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Bookreporter.com Newsletter	November 1, 2002
This Week on Bookreporter.com Frost on the Pumpkin Means....The Holidays are Coming! REVERSIBLE ERRORS by Scott Turow Q IS FOR QUARRY by Sue Grafton Author Talk: Jim Fusilli, author of A WELL-KNOWN SECRET Young Adult and Children's Books by Adult Authors Re-View Last Week's Reviews Question of the Week Poll Word of Mouth: Tell Us What You're Reading Author Trivia	On The Book Report Network Bookreporter.com Past Reviews What sophomore effort either pleased, or disappointed you? Do you think that most authors' second --- or as we call it sophomore --- work holds up to their first book?
Frost on the Pumpkin Means....The Holidays are Coming! Happy November! The sharp dip in temperature in New York this week took a number of us by surprise. The frost on the pumpkin heralded that summer is really gone. For all of our Jewish readers, it's time to start the Hanukkah countdown. We will have some book gift ideas in the next few weeks. While we know many budgets will not allow for elaborate holiday gifts this year, books can make terrific affordable and memorable presents. Stuck on what to give? Think about the books that you loved best all year --- and start there. I enjoyed reading your thoughts about sophomore books. I confess that I have been disappointed by many authors' sophomore efforts. This week we are featuring Jim Fusilli who did not fall prey to the Sophomore Slump. His new one A WELL-KNOWN SECRET wowed our reviewer Joe Hartlaub. Read on to see what he had to say. Ann Bruns reviews Scott Turow's REVERSIBLE ERRORS. I know Ann has been a Turow fan for years, so I asked her to rate this one against others. Her reply --- "I'll probably never love a book as much as PRESUMED INNOCENT, but this is very, very very close." Quite a testimonial. And Sue Grafton's Q IS FOR QUARRY is reviewed by TWO reviewers this week. Our Newsletter Contest titles for November are REVERSIBLE ERRORS by Scott Turow, FOUR BLIND MICE by James Patterson, PREY by Michael Crichton, THE LAST PROMISE by Richard Paul Evans and NIGHT WATCH by Terry Pratchett. Want to win these books? To qualify, all you have to do is be a Bookreporter.com newsletter subscriber. If you are getting this in your mailbox, you are already qualified! We added over 30 reading group guides to ReadingGroupGuides.com this week. I am proud to announce that we now have more than 1,000 guides on this site. Stop by and browse our new titles. I pre-ordered our Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets tickets from Moviefone.com yesterday. We will be there the day it opens, a trip made all the more sweet since my younger son has just about finished the book --- on his own! Nice plans for today --- tea with Chris van Allsburg, which promises to be very special. He is best know for THE POLAR EXPRESS and JUMANJI. His new one ZATHURA is just out. Will share more about this next week. Hope you find a great book to read here this week... -- Carol Fitzgerald (Carol@bookreporter.com) Browse the over 1,000 reading group guides on ReadingGroupGuides.com
REVERSIBLE ERRORS by Scott Turow A middle-aged attorney drifting through an unfulfilled life and a former judge plagued by a dark past battle to save a death row inmate condemned by a flawed investigation and an ambitious prosecutor in this tour de force thriller. Reviewed by Ann Bruns and excerpted Read a review of REVERSIBLE ERRORS and an excerpt
Q IS FOR QUARRY by Sue Grafton Q IS FOR QUARRY by Sue Grafton (Memoir) Two reviewers look at Q is for Quarry. Be sure to look at what they each hope R is for! Kinsey Malone discovers that revisiting the past can be dangerous, and what begins as an investigation of a Jane Doe's identity from eighteen years ago ends in a risky hunt for her killer. Reviewed by Toni Fitzgerald and Maggie Harding Read our reviews of Q IS FOR QUARRY here and an excerpt
Author Talk: Jim Fusilli, author of A WELL-KNOWN SECRET Jim Fusilli talks about his writing, its influences, and what readers think about his character, Terry Orr. Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub and excerpted While trying to grapple with the loss of his wife and son, private investigator Terry Orr is drawn into a world of death and deceit by a simple missing-persons case. For more about Jim Fusilli, please go to JimFusilli.com Read an interview with Jim Fusilli, a review of A WELL-KNOWN SECRET and an excerpt
