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March 2, 2007
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Yesterday marked the 50th anniversary of the publication of THE CAT IN THE HAT. Though I grew up on Seuss, I had not known that his books were first published around the time I was born. I assumed they had been around forever, but then what child knows from front list and backlist? I love fun bookish facts and the one that this book has just 236 different words in it is great trivia to me. Today there is a national read-aloud of THE CAT IN THE HAT taking place at 2:36 PM EST. Hats off to whoever dreamed that event up. My copy of the book is sitting here begging to be read again, which I will do at 2:36 today. The Seuss and Cat fans among you may want to check out THE ANNOTATED CAT: Under the Hats of Seuss and His Cats. Sally Tibbetts, our Kidsreads.com reviewer, has this to say about it: " Philip Nel's wonderful book on Seuss is filled with these kinds of great stories, along with copies of letters, interviews, sketches, notes and hundreds of personal trivia. Endnotes and references provide greater details and expand even more on the many bits and pieces of fascinating information."
Visit www.catinthehat.com to send the Cat a birthday e-card. For each e-card received, Random House will donate a book to First Reads to support literacy.
And I could not resist asking you if you have read THE CAT IN THE HAT in this week's poll question. For many of us, I am sure this is one of the first books that we remember. And my favorite line is one I read in the Shelf-Awareness.com industry newsletter today that the CAT is now eligible for AARP. Very funny.
Last weekend I had a terrific time at the South Carolina Book Festival. The reader crowds were great and there was a fabulous group of authors that truly had fun hanging out with each other. Just lovely. You can read more about it and my other bookish adventures this week, including the Books for a Better Life award ceremony, in my latest blog installment, which will be up over the weekend.
This week we turn our spotlight to two Romantic Suspense authors who we will be featuring over the next few months. The first, Karen Robards, is the author of thirty-three books and a regular on the New York Times, USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists. I got to know Karen as we built her website, KarenRobards.com, a couple of years ago and since then have looked forward to her books. Her newest is OBSESSION --- a taut and sexy psychological thriller that hits stores on April 10th. We have 20 copies of OBSESSION to give to readers who would like to preview and comment on the book. Interested? Send your name and mailing address to RomanticSuspense@bookreporter.com by March 16th. Our second featured Romantic Suspense author is Beverly Barton, the New York Times bestselling author of over thirty contemporary romance novels and two-time National Reader’s Choice Award winner. Her newest red-hot thriller, THE DYING GAME, hits stores March 27th and promises to be a steamy and seductive thriller. We have 50! advance reading copies of THE DYING GAME to give to readers who would like to preview and comment on the book. Interested? Send your name and mailing address to RomanticSuspense2@bookreporter.com by March 16th. Speaking of our Author Spotlights, we have Robert Dugoni's answers to his reader questions --- tackling everything from his acknowlegements to the underlying themes in his book, DAMAGE CONTROL. Also on our lineup this week is THE ASSASSIN by Andrew Britton, the second book from this talented young author (he's still in his 20s). I loved Britton's debut novel, THE AMERICAN, and I look forward to reading this one. You can read more about him at his website, AndrewBrittonBooks.com. And our own Jen Krieger brings you her Books Into Movies feature for March. What am I reading this week? THE BLOOD OF FLOWERS by Anita Amirrezvani, which will be in stores on June 5th. It's set in 17th century Iran and tells the story of a woman whose talent for designing rugs transforms her life. Aside here. We have a rug in our family room that was commissioned from a company in Israel during the first Iraq War. While it was being made, there were scud missiles being aimed at Israel. Thus we nicknamed this "The Scud Rug." I have a whole new appreciation for rug design reading this book. Amirrezvani's writing is rich and enthralling. Tomorrow, in the spirit of further exploring colleges, the boys and I are hitting the basketball game at Fordham. While the tours and info sessions give great overviews, we know the real skinny on the school comes from alternative methods of research. Thus we will be yelling, "Go Rams."
Have a great week...oh March blasted in here like a lion so there goes my hopes for a lamb/lamb kinda March this year. My sons always get a kick out of my reference to March like this, so that line's for them. |
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Bookreporter.com Talks to Karen Harter, Author of AUTUMN BLUE
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In this interview with Bookreporter.com's Alexis Burling, Karen Harter --- author of WHERE MERCY FLOWS --- describes the events in her life that inspired her to write her second novel, AUTUMN BLUE, and explains how the story grew and evolved from its initial conception. She also discusses the significance of religion in the lives of her characters and addresses issues that are prevalent today regarding children with special needs.
