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Genghis: Bones of the Hills by Conn Iggulden

Genghis: Bones of the Hills by Conn Iggulden

by John E. Boyd

Mon, Jun 01, 2009

Conn Iggulden is the author of Genghis: Birth of an Empire, the first novel in the series, as well as the Emperor novels, which chronicle the life of Julius Caesar: Emperor: The Gates of Rome, Emperor: The Death of Kings, Emperor: The Field of Swords, and Emperor: The Gods of War, all of which are available in paperback from Dell. He is also the co-author of the bestselling nonfiction work The Dangerous Book for Boys. He lives with his wife and three children in Hertfordshire, England.

The Heretic Queen by Michele Moran

The Heretic Queen by Michele Moran

by Susan Allison

Sun, May 24, 2009

MICHELLE MORAN is the author of the national bestselling novel Nefertiti. She lives in California with her husband and a garden of more than two hundred roses.

Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh

Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh

by Betsy Woodman

Mon, Jun 01, 2009

AMITAV GHOSH is the internationally bestselling author of many works of fiction and nonfiction, including The Glass Palace, and is the recipient of numerous awards and prizes. Ghosh divides his time between Kolkata and Goa, India, and Brooklyn, New York.

The Book of Unholy Mischief by Elle Newmark

The Book of Unholy Mischief by Elle Newmark

by Jean Palmer

Mon, Jun 01, 2009

Elle Newmark is an award-winning writer whose books are inspired by her travels. She and her husband live in the hills north of San Diego.

The Visible World by Mark Slouka

The Visible World by Mark Slouka

by Nola Theiss

Mon, Jun 01, 2009

Mark Slouka is the child of Czech immigrants himself, and draws on his personal experience and the inevitable intrusions of the past on the present. He is the author of the novel God’s Fool, named a Best Book of the Year by the San Francisco Chronicle, the short story collection Lost Lake, a New York Times Notable Book in 1998, and the nonfiction work War of the Worlds. Three of his essays have been selected for inclusion in The Best American Essays, and his short story “The Woodcarvers Tale” won the National Magazine Award for fiction. He is a contributing editor at Harper’s Magazine, and is currently the director for the writing program at the University of Chicago.