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February 8, 2008

Bookreporter.com Newsletter

February 8, 2008

This Week on Bookreporter.com

Bookstore Friends

Bookreporter.com Talks to Kristin Hannah, Author of FIREFLY LANE --- and Learn All About Her "Best Friends" Contest!

Bookreporter.com Talks to Alan Drew, Author of GARDENS OF WATER

Bookreporter.com Talks to Beverly Barton, Author of THE MURDER GAME

Bookreporter.com Talks to Lawrence Goldstone, Author of THE ANATOMY OF DECEPTION

Now in Stores: THE OPPOSITE OF LOVE by Julie Buxbaum

Congratulations to Our Valentine's Day Basket Winners! 

New Featured Suspense/Thriller Author: Stephen White, Author of DEAD TIME

Featured Suspense/Thriller Author: Michele Martinez, Author of NOTORIOUS

Featured Suspense/Thriller Author: Andrew Britton, Author of THE INVISIBLE

Featured Romantic Suspense Author: Joan Johnston, Author of A STRANGER'S GAME
Featured Debut Suspense/Thriller Author: Will Lavender, Author of OBEDIENCE

Featured One to Watch Author: Therese Fowler, Author of SOUVENIR

Now in Stores: CHARLATAN by Pope Brock

This Week's Reviews

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Bookstore Friends

As I am writing this opener I am humming the song "Miami" by Will Smith, which has the right beat but needs a lyric re-write to reflect my bookish Miami area trip this week as I ducked down there for a couple of days for some meetings and store visits. Okay, I confess that any opportunity to get into the sun and someplace warm this time of year works for me thus making this trip something I did not need to be talked into. It was quickly planned, so I did not get a chance to inform most of the usual suspects that I was coming into town. Who knew that all I would have to do is go to a bookstore to see many of the people I know in the area?

Readers of this newsletter know how much I love the Books & Books store in Coral Gables. Tuesday night they were hosting two store events. The first was a terrific young adult event with Libba Bray and Shannon Hale. There were at least 250 people in the crowd. Seated right in front of me was one of our readers, Cristina, who has played host to me on a couple of occasions in Miami. It was great fun to connect with her. She had stopped by for the other event being hosted later that night, the National Book Critics Circle's “The Best Recommended” project, in which the NBCC asked its members and the former winners of its book prize to recommend books that they'd recently read and truly loved --- new or old, trendy or obscure. The folks at the store asked some local authors to come by and share their ideas on this on a panel along with book editors and reviewers from the Miami Herald and the Sun-Sentinel.

Cristina’s friend Patty, who I had met back in October when I participated in a reading group event at the store, also was there. (Both of them were asking about the cliffhanger in last week’s newsletter about the football cake. For all of you wondering...no, I did not turn the Easter egg mold into a punted football, but rather I cut a cake into a football shape. Obviously this brought some great karma for the Giants.)

The next night the Coral Gables store had their monthly reading group event, and one of the women there was raving about FIREFLY LANE by Kristin Hannah, which I had shared advance reading copies of back in October. It was nice to hear that when my friend John and I stopped back to the store for a late dinner, especially since this week we are bringing you a review of FIREFLY LANE as well as an interview with Kristin Hannah and details about a special contest that she is hosting for readers. This book has been resonating with readers of every age in our office for its strong storyline about women’s friendships.
FIVE readers each will win a copy of FIREFLY LANE by Kristin Hannah and STRANGER IN PARADISE: A Jesse Stone Novel by Robert B. Parker in this week's Word of Mouth contest. Both books are now available in stores. Tell us what you are reading and rate the titles 1-5 by noon on February 15th to ensure that you are in the running to win these books.

Completing my trio of days in the store yesterday, I had a great meeting with Mitchell Kaplan, the owner of Books & Books, whose passion for books and bookselling always invigorates me. He told me a great line about what he wants to set up as an experience in the store. His plan is to bring people access to the place that has the books for their dream library all in one place for them to connect with. This, along with a stellar lineup of just about nightly author events, ensures that people are gathering at the store as a destination for both relaxing and shopping. It’s a place where people can count on seeing friends, just like I did. Experiences like that are to be savored as real bookish delights.