AUTUMN BLUE by Karen Harter (Fiction)
Karen Harter mixes equal parts faith, family and forgiveness in her second novel involving a group of wayward small-towners who are thrown together under unfortunate circumstances. Each fighting to figure out what's best --- and sometimes rejecting what comes naturally --- these desperate seekers are what drive the narrative forward to its conclusion. Reviewed by Alexis Burling.
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New Featured Romantic Suspense Author: Karen Robards, Author of OBSESSION
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Karen Robards is the author of thirty-three books and a regular on the New York Times, USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists. Her newest is OBSESSION --- a taut and sexy psychological thriller that hits stores on April 10th.
We have 20 copies of OBSESSION to give to readers who would like to preview and comment on the book. Interested? Send your name and mailing address to RomanticSuspense@bookreporter.com by March 16th.
More about OBSESSION:
Katharine Lawrence has no idea what hit her. The attack came out of nowhere. Only hours earlier she had been enjoying a girls-only weekend with an old college friend. Now she finds herself lying bound and gagged on her kitchen floor, staring with terrified eyes at her friend Lisa while two masked gunmen search her house for –-- what? She doesn’t know. She only knows that, unless they can escape, whatever it is could end up getting both her and Lisa killed.
But Katharine’s nightmare is only just beginning. When she awakens in a Washington hospital, her nose crushed, her body battered, her brain tells her things aren’t right –-- and it’s not the attack that’s disorienting her. She doesn’t recognize herself when she looks in the mirror: her slim body, her manicured hands, her blond bob. And the smiling, handsome doctor at her bedside –-- Dr. Dan Howard –-- is familiar, but in a totally unfamiliar way. Perhaps the trauma of the attempt on her life has given her some kind of weird amnesia. She’s twenty-nine, the special assistant to the head of the CIA, and she’s lucky to be alive. She also knows she can trust no one.
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New Featured Romantic Suspense Author: Beverly Barton, Author of THE DYING GAME
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Our second featured Romantic Suspense author is Beverly Barton, the New York Times bestselling author of over thirty contemporary romance novels and two-time National Reader’s Choice Award winner. Her newest red-hot thriller, THE DYING GAME, hits stores March 27th and promises to be a steamy and seductive thriller.
We have 50! advance reading copies of THE DYING GAME to give to readers who would like to preview and comment on the book. Interested? Send your name and mailing address to RomanticSuspense2@bookreporter.com by March 16th. Please note the slightly different email address as we have two Romantic Suspense features running simultaneously.
More about THE DYING GAME:
If he's choosen you to play, you die.....
It's the ultimate game --- the adrenaline surge of the hunt, the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat. For in this game, the rules are simple: To win, you only have to kill. To lose, you will have to die...
The victims are former beauty queens found with a single rose beside their bodies. Lindsay McAllister has seen this signature before, when she was a rookie detective with the Chattanooga PD investigating the death of Judd Walker's wife, a murder that sent the handsome lawyer off the deep end. Now, Lindsay has the brutal task of telling Judd that his wife's killer has struck again, and she's going to need his help to outplay their opponent --- because the killer is getting bolder, faster, and more ruthless. The game is escalating, and no one is safe.Now as the body count rises, the rules are changing. A killer will do anything to win. And the only way for Lindsay to stop a madman's twisted game is to play it herself...
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Now Available in Mass Market Paperback: SHIVER by Lisa Jackson
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SHIVER by Lisa Jackson (Romantic Suspense)
The New York Times bestseller! A killer stalks his victims in pairs --- leading him ever closer to the one woman who may be his ultimate prize. Sins will be avenged, secrets will be revealed and someone will pay… with their life.
-Click here to read our review of SHIVER.
-Click here read an excerpt from SHIVER.
-Click here to read an interview with Lisa Jackson.
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Now in Stores: THE ASSASSIN by Andrew Britton
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THE ASSASSIN by Andrew Britton (Thriller)
A stolen weapon. A monumental cover-up. Only maverick CIA agent Ryan Kealey can stop a disastrous terrorist attack on U.S. soil in this super-charged thriller by the author of THE AMERICAN. Read more about Andrew Britton and THE ASSASSIN on his website, AndrewBrittonBooks.com.
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Featured Suspense/Thriller Author: David Morrell, Author of SCAVENGER
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One of our featured Suspense/Thriller authors is David Morrell, whose innovative and award-winning CREEPERS was a hit with critics and readers alike. Morrell's follow-up to CREEPERS is SCAVENGER, coming out March 12th, and it is destined to thrill Morrell fans and garner him new ones as well.
