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April 11, 2008 - April 25, 2008

Here are reading recommendations with your comments and a rating of 1 to 5 stars for the contest period of April 11 - April 25.

Interview: Elizabeth Noble, author of Things I Want My Daughters to Know

Apr 11, 2008

April 11, 2008

Elizabeth Noble is the bestselling author of THE READING GROUP, THE FRIENDSHIP TEST, ALPHABET WEEKENDS and the newly released THINGS I WANT MY DAUGHTERS TO KNOW.

Interview: Gregg Olsen, author of A Cold Dark Place

Apr 11, 2008

April 11, 2008

Bookreporter.com's Joe Hartlaub recently spoke with Gregg Olsen, bestselling author of seven true crime books and two novels, including the newly released A COLD DARK PLACE.

Interview: Jacqueline Woodson, author of After Tupac & D Foster

Apr 10, 2008

April 2008

Jacqueline Woodson has written over 20 books for both children and young adults, including IF YOU COME SOFTLY, SHOW WAY, FEATHERS and the newly releasedAFTER TUPAC & D FOSTER. 

: Nic Sheff, author of Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines

Apr 10, 2008

April 2008

Nic Sheff is a recovering drug addict and alcoholic who recently opened up about his experiences in the raw and confessional memoir TWEAK.

Elizabeth Noble, author of Things I Want My Daughters to Know

How do you cope in a world without your mother?

When Barbara realizes time is running out, she writes letters to her four daughters, aware that they'll be facing the trials and triumphs of life without her at their side.

April 4, 2008

I flew back from Minneapolis last Friday night after a three-hour delay where the reasons varied from "weather" to "air traffic in Newark." At one point I wanted to go over to the gate agent and say, "Pick a story and stick to it and we just might believe you!" It was an evening where I once again gave silent thanks for my laptop's Verizon air card as I sat on the floor of the airport sending emails and IMing with the office. By the time I got home and unpacked, I was more than wide awake having passed the "tired" needle hours ago. I now was on what mothers with small children refer to as "my second wind." Thus it was time to pluck a book from the stash that I had picked up at the conference and relax by reading.

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Interview: Karen Robards, author of Guilty

Apr 4, 2008

April 4, 2008

In this interview with Bookreporter.com's Shannon McKenna Schmidt, Karen Robards --- bestselling author of over 30 works of fiction --- discusses what sparked the idea for her latest romantic thriller, GUILTY, and sheds light on how her protagonist's checkered past affects present-day actions, creating the backbone of the story. She also explains why the novel revolves around the legal field, describes how her own children inspired one of the book's characters and reveals the biggest challenge of her writing process.

Interview: Linda Francis Lee, author of The Ex-Debutante

Apr 4, 2008

April 4, 2008

In this interview with Bookreporter.com's Cindy Crosby, Linda Francis Lee talks about what inspired the story behind her latest novel, THE EX-DEBUTANTE, and explains the main difference between traditional Southern debut balls and the modernized ones held today. She also shares which of her characters she enjoyed writing the most, muses on the differences between living in Texas and New York, and dishes on some of her own past debutante experiences.

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April 4, 2008, 190 voters