling author of nine novels, including LIP SERVICE and three titles in the Butterfield Institute series: THE HALO EFFECT, THE DELILAH COMPLEX and THE VENUS FIX. Her latest, THE REINCARNATIONIST, is a spellbinding, psychologically riveting epic thriller of secrets, history and murder that will challenge the way we think about who we are and who we were. It will be available in stores on August 28th.
We have 20 advance reading copies of THE REINCARNATIONIST to give away to readers who would like to preview the book and comment about it. If you are interested, please fill out this form by Friday, August 3rd.
-Click here to read M.J. Rose's bio.
-Click here to see M.J. Rose's backlist.
-Visit the author's website, www.MJRose.com.
More about THE REINCARNATIONIST:
A bomb in Rome, a flash of bluish-white light and photojournalist Josh Ryder's world exploded. From that instant nothing would ever be the same.
As Josh recovers, his mind is increasingly invaded with thoughts that have the emotion, the intensity, the intimacy of memories. But they are not his memories. They are ancient...and violent. A battery of medical and psychological tests can't explain Josh's baffling symptoms. And the memories have an urgency he can't ignore --- pulling him to save a woman named Sabina...and the treasures she is protecting.
But who is Sabina?
Desperate for answers, Josh turns to the world-renowned Phoenix Foundation --- a research facility that scientifically documents cases of past life experiences. His findings there lead him to an archaeological dig and to Professor Gabriella Chase, who has discovered an ancient tomb --- a tomb with a powerful secret that threatens to merge the past with the present. Here, the dead call out to the living, and murders of the past become murders of the present.
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Click here to read more about M.J. Rose and THE REINCARNATIONIST.
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New Featured Suspense/Thriller Author: Raymond Khoury, Author of THE SANCTUARY
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Our second newest featured Suspense/Thriller author is Raymond Khoury, whose debut novel THE LAST TEMPLAR was an international bestseller. His second work of fiction is THE SANCTUARY, and it releases on August 21st. In this powerful thriller, a geneticist and a CIA agent on a deadly quest to find the most dangerous book in the world discover a secret that has destroyed everyone in its path for centuries.
We have 10 advance reading copies of THE SANCTUARY to give away to readers who would like to preview the book and comment about it. If you are interested, please fill out this form by Friday, July 27th.
-Click here to read Raymond Khoury's bio.
-Click here to see Raymond Khoury's backlist.
-Visit the author's website, www.RaymondKhoury.com.
More about THE SANCTUARY:
Naples, 1750. In the dead of night, three men with swords burst into the palazzo of a marquis. Their leader, the Prince of San Severo, accuses the marquis of being an imposter, and demands to know a secret only the marquis harbors. In the fight that ensues, the false marquis escapes over the rooftops of Naples, leaving behind a burning palazzo and a raging prince now obsessed with finding his quarry at any cost.
Baghdad, 2003. An army unit on a routine mission makes a horrifying discovery: a state-of-the-art, concealed lab where dozens --- men, women, children --- have died, the subjects of gruesome experiments. The mysterious scientist they were after, a man believed to be working on a bioweapon and known only as the hakeem --- the doctor --- escapes, taking with him the startling truth about his work. A puzzling clue is left behind: a circular symbol of a snake feeding on its own tail.
As the power of the symbol comes to light, revealing the centuries of destruction left in its wake, one unsuspecting woman stands at the center of a conspiracy that could change the world forever. In the masterful hands of international bestseller Raymond Khoury, THE SANCTUARY delivers the same rapid-fire suspense and provocative scholarship that made THE LAST TEMPLAR a coast-to-coast blockbuster.
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Click here to read more about Raymond Khoury and THE SANCTUARY.
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Featured Suspense/Thriller Author: Joseph Finder, Author of POWER PLAY
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In the 15 years since the publication of his first novel, THE MOSCOW CLUB, Joseph Finder has established himself as one of the world’s best and most successful thriller writers. His 2006 novel, KILLER INSTINCT, made bestseller lists around the country, as did his two previous books, COMPANY MAN and PARANOIA. His latest effort is POWER PLAY, a non-stop, pulse-pounding, high-stakes thriller that will be in stores on August 21st.
We have 20 advance reading copies of POWER PLAY to give away to readers who would like to preview the book and comment about it. If you are interested, please fill out this form by Friday, July 27th.
-Click here to read Joseph Finder's bio.
-Click here to see Joseph Finder's backlist.
-Visit the author's website, www.JosephFinder.com.
