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Author Talk: Melanie Benjamin, author of The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb

Aug 5, 2011

Melanie Benjamin's debut novel, ALICE I HAVE BEEN, explored the true story of Lewis Carroll's muse, Alice Liddell. Now, in THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MRS. TOM THUMB, she tackles the real-life pains and pleasures of tiny Lavinia Warren Stratton, aka Mrs. Tom Thumb, who famously starred in P. T. Barnum's sideshow.

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Editorial Content for Adrenaline

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Joe Hartlaub

If there was ever an entity that deserved an award for truth-in-packaging, it would be Jeff Abbott’s new novel. “Adrenaline” is defined as a hormone produced in high-stress situations; in this fabulous new thriller, both protagonist and reader, over the course of 400 or so pages, will manufacture buckets of it and burn it all off to boot. Read More

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CIA agent Sam Capra loses everything that matters to him when an unknown enemy sets him up as a traitor. As he goes on a desperate search for his wife and child, he finds out his destruction is only one part of an extraordinary plot.

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Sam Capra --- brilliant CIA agent, loving husband, expectant father --- loses everything that matters to him in a horrifying moment in London. An unknown enemy has set him up as a traitor. But that enemy has targeted the wrong man. Escaping from the CIA, Sam goes on a desperate hunt for the killer who stole his family and to save his kidnapped wife and child. But the destruction of Sam's life was only step one in an extraordinary plot --- and now Sam Capra must become a new kind of hero.

August 4, 2011

Joyce Maynard: THE GOOD DAUGHTERS

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I only belonged to a book club once, when I was about ten years old, and
August 2, 2011

Sena Jeter Naslund: ADAM & EVE

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From time to time, I’ve asked myself, as almost all of us have, “What would I be like just to start over?” Haunted by the question, I decided to create just such a story.

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August 2011

August is shaping up to be a big month for movie releases based on books. The eagerly awaited adaptation of The Help by Kathryn Stockett hits theaters on August 10th --- and I am seeing it with a few other staffers on Thursday; I’m sure many of you feel the same way. By the way, our intern declined to join as she had not yet read the book, which I think means "read the book first" skills have properly been impressed upon her! The Help was voted the top discussion book of the past 10 years in last year’s ReadingGroupGuides.com 10th Anniversary Contest and has been a fixture on the bestseller lists since its release in February 2009. I can’t wait to read your thoughts on the film version, and please let me know if your group is doing anything special to celebrate its release.

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July 26, 2011

Howlin' at the Moon

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Glen Duncan's literary thriller The Last Werewolf is garnering acclaim around the world.