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July 2015

July’s round up includes STEVE JOBS: Insanely Great by Jessie Hartland, a graphic novel following the life of the renowned tech wiz; YOU AND ME AND HIM by Kris Dinnison, which explores a love triangle with an LGBTQ twist; and THE FIXER by Jennifer Lynn Barnes, a book of political and social intrigue where two sisters find themselves at the

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Advance Readers' Comments for BROKEN PROMISE

In June, a select group of readers who participated in one of our Sneak Peek Contests won copies of BROKEN PROMISE by Linwood Barclay. Take a look at some of the readers' comments to give you more insight into this book... and watch out for spoilers!

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BRC Summer Reading

Links to http://www.bookreporter.com/features/summer-reading/summer-reading-2015.
June 30, 2015

Now on Broadway: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

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Mark Haddon's novel THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME has been adapted for the big stage. The Broadway production is now playing and has won five Tony Awards, including the award for Best Play. Teenreads.com intern Sydney had the chance to see this show in New York and shares her opinion below.

Annie Barrows, author of The Truth According to Us

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Kate White, author of The Wrong Man

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Jean Baudrillard

The only thing worse than being bored is being boring.

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Jean Baudrillard

Many people flock to the coast come summertime. Which one of these famous beaches, all featured in books, has you working to book a plane ticket?

July 1, 2015, 109 voters

Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction 2015

Congratulations to Anthony Doerr and Bryan Stevenson, 2015 winners of the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction! Anthony Doerr won the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction for his novel ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE, published by Scribner, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc. Bryan Stevenson won the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction for his book, JUST MERCY: A Story of Justice and Redemption, published by Spiegel & Grau, an imprint of Random House.

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Celebrity Hunks

Everyone likes the gorgeous star of their favorite TV show or that super muscular athlete, but there's just something about a celebrity hunk who can play an instrument. A beautiful guy (or girl) who can knock your socks off with a single note, or transport you to another world with their guitar riffs? Yes, please!

Both Miranda Kenneally and Katie M. Stout incorporate musically-inclined hunks into their new novels. In Kenneally's JESSE'S GIRL, Maya shadows teen idol Jesse Scott in order to acheive her dreams of becoming a rock star.  When Grace --- the daughter of a famous music producer --- runs away from home to South Korea in Stout's HELLO, I LOVE YOU, she encounters Jason, a famous pop idol, who introduces her back into the world of music where she begins to understand what she is truly running from.

We decided to ask Miranda and Katie some questions about their books, their personal relationships with music and their celebrity hunks of choice --- check out their answers below!

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