-Click here to read an excerpt from SCAVENGER.
-Click here to see our advance reader copy winners.
-Click here to read David Morrell's backlist.
-Click here to read fast facts about David Morrell.
-Click here to read critical praise for SCAVENGER. More about SCAVENGER:
David Morrell's CREEPERS was a publishing event in 2005, a powerful, edgy, dark thriller by a master of the genre. A New York Times best-seller, it won the prestigious Bram Stoker Award and earned numerous critical raves. SCAVENGER, Morrell's latest novel, takes us in a harrowing new direction: a desperate high-tech scavenger hunt for a 100-year-old time capsule. Frank Balenger, the resolute but damaged hero of CREEPERS, now finds himself trapped in a nightmarish game of fear and death. To save himself and the woman he loves, he must play by the rules of a god-like Game Master with an obsession for unearthing the past. But sometimes the past is buried for a reason. SCAVENGER is a brilliant, frightening hunter-hunted tale that layers modern technology over the dusty artifacts of earlier times. The result is a surreal palimpsest, one that contains the secret of survival for Balenger and a handful of unwilling players who race against the game's clock to solve the puzzle of the time capsule, only to discover that time is the true scavenger. Morrell's trademark action sequences are embedded with fascinating historical clues that make SCAVENGER a thrill-a-minute page-turner as well as a mesmerizing literary experience.
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Featured Suspense/Thriller Author: Michele Martinez, Author of COVER-UP
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We are thrilled to be spotlighting Michele Martinez as one of our featured Suspense/Thriller authors. The bestselling author of MOST WANTED and THE FINISHING SCHOOL, Michele Martinez is an expert at weaving chilling tales of murder, corruption and scandal. Her latest, COVER-UP --- hitting stores March 13th --- is Martinez at her best. -Click here to read a new excerpt from COVER-UP.
-Click here to see our advance copy winners.
-Click here to read fast facts about Michele Martinez.
-Click here to read critical praise for COVER-UP. More about COVER-UP:
Television reporter Suzanne Shepard was a ruthless celebrity scandalmonger with a roster of high-profile enemies. But which one left her mutilated, lifeless body in the dark recesses of New York's Central Park? Federal prosecutor Melanie Vargas needs to find out. Was it the sinister Park Avenue plastic surgeon with a secret past? Or the trendy personal trainer selling recreational drugs to his rich clients? Or the ambitious city power broker who also happens to be the father of one of Melanie's best friends? Sifting through the scandals that fueled the dead reporter's career is what keeps Melanie from obsessing about her own intense affair with sexy FBI agent Dan O'Reilly. But there's more at risk than Melanie's heart. She's been receiving chilling e-mails from an anonymous "admirer" who knows way too much about the murder --- and about Melanie's every move. If Melanie doesn't find the killer soon, it will be her own death that makes headlines.
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Featured Romantic Suspense Author: Lisa Jackson, Author of ABSOLUTE FEAR
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Lisa Jackson, the New York Times bestselling author of FATAL BURN, SHIVER and MOST LIKELY TO DIE, is nothing if not prolific and we are thrilled to be adding her newest title to our Romantic Suspense Author feature. ABSOLUTE FEAR hits stores on March 27th and is a pulse-pounding new novel of madness, deceit and twisted revenge that will take readers into the heart of fear.
-Click here to see our advance copy winners.
-Click here to read fast facts about Lisa Jackson
-Click here to read Lisa Jackson's bio.
-For more, visit Lisa Jackson's website, LisaJackson.com. More about ABSOLUTE FEAR:
For the past three months, Eve Renner has struggled to remember the night she was nearly killed and her lover was tried for murder. She remembers getting the anxious call from a friend from her past: "Meet me at the cabin. I've got evidence." She remembers seeing that friend lying in a pool of blood. And she remembers a horrifying glimpse of her lover Cole Dennis's face as a gunshot plunged her into darkness. Now, her memory and emotions scarred, Eve has returned to New Orleans to forget the past. But the past will not be forgotten. Eve's shattered memory has helped Cole walk on murder charges just as a new series of killings begins. As forgotten memories begin to surface, bodies are found and each twist leads to another terrifying piece of the puzzle. Someone is watching, planning, luring her back to the ruins of Our Lady and the shocking truths hidden there --- someone who has been waiting for this moment to strike. He is deadlier than she could ever have imagined and closer than she knows. For the sins of the past must be revealed, the crimes brought to justice, and the price paid --- in blood.
