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November 21, 2010

Francine Rivers on THE ONE YEAR BIBLE

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Francine Rivers --- born-again Christian and the bestselling author of several novels, including R
November 20, 2010

Patti Callahan Henry: A Christmas Story

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The New York Times bestselling author of seven novels, including the recently released THE PERFECT LOVE SONG: A Holiday S
Some behind-the-scenes photos from HBO's adaptation of George R.R. Martin's epic Game of Thrones series. Seems like a match made in Heaven. Congrats to Middlebury College, the first Quidditch World Cup champions! Here are the photos and video to prove that, yes, young adults are playing a game from Harry Potter that involves flying, brooms and magic. These players only have one of those...
November 19, 2010

Deanna Raybourn on Seasonal Must-Reads

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The Bookreporter.com Holiday Author Blogs are back, and this year, we’re starting things off with renowned author Deanna Raybourn, whose most recent novel --- DARK ROAD TO DARJEELING: A La

November 19, 2010 - December 2, 2010

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November 19, 2010

I am writing from the window seat of my hotel room in Miami, where I have a fabulous view of the Biscayne Bay. If one is going to be tethered to her laptop, this is not a bad spot to be held captive. As always, when I am at the Miami Book Fair, it’s nonstop action. I flew in Wednesday, and on the way to my hotel I stopped by a wonderful yarn shop that Barbara, one of our readers, had told me about --- The Knitting Garden in Coral Gables. I still am in intel-gathering mode for a yarn store/bookstore project that I want to do. The store was just as fabulous as she said it would be. The owners, Anne and Virginia, were so warm and welcoming. When they heard I was in town for the Fair, they mentioned that one of their customers had been a hostess at the Nora Ephron event on Monday night, and then they gave me a full lowdown on it --- sounds like it was a really fun evening. Dave Barry was on stage with Nora, so you can imagine how much laughter there was in THAT room. Oh, and the hostess they were referencing was our reader Barbara, thus taking this entire store visit full circle.

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Earlier this week, I was at lunch with Beverley --- one of my closest friends --- and I found myself handing her a copy of UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand as a belated birthday present. I had a hunch it would be something she would enjoy, and she was thrilled to get it, as she had read so much about it. Then I found myself suggesting a book for her to give her daughter, Ashley, for Christmas, since I know she is studying biology and the environment.

The National Book Awards 2010

Established in 1950, the National Book Award is an American literary prize given to writers by writers and administered by the National Book Foundation, a nonprofit organization.

Luka and the Fire of Life by Salman Rushdie

November 2010

This stand-alone sequel to HAROUN AND THE SEA OF STORIES tells the tall tale of 12-year-old Luka in the Nether World, a fantastical realm once visited by his brother, Haroun. Luka is on a quest to rescue his dying father from perpetual sleep and faces nine impossible challenges, all of which must be overcome if he is to steal the Fire of Life.

Grace by Elizabeth Scott

November 2010

Grace’s entire life has been in preparation for her death. She is trained to be a suicide bomber --- to strap a bomb to her leg, infiltrate the enemy, and set off the bomb, all in the name of freedom for her people. But Grace decides she doesn’t want to die. So she runs for the border. And she has nothing to lose.