by Catherine Healey
Sun, Aug 01, 2010
Elizabeth Berg is the author of many bestselling novels, two collections of short stories, and two works of nonfiction. Open House was an Oprah's Book Club selection. Durable Goods and Joy School were selected as ALA Best Books of the Year, and Talk Before Sleep was short-listed for an Abby Award. Her bestsellers include Home Safe, The Year of Pleasures, The Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted, and Dream When You're Feeling Blue. Berg has been honored by both the Boston Public Library and the Chicago Public Library and is a popular speaker at various venues around the country. She is a recipient of the New England Booksellers Award for her body of work. Berg lives in Chicago.
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by Mary Cummings
Sun, Aug 01, 2010
Christina Hardyment is a journalist and broadcaster who has written books on a wide range of subjects. She is especially interested in the history of gardens and the literature inspired by them. She is also especially interested in the way that domestic circumstances and surrounding landscapes affect creativity.
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by Carol Kellerman
Sun, Aug 01, 2010
Larry McMurtry is the author of twenty-nine novels, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning Lonesome Dove. His other works include two collections of essays, three memoirs, and more than thirty screenplays, including the coauthorship of Brokeback Mountain, for which he received an Academy Award. He lives in Archer City, Texas.
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by Joanna Theiss
Sun, Aug 01, 2010
WALLACE STEGNER (1903-1993) was the author of many books of fiction and non-fiction, including the National Book Award-winning The Spectator Bird (1976) and Crossing to Safety. Angle of Repose won the Pulitzer Prize in 1971.
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by Susan Allison
Sun, Aug 01, 2010
Tracy Chevalier is the New York Times bestselling author of five previous novels, including Girl With the Pearl Earring and Burning Bright.
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