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Hope you all had a great holiday! I had a nice combination of family celebrations, gift giving/receiving and reading/relaxing. I made just one New Year's Resolution --- I am not going to finish any book that I am not enjoying. I have had no need to break my resolution thus far. I have read some really terrific books over the last few weeks from both debut and well-known authors.
Jan 7, 2005
January 7, 2005
Bookreporter.com's contributing writer Shannon McKenna, along with Carol Fitzgerald and Wiley Saichek, interviewed Sarah Graves, author of TOOL & DIE, the eighth installment in her "Home Repair is Homicide" mystery series. Graves talks about the rewarding and challenging aspects of writing recurring characters, her inclusion of home repair hints throughout her novels, and her fairly extensive background in various fix-it projects.
Dec 17, 2004
December 17, 2004
Bookreporter.com reviewer Bronwyn Miller interviewed Fannie Flag, author of numerous New York Times bestsellers including FRIED GREEN TOMATOES AT THE WHISTLE STOP CAFE and STANDING IN THE RAINBOW. Flagg talks about her choice of setting for her latest novel, A REDBIRD CHRISTMAS, and the development of her characters, many of whom are strong, irrepressible women. She also explains how being dyslexic and having A.D.D. impacts her writing routine and why she thinks Southerners have such a flair for storytelling.
I am trapped in the "holidaze." There are a pile of presents that need wrapping, some treats to be baked (the parking garage attendants have been asking for my brownies for two weeks now) and lots of merry ho ho ho to be had. My sister flies in this weekend from Atlanta with her family to kick off the festivities. The following week has family and friend celebrations where I will cook, bake and over create the holiday. The day after Christmas I escape. We are heading to the Outer Banks in North Carolina where I plan to read and sleep for a week. I have a stack of books ready to take with me. It has both books we missed this year --- and books that will be out this winter/spring.
Last weekend I spent some time at my local bookseller as my younger son created a wish list of books that he wanted for the holidays. There in the paperback area I saw the perfect gift idea --- the boxed set, which is a collection of books by an author, smartly packaged together. I confess that I rarely think of boxed sets for books, but rather typically explore these for my favorite music artists. For those of you who do not want to give "just a book," may we suggest these? Later in this newsletter we spotlight one of the boxed sets that caught my eye. Read on for more info and don't forget to explore these when you are "conquering your holiday shopping lists" this weekend. By the way, we often find that books are more of a "last-minute" holiday purchase, don't you?
Dec 10, 2004
December 10, 2004
Diana Keough, contributing writer to FaithfulReader.com, interviewed Joel Osteen, author of the New York Times #1 bestseller YOUR BEST LIFE NOW: 7 Steps to Living at Your Full Potential. Osteen explains why he decided to write the book, addresses critics who believe that his overall message is too positive, and discusses what he hopes readers will take away from his writing.
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