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Interview: Joseph Finder, author of Killer Instinct

May 19, 2006

May 19, 2006

Joseph Finder, the New York Times bestselling author of such stand-alone thrillers as PARANOIA and COMPANY MAN, recently spoke with Bookreporter.com's Carol Fitzgerald, Joe Hartlaub and Wiley Saichek. In this interview, Finder discusses the real-life inspirations behind the characters in his latest thriller, KILLER INSTINCT, and explains why he chose to set them in the world of consumer electronics. He also describes the intensive research required for each of his novels, gives details on a pending big-screen adaptation of PARANOIA, and shares his thoughts on the possibility of writing a series.

Interview: Lee Child, author of The Hard Way

May 19, 2006

May 19, 2006

Bookreporter.com's Suspense/Thriller Author Spotlight Team (Carol Fitzgerald, Joe Hartlaub and Wiley Saichek) interviewed Lee Child about the recently completed 10th installment in his Jack Reacher thriller series, THE HARD WAY. Child discusses why he chose the novel's New York setting and explains just how much he and his protagonist have in common. He also describes the process behind Reacher's professional hits and misses, and details the challenges of writing a long-running series.

May 19, 2006

I am writing tonight from Washington, D.C. where I am in town for Book Expo America, the annual book trade show. It's a whirlwind weekend of books and authors. I will share more about this next week.

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May 12, 2006

I typically work in silence, but this week I had a musical track running. I have been a huge Paul Simon fan since I was about 13. Tuesday his new CD, Surprise, hit stores and I raced to pick up a copy --- it's been cranked up on my stereo ever since. It's one of those rare works that you hear differently each time you listen --- and it's chock full of lyrics that make me think like some of my favorite books. These days my sons like Simon's music as much as me. Jesse Kornbluth, the co-Founder of The Book Report Network, knew this and asked my older son to guest write for him on his site, HeadButler.com. You can read their joint piece here. And yes, I am one very proud mom.

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Interview: Patti Callahan Henry, author of When the Light Breaks

May 12, 2006

May 12, 2006

Bookreporter.com contributing writer Shannon McKenna interviewed Patti Callahan Henry, author of LOSING THE MOON, WHERE THE RIVER RUNS, and the newly released WHEN LIGHT BREAKS. In this interview, Henry characterizes writing a novel as an instinctual journey with no guarantees, and explains the basis for her love and belief in the power of storytelling. She also describes her affinity for the South Carolina Lowcountry and conveys what she hopes readers will take away from her books.

May 5, 2006

I had a great trip to the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books where the events were just terrific! There's too much to share in this opener, but you can reference my three-part blog about it if you want to read more about the events and festivities. For those of you who wrote wondering what I read on the plane --- on the flight out it was THE KING OF LIES by John Hart. For the flight back it was IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN WHAT HE SAID by Eden Collinsworth. Both were really enjoyable reading, which I was glad to have along.

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Early May 2006

This early May edition of the FaithfulReader.com newsletter hits your mailboxes brimming with great reading suggestions. Wondering what to buy mom for Mother's Day? We have an entire roundup of gift-worthy suggestions to inspire, thank and just pamper mom! My sons usually have some great surprises for me for Mother's Day. They love "being creative" about this. The other night as I sat with a couple of moms in the pouring rain at my little one's baseball game, I commented, "Oh I am sure they will remember this coming Mother's Day." They all laughed.

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April 28, 2006

I am writing this note on Thursday night. I just got in from the Edgar Awards dinner where the coveted Edgar Allan Poe Awards were given out. The best novel award went to Jess Walter's CITIZEN VINCE while Theresa Schwegel's OFFICER DOWN won best first novel by an American author. It was a fun evening that followed a terrific day yesterday at an all-day mystery symposium. Right now I am writing in between racing around to pack for my L.A. Book Fair trip. I have my clothes in a pile, which I will sort and get into a suitcase. What's getting me stumped is what to take to read. The way I see it, I will have about six hours on a plane on each flight.

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Interview: Raymond Khoury, author of The Last Templar

Apr 28, 2006

Amidst the current popularity of religious-themed fiction, two novels ---THE LAST TEMPLAR and THE TEMPLAR LEGACY --- have both become international bestsellers. The authors of these two books, Raymond Khoury and Steve Berry, spoke with Bookreporter.com's Carol Fitzgerald, Joe Hartlaub and Wiley Saichek about the appeal of speculative history novels, as well as the sheer coincidence of simultaneously writing and publishing thrillers on similar topics. They also discuss the challenges of researching and accurately portraying the past, and share their thoughts on Dan Brown's recent court case.

Interview: Steve Berry, author of The Templar Legacy

Apr 28, 2006

Amidst the current popularity of religious-themed fiction, two novels ---THE LAST TEMPLAR and THE TEMPLAR LEGACY --- have both become international bestsellers. The authors of these two books, Raymond Khoury and Steve Berry, spoke with Bookreporter.com's Carol Fitzgerald, Joe Hartlaub and Wiley Saichek about the appeal of speculative history novels, as well as the sheer coincidence of simultaneously writing and publishing thrillers on similar topics. They also discuss the challenges of researching and accurately portraying the past, and share their thoughts on Dan Brown's recent court case.