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June 30, 2010

Christopher Nicholson: THE ELEPHANT KEEPER

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In today's guest post, author Christopher Nicholson shares his love elephants.  If you loved WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (and who didn't) you'll want to read THE ELEPHANT KEEPER and get to know these incredible animals the way Christopher has.
In today's guest post, African-born poet and author Lola Shoneyin talks about her fiction debut, THE SECRET LIVES OF BABI SEGI’S WIVES.  The book is an eye-opening novel of polygamy in modern-day Nigeria and Lola shares her views here about the importance of women's friendships and how survival and distrust can deprive women of this vital support.

Andrew Britton, author of The Exile

For the President of the United States, the horror of life in West Darfur just hit too close to home. His niece Lily, a nurse caring for Sudanese refugees, has been murdered by a corps of fearsome government-backed militia.

Nancy Bush, author of Blind Spot

The crime scene at an Oregon rest stop is brutal beyond belief --- a young man’s lifeless body cut to ribbons, and his pregnant girlfriend left alive but comatose…

Carla Neggers, author of The Whisper

It was meant to be an adventure --- a night alone on a remote Irish island. Archaeologist Sophie Malone never expected to find Celtic treasure or to end up in a fight for her life in a dark, desolate cave. Now, a year later, she’s convinced answers to the mysteries of that night lie in Boston.

June 28, 2010

This book is a keeper. Or is it?

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I am in the process of downsizing and am having to think long and hard about my books.  I mean after all, I'm sure you can understand, I love my books.  And I have a lot of them. I have been collecting books since college which was longer ago than I'd care to admit and I even have some from before that.  And now I'm having to evaluate my collection and try to narrow it down to the most important ones to keep.
June 25, 2010

Jamie's 2010 Beach Book List

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In today's post regular contributor Jamie Layton shares her choices for the beach this year.
Click here to read Carol's op-ed piece "Libraries and Librarians Are Endangered Species: What You Can Do to Help" from The Huffington Post...
June 24, 2010

Do you read the Oprah picks?

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I love that Oprah loves books.  It's good for books.  She can pick a book for her book club and sales will automatically go through the roof.  I think that says a lot... about her and about readers.
June 23, 2010

Book Clubs in the News

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Today’s book clubs in the news post is really just a quick jaunt around the country to see whose reading what and with whom.  Enjoy! NewPages Blog:  Pen American Center launches new online reading group.