Julia Roberts is a Hothouse Flower
Last weekend was filled with Julia Roberts, my long-time favorite actress. I saw her new movie, Duplicity, with Clive Owen. And I read Hothouse Flower and the Nine Plants of Desire, a first novel...
View ArticleHabibi is already a Star
Just published, Craig Thompson’s highly-anticipated graphic novel, Habibi, is cornering the market on great reviews. Be sure to have this one on your shelves for your graphic novel fans. “Habibi is...
View ArticleAdvance Praise for Watergate by Thomas Mallon
You’ll only have to wait until February to add WATERGATE by Thomas Mallon to your bookshelves. It’s a remarkable retelling of the Watergate scandal, as seen through a kaleidoscope of its colorful...
View ArticlePraise for Alexander McCall Smith’s new Isabel Dalhousie novel!
It’s time again to meet up with Isabel Dalhousie in The Forgotten Affairs of Youth to solve problems and ponder life’s philosophical questions. The eighth installment in the Dalhousie series will be...
View ArticleLunch Lit: The O’Briens ~ Peter Behrens
For Lunch Lit today we are serving up The O’Briens excerpt written by Peter Behrens. Every family has their own story, their unique history. This book beautifully tells the story of the O’Briens. An...
View ArticleLunch Lit: The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection ~ Alexander McCall Smith
The next book from Scottish writing wonder Alexander McCall Smith is The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection: No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency. To read today’s excerpt click here. It is the new...
View Article#FridayReads: The Other Language by Francesca Marciano
Acclaimed author Francesca Marciano (Rules of the Wild) returns with—THE OTHER LANGUAGE—a lively, poignant, brilliantly observed new collection of stories. It explores the power of change-in...
View ArticleAnd the Dark Sacred Night Makes April LibraryReads List!
We are thrilled to share that Random House has the #3 LibraryReads pick for April! Public library staff across the nation chose And the Dark Sacred Night by Julia Glass for the LibraryReads April 2014...
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