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New Featured Mystery Mayhem Author: Joanne Fluke, Author of KEY LIME PIE MURDER
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We are so excited to be shining our Mystery Mayhem spotlight on New York Times bestselling author Joanne Fluke and her latest culinary whodunit, KEY LIME PIE MURDER, which came out February 27th.
-Click here to see our advance copy winners.
-Click here to read an excerpt from KEY LIME PIE MURDER.
-For more, visit Joanne Fluke's website, MurderSheBaked.com. More about KEY LIME PIE MURDER:
It's Tri-County fair time and Lake Eden, Minnesota, is buzzing with more than mosquitoes. Hannah Swensen, owner of The Cookie Jar, is hot on the trail of a killer whose perfect carnival prize would be getting away with murder... It promises to be a busy week for Hannah Swensen. Not only is she whipping up treats for the chamber of commerce booth at the fair; she's also judging the baking contest; acting as a magician's assistant for her business partner's husband; trying to coax Moishe, her previously rapacious feline, to end his hunger strike, and performing her own private carnival act by juggling the demands of her mother and sisters. As fair week draws to a close, Hannah cranks up the heat, hoping that the killer will get rattled and make a mistake. If that happens she intends to be there, even if it means getting on a carnival ride that could very well be her last... Includes 12 original dessert recipes!
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Featured Debut Suspense/Thriller Author: Tim Maleeny, Author of STEALING THE DRAGON
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We are thrilled to introduce you to Tim Maleeny, our newest featured Debut Suspense/Thriller author. Tim's first dark and compelling page-turner is STEALING THE DRAGON, which hit shelves March 1st. Called "Tough, original, compelling - a perfect thriller debut" by Lee Child, STEALING THE DRAGON is bound to put Tim Maleeny's name on the map. -Click here to see our signed copy winners.
-Click here to read a new excerpt from STEALING THE DRAGON.
-Click here to read critical praise for STEALING THE DRAGON. More about STEALING THE DRAGON:
A container ship smuggling Chinese refugees runs aground on Alcatraz, its crew murdered with deadly precision. While the police and FBI search for clues, private investigator Cape Weathers suspects his partner Sally might be involved. But she's gone missing, and when Cape starts asking questions about her past, someone puts a dead body in his trunk and a price on his head. From the back alleys of San Francisco to the secret societies of Hong Kong's criminal underworld, Cape soon discovers that sometimes the only justice is revenge.
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Featured One to Watch Author: Brenda Rickman Vantrease, Author of THE MERCY SELLER
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We are thrilled to bring you Brenda Rickman Vantrease as one of our featured One to Watch authors. Vantrease's first novel, THE ILLUMINATOR, established her as a master of evocative historical fiction. Her latest title, THE MERCY SELLER, hits stores on March 6th and is a sweeping and glorious tale, steeped in history, romance and mystery. -Click here to read a new excerpt from THE MERCY SELLER.
-Click here to see our advance copy winners.
-Click here to read critical praise for Brenda Rickman Vantrease. More about THE MERCY SELLER:
In the fifteenth century, with religious intolerance spreading like wildfire across Europe, English-born Anna Bookman and her grandfather, Finn, earn a living in Prague by illuminating precious books, including forbidden translations of the Bible. Finn subscribes to the heresy that people ought to be able to read the Word of God for themselves, without having to pay a priest for the privilege, but holding that belief is becoming more and more hazardous. When the authorities start burning books and slaughtering heretics --- including the man Anna was to marry --- Finn urges her to seek sanctuary in England, but her passage abroad will be anything but easy. In London, Friar Gabriel dutifully obeys church doctrine by granting pardons . . . for a small fee. But then he is sent undercover on a spying mission to France, where Anna has set up a temporary stall as a bookseller. Anna has no way of knowing that the wealthy young merchant frequenting her stall is actually a priest --- just as Gabriel does not know he has met the woman who will cause him to doubt his vows. As Anna continues her journey to England, where the movement to stamp out heresy is growing ever fiercer, Brenda Rickman Vantrease brings us a richly imagined and immensely rewarding novel of love, faith, and dangerous secrets.
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This Week's Reviews and Features
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SHOPAHOLIC & BABY by Sophie Kinsella (Fiction)
Shopaholic goddess Becky Brandon has a new excuse to shop --- she is pregnant and thus making the rounds for designer maternity clothes and things to make her baby's life a luxurious one for sure. SHOPAHOLIC & BABY is a designer pregnancy manual for a new generation of moms-to-be. Reviewed by Hillary Wagy.
