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Every month, one subscriber to the Bookreporter.com newsletter wins 5 free hardcover books! This month's selection includes THE LAST DETECTIVE by Robert Crais, LIBERTY by Stephen Coonts, THE MASTER BUTCHERS SINGING CLUB by Louise Erdrich, PATTERN RECOGNITION by William Gibson, SMALL TOWN by Lawrence Block. (See the complete contest rules.)
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| Romance Is In The Air.... |
While I loathe the commercialism of Valentine's Day, I do confess to being a hopeless romantic. Over the years I have learned that there is big money to be made on romance --- especially writing it! This year we take a look at romance writers with our 2nd Annual Romance Authors Roundtable. I hope you enjoy hearing what these women had to say, as much as I did. This is one very very big part of the book business.
Also, we have a fun feature where 14 (yes we are being cute here with 14) romance authors talk about their first date. We hope you enjoy their stories as much as we did. They can be found at:
www.bookreporter.com/features/030207-falling-in-love.asp
Lots to share this week so without further ado, I am going to let you read on...
--- Carol Fitzgerald (Carol@bookreporter.com)
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Read the Romance Author Roundtable here.
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| PATTERN RECOGNITION by William Gibson --- 5 Reviewers Take A Look |
PATTERN RECOGNITION by William Gibson
Reviewed by Jen Robbins, Becky Ohlsen, Rob Cline, Bob Rhubart and Roz Shea
Five Bookreporter.com reviewers take a look at PATTERN RECOGNITION. Cayce Pollard, a remarkably intuitive market research analyst, is offered a secret assignment: to investigate a series of video clips that have been appearing on the Internet and that an entire subculture of people is obsessed with. Her client sees this as an intriguing marketing tool --- but Cayce soon realizes there's much more to this project than she had originally expected.
For more about his website go to WilliamGibsonBooks.com.
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Read what our 5 reviewers had to say about PATTERN RECOGNITION.
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| Suspense/Thriller Feature: Enter Our Stephen White Book Giveaway Contest! |
Stephen White, author of THE BEST REVENGE (in stores now):
-Joe Hartlaub's review of THE BEST REVENGE
-Bookreporter.com's Interview with Stephen White
-Contest to win one of 20 copies of THE BEST REVENGE
- In case you missed it last week --- The Tami Hoag/Stephen White Interview
Jeffery Deaver, author of THE VANISHED MAN (in stores March 11th):
- Read an excerpt from THE VANISHED MAN
- Take a look at Jeffery Deaver's website, which has his tour dates and a message board
-Submit a question to Jeffery Deaver
Stephen Frey, author of SILENT PARTNER (In stores now)
- See Stephen Frey's replies to reader questions
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Read our suspense/thriller feature here.
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| Get Grisham's The King of Torts Free - plus Free Shipping and Handling - Click for details |
| As many of you are avid readers, we wanted to share a great offer. Book of the Month Club is offering new members John Grisham's THE KING OF TORTS free, including shipping and handling. I know, you are thinking --- why would I want to join book club? We thought the same thing till we looked more closely at the new deal being offered by Book of the Month Club. What we saw made sense.
Try this out. Think about how many books you buy a year. What if you got the 4 more books that the club requires you to buy over two years at up to 35% off the publisher's price? The way we see it, Book of the Month Club could be a great way to enhance your book collection with some significant savings.
For example, in the past year the following bestsellers were ALL Book of the Month Club selections the month they came out --- THE LOVELY BONES, THE EMPEROR OF OCEAN PARK and PREY. The editors there clearly have their eye on great titles, much the same way we do at Bookreporter.com. Also, you can order and do all transactions online!
Support our sponsor, Book of the Month Club, by checking out the link below for more details. And perhaps pass this along to a friend.
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Read more about KING OF TORTS as well as an excerpt here. And learn more about this offer.
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| "War! What Is It Good For?" |
In this special feature by Bookreporter.com co-Founder Jesse Kornbluth, we take a look at the Poet's Protest about the White House poetry symposium. Beyond outlining the news story, Jesse takes a look at poems that talk about war. You will be interested to see what he found. And then we ask...