This week we are hoping to set up that same kind of a virtual experience for you at Bookreporter.com. I particularly love this week’s lineup as we are sharing some titles that I am so passionate about. One is GARDENS OF WATER by Alan Drew. I had the pleasure of having lunch with Alan a few months ago where he shared a lot of the backstory of the book with me. I am thrilled that Alexis Burling's interview with him touches on many of these questions that will get you immediately wanting to pick this one up. This is a book that I have reflected on many times in the last few weeks. We also have an interview with Jennifer Kaufman and Karen Mack, the authors of A VERSION OF THE TRUTH.
We received advance reader responses for A VERSION OF THE TRUTH, which our readers really enjoyed. You can see their comments here. We also have a review of Julie Buxbaum's THE OPPOSITE OF LOVE, a smart book that looks at the meaning and tug of love as well as a story about choices. Loved this one too. We will run an interview with her next week.

In our review section we have a review of THE APPEAL --- John Grisham's first legal thriller since 2005 --- a book that I am reading and enjoying. There is a theme there about political maneuverings that I think rings way too sadly true. Also, there is a review of SINS OF THE ASSASSIN by Robert Ferrigno, whose first book, PRAYERS FOR THE ASSASSIN, I loved. I started this one and it looks equally as smartly intriguing.

Our newest spotlighted author is Stephen White, who over the years has become a wonderful author friend to me at Bookreporter.com. His new Alan Gregory thriller, DEAD TIME, follows the Colorado psychologist’s search for the connection between an unexplained disappearance at the Grand Canyon and his ex-wife’s missing surrogate. We have 20 copies of DEAD TIME 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, February 22nd.

A few other things are happening this week. Eli Gottlieb, author of NOW YOU SEE HIM, has responded to advance readers’ questions, which you can see here. Kevin O’Brien, author of ONE LAST SCREAM, also has responded to advance readers’ questions, and you can view his responses here. In addition, we received feedback for BEAUFORT by Ron Leshem, which was adapted for film and is now an Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Film. You can see our readers’ comments here.

In our poll, we continue with the theme of keeping a personal reading diary, while our question asks you to imagine how someone could define you based on the books you've read. I look forward to reading your responses to this.

Nice Valentine’s Day idea….I read in our favorite trade newsletter, Shelf-Awareness.com, that the Andover Bookstore in Andover, MA, is sponsoring a Valentine's Day singles event next Thursday, featuring "wine and cheese around the fireplace" and a short program about some of the staff's favorite books. That sounds like a nice evening. Stuck on what to get your valentine? Consult our Valentine’s Day feature.

While in Coral Gables, I swam laps in the great pool at the Biltmore Hotel. I was in the water there within 15 minutes of checking in. It’s truly one of my favorite reflex places, and it was nice to get into the water like that in February. This weekend with no plans on the horizon, I am going to read and relax with a fire in the fireplace and a good book as the only things on my agenda. Just lovely. Here’s wishing you a great week and a Happy Valentine’s Day. I am going to be baking the heart-shaped cake with pink whipped cream frosting and strawberries that I always do. I confess I love it more than chocolate. At least I DO have a heart-shaped pan for this, and I also have a heart-shaped plate to serve it on.


Carol Fitzgerald (Carol@bookreporter.com)
 

Need more details about Word of Mouth? Click here.

 

Bookreporter.com Talks to Kristin Hannah, Author of FIREFLY LANE --- and Learn All About Her "Best Friends" Contest!

Kristin Hannah is the author of 16 novels, including BETWEEN SISTERS, THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE, MAGIC HOUR and the newly released FIREFLY LANE. In this interview with Bookreporter.com's Carol Fitzgerald, Erin Quinn and Norah Piehl, Hannah describes her fascination with the complex relationships among women and discusses how she was able to conjure up specific periods of time during which her narrative takes place. She also explains which of her protagonists she can relate to more and reveals some of her most memorable "looks" from the past.

FIREFLY LANE by Kristin Hannah (Fiction)
Kristin Hannah’s latest novel follows accomplished, independent Tully Hart and loyal, capable Kate Mularkey through three-and-a-half decades of friendship. From the mid-1970s and on into the new millennium, Tully and Kate buoy each other through life. Amid Tully's rise to fame as a television journalist and Kate's dream of raising a family, the two weather the storms of friendship --- jealousy, anger, hurt and resentment --- until a betrayal threatens to tear them apart forever. Reviewed by Norah Piehl.

