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March 5, 2004

I live in a world where everyone talks about books. I have breakfasts about books, lunches about books and endless e-mails and phone calls about books. By the time a week ends I have a stack of books that I am salivating to read, a stack that I have read at least 50 pages of and plan to finish, a smaller stack of what I have read and finished and need to get onto my bookshelves and at least 1-2 books that I have hurled against the wall and pledged never to tell you about since they were such disappointments.

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Author Talk: George Pelecanos, author of Hard Revolution

Mar 1, 2004

March 2004

In this interview George Pelecanos, author of HARD REVOLUTION, explains why he chose to write a novel set in the year 1968 and the effect that his growing popularity has had on his career as a novelist and as a screenwriter/producer.

Interview: Laurie Albanese, author of Blue Suburbia: Almost a Memoir

Mar 1, 2004

Q: Is Blue Suburbia a real town, a state of mind, or simply a clever phrase you created?

March 2004

This month we are spotlighting two books that I enjoyed over the past few months --- THE LANGUAGE OF LIGHT by Meg Waite Clayton and THE DEATH AND LIFE OF CHARLIE ST. CLOUD by Ben Sherwood.

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What is your favorite book that was made into a movie?

February 27, 2004

February 27, 2004

Remember when that was "big time" reading and you wore a big grin on your face for mastering those lines? I think each of us can share a "Dr. Seuss moment of reading happiness." Maybe it was from reading one of his books to yourself, or perhaps it was from reading a book to a child. Next Tuesday Seuss will be honored with a Seussentennial celebration of his 100th birthday. This week I read THE BOY ON FAIRFIELD STREET: How Ted Geisel Grew Up to Become Dr. Seuss, a new book out by Kathleen Krull. For Seuss fans, it is quite a treat.

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February 2004

The release of "The Passion of The Christ" has brought a renewed awareness in today being Ash Wednesday. Every time I heard a commentator referring to the film's release they said it opened on Ash Wednesday, never the 25th, which made me smile. I cannot remember a movie that has stirred up this much controversy, discussion and emotion.

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Febrary 2004

President's Day means that many of you have at least a long weekend this weekend (unless you are making up a snow day!). Some of you are off just one day and others of you have as much as a week's vacation. It's a great time to catch up on reading for pleasure, which you may not have time for when you are in school.

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Interview: Reed Arvin, author of The Last Goodbye

Feb 20, 2004

February 20, 2004

In this interview with Bookreporter.com's Suspense/Thriller Author Spotlight team (Carol Fitzgerald, Joe Hartlaub and Wiley Saichek) Reed Arvin, author of THE LAST GOODBYE, talks about the major themes in his latest book, his decision to write novels after a successful career in the music business and a humorous --- yet slightly embarrassing --- incident that occurred while he was doing research for his next thriller.

Interview: Suzanne O'Malley, author of Are You There Alone? The Unspeakable Crime of Andrea Yates

Feb 20, 2004

February 20, 2004

In June 2001, Andrea Yates drowned her five children. The following year she was sentenced to life imprisonment for these murders. Suzanne O'Malley, a journalist, covered this trial for numerous publications and had unique access to Andrea and Rusty Yates. As the author of ARE YOU THERE ALONE?: The Unspeakable Crime of Andrea Yates, O'Malley talks to Bookreporter.com's Diana Keough about Andrea and Rusty Yates, the depths of Andrea's mental illness and what she has been hearing from readers.