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Interview: Gail Tsukiyama, author of The Street of a Thousand Blossoms

Sep 7, 2007

September 7, 2007

Gail Tsukiyama is the award-winning and bestselling author of WOMEN OF THE SILK, THE SAMURAI'S GARDEN, THE LANGUAGE OF THREADS, DREAMING WATER and the newly-released THE STREET OF A THOUSAND BLOSSOMS.

Interview: Robert Goddard, author of Never Go Back

Sep 7, 2007

September 7, 2007

Robert Goddard's NEVER GO BACK is the third book in his mystery series featuring unlikely hero Harry Barnett. In this interview with Bookreporter.com's Roz Shea, Goddard discusses the Victorian influence in his writing, the effect of unexpected success on his career and the possibility of future installments in this series.

Chelsea Cain, author of Heartsick

Damaged Portland detective Archie Sheridan spent ten years tracking Gretchen Lowell, a beautiful serial killer, but in the end she was the one who caught him.

Away by Amy Bloom

September 2007

Amy Bloom's second novel offers a frank portrayal of the underside of American life in the Roaring Twenties. Told through the eyes of a young Jewish immigrant starting out life in a new land, AWAY is also a heartrending and uplifting story of the power of one mother's love. 

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September 2007

In the second installment of Terry Brooks's trilogy that blends his bestselling Shannara and World & Void series, the world as we know it continues to fall away, overrun by once-men and demons. In the meantime, Hawk must come to accept his power and his destiny, and lead his family of Ghosts to safety.

Hard Call: Great Decisions and the Extraordinary People Who Made Them by John McCain

September 2007

Acclaimed authors John McCain and Mark Salter describe the anatomy of great decisions in history by telling the remarkable stories of men and women who have exemplified composure, wisdom and intellect in the face of life's toughest decisions.

September 2007

September is a time for new beginnings. After summer, where time was measured by the sunny days, the temperature of the water and the direction of the winds, September always draws one up with a jolt as we return to responsibilities and routine. My sons are back in school, and the alarms go off around our house a lot earlier than any of us want to hear them. We ended the summer with a great trip to the Outer Banks and still am kicking the sand from between my toes as I write this. I spent most of our vacation reading while floating in the pool. It had been a hectic summer of sheetrock dust, early mornings and late nights with our office renovation, which took almost four weeks and thus I was happy to do as little as possible to rejuvenate myself. For a blog about what I read as I floated, click here.

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Be honest. Have you ever not finished a book that your group was discussing?

September 1, 2007, 950 voters

August 2007

August either means you are back in school, or headed there VERY VERY soon. Why does it seem like summer days fly by so very very quickly while winter drags on and on and on?

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