More about POWER PLAY:
It was the perfect retreat for a troubled company. No cell phones. No BlackBerrys. No cars. Just a luxurious, remote lodge surrounded by thousands of miles of wilderness.
All the top officers of the Hammond Aerospace Corporation are there. And one last-minute substitute --- a junior executive named Jake Landry. He’s a steady, modest and taciturn guy with a gift for keeping his head down and a turbulent past he’s trying to put behind him.
Jake’s uncomfortable with all the power players he's surrounded by, with all their swaggering and posturing. The only person there he knows is the female CEO’s assistant --- his ex-girlfriend, Ali.
When a band of backwoods hunters crash the opening-night dinner, the executives suddenly find themselves held hostage by armed men who will do anything, to anyone, to get their hands on the largest ransom in history. Now, terrified and desperate and cut off from the rest of the world, the captives are at the mercy of hard men with guns who may not be what they seem.
The corporate big shots hadn’t wanted Jake there. But now he’s the only one who can save them. |
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New Featured One to Watch Author: Elizabeth Joy Arnold, Author of PIECES OF MY SISTER'S LIFE
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Our newest featured One to Watch author is Elizabeth Joy Arnold, whose debut novel hits shelves on July 31st. PIECES OF MY SISTER'S LIFE is the story of twins who were inseparable until their 17th birthday, when their lives on Block Island were shattered. Thirteen years later, one sister must put their differences aside to rally behind her twin when she really needs her.
We have 10 advance reading copies of PIECES OF MY SISTER'S LIFE to give away to readers who would like to preview the book and comment about it. If you are interested, please fill out this form by Friday, July 27th.
-Click here to read Elizabeth Joy Arnold's bio.
-Visit the author's website, www.ElizabethJoyArnold.com.
More about PIECES OF MY SISTER'S LIFE:
Two sisters who shared everything. One unforgivable moment. And a second chance…
There’s something to talk about in every chapter of Elizabeth Joy Arnold’s poignant, insightful debut novel --- the perfect summer read for all those who loved Elisabeth Robinson’s THE TRUE AND OUTSTANDING ADVENTURES OF THE HUNT SISTERS, Judy Blume’s SUMMER SISTERS and Jodi Picoult’s MY SISTER'S KEEPER.
Once, Kerry and Eve Barnard did everything together: sailing the Block Island harbor with their father, listening to their neighbor Justin’s magical fairy tales, and all the while longing for their absent mother. They were twin girls arm in arm, secrets entwined between two hearts. Until the summer of their seventeenth birthday, when their extraordinary bond was shattered. And thirteen years later, it will take all the courage they can summon to put the pieces back together --- at a time when it matters most.…
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Click here to read more about Elizabeth Joy Arnold and PIECES OF MY SISTER'S LIFE.
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Featured One to Watch Author: Margaret Forster, Author of KEEPING THE WORLD AWAY
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Margaret Forster is being published in the States again this year after a 15-year absence. She is the author of the bestselling memoirs HIDDEN LIVES and PRECIOUS LIVES, acclaimed biographies of Daphne du Maurier and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and many successful novels, including DIARY OF AN ORDINARY WOMAN. Her newest book, KEEPING THE WORLD AWAY, is the story of an actual early 20th century painting and its fictional adventures through the century and of the women whose lives it touches.
-Click here to see our advance copy winners.
-Click here to read a second excerpt from KEEPING THE WORLD AWAY.
-Click here to read Margaret Forster's bio.
-Click here to read critical praise for KEEPING THE WORLD AWAY.
More about KEEPING THE WORLD AWAY:
From internationally bestselling author Margaret Forster comes an engrossing novel that follows the imagined life of an evocative, actual early-twentieth-century painting as it changes hands and, though the years, affects the lives of a succession of women.
Gwen, a bold and spirited young English artist, defies convention and sets out to study in Paris, where she has a tumultuous affair with the inspiring, controlling sculptor Rodin. But as the relationship cools, Gwen feels lonely and adrift as she awaits the ever more infrequent visits from her lover. Attempting to restore her artistic vision and recapture her true self, Gwen pours out her soul onto a canvas, creating a small, intimate painting of a quiet corner of her attic room.
Lost, found, stolen, sold and fought over, the painting enchants all who possess it. First it falls into the hands of Charlotte, a dreamy intellectual with artistic leanings --- though little talent. In turn the work finds its way to the lovely, bright Stella; the destitute but willful Lucasta; self-sufficient Ailsa; and finally young, curious Gillian --- all of whom share an unspoken desire to “keep the world away” and long for a tranquil golden place such as the one depicted in the painting.
