Talk about a page turner. Lisa Unger’s DIE FOR YOU gets going on page one and never really lets up. And though it really moves, somehow the characters (especially Isabelle), really come to life and some big issues are tackled. Lies, secrets, love and family to name a few.
I had the opportunity to speak to [...]
He was an ultra-successful door-to-door salesman for Aga stoves. He was an Oxford dropout. He was a chef in a famous French kitchen. He was a spy during WWII. He was a researcher with George Gallup. He was a farmer and an expert on Amish life. He was an advertising legend. He was David Ogilvy.
In [...]
Meeting Mike Farrell was cool. There is no other way to say it. I grew up watching M*A*S*H and felt like I already knew him. This feeling was only amplified by reading his very personal and heartfelt memoir JUST CALL ME MIKE. So when I saw Mike heading across the floor of the Chicago Green [...]
Greg Palast is a character. And I mean that in the best possible way. This is a guy you want at your dinner parties. Sadly, I don’t actually have dinner parties – but if I did, Greg Palast would always get an invite. From his signature hat to his biting wit and his unforgiving commentary, [...]
When the American Archives Series books came to the ARC department, many of them had missing boards and other issues compromising their structural integrity. They also smelled of the ancient organic dust that accompanies old leather bound books, reminding me that I was due for a Tetanus booster shot. That said, my expectations were low.
A [...]
Today’s Recipe: Movie About a Book About a Blog About Two People Who Cook and Have Never Met
Ingredients:
2 Incredibly Talented Actresses (specifically Meryl Streep and Amy Adams)
1 Stanley Tucci playing the role of Julia’s husband Paul.
3 cups of direction by Nora Ephron
1 large dollop of another book (My Life in France by Julia Child)
Stir all [...]
(Update 8-11-2009: Congratulations to @rotemu, our first place winner! Enjoy your Year of Books!)
(Update 8-12-2009: Congratulations to our 2nd place winners: @whendrinksmix, @gabbytmb, @45thParallelism, @Calig_Kela, @fartsyarts, @TsarLeo, @Nimue23, @kinfolknews, and @ygor!)
The Year of Books contest begins today! Here’s how to enter:
Michael Malone is the best award winning, New York Times bestselling author you’ve never heard of. His latest novel, THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE SKY, is a rare combination of page turning adventure and deeply complex writing. And it should be — he spent 10 years writing it. You get [...]
When you meet Ann Brashares you can see immediately that she is the perfect person to write for young adults. Though she has three kids of her own she seems to have held onto a sweetness and openness that you sense when you meet her and feel when you read her books.
Ann came to our [...]
Don’t forget to sign up for the Better World Book Club. We pick a new book each month that you can discuss with us here on the blog or take it back to your neighborhood book club. We even set you up with everything you need for your meeting…. a synopsis of the book, discussion [...]
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