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Alex George, author of A Good American

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Lisa Gardner, author of Catch Me

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Interview: Nicole Baart, author of Far From Here

Feb 9, 2012

In Nicole Baart’s new novel, FAR FROM HERE, Danica Greene embarks on a journey from Iowa to Alaska in search of her pilot husband, whose plane has gone missing. But her world is shattered when she discovers that he wasn’t flying alone, and a young woman is missing too. In this interview, conducted by Bookreporter.com’s Bronwyn Miller, Baart explains how she developed the idea for the book over many years. She also shares how her devastating experiences trying to have children inspired Danica’s emotional pain, talks about the nonprofit organization that she co-founded, and gives us a preview of her next novel.

Author Talk: Alex George, author of A Good American

Feb 9, 2012

Alex George’s debut novel, A GOOD AMERICAN, tells the story of Frederick and Jette, a young German couple in 1904 who must flee Jette’s disapproving mother. They decide to go to New York, but end up in Beatrice, Missouri with a whole new life in store for them. In this interview, conducted by Eleanor Brown, the bestselling author of THE WEIRD SISTERS, George talks about his own immigration experience, which inspired the book. He also discusses the process of developing a family of characters across generations, describes his writing routine, and shares his favorite authors.

Helene Tursten, author of Night Rounds: A Detective Inspector Irene Huss Investigation

Irene Huss is a former Ju-Jitsu champion, a mother of twin teenage girls, the wife of a successful chef, and a Detective Inspector with the Violent Crimes Unit in Goteborg, Sweden. And now she’s back with a gripping follow-up to DETECTIVE INSPECTOR HUSS.

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Save Me by Lisa Scottoline

New York Times bestselling author Lisa Scottoline’s SAVE ME will touch the heart of every woman, as its heroine, the unforgettable Rose McKenna, makes a split-second decision that alters the course of her life --- and makes you wonder what you would do in her shoes.

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Long Drive Home by Will Allison

In Will Allison’s critically acclaimed New York Times bestseller, a happily married man makes a split-second decision that sends his life into a devastating tailspin.

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John Hart Contest

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Week of February 27, 2012

BRINGING ADAM HOME tells the story of Adam Walsh. Before Adam, there were no faces on milk cartons, no National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, no federal databases of crimes against children. His 1981 abduction and murder --- unsolved for over a quarter of a century --- forever changed America.

Harlan Coben’s LIVE WIRE follows Myron Bolitar, who gets involved in the family drama of his former tennis star client and her rock star husband. He discovers secrets about his own family, specifically his brother, who abandoned the Bolitars long ago.

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Week of February 20, 2012

In THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNETS’ NEST, the concluding volume of Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy, Lisbeth Salander lies in critical condition in a Swedish hospital, a bullet in her head. But she's fighting for her life in more ways than one: if and when she recovers, she'll stand trial for three murders. 

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