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Sat, Apr 25, 2009
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Pictures at an Exhibition by Sara Houghteling
Thu, Apr 30, 2009
Sara Houghteling is a graduate of Harvard College and received her master’s in fine arts from the University of Michigan. She is the recipient of a Fulbright scholarship to Paris, first place in the Avery and Jules Hopwood Awards, and a John Steinbeck Fellowship. She lives in California, where she teaches high school English.
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American Lightning by Howard Blum
Thu, Apr 30, 2009
HOWARD BLUM is the author of eight previous books, including the national bestsellers Wanted!, The Gold of Exodus, and Gangland. Currently a contributing editor at Vanity Fair, Blum was also a reporter at the New York Times, where he won numerous journalism awards and was twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for his investigative reporting.
Cotillion by Georgette Heyer
Sat, Apr 25, 2009
Heyer, Georgette, Cotillion. Read by Phyllida Nash. 10 CDs. 12.25 hrs. Macmillan/Sound Library: Georgette Heyer, born in London in 1902, had her first novel published when she was nineteen years old and continued to write novels of many genres for more than fifty years. During that time she never made a public appearance or granted an interview. The great majority of her books are historical romances set in Regency England, such as Devil's Cub (1934), Regency Buck (1935) and Faro's Daughter (1941). They are admired to this day for the meticulous research and profusion of essential ingredients - arranged marriages, murder, fashion, upper classes, sarcasm and humour. Indeed, Heyer set the tone for this entire genre. She was also one of the first of the female mystery authors - the group that includes Agatha Christie, Dorothy L Sayers and Ngaio Marsh. When she died in 1974 she had fifty-one titles in print, legal translations of her work in ten languages and pirate editions in several others.
Psycho by Robert Bloch
Tue, Apr 28, 2009
ROBERT BLOCH (1917–1994) began writing short fiction in the 1930s and published his first short novel, The Scarf, in 1947. In 1959, the year Psycho was published, Bloch won the Hugo Award and began to write for television and film as well. His autobiography, Once around the Bloch, was his last major work.
The Valley of Fear by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Tue, Apr 28, 2009
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) a Scottish writer of science fiction stories, historical novels, plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction and especially best known as the creator of Sherlock Holmes. His stories have been translated into more than fifty languages.
A Piece of Cake by Cupcake Brown
Thu, Apr 30, 2009
Cupcake Brown is an attorney at Bingham McCutcheon, one of the largest law firms in California.
Would You by Marthe Jocelyn
Sat, Apr 25, 2009
Marthe Jocelyn is an award-winning author and illustrator who worked for many years as a toy designer before turning her hand to writing. She has written six novels, including the critically acclaimed works of historical fiction, Mable Riley and Earthly Astonishments. Jocelyn has also written a nonfiction account of the Foundling Hospital in London, England, entitled, A Home for Foundlings. She has created eight picture books, one of which, Hannah’s Collections, was shortlisted for a Governor General’s Literary Award for Illustration. Jocelyn has also edited two collections of short stories. Marthe Jocelyn divides her time between New York and Stratford, Ontario.
Blacklight Blue by Peter May
Sat, Apr 25, 2009
Peter May won the Scottish Young Journalist of the Year Award at the age of 21, and had his first novel published at 26. He then left journalism and became one of Scotland's most successful and prolific television dramatists. Returning now to novels, his outstanding China Thrillers series of books are winning critical acclaim. To research the series, Peter May makes annual trips to China. As a mark of their respect for his work, The Chinese Crime Writers' Association made him an honorary member of their Beijing Chapter. He is the only Westerner to receive such an honour. Peter May is married to writer Janice Hally and lives in France.
Power of the Dog by Don Winslow
Thu, Apr 30, 2009
Don Winslow has worked as a private investigator in London, New York City, and elsewhere in the United States, and as a consultant to law firms and insurance companies for more than fifteen years.
The Beans of Egypt, Maine by Carolyn Chute
Sat, Apr 25, 2009
Carolyn Chute is the author of The Beans of Egypt, Maine; Letourneau’s Used Auto Parts; Snow Man; and Merry Men, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. She has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Thorton Wilder Fellowship. She currently lives in Maine with her husband.
The Rivalry by Norman Corwin
Sat, Apr 25, 2009
Academy Award-nominees Paul Giamatti and David Strathairn star in Norman Corwin's electrifying dramatization of the history-making Lincoln-Douglas debates.
Sing Them Home by Stephanie Kallos
Sat, Apr 25, 2009
STEPHANIE KALLOS spent twenty years in the theater as an actress and teacher, and her short fiction has been nominated for both a Raymond Carver Award and a Pushcart Prize. She is the author of the highly-acclaimed novel, Broken for You, which won the 2005 Pacific Northwest Bookseller Association Award and was selected by Sue Monk Kidd for Today's Book Club, later becoming a national bestseller.
The Anglo Files by Sarah Lyall
Sat, Apr 25, 2009
Sarah Lyall grew up in New York City and writes for the New York Times in London. She lives there with her husband, the writer Robert McCrum, and their two daughters.
The Sword-Edged Blonde by Alex Bledsoe
Sat, Apr 25, 2009
Private investigator and sword-for-hire Eddie LaCrosse is swept up in a web of mystery involving a brutally murdered royal heir, a queen accused of an unspeakable crime, and the tragic past he thought he'd left behind.
Babbit by Sinclair Lewis
Thu, Apr 30, 2009
Sinclair Lewis's Babbit is generally considered to be one of the top 100 greatest books of all time.
