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Tana French, author of In the Woods

In the mid-1980s in a small suburban Dublin neighborhood, two boys and a girl enter the woods surrounding the neighborhood on a warm summer day. As dusk approaches and their mothers call them home, the woods remain silent.

May 23, 2008

Years ago, when I was with Mademoiselle magazine, I traveled the country in the spring and fall doing a promotion called "On Location." We would fly to a city and do store events each evening that included a fashion show, makeovers and the season's fashion and beauty tips. It was a great way to see America, and I loved the travel to both the large cities and small towns. The camaraderie of the team that traveled --- editors, makeup artists, photographers and hairstylists --- made these events memorable.

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Which of the following social networking websites do you belong to? Check as many as apply. With Goodreads, LibraryThing and Shelfari, you can display the library of what you have read and what you want to read. Would you be interested in doing this?

May 23, 2008, 582 voters

Who is the person (name up to three) you most talk to about books. First name only and relationship to you, please.

May 23, 2008

May 23, 2008 - June 6, 2008

Here are reading recommendations with your comments and a rating of 1 to 5 stars for the contest period of May 23 - June 6.

Interview: Jeff Shaara, author of The Steel Wave: A Novel of World War II

May 16, 2008

May 16, 2008

THE STEEL WAVE is the second installment in Jeff Shaara's historical fiction trilogy centered on the European Theater of World War II.

May 16, 2008

The weather this May in the New York area has been cooler than usual. I have not yet thought about buying flowers. I usually buy my mom a hanging flower arrangement for Mother’s Day and, while I am at it, lay in a few flats for myself, which becomes the start of my annual overplanting adventure, usually requiring my purchasing additional pots and buckets for the flowers I MUST have. This year I opted for yarn and a pattern for Mom, and the yarn was wool! I think that tells the tale of the weather mood.

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Jeff Shaara, author of The Steel Wave: A Novel of World War II

General Dwight Eisenhower once again commands a diverse army that must find its single purpose in the destruction of Hitler’s European fortress. His primary subordinates, Omar Bradley and Bernard Montgomery, must prove that this unique blend of Allied armies can successfully confront the might of Adolf Hitler’s forces, who have already conquered Western Europe.

Mariah Stewart, author of Mercy Street

On a balmy spring evening, four high school seniors --- three boys and a girl --- enter a park in the small Pennsylvania city of Conroy. The next morning, two of the boys are found shot to death, and the girl and the third boy are gone.

Interview: Jane Porter, author of Mrs. Perfect

May 9, 2008

May 9, 2008

Jane Porter’s latest book, MRS. PERFECT, is a companion novel to her 2007 release, ODD MOM OUT.