-Click here to read a review of FIREFLY LANE.
-Click here to read an excerpt from FIREFLY LANE.

-Visit Kristin Hannah's website, www.KristinHannah.com.
-Click here for all the details of Kristin Hannah's "Best Friends" Contest on www.KristinHannah.com.

 
Click here to read an interview with Kristin Hannah.

 

Bookreporter.com Talks to Alan Drew, Author of GARDENS OF WATER

Alan Drew's debut work of fiction, GARDENS OF WATER, examines the clashes among cultures, faiths and families, and sheds light on the disparate perspectives of American involvement in Middle Eastern affairs. In this interview with Bookreporter.com's Alexis Burling, Drew describes what initially inspired him to write the book and discusses how his experiences living and teaching in Istanbul fed his writing. He also explains the significance of its title, compares and contrasts the attitudes toward education in Turkey and in the U.S., and shares what he hopes readers will take away from reading his first novel.

GARDENS OF WATER by Alan Drew (Fiction)
In his fiction debut, Alan Drew presents his readers with a powerful, emotional and beautifully written novel that brings to life two unforgettable families --- one Kurdish, one American --- and the sacrifice and love that bind them together. Reviewed by Alexis Burling.


-Click here to read a review of GARDENS OF WATER.
-Click here to read an excerpt from GARDENS OF WATER.
 

Click here to read our interview with Alan Drew.


 

Bookreporter.com Talks to Beverly Barton, Author of THE MURDER GAME

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In this interview with Bookreporter.com's Maggie Harding, Beverly Barton --- the award-winning author of over 60 books, including CLOSE ENOUGH TO KILL, THE DYING GAME and the newly released THE MURDER GAME --- explains how she is able to maintain a balance between the romantic and thriller elements in her writing, and describes the research she performs in order to accurately portray her characters' actions from a psychological standpoint. She also discusses how she handles the challenges of having a career that thrives under solitude and shares what she has in store for her recurring characters in future works.

THE MURDER GAME by Beverly Barton (Romantic Suspense)
In this terrifying follow-up to THE DYING GAME, private investigator Griffin Powell and FBI agent Nicole Baxter team up again to track down a serial killer whose reign of terror will not end until he conquers his ultimate prey. Reviewed by Maggie Harding.


-Click here to read a review of THE MURDER GAME.
-Click here to read an excerpt from THE MURDER GAME.
 

Click here to read our interview with Beverly Barton.


 
Bookreporter.com Talks to Lawrence Goldstone, Author of THE ANATOMY OF DECEPTION
Lawrence Goldstone is the co-author (with his wife, Nancy) of OUT OF THE FLAMES and THE FRIAR AND THE CIPHER, two critically acclaimed science history books. In this interview with Bookreporter.com's Kate Ayers, Goldstone discusses what inspired his first foray into writing novels --- the newly released THE ANATOMY OF DECEPTION --- including fascinating figures he came across while researching previous works, as well as his interest in the constant conflict between science and ethics. He also explains how his background in constitutional studies helped him to accurately portray the book's setting in 1889 Philadelphia and describes how the seemingly disparate genres of fiction and nonfiction have more in common than we think.

THE ANATOMY OF DECEPTION by Lawrence Goldstone (Historical Thriller)
A body passing through a morgue draws the attention of several doctors, leading young Dr. Ephraim Carroll on a chase to uncover why. When someone close to him dies under mysterious circumstances, he learns that he must watch where he steps. There is much danger on the streets of Philadelphia in the late 1800s. Reviewed by Kate Ayers.

-Click here to read a review of THE ANATOMY OF DECEPTION.
-Click
here to read an excerpt from THE ANATOMY OF DECEPTION.
 

Click here to read our interview with Lawrence Goldstone.


 

Now in Stores: THE OPPOSITE OF LOVE by Julie Buxbaum

THE OPPOSITE OF LOVE by Julie Buxbaum (Fiction)
When successful 29-year-old Manhattan attorney Emily Haxby ends her happy relationship just as her boyfriend is on the verge of proposing, she can’t explain to even her closest friends why she did it. As the holiday season looms and Emily contemplates whether or not she made a huge mistake, the rest of her world begins to unravel. Reviewed by Alexis Burling.


-Click here to read an excerpt from THE OPPOSITE OF LOVE.
 