--- What kind of poem would you like to read now: pro-war or anti-war?
--- Do you agree that all poems, regardless of their subject, have a political point-of-view?
--- When you see that a poem (or a song lyric) has a political message, does that please you -- or turn you off?
--- Was the White House naive to think it could invite writers to Washington and have them talk only about the non-political aspects of poetry?
--- Have you written a poem about war? If so, may we read it?
Be sure to read this important feature.
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Read "War! What Is It Good For?" here.
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| Don't Miss: REAL LOVE and A PEANUT'S VALENTINE |
| We bring you two very different books on love this week. The first is REAL LOVE by Greg Baer. In this book, Dr. Baer shares his secrets for attaining Real Love, the vital ingredient for a relationship to survive and thrive. Readers will learn a wealth of information, including the four steps to finding Real Love, how to put an end to destructive selfish behaviors and ways to eliminate conflicts in your relationships with family members, friends and colleagues. With REAL LOVE as your definitive guide, you can start making up for the mistakes you've made in the past and create rewarding and fulfilling relationships in every area of your life.
To learn more about REAL LOVE, go to GregBaer.com.
And for the lighter side of love, we look at A PEANUTS VALENTINE. Join Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Sally, Snoopy and the rest of the gang as they prepare for the most romantic time of year --- and give their own opinions on what the holiday is all about. Find out what happens at the annual Valentine's Day dance, see if the Little Red-Haired Girl sends Charlie Brown a valentine and much more. The Peanuts gang may not be too lucky in the love department, but they'll certainly entertain readers with their witty thoughts and observations in this charming collection.
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Read more about REAL LOVE and A PEANUTS VALENTINE here.
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| This Week's Book Reviews |
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THE BLIND MAN OF SEVILLE by Robert Wilson (Mystery)
Reviewed by Ava Dianne Day
A gruesome and horrific murder captivates Inspector Jefe Falcon. More victims soon follow, but Falcon is also obsessed with a set of journals written by his late father, a famous painter. What Falcon discovers in these journals will make him the killer's next intended victim.
PARTS UNKNOWN by Kevin Brennan (Fiction)
Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub
Kevin Brennan's beautifully rendered debut novel focuses on a man's decision to abandon the life he currently leads in order to revisit the town, the family and the memories he deserted many years before.
SCAVENGER HUNT by Robert Ferrigno (Mystery)
Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub
Garrett Walsh has just been released from prison and has written a movie script in which he details the setup that sent him away for seven years. Soon after, Garrett is found dead and it is ruled an accident --- but magazine reporter Jimmy Gage is determined to find out the truth.
NIGHT WATCH by Terry Pratchett (Fantasy)
Reviewed by Roz Shea
Commander Sam Vimes is flung back in time to an historic battle; he knows how it will end because, after all, he was there. His name is on one of those headstones --- but that's just a minor detail.
BREAKING CLEAN by Judy Blunt (Memoir)
Reviewed by Eileen Zimmerman-Nicol
Poet and essayist Judy Blunt discusses the many years she spent on wheat and cattle ranches in Montana and her brave decision to abandon this life in order to attend college and embark on a career in writing.
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Read this week's reviews here.
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| Poll: Sex Books/Self-Help Books |
Do you read books about sex?
Yes, all the time
Some of the time
Never
Do you read self-help books about love and relationships?
Yes
No
No, but I would like to.
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Answer the Poll here.
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| Question of the Week and a CONTEST to Win Books! |
The perfect Valentine's Day gift for a bibliophile? Books! The gift a bibliophile loves to give? Books!
To get in the romantic mood Bookreporter.com is offer reading a chance to win some romance and Valentine-related books by replying to our current Question of Week:
"What, to you, is the most romantic book you have ever given, or would you want to give?"
The contest will run February 7, 2003 to February 20, 2003.
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See contest details here and answer the Question of the Week.
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--- Carol Fitzgerald (Carol@bookreporter.com)
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