-Click here to read an excerpt from SHOPAHOLIC & BABY.
THE DOUBLE BIND by Chris Bohjalian (Fiction)
While on a summer bike ride through the backroads of Vermont, a young woman is viciously attacked and finds her life forever changed. A few years later, while working at a homeless shelter, she comes across a box of old photographs from a recently deceased former resident. How is this mysterious man connected to the horrible incident in her past? Reviewed by Bronwyn Miller.
-Click here to read an excerpt from THE DOUBLE BIND.
HEART-SHAPED BOX by Joe Hill (Horror)
Judas Coyne, a collector of the macabre, has acquired a dead man's suit, said to be haunted by a restless spirit. But what is delivered to his door in a black heart-shaped box is no imaginary or metaphorical ghost. It's the real thing. And suddenly the suit's previous owner is everywhere, refusing to leave Coyne alone. Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub.
-Click here to read an excerpt from HEART-SHAPED BOX.
CAPITOL THREAT by William Bernhardt (Political/Courtroom Thriller)
Readers familiar with William Bernhardt's series featuring attorney Ben Kincaid; his offbeat partner cum fiancée, Christina McCall; his intrepid investigator, Loving; and his computer maven administrative assistant, Jones, will be riveted by their latest escapades in CAPITOL THREAT. Reviewed by Barbara Lipkien Gershenbaum.
THE WATCHMAN by Robert Crais (Thriller)
Joe Pike commits himself to protecting the life of Larkin Conner Barkley, a spoiled rich girl who happens to be the sole witness in a secret federal investigation and becomes the target for a relentless team of killers. But when they immediately come under fire, he decides their best course of action would be to hunt down the hunters themselves. Enlisting the help of PI Elvis Cole, Pike uncovers a web of lies and betrayals. Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub.
YOU SUCK: A Love Story by Christopher Moore (Fiction)
Everyone loves vampires. But what about vampires in love? Even the undead have a heart in this sarcastic take on the old vampire story as only Christopher Moore can tell it, featuring characters from 1995's BLOODSUCKING FIENDS. Reviewed by Stephen Hubbard.
MISTRESS OF THE ART OF DEATH by Ariana Franklin (Historical Thriller)
Travel back in time to 1171, and to a medieval England vastly different from the one you learned about in history class. Ariana Franklin's knockout historical thriller, MISTRESS OF THE ART OF DEATH, launches a fabulous new series with an unforgettable heroine and a sensational plot. Reviewed by Norah Piehl.
DEATH OF A MAID: A Hamish Macbeth Mystery by M.C. Beaton (Mystery)
The peace of the Scottish Highlands is shattered when a malicious charwoman turns up dead in the tiny village of Lochdubh. But when Constable Hamish Macbeth starts questioning possible suspects, the killer grows desperate and the residents begin to feel very vulnerable, especially with a nasty storm brewing. Reviewed by Kate Ayers.
GRAND AVENUES: The Story of the French Visionary Who Designed Washington, D.C. by Scott W. Berg (History)
Scott W. Berg tells the riveting story of Pierre Charles L'Enfant and the creation of Washington D.C. --- from the seeds of his inspiration to the fulfillment of his extraordinary vision. His story is one of consuming passion, high emotion, artistic genius and human frailty. Reviewed by Marge Fletcher.
THE EDGE OF DISASTER: Rebuilding a Resilient Nation by Stephen Flynn (Current Affairs)
How well prepared is this country for the next 9/11 or the next Hurricane Katrina? Stephen Flynn, a recognized expert on preparedness at the Council on Foreign Relations, asks that question in this book --- and adds another, perhaps more relevant, one: How well prepared are YOU for such events? Reviewed by Robert Finn.
THE ART OF LOSING by Keith Dixon (Fiction)
Michael Jacobs, a talented but obscure New York City filmmaker, has just watched his third film flop at the box office. With few options available, Jacobs is tempted by the prospect of easy cash when Sebby Laslo, his producer, makes a one-time offer. But when that plan fails, Jacobs, heavily in debt, is ensnared by a violent underworld he neither knows nor understands. Reviewed by Curtis Edmonds.
THE LIAR'S DIARY by Patry Francis (Fiction)
Ali Mather and Jeanne Cross couldn't be more different, but they form a friendship that will alter both their fates. Answering the question of what is more powerful --- family or friendship? --- this debut novel shows how far one of these women would go to protect either. Reviewed by Belinda Williams.
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