Click here to read a review of THE OPPOSITE OF LOVE.


 
Congratulations to Our Valentine's Day Basket Winners!
The countdown to Valentine's Day is on! Stuck on what to buy your Valentine? Our featured Valentine's Day titles have the bookish answer: BEGINNER'S GREEK by James Collins, BODY SURFING by Anita Shreve, FOUR LETTER WORD: Invented Correspondence from the Edge of Modern Romance edited by Rosalind Porter and Joshua Knelman, LOVE IS A MIX TAPE: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time by Rob Sheffield, THE MATHEMATICS OF LOVE by Emma Darwin, OTHER PEOPLE'S LOVE LETTERS: 150 Letters You Were Never Meant to See by Bill Shapiro and SOCRATES IN LOVE: Philosophy for a Die-Hard Romantic by Christopher Phillips.

Our Valentine's Day Contest is over, but thanks to all who entered and told us which character in a book they would want to share a Valentine moment with. We had some great responses!

-Click here to see our winners and read who they would like to spend a Valentine moment with.

 

Click here to read more about our featured Valentine's Day titles.


 

New Featured Suspense/Thriller Author: Stephen White, Author of DEAD TIME

Stephen White is a clinical psychologist and the New York Times bestselling author of the Alan Gregory novels, which include DRY ICE and KILL ME. In his new thriller DEAD TIME, available in stores on March 4th, Colorado psychologist Alan Gregory is pulled into a mystery that reaches back years to a camping trip at the Grand Canyon where a young woman mysteriously vanished.

We have 20 copies of DEAD TIME 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, February 22nd.

-Click here to read Stephen White’s bio.
-Visit the author’s official website, www.AuthorStephenWhite.com.

More about DEAD TIME:
After the shocking developments in DRY ICE, Colorado psychologist Alan Gregory is struggling to deal with his newly adopted son and repair his shaky, though generally improving, marriage. But then Alan’s ex-wife, Meredith, reappears, seeking help she feels only he can give. Suddenly Alan is pulled into a mystery that reaches back years to a camping trip at the Grand Canyon involving Meredith’s fiance and five friends whose lives were changed forever when a young woman mysteriously vanished from the Canyon floor.

 

Click here to read more about Stephen White and DEAD TIME.

 
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Featured Suspense/Thriller Author: Michele Martinez, Author of NOTORIOUS

The bestselling author of MOST WANTED, THE FINISHING SCHOOL and COVER-UP, Michele Martinez is an expert at weaving chilling tales of murder, corruption and scandal. In NOTORIOUS, which hits stores on February 26th, Martinez delivers another riveting tale as Assistant U.S. District Attorney Melanie Vargas finds herself involved in a very deadly case.

-Click here to read an excerpt from NOTORIOUS.
-Click here to read fast facts about Michele Martinez.
-Click here to read Michele Martinez's bio.
-Visit the author's official website, www.MicheleMartinez.com.
-Click here to see our advance copy winners.

More about NOTORIOUS:
About to take a controversial rap star to trial for a past crime, Melanie Vargas receives an important piece of information from a friend of hers --- the rapper's lawyer. When he is killed moments later, Melanie becomes determined to find the culprit. But the more she digs, the more she finds troubling about her friend.

As the sole witness to the murder, Melanie is in danger of losing her own life. As the case proceeds, it isn't long before she realizes that she can't trust anybody --- not even those closest to her.

 

Click here to read more about Michele Martinez and NOTORIOUS.


 

Featured Suspense/Thriller Author: Andrew Britton, Author of THE INVISIBLE

Andrew Britton captivated readers and critics alike with his electrifying thrillers THE AMERICAN and THE ASSASSIN. In THE INVISIBLE, the third installment in the Ryan Kealey series, he delivers a supercharged international adventure that is sure to keep audiences on the edge of their seats. The book will be available in stores on February 26th.

-Click here to read an excerpt from THE INVISIBLE.
-Click here to read fast facts about Andrew Britton.
-Click here to read Andrew Britton’s bio.
-Visit the author’s official website, www.AndrewBrittonBooks.com.
-Click here to see our advance copy winners.

