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Patti Callahan Henry, author of The Stories We Tell

Eve and Teddy Morrison are Savannah’s power couple, but things aren’t as good as they look. Their teenage daughter, Gwen, is rebelling, and Teddy is blaming this on Eve’s preoccupation with work. The Morrison marriage is taut with tension, but when Teddy is involved in a car accident with Eve’s sister, Willa, the questions surrounding the event bring the family close to breaking point. Sifting between the stories, Eve has to find out what really happened --- and just who she believes.

—Publishers Weekly

—Joshilyn Jackson, New York Times bestselling author of SOMEONE ELSE’S LOVE STORY

—Mary Kay Andrews, author of LADIES’ NIGHT

—Diane Chamberlain, author of NECESSARY LIES

—Sara Gruen, New York Times bestselling author of WATER FOR ELEPHANTS and APE HOUSE

June 2014

I have this Paul Simon line stuck in my head these past few weeks --- “slow down you move too fast” --- but there has been no time for that though I am “feeling groovy.” The last month was veeerrrrry busy with the run up to BookExpo America (BEA), the four whirlwind days of the conference and an amazing number of big books releasing in the past few weeks.

June 10, 2014

Breaking Into a Genre: Neil Gaiman Style

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Just before we launched our current feature for Neil Gaiman's THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE, one of our readers, Sue from the Wordsworth Book Club, contacted Carol and asked for a guide for this book, as well as other materials that would enhance her book group's discussion. In her email she said, “Our book club is discussing THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE and whenever I select a Fantasy/Myth/Fairy Tale there is a lot of discussion about ‘what the book is about.’” She went on to say, “I enjoy the books just for the enjoyment of reading it and really don’t try to ‘figure it out.’  I try to select books for our discussions that cover different genre than they would normally read with good response and success. This is one genre they do have a problem with, so I am asking if you can direct me to a good review or discussion on the book that can help them understand the meaning of the story.” Sue’s sister and brother-in-law are published writers and both “have been very insistent that I try all genres to truly enjoy reading, fantasy or science fiction being among those choices.” We shared our guide and this New York Times review that the publisher suggested but, intrigued, we asked her more about her group and their discussion.   

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