Young Adult and Children's Books by Adult Authors This fall we've seen a trend where authors well-known by adult audiences have written books for children and young adults. We wanted to highlight these titles so you can encourage young readers to check them out --- and see what some of the writers you love have been working on. ABARAT by Clive Barker (Young Adult) BEFORE WE WERE FREE by Julia Alvarez (Young Adult) CITY OF THE BEASTS by Isabel Allende (Young Adult) CORALINE by Neil Gaiman (Ages 9-12) HOOT by Carl Hiaasen (Young Adult) SUMMERLAND by Michael Chabon (9-12) Read what these authors wrote for kids and teens here
Re-View Last Week's Reviews STANDING IN THE RAINBOW by Fannie Flagg (Fiction) Reviewed by Roberta O'Hara This story of transitions after World War II for the citizens of Elmwood Springs, Missouri, finds the author at her funniest, most touching and surprising best. BRADBURY: AN ILLUSTRATED LIFE by Jerry Weist (Biography) Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub A beautifully illustrated "visual biography" pays tribute to one of America's most prolific and revered icons. For more about Ray Bradbury, please go to RayBradbury.com COASTLINERS by Joanne Harris (Fiction) Reviewed by Heather Grimshaw After a decade in Paris, Madeline finds herself on a sleepy island where she joins the town's lost souls in a struggle for survival and salvation. THE LAST GIRLS by Lee Smith (Fiction) Reviewed by Barbara Lipkien Gershenbaum Wonderfully revealing of women's lives --- of romance, memory and desire --- this story tells how college friends who grew up in an era when they were called "girls" have negotiated life where they are now know as "women." DOWN TO A SOUNDLESS SEA by Thomas Steinbeck (Fiction) Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub A natural-born storyteller, Steinbeck depicts what happens at the edge of a frontier, where nature has a stronghold over man. NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE by Christopher Reeve (Memoir) Reviewed by Curtis Edmonds Christopher Reeve challenges readers not to accept limitations and to harness the untapped resources within us that are waiting to be discovered. AFTER THE DANCE: A Walk Through Carnival in Jacmel, Haiti by Edwidge Dandicat (Travel/Memoir) Reviewed by Alvin C. Romer The Haitian-American author returns to her homeland to walk us through the unforgettably colorful Carnival of Jacmel. 25 TO LIFE by Leslie Crocker Snyder (Autobiography) Reviewed by Curtis Edmonds One of America's toughest and most respected judges writes a true life "Law & Order," filled with stories from her controversial career. CRIMINAL INTENT by William Bernhardt (Mystery) Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub Proving that his client, a radical parish priest, is innocent means Tulsa attorney Ben Kincaid must plunge into a whirlpool of secrets and dangerous church politics. HELLO TO THE CANNIBALS by Richard Bausch (Historical Fiction) Reviewed by Barbara Lipkien Gershenbaum A finely wrought tale about Victorian scholar/explorer Mary Kingsley, whose exploits and accomplishments capture the imagination of a twentieth-century playwright. CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE: A Death in the Night by Lawrence Schiller (Nonfiction) Reviewed by Stuart Shiffman In a startling legal case, the giant Ford corporation --- sued for wrongful death --- accuses a small town dentist of strangling his wife after a low-speed auto collision with a utility pole. JIM AND LOUELLA'S HOMEMADE HEART-FIX REMEDY by Bertice Berry (Fiction) Reviewed by Roberta O'Hara Filled with sex, love, folklore and family history, this smart story explores a Southern couple whose marriage has lost it pizzazz. LUCY by Jamaica Kincaid (Fiction - Paperback) Reviewed by Alvin C. Romer The coming-of-age story of a young Caribbean girl who travels to North America and works as an au pair for a seemingly happy couple and their four children. Re-view last week's reviews here
Question of the Week THE LOVELY BONES is one of the most-talked about books of the year climbing up the charts and hitting number one again and again. The buzz started with publishers and booksellers, and quickly spread to readers. So, for this week's question in a departure from our regular format, we'd like to know --- What do you think of THE LOVELY BONES? Write Question@bookreporter.com and let us know.
Poll Be honest --- how many books are on your reading pile right now? 1-2 3-5 6-8 9-10 More than 10 Vote and tell us what you think
Word of Mouth: Tell Us What You're Reading Tell us what books YOU are reading and loving --- or even those you don't. FIVE lucky readers will win GEORGE AND LAURA: Portrait of an American Marriage by Christopher Andersen. Send your replies to WordOfMouth@bookreporter.com. Need more details about Word of Mouth? Click here.
Author Trivia Want to test your knowledge of some favorite authors including Pat Conroy, Nicholas Sparks and Janet Evanovich? Play our author trivia games! Play our author trivia games
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