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Interview: Charles Todd, author of No Shred of Evidence: An Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery

Feb 16, 2016

Charles Todd, the mother-son writing duo responsible for countless bestselling historical mysteries, returns with NO SHRED OF EVIDENCE, the latest entry in the Inspector Ian Rutledge series. When four young women are accused of a crime --- without a shred of evidence to clear their names --- war-scarred Rutledge embarks on a dangerous search for the true perpetrator, with many lives hanging in the balance. In this interview with The Book Report Network’s Ray Palen, the Todd team discusses how their protagonist (and the entire country) has been changed by the war and how the evolution of Rutledge's character surprised even them. They also talk about why they choose the specific time period and settings of their novels, and how they keep their mysteries entertaining, above all else.

Alex Berenson, author of The Wolves: A John Wells Novel

John Wells has just barely managed to stop an operation designed to drive the United States and Iran into war, but the instigator himself disappeared behind an impenetrable war of security. Now it’s time for him to pay, and Wells has made it his personal mission. But the White House doesn’t want anybody stirring the pot; his old CIA bosses have their own agendas; and other countries are starting to sniff around, sensing something unusual. It is when Russia and China enter the mix, however, that the whole affair is set to combust.

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February 16, 2016

This Bookreporter.com Special Newsletter spotlights a book that releases this winter. Read more about it, and enter our Winter Reading Contest by Wednesday, February 17th at 11:59am ET for a chance to win one of five copies of LOVE IN LOWERCASE written by Francesc Miralles and translated by Julie Wark, which is now in stores. Please note that each contest is only open for 24 hours, so you will need to act quickly!

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George Scialabba

Perhaps imagination is only intelligence having fun.

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George Scialabba

Clarence Darrow

When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I'm beginning to believe it.

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Clarence Darrow

Margaret Atwood

The Eskimos had fifty-two names for snow because it was important to them: there ought to be as many for love.

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Margaret Atwood

William Wordsworth

Pleasure is spread through the earth in stray gifts to be claimed by whoever shall find.

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William Wordsworth

February 12, 2016

All week, meteorologists have been talking about the Arctic Blast that will be ripping across the country this weekend. Listening to them, it’s like the weather is a character in a fast-paced book, laced with lots of intrigue. Their television commentary is followed by at least five people on the street telling you how cold they are. It’s all so predictable (pun intended) that it's rather amusing.

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February 12, 2016

It’s no secret that every year we usher in the Valentine’s Day season with mixed feelings. If it was up to us, we’d still be delivering Disney punch-out cards to all of our fourth-grade class crushes. In these 20something years, we’re trying to nail some casual Sunday night dinner plans while simultaneously steering clear of those couples holding hands across the table. Splat!
 
Needless to say, love is...complicated, no matter what age. In 2014, we told you that Valentine’s Day was about sharing the love with all of your loved ones, your family, friends and, above all else, your Instagram. Last year, we were feeling some type of way about the Fifty Shades of Grey movie, and more importantly, Beyoncé hit us with a real nice remix of “Crazy in Love.” There might not be anything we love more than Queen B continuing to stun us year after year. She slays, we slay.
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Dawn Tripp, author of Georgia: A Novel of Georgia O'Keeffe

In 1916, Georgia O’Keeffe is a young, unknown art teacher when she travels to New York to meet Alfred Stieglitz, the famed photographer and art dealer, who has discovered O’Keeffe’s work and exhibits it in his gallery. O’Keeffe is quickly drawn into Stieglitz’s sophisticated world, becoming his mistress, protégé and muse, as their attraction deepens into an intense and tempestuous relationship and his photographs of her create a sensation.

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