More about THE INVISIBLE:
For more than a decade, Ryan Kealey has been a key player in the war on terror. First, as a captain in the U.S. Army’s third Special Forces Group, then as a contract operative with the CIA. His actions have saved thousands of lives, including that of the U.S. President. Now once again, Kealey receives the call of duty --- only this time, the odds for success are slim to none. And he will have to risk everything, including the woman he loves, to save the life of one person.

 

Click here to read more about Andrew Britton and THE INVISIBLE.


 
Featured Romantic Suspense Author: Joan Johnston, Author of A STRANGER'S GAME
From New York Times bestselling author Joan Johnston comes a new Bitter Creek novel. A STRANGER’S GAME, which hits stores on March 11th, features all of the passion and intrigue in Texas high society mixed with an explosive, spine-tingling tale of murder, wrongful imprisonment and a woman who counts no cost too high to see a killer brought to justice.

We have 20 copies of A STRANGER’S GAME 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, February 15th.

-Click here to read Joan Johnston’s bio.
-Visit the author’s official website, www.JoanJohnston.com.

More about A STRANGER’S GAME:
With just five days until the president arrives in Austin, Texas, the last thing the FBI needs is a serial killer on the loose, much less a terrorist suspect who will stop at nothing to clear her name. It’s a strange game alright, but why does Agent Grayhawk suspect he’s missing some of the pieces?

 
Click here to read more about Joan Johnston and A STRANGER'S GAME.

 
Featured Debut Suspense/Thriller Author: Will Lavender, Author of OBEDIENCE

In his debut novel, OBEDIENCE (which hits stores on February 19th), Will Lavender weaves a psychological thriller in which a group of students are faced with a very unusual assignment --- to find a hypothetical missing girl before she is murdered. However, they soon discover that failing to complete it could cost them their lives.

-Click here to read a second excerpt from OBEDIENCE.
-Click here to read Will Lavender’s bio.
-Click here to read critical praise for OBEDIENCE.
-Visit the author's official website, www.WillLavender.com.
-Click here to see our advance copy winners.

More about OBEDIENCE:
When the students in Winchester University’s Logic and Reasoning 204 arrive for their first day of class, they are greeted with a startling assignment: Find a hypothetical missing girl named Polly. If after being given a series of clues and details the class has not found her before the end of the term, she will be murdered.

The students are intrigued, at first. But soon, the boundary between the classroom assignment and the real world becomes blurred --- and the students wonder if it is their own lives they are being asked to save.

 

Click here to read more about Will Lavender and OBEDIENCE.

 

Featured One to Watch Author: Therese Fowler, Author of SOUVENIR

In SOUVENIR, a vibrant and moving fiction debut, Therese Fowler delivers a novel of second chances, the naïve choices of youth, the tensions within families and the wondrous designs of fate. SOUVENIR, which releases on February 12th, is an unforgettable tale about the transforming power of love.

-Click here to read a third excerpt from SOUVENIR.
-Click here to read Therese Fowler’s bio.
-Click here to read critical praise for SOUVENIR.
-Visit the author’s official website, www.ThereseFowler.com.
-Click here to see our advance copy winners.

More about SOUVENIR:
Meg Powell and Carson McKay were raised side by side on their families’ farms, bonded by a love that only deepened. But at 21, Meg was presented with a marriage proposal she could not refuse, forever changing the course of her life.

Seventeen years later, Meg’s marriage has become routine. Then, after a long absence, Carson returns home to prepare for his wedding to a younger woman. As Carson struggles to determine where his heart and future lie, Meg makes a shocking discovery that will upset the balance of everyone around her.

 
Click here to read more about Therese Fowler and SOUVENIR.

 

Now in Stores: CHARLATAN by Pope Brock

CHARLATAN: America's Most Dangerous Huckster, the Man Who Pursued Him, and the Age of Flimflam by Pope Brock (History)
In 1917, after years of selling worthless patent remedies throughout the Southeast, John R. Brinkley --- America’s most brazen young con man --- arrived in the tiny town of Milford, Kansas. He set up a medical practice and introduced an outlandish surgical method using goat glands to restore the fading virility of local farmers.

It was all nonsense, of course, but thousands of paying customers quickly turned “Dr.” Brinkley into America’s richest and most famous surgeon. His notoriety captured the attention of the great quackbuster Morris Fishbein, who vowed to put the country’s “most daring and dangerous” charlatan out of business.