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Click here to read more about Margaret Forster and KEEPING THE WORLD AWAY.
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Featured One to Watch Author: Nancy Horan, Author of LOVING FRANK
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Nancy Horan's debut novel, LOVING FRANK, is a fictionalized account of Frank Lloyd Wright's relationship with Mamah Borthwick Cheney, who had commissioned the renowned architect to design a new home for her. During the construction of the house, a powerful attraction developed between Mamah and Frank; the two became lovers, even though they were each married with children.
-Click here to see our advance copy winners.
-Click here to read an excerpt from LOVING FRANK.
-Click here to see critical praise of LOVING FRANK.
-Click here to read Nancy Horan's bio.
-Visit the author's website, www.NancyHoran.com.
More about LOVING FRANK:
I have been standing on the side of life, watching it float by. I want to swim in the river. I want to feel the current.
So writes Mamah Borthwick Cheney in her diary as she struggles to justify her clandestine love affair with Frank Lloyd Wright. Four years earlier, in 1903, Mamah and her husband, Edwin, had commissioned the renowned architect to design a new home for them. During the construction of the house, a powerful attraction developed between Mamah and Frank, and in time the lovers, each married with children, embarked on a course that would shock Chicago society and forever change their lives.
In this ambitious debut novel, fact and fiction blend together brilliantly. While scholars have largely relegated Mamah to a footnote in the life of America’s greatest architect, author Nancy Horan gives full weight to their dramatic love story and illuminates Cheney’s profound influence on Wright.
Drawing on years of research, Horan weaves little-known facts into a compelling narrative, vividly portraying the conflicts and struggles of a woman forced to choose between the roles of mother, wife, lover, and intellectual. Horan’s Mamah is a woman seeking to find her own place, her own creative calling in the world. Mamah’s is an unforgettable journey marked by choices that reshape her notions of love and responsibility, leading inexorably to this novel’s stunning conclusion.
Elegantly written and remarkably rich in detail, LOVING FRANK is a fitting tribute to a courageous woman, a national icon and their timeless love story.
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Featured Mystery Mayhem Author: William Kent Krueger, Author of THUNDER BAY
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William Kent Krueger's latest book, THUNDER BAY, is the seventh action-packed suspense novel in his award-winning mystery series featuring Cork O'Connor, the former sheriff of Aurora, Minnesota, and a man of mixed heritage --- part Irish and part Ojibwe. This is the story of Cork's attempt to piece together the aftermath of a hopeless love affair between a young Ojibwe guide and a white woman, an affair that ended in treachery, betrayal and murder.
-Click here to see our advance copy winners.
-Click here to read a second excerpt from THUNDER BAY.
-Click here to read William Kent Krueger's bio.
-Click here to see William Kent Krueger's backlist.
-Click here to read critical praise for THUNDER BAY.
More about THUNDER BAY:
Happy and content in his hometown of Aurora, Minnesota, Cork O'Connor has left his badge behind and is ready for a life of relative peace, setting up shop as a private investigator. But his newfound state of calm is soon interrupted when Henry Meloux, the Ojibwe medicine man and Cork's spiritual adviser, makes a request: Will Cork find the son that Henry fathered long ago?
With little to go on, Cork uses his investigative skills to locate Henry Wellington, a wealthy and reclusive industrialist living in Thunder Bay, Ontario. When a murder attempt is made on old Meloux's life, all clues point north across the border. But why would Wellington want his father dead? This question takes Cork on a journey through time as he unravels the story of Meloux's 1920s adventure in the ore-rich wilderness of Canada, where his love for a beautiful woman, far outside his culture, led him into a trap of treachery, greed and murder.
The past and present collide along the rocky shores of Thunder Bay, where a father's unconditional love is tested by a son's deeply felt resentment, and where jealousy and revenge remain the code among men. As Cork hastens to uncover the truth and save his friend, he soon discovers that his own life is in danger and is reminded that the promises we keep --- even for the best of friends --- can sometimes place us in the hands of our worst enemies.
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Click here to read more about William Kent Krueger and THUNDER BAY.
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Makes Cleopatra Look Tame
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NEFERTITI: A Novel by Michelle Moran (Historical Fiction)
Her enemies tried to erase her from history, demolishing her temples and destroying her images. But how did Nefertiti become a queen that inspired such vengeance? Told from the perspective of Nefertiti’s sister, this is the story of a queen whose influence over the ancient world drove her enemies to madness. A story that was lost to history. Until now.
