Anne Fortier --- the co-producer of an Emmy Award-winning documentary and author of the New York Times bestseller, JULIET --- reflects on the magic of the holiday season and remembers how, one Christmas, TREASURE ISLAND turned her mother’s dining room upside down.
In today's guest post, author Sandra Rodriguez Barron, shares the deeply personal loss that led to her new novel, STAY WITH ME. It's always interesting to learn what drives an author to a story and I always find myself even more compelled to read the book when I know the back story.
Love in the Time of Brain Cancer
Donna VanLiere is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of 10 novels --- including THE CHRISTMAS JOURNEY
Where did you buy most of your books this year?
December 3, 2010, 728 voters
December 3, 2010
I am writing from a plane somewhere over the middle of the country as I head to San Francisco. Surprisingly, I am not going to a conference or any bookish event. Shockingly, I am going on a four-day vacation. I got this spur-of-the-moment plan as I needed some more miles to make gold status on Continental, and I entered into some Starwood program in October where I needed 10 nights in a hotel for triple-bonus points. Now ask if I have ever cashed in miles for travel or points for hotels; no is the answer. But these days with air travel, having some status when you travel like a pack mule like me does matter.
Have you noticed that e-Readers are EVERYWHERE you look this season? On TV commercials and in bookstores, of course, but also at gadget stores and home stores and well, really...
Dealing with depression is hard at any stage in life, but Matt approaches the topic of teenage depression with an honesty and sincerity that will resonate with teens from all walks of life. Here Matt talks with Teenreads about his latest, I WILL SAVE YOU, and what inspired him to write this book.
Ken Harmon --- first-time novelist and author of the hilariously funny THE FAT MAN: A Tale of North Pole Noir