In Plain Sight by C.J. Box
Sat, Apr 18, 2009
C. J. Box is the author of five Joe Pickett novels, and has won the Anthony, Macavity, Gumshoe, and Barry awards. He has also been an Edgar Award and Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist. A Wyoming native, Box serves on the board of directors for Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo
Eclipse by Richard North Patterson
Thu, Apr 30, 2009
Richard North Patterson is the author of thirteen bestselling and critically acclaimed novels. Formerly a trial lawyer, Patterson was the SEC's liaison to the Watergate special prosecutor and has served on the boards of several Washington advocacy groups. He lives in San Francisco and on Martha's Vineyard
In Search of Our Roots by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Sat, Apr 18, 2009
HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR., is the director of the W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research and holder of the distinguished title of Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University. He is the author of several award-winning works of literary criticism as well as the memoir Colored People; The Future of the Race, co-authored with Cornel West; and Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Man.
Ghost Train to the Eastern Star by Paul Theroux
Sat, Apr 18, 2009
Paul Theroux’s highly acclaimed novels include Blinding Light, Hotel Honolulu, My Other Life, Kowloon Tong, and The Mosquito Coast. His renowned travel books include Ghost Train to the Eastern Star, Dark Star Safari, Riding the Iron Rooster, The Great Railway Bazaar, The Old Patagonian Express, and The Happy Isles of Oceania. He lives in Hawaii and on Cape Cod.
Seeking Peace by Mary Pipher
Sat, Apr 18, 2009
Mary Pipher, Ph.D. is a psychologist and the author of eight books, including the New York Times bestsellers Reviving Ophelia, The Shelter of Each Other, and Another Country, as well as Writing to Change the World. Her work has been translated into more than twenty-five languages, and she has lectured to groups and conferences around the world. She lives in Lincoln, Nebraska, with her husband, Jim, near their children and grandchildren.
Dog On It by Spencer Quinn
Thu, Apr 30, 2009
Spencer Quinn lives on Cape Cod with his dog, Audrey. He is currently working on the next Chet and Bernie novel.
The Steel Wave by Jeff Shaara
Sat, Apr 18, 2009
Jeff Shaara is the New York Times bestselling author of The Rising Tide, To the Last Man, The Glorious Cause, Rise to Rebellion, and Gone for Soldiers, as well as Gods and Generals and The Last Full Measure—two novels that complete the Civil War trilogy that began with his father’s Pulitzer Prize–winning classic The Killer Angels. He is also the author of the nonfiction book, Jeff Shaara’s Civil War Battlefields. He lives in Sarasota, Florida.
Oil! by Upton Sinclair
Sat, Apr 18, 2009
Upton Sinclair (1878-1968), novelist and journalist, is best known for his novel about the Chicago meatpacking industry, The Jungle. A paperback edition of his I, Candidate for Governor is available from California. Jules Tygiel is the author of The Great Los Angeles Swindle: Oil, Stocks, and Scandal during the Roaring Twenties (paperback California, 1996) and The Great Experiment: Jackie Robinson and His Legacy. He is Professor of History at San Francisco State University.
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Sat, Apr 18, 2009
Kathryn Stockett was born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi. After graduating from the University of Alabama with a degree in English and Creative Writing, she moved to New York City, where she worked in magazine publishing and marketing for nine years. This is her first novel.
McMafia: A Journey through the Global Criminal Underworld by Misha Glenny
Thu, Apr 30, 2009
Misha Glenny was educated at Bristol University in England and Charles University in Prague. He is also the author of The Rebirth of History, The Fall of Yugoslavia (which won the Overseas Press Club Award in 1993 for Best Book on Foreign Affairs), and The Balkans, 1804–1999. During the early 1990s he was the central Europe correspondent for the BBC World Service, and in 1993 he won a Sony Award for his coverage of Yugoslavia. He has contributed to most major U.S. and European newspapers and current affairs magazines and is regularly consulted by U.S. and European governments on Balkan issues. Misha Glenny lives in London.
The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan by Nancy Springer
Thu, Apr 30, 2009
Nancy Springer lives in Bonifay, Florida.
The Devil We Know by Robert Baer
Thu, Apr 30, 2009
ROBERT BAER is the author of two New York Times bestsellers: Sleeping with the Devil, about the Saudi royal family and its relationship with the United States; and See No Evil, which recounts Baer’s years as a top CIA operative. See No Evil was the basis for the acclaimed film Syriana, which earned George Clooney an Oscar for his portrayal of Baer. Baer writes regularly for Time.com and has contributed to Vanity Fair, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post. He is considered one of the world’s foremost authorities on the Middle East.
Bruno, Chief of Police by Martin Walker
Thu, Apr 30, 2009
Martin Walker is the senior director of the Global Business Policy Council and editor emeritus and international affairs columnist at United Press International. Formerly Moscow and U.S. bureau chief for Britain’s The Guardian, he is also a senior scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C. His books include The Cold War: A History, a New York Times Notable Book and short-listed for the Whitbread Book of the Year Prize, and The Caves of Périgord, a novel. He has written for The New York Times, The New Yorker, and The Times Literary Supplement. He lives in Washington, D.C., and the southwest of France.
Diamond Willow by Helen Frost
Thu, Apr 30, 2009
HELEN FROST is the author of Keesha’s House, a Michael L. Printz Honor Book, and, most recently, The Braid, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and a Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award Honor Book. She has lived and taught in Alaska, and now lives in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Loitering with Intent by Stuart Woods
Thu, Apr 30, 2009
Stuart Woods is the author of more than thirty novels, including the New York Times–bestselling Stone Barrington series and Holly Barker series. He is an avid sailor and pilot.