“Compulsively readable!”
- Diana Gabaldon, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“Beautifully written and completely engrossing.”
- Library Journal
Moran “gets the details just right.”
- Publishers Weekly
For tour information and to watch a special trailer of NEFERITI: A Novel, visit www.michellemoran.com. |
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This Week's Reviews and Features
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THE EVER-RUNNING MAN: A Sharon McCone Mystery by Marcia Muller (Mystery)
Sharon McCone is hired by her husband's security firm to track down "the ever-running man," a shadowy figure who has been leaving explosive devices at their various offices. When McCone narrowly escapes an explosion at the security firm's San Francisco offices, she catches a glimpse of his retreating figure. The ever-running man is dangerously close --- and anyone connected to the firm seems to be within his deadly range. Reviewed by Roz Shea.
-Click here to read an excerpt from THE EVER-RUNNING MAN.
-Visit Marcia Muller's website, www.MarciaMuller.com.
KILLER WEEKEND by Ridley Pearson (Thriller)
Ridley Pearson has crafted an intelligent thriller featuring courageous and independent sheriff Walt Fleming, who is based on real-life Blaine County Idaho sheriff Walt Femling. The tightly-coiled plot, intriguing setting and short chapters make KILLER WEEKEND a dead-on page-turner. Reviewed by Donna Volkenannt.
-Click here to read an excerpt from KILLER WEEKEND.
THE FIRST COMMANDMENT by Brad Thor (Thriller)
Brad Thor, the New York Times bestselling author of TAKEDOWN, delivers an explosive international thriller featuring Navy SEAL turned Homeland Security operative Scot Harvath, who somewhere, somehow, has left the wrong person alive. Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub.
DIVISADERO by Michael Ondaatje (Fiction)
In DIVISADERO, the author of THE ENGLISH PATIENT has delivered another rich and evocative novel, offering two stories separated by more than a century and half a world of distance to reveal the power of love and memory. Reviewed by Harvey Freedenberg.
BOBBIE FAYE'S VERY (VERY, VERY, VERY) BAD DAY by Toni McGee Causey (Fiction)
Criminals have kidnapped Bobbie Faye Sumrall's good-for-nothing brother and are demanding her Contraband Queen tiara --- the only thing of her mama's she inherited --- as ransom. So Bobbie Faye has to outwit the police, organized crime, former boyfriends and a hostage she never intended to take in order to rescue her brother, keep custody of her niece, and get back in time to take her place as Queen in the Lake Charles Contraband Festival. Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub.
DEDICATION by Nicola Kraus and Emma McLaughlin (Fiction)
From the bestselling authors of THE NANNY DIARIES and CITIZEN GIRL comes the story of Kate Hollis, a woman who finds herself at the threshold of full adulthood, only to discover that the only way to 30 is through 70. Reviewed by Bethanne Kelly Patrick.
BAREFOOT by Elin Hilderbrand (Fiction)
Elin Hilderbrand, author of such novels as THE BEACH CLUB and THE LOVE SEASON, returns to her beloved Nantucket for BAREFOOT, the story of a very special summer where four very different lives intersect. Reviewed by Bronwyn Miller.
SHOE ADDICTS ANONYMOUS by Beth Harbison (Fiction)
Like shoes themselves, those who become addicted to them come in all shapes and sizes. Beth Harbison brings together a politician's wife, a debt-ridden eBay addict, a phone sex operator and a nanny to help overcome their addictions. In the process, they form bonds of friendship that bring them much more than they bargained for. Reviewed by Maggie Harding.
GIRLS OF RIYADH by Rajaa Alsanea (Fiction)
Written on the side during dental school, Rajaa Alsanea's novel is currently being published in 12 countries, including her homeland of Saudi Arabia where it was originally banned. The story follows four young professional women, part of Riyadh's elite "velvet class," as they hit and miss in love, in a place where love is forbidden. Reviewed by Shannon Luders-Manuel.
THE WORLD WITHOUT US by Alan Weisman (Science)
Award-winning journalist Alan Weisman offers an utterly original approach to questions of humanity's impact on the planet. He asks us to envision our Earth without us --- and the scenario is more than a little depressing. Reviewed by Ron Kaplan. |
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Poll and Question of the Week: Where You Read
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Poll:
Where is your favorite place to read in the summer?
On the beach
Floating on a chair in a pool
In a boat
In a hammock
On the porch
Curled up on the couch
Propped up in bed
The park
On a plane or train
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