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May 13, 2011

This week we enjoyed what the weatherman called “San Diego-like weather” in New York. Everyone seemed to have a bit more of a spring in their step, and I found myself longing to spend time swinging in the hammock to read instead of being sequestered in the office.

 
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May 13, 2011 - June 2, 2011

Here are reading recommendations with your comments and a rating of 1 to 5 stars for the contest period of May 13 - June 2.

If a comments section is available, do you share your thoughts on book reviews that you read online?

May 13, 2011, 404 voters

What is the latest book you bought or borrowed because of a review you read? Did it live up to your expectations? Why or why not?

May 13, 2011

May 12, 2011

Leah Hager Cohen: Grief as an Inspiration

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Author Leah Hager Cohen talks about turning tragedy into personal, and literary, triumph in this personal essay. Her novel The Grief of Others is due this fall, but you can win an advance copy now by entering here.
May 12, 2011

Meet Harriet, Mother of Bethany Maines

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With a black belt in karate and a penchant for exotic travel, Bethany Maines isn’t too far off from the female spy in her books BULLETPROOF MASCARA and COMPACT WITH THE DEVIL.

Demetri Martin

I went into a clothes store and a lady came up to me and said, "If you need anything, I'm Jill." I've never met anyone with a conditional identity before.
 

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Demetri Martin
May 11, 2011

Meet Patricia Abu-Jaber, Mother of Diana Abu-Jaber

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With three praised novels and a memoir under her belt, Diana Abu-Jaber will release BIRDS OF PARADISE --- a multilayered novel about a family that comes apart at the seams --- later this year, on September 6. Today, her mother recalls Diana’s early talent, and cautions those with writers as children!    

Adlai E. Stevenson, Jr.

Words calculated to catch everyone may catch no one.
 

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Adlai E. Stevenson, Jr.
May 10, 2011

An Interview with Therese Fowler, Author of EXPOSURE

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Therese Fowler's third novel, Exposure, is a modern drama that touches on relevant societal issues. Sexting is at the heart of this book, as two teens, helplessly in love, become "exposed" when 18-year-old Anthony sends naked photos of himself to 17-year-old Amelia, whose strict father immediately has him arrested.