CHARLATAN is a marvelous portrait of a boundlessly audacious rogue on the loose in an America that was ripe for the bamboozling.

 

Click here to read more about CHARLATAN.

 

This Week's Reviews

THE APPEAL by John Grisham (Legal Thriller)
Fans of John Grisham have waited over three years for him to return to the courtroom, the venue that has made him a worldwide bestselling author. Beginning where Grisham novels usually end, with the jury's verdict, THE APPEAL takes readers into the mysterious and often confusing legal world of appellate practice. It is a world that Grisham believes has become inappropriately influenced by politics and money. Reviewed by Stuart Shiffman.

-Click here to read an excerpt from THE APPEAL.
 
BEVERLY HILLS DEAD by Stuart Woods (Thriller)
This sequel to THE PRINCE OF BEVERLY HILLS focuses on many aspects of America in the 1940s. Hollywood is booming, the big studios are discovering talented actors and actresses left and right, and the House Un-American Activities Committee is right there to implicate some of the biggest names in the movie business. Everyone has a past, and with that past often comes mistakes in judgment. Reviewed by Marge Fletcher.

-Click here to read an excerpt from BEVERLY HILLS DEAD.
 
THE RESERVE by Russell Banks (Fiction)
Best known for his portrayal of the hardships of contemporary working class life in bleak Northeastern towns, Russell Banks breaks new ground in this novel --- part love story, part murder mystery --- set in an elite summer resort in the Adirondack Mountains in the 1930s. Reviewed by Harvey Freedenberg.
 
L.A. OUTLAWS by T. Jefferson Parker (Thriller)
Los Angeles is gripped by the exploding celebrity of Allison Murietta, her real identity unknown, a modern-day Jesse James with the compulsion to steal beautiful things, the vanity to invite the media along and the conscience to donate much of her bounty to charity. Nobody ever gets hurt --- until a job ends with 10 gangsters lying dead and a half-million dollars worth of glittering diamonds missing. Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub.
 
SINS OF THE ASSASSIN by Robert Ferrigno (Futuristic Thriller)
In the second book of Robert Ferrigno's spectacular Assassin Trilogy, Rakkim Epps --- seemingly near death at the close of PRAYERS FOR THE ASSASSIN --- battles radical fundamentalist forces in a futuristic America, now a divided, blood-soaked dystopia. Will he survive? Can America ever be unified again? Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub.
 
THE GOOD RAT: A True Story by Jimmy Breslin (True Crime)
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Jimmy Breslin covers the first big Mafia trial of the 21st century in THE GOOD RAT. The case involved two NYPD cops who allegedly were hitmen for the mob. Breslin writes about the informer who dropped a dime on the officers and provides a brief, colorful history of the rise, fall and possible rise again of the Mafia. Reviewed by Tom Callahan.
 
ICE TRAP by Kitty Sewell (Psychological Thriller)
A British surgeon’s life is blown apart by the arrival of shocking news. Deep in the desolate sub-Arctic wilderness of Canada where Dafydd Woodruff lived and worked years before, a woman claims he is the father of her 13-year-old twins. Woodruff knows it cannot be true --- but DNA tests don't lie. Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub.

LINCOLN AND DOUGLAS: The Debates That Defined America by Allen C. Guelzo (History)
Allen C. Guelzo, two-time winner of the prestigious Lincoln Prize, has written a brilliant account of the most famous open-air debates in American history --- those between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas. The debates made Lincoln a national figure, defined the slavery issue that would bring the country to war, and became a model for today’s national candidates. Reviewed by Stephen Hubbard.

 
Read this week's reviews here.

 

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Those who are subscribed to the Bookreporter.com newsletter by February 29, 2008 automatically are entered in our Monthly Newsletter Contest. This month one winner will be selected to win the following five books: DEEP DISH by Mary Kay Andrews, FIREFLY LANE by Kristin Hannah, LADY KILLER by Lisa Scottoline, REMEMBER ME? by Sophie Kinsella and STRANGERS IN DEATH by Nora Roberts, writing as J.D. Robb. Lisa from Garrison, NY
was last month's newsletter winner. She won THE APPEAL by John Grisham, DUMA KEY by Stephen King, PLUM LUCKY by Janet Evanovich, THE SECRET BETWEEN US by Barbara Delinsky and THE WINTER ROSE by Jennifer Donnelly.

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