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Interview: Perri O'Shaughnessy, author of Case Of Lies

Jul 8, 2005

July 8, 2005

Bookreporter.com's Suspense/Thriller Author Spotlight Team (Carol Fitzgerald, Joe Hartlaub and Wiley Saichek) interviewed sisters Pamela and Mary O'Shaughnessy, who write under the pen name "Perri O'Shaughnessy." Pamela and Mary talk about some of the themes that appear in their latest Nina Reilly novel CASE OF LIES, including gambling and mathematics. They also explain the challenges of sustaining such a long-running series and share details about their next two projects: a collection of short stories each involving a crime, and a novel based on a real-life mystery surrounding their parents.

July 8, 2005

I am writing this from poolside at my hotel at Beaver Creek, Colorado where I am staring at the mountain that I am going to hike as soon as I am done. Talk about motivation. I have not been here in 11 years. The first time I was at this resort I was riding in a snowcat as the marketing and public relations people from Vail Associates were sharing their vision for the resort. Now, 25 years later I still am amazed at what has sprung up here. I am spending two days seeing old friends and catching up. It's a nice break from New York. Tomorrow I head to Denver for the Christian booksellers conference. One of my favorite authors, Charles Martin, is up for a Christy Award for Christian fiction writing. Looking forward to cheering him on.

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Interview: John Ramsey Miller, author of Upside Down

Jul 1, 2005

July 1, 2005

Carol Fitzgerald, Joe Hartlaub and Wiley Saichek interviewed John Ramsey Miller about his impressive feat of releasing three books --- INSIDE OUT, UPSIDE DOWN and SIDE BY SIDE --- in the span of just four months. Miller also shares tales of his less-than-smooth journey to having his work published, explains the personal attachments he has to his novels' settings, and discusses future possibilities for main protagonist Winter Massey and company.

July 1, 2005

I spent last weekend in Chicago at the American Library Association Convention. I love Chicago even with over 100 degree temperatures, which was what I found there all weekend. This was my first time at this conference and I enjoyed it immensely. The librarians I met were enthusiastic about their readers and I felt I was talking to kindred spirits when we met in the aisles and on the busses. While some were aware of our websites, many were not. May I ask you to print a copy of this newsletter and share it with your local librarians?

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Author Talk: Kate White, author of Over Her Dead Body

Jul 1, 2005

July 2005

Kate White is the editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine, author of the bestselling Bailey Weggins mystery series, and mother of two teenagers. Throughout the years she has learned various tricks and time-management strategies that have allowed her to write fiction on a consistent basis while holding a full-time job. In this essay White offers some helpful tips to those who would like to write a book but don't think they'd have the time or energy to complete such a massive undertaking.

July 2005

A couple of weeks ago I went to Chicago for the American Library Association Conference. It was a terrific opportunity to meet with librarians and think about ways that we can work better with them with ReadingGroupGuides.com. The librarians I met were enthusiastic about their readers and I felt I was talking to kindred spirits when we met in the aisles and on the convention busses. While some were aware of our websites, many were not. May I ask you to print a copy of this newsletter and share it with your local librarians?

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Have you ever had to ask a member to leave your book group?

July 1, 2005, 492 voters

June 2005

As I write this note folks are rushing around to get ready for the Fourth of July holiday weekend. I love three-day weekends as they give me more time to spend with my family --- and read. My children know that mom always allows them to have friends over to swim since she can then sit poolside and lifeguard. Mom reads. The boys swim. It's a terrific combo.

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What book are you most looking forward to reading this summer?

June 24, 2005

Interview: Laurie R. King, author of Locked Rooms

Jun 24, 2005

June 24, 2005

Bookreporter.com Co-Founder Carol Fitzgerald and contributing writer Shannon McKenna interviewed Laurie R. King, author of LOCKED ROOMS. King discusses the personality traits of the characters who populate this latest installment in her Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes mystery series, as well as the varied settings of her novels. She also shares details of her writing process, her background as a storyteller, and juicy tidbits about her next book, which is "sort of halfway between a Kate Martinelli and a Mary Russell."