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December 17, 2010

Since 'tis the season….we created this holiday greeting for you, which we hope you enjoy with much appreciation from me and the entire staff at Bookreporter.com. It is “constructed” from my Bets On Picks and other books we featured prominently this year. The idea was inspired by some wreaths created by students that I saw in the windows of the Academy of Art University when I was in San Francisco earlier this month. Click on the image to the right to see a larger version of it.

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What book that released for the first time in 2010 do you think was “The Book of the Year”? Since we know you may have trouble selecting just one, you can name up to three.

December 17, 2010

Mary Jane Clark, the author of several highly addictive whodunits --- including TO HAVE AND TO KILL

December 17, 2010 - January 6, 2011

Send us your current reading recommendations with your comments and a rating of 1 to 5 stars. To make sure other readers will be able to find the book, please include the full title and correct author names (your entry must include these to be eligible to win). The Word of Mouth archives can be searched using the "Search" feature at the top right of the page.

December 15, 2010

Stephanie O’Dea on Making a Difference

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Stephanie O’Dea is an award-winning blogger, a bestselling author and a busy mom of three, whose next cookbook ---
Holly McQueen --- author of FABULOUSLY FASHIONABLE

Vixen by Jillian Larkin

December 2010

In this first installment of a new series set in the dangerous and exciting world of Chicago’s Prohibition-era speakeasies, an aspiring singer named Gloria embarks on a series of clandestine adventures, ultimately leading her into the arms of a black pianist. Meanwhile, Lorraine is hurt by her best friend’s secrecy and plans on ruining the reputation of Gloria’s country cousin, Clara. But nothing is as it appears: Clara hides a secret life of her own, and Lorraine is getting the attention she craves from all the wrong places.

Hush by Eishes Chayil

December 2010

Inside the closed community of Borough Park, the Chassidim way of life is determined by an ancient script --- and abuse has never been a part of it. But when Gittel learns that her best friend has been abused by one of her own family members, she is forced to remain silent --- and begins to question everything she was raised to believe.

December 13, 2010

M.L. Malcolm on Fake Trees and Real Writers

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