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Songs for the Missing by Stewart O'Nan

November 2008

It was the summer of her Chevette, of J.P. and letting her hair grow. It was also the summer when, without warning, popular high school student Kim Larsen disappeared from her small midwestern town. Her loving parents, her introverted sister, her friends and boyfriend must now do everything they can to find her.

The Longest Trip Home: A Memoir by John Grogan

November 2008

Long before Marley entered John Grogan's life, the Catholic Church was the center of his parents' lives. They expected the same from him. But when John realizes he's a skeptic, this knowledge tears a rift in the family. That chasm adds thought-provoking layers to this poignant love letter to his mom and dad, detailing the author's often hilarious upbringing, the sorrow he feels as his parents decline, and his love for them.

November 2008

The election thankfully is behind us --- I was quite tired of bickering --- and we all can get back to reading for pleasure. As I write this note I keep hopping up to pack for the Miami Book Fair that I am going to be attending this weekend. It's funny how typing a word can spark an idea of something that I forgot to toss into my bag, okay, bags. I am quite eager to see Nancy Horan, author of Loving Frank, as well as Kristy Kiernan, author of Matters of Faith. I still am going through the four pages of events scheduled for Saturday and Sunday trying to map out a schedule. The offerings, including the panels for a new track of programming for the Fair this year --- graphic novels --- have me making more choices than I would want to have to do since there are so many great events running simultaneously.

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October 2008

All the leaves in New York City are now in full autumn mode. They look beautiful, but they’re quickly falling to the ground. My son will be crunch-crunch-crunching along as he goes trick-or-treating tonight. Like the various colors of the leaves, we have lots of different kinds of books featured this month on Kidsreads.com. Read on, and I’m sure you’ll find one that you’ll love.

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October 2008

All the leaves in New York City are now in full autumn mode. They look beautiful, but they’re quickly falling to the ground. My son will be crunch-crunch-crunching along as he goes trick-or-treating tonight. Like the various colors of the leaves, we have lots of different kinds of books featured this month on Kidsreads.com. Read on, and I’m sure your children will find one that they love.

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Interview: M.J. Rose, author of The Memorist

Oct 31, 2008

October 31, 2008

In this interview with Bookreporter.com's Joe Hartlaub, international bestselling author M. J. Rose recalls the specific event during a family vacation in Vienna that inspired the plot of her latest work of fiction, THE MEMORIST, and explains the role that music --- including the work of Beethoven, who is a central figure in the novel --- has played in her writing process.

Interview: Katherine Neville, author of The Fire

Oct 31, 2008

October 31, 2008

Katherine Neville's latest work of fiction, THE FIRE, resumes the story she began 20 years ago in her critically acclaimed, bestselling debut novel, THE EIGHT, involving a magical chess set wielding dangerous powers that once belonged to the legendary emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, Charlemagne.