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Conn Iggulden, author of Genghis: Birth of an Empire

He was born Temujin, the son of a khan, raised in a clan of hunters migrating across the rugged steppe. Temujin’s young life was shaped by a series of brutal acts: the betrayal of his father by a neighboring tribe and the abandonment of his entire family cruelly left to die on the harsh plain.

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May 2007

The first complete book by the late J.R.R. Tolkien in three decades --- since the publication of THE SILMARILLION in 1977 --- THE CHILDREN OF HURIN reunites fans of THE HOBBIT and THE LORD OF THE RINGS with elves and men, dragons and dwarves, eagles and orcs. 

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Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver

May 2007

Leave it to Barbara Kingsolver to make her first full-length nonfiction book just as engaging as any novel. In ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, MIRACLE, Kingsolver relates the story of the year in which her whole family ate only locally produced food --- and she challenges readers to reexamine, and transform, their old eating habits and damaging ways of thinking about food.

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The Rope Walk by Carrie Brown

May 2007

Ten-year-old Alice MacCauley and her playmate, Theo Swann, are the heroes of this frank and tender portrayal of two children coming of age in the course of a Vermont summer. Veteran literary novelist Carrie Brown brings her considerable gifts to bear in creating this affecting tale.

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When She Was White: The True Story of a Family Divided by Race by Judith Stone

May 2007

Judith Stone writes of a young girl's struggle in the midst of apartheid. Sandra is an anomaly, born dark-skinned to white Afrikaner parents in racially segregated South Africa. No one agrees on what Sandra's racial classification should be, so Sandra takes matters into her own hands, creating an identity for survival. 

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May 2007

My last month was a whirlwind of bookish travel. I spent 11 days at various book conventions which I am calling: 11 Days, 3 Cities, Dozens of Authors. It truly was a wonderful experience for a booklover. Some women love spas; I love book-related travel. Along the way at the Los Angeles Times Book Festival I had the pleasure of catching up with Lisa See, an author who I know is a favorite of many of yours. She wrote Snow Flower and the Secret Fan and her new book Peony in Love will be in stores next month. It was great to share my early excitement for the book with her. I will be writing more about my adventures in my blog on Bookreporter.com later this week.

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April 27, 2007

I could not have scripted a better week for a booklover! In the past 8 days I have clocked a couple of thousand frequent flyer miles crossing the country in a couple of directions and banked an amazing number of "talking to/listening to author" hours, which have been a real pleasure.

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Interview: Wendy Corsi Staub, author of Don't Scream

Apr 27, 2007

April 27, 2007

Wendy Corsi Staub realized at the age of eight that she wanted to be an author and has since published over 60 books. In this interview with Bookreporter.com's Joe Hartlaub, Staub recounts the event that inspired the plot of her latest novel, DON'T SCREAM, and describes her rigorous work schedule and ethic that allow her to divide her time equally between her career and family. She also names some of the authors who have influenced her work, compares and contrasts writing series and stand-alone novels, and shares what she has in store for the next year.

Interview: Paula Wall, author of The Wilde Women

Apr 27, 2007

April 27, 2007

Paula Wall is the author of MY LOVE IS FREE...BUT THE REST OF ME DON'T COME CHEAP and IF I WERE A MAN, I'D MARRY ME --- two collections of her "Off the Wall" syndicated columns --- as well as the novels THE ROCK ORCHARD and the newly released THE WILDE WOMEN.