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Deja Demon by Julie Kenner
Sat, Nov 01, 2008
Julie Kenner is a USA Today bestselling author. She is also a former attorney who lives in Georgetown, Texas, with her husband and daughter. California Demon is the second book in her series featuring demon-hunting suburban mom Kate Connor, following Carpe Demon.
Sweetheart by Chelsea Cain
Thu, Oct 30, 2008
Chelsea Cain lived the first few years of her life on an Iowa commune, then grew up in Bellingham, Washington, where the infamous Green River killer was "the boogeyman" of her youth. Her first novel featuring Detective Archie Sheridan and killer Gretchen Lowell, Heartsick, was a New York Times bestseller. Also the author of Confessions of a Teenage Sleuth, a parody based on the life of Nancy Drew, several nonfiction titles, and a weekly column in The Oregonian, Chelsea Cain lives in Portland with her family.
The Door of No Return by Sarah Mussi
Tue, Oct 28, 2008
Sarah Mussi is an English woman who lived in Ghana for many years. Married to a Ghanaian, she currently lives in England and works as a school teacher. This is her first novel.
From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
Charlaine Harris writes both fantasy and mysteries. She is an avid reader and spends a huge amount of time watching fast-pitch softball.
The Lace Reader by Brunomia Barry
Wed, Oct 15, 2008
Born and raised in Massachusetts, Brunonia Barry studied literature and creative writing at Green Mountain College in Vermont and at the University of New Hampshire. She has created Brain Teaser puzzles for Smart Games and lives in Salem, Massachusetts, with her husband and their beloved golden retriever, Byzantium.
The James Boys by Richard Liebmann-Smith
Wed, Oct 08, 2008
Richard Liebmann-Smith was educated at Stanford, Columbia, the Yale School of Drama, and the University of Paris. A former editor of The Sciences magazine and at Basic Books, he is co-creator of The Tick, the animated television series, and has written for such publications as The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, The New York Times Book Review, Smithsonian, Playboy, Harper’s, and The National Lampoon. He is the father of a daughter, Rebecca, and lives in New York with his wife, Joan, a medical writer. He is one of four brothers.
Them by Nathan McCall
Sun, Oct 26, 2008
NATHAN MCCALL, author of Makes Me Wanna Holler, has worked as a journalist for the Washington Post. Currently he teaches African-American studies at Emory University and lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Keepsake by Tess Gerritsen
Sun, Oct 26, 2008
Tess Gerritsen is a physician and an internationally bestselling author. She gained nationwide acclaim for her first novel of medical suspense, the New York Times bestseller Harvest. She is also the author of the bestsellers The Bone Garden, The Mephisto Club, Vanish, Body Double, The Sinner, The Apprentice, The Surgeon, Life Support, Bloodstream, and Gravity. Tess Gerritsen lives in Maine.
Hurry Down Sunshine by Michael Greenberg
Sun, Oct 26, 2008
A native New Yorker, Michael Greenberg is a columnist for the Times Literary Supplement (London), where his wide-ranging essays have been appearing since 2003. His fiction, criticism, and travel pieces have been published widely. He lives in New York with his wife and nine-year-old son
The Rope Walk by Carrie Brown
Sun, Oct 26, 2008
Carrie Brown is the author of two previous novels, Lamb in Love and Rose’s Garden, both of which can be purchased as Sound Library audiobooks. A journalist and newspaper editor before she began writing fiction, she teaches writing at Sweet Briar College and lives near the college with her husband, novelist John Gregory Brown, and their three children.
What Was Lost by Catherine O'Flynn
Tue, Oct 21, 2008
Catherine O’Flynn was born in Birmingham, England, in 1970, where she grew up in and around her parents’ candy store. She has been a teacher, Web editor, and mystery customer—and this, her first novel, draws on her experience of working in record stores. After spending several years in Barcelona, she now lives in Birmingham.
Edges: O Israel, O Palestine by Leora Skolkin-Smith
Tue, Oct 21, 2008
Skolkin-Smith's mother was born in Palestine in the 1920s. The novel, soon to be made into a film, draws upon her roots and is autobiographical
Immunity by Lori Andrews
Tue, Oct 21, 2008
LORI ANDREWS, a frequent guest on Nightline, 60 Minutes, CBS Morning News, and Oprah, is a lawyer and expert on genetics, called in by groups ranging from the French Parliament to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She’s taught at Princeton and Chicago-Kent College of Law, written for a television legal drama, and published ten nonfiction books. The American Bar Association Journal describes her as “a lawyer with a literary bent who has the scientific chops to rival any CSI investigator.”
Ghost of Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelson
Mon, Oct 20, 2008
Ben Mikaelsen is the winner of the International Reading Association Award and the Western Writers of America Spur Award. His novels have been nominated for and won many state reader's choice awards. These novels include Red Midnight, Rescue Josh McGuire, Sparrow Hawk Red, Stranded, Countdown, Petey, and Tree Girl. Ben's articles and photos appear in numerous magazines around the world. Ben lives near Bozeman, Montana, with his 700-pound black bear, Buffy. This audiobook will be released on December 9, 2008
Undiscovered Country by Lin Enger
Mon, Oct 20, 2008
Lin Enger is the MFA director at Minnesota State University, Moorhead. A graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, he lives in Minnesota with his wife and two children.
Case Histories by Kate Atkinson
Mon, Oct 20, 2008
Kate Atkinson is the author of six novels - Behind the Scenes at the Museum, which won the Whitbread Award for Book of the Year; Human Croquet; Emotionally Weird; CASE HISTORIES; One Good Turn; and When Will There Be Good News? - and a collection of short fiction, Not the End of the World. She lives in Edinburgh.
America America by Ethan Canin
Sun, Oct 26, 2008
Ethan Canin is the author of For Kings and Planets, The Palace Thief, Blue River, and Emperor of Air. He is a graduate of Harvard Medical School and on the faculty of the University of Iowa’s Workshop. He lives in California and Iowa.
The Road of Lost Innocence by Somaly Mam
Wed, Oct 15, 2008
Somaly Mam is the cofounder of AFESIP (Acting for Women in Distressing Situations) in Europe and The Somaly Mam Foundation in the United States, whose goal is to save and socially reintegrate victims of sexual slavery in Southeast Asia. She was named Glamour's Woman of the Year in 2006. She lives in Cambodia and France.
The Learners by Chip Kidd
Wed, Oct 15, 2008
Novelist Kidd draws upon his background as a graphic artist in this follow up to "The Cheese Monkeys," his first and very successful novel. He is well-known as the cover art designer of several superhero DC Comic collections. He lives in New York City.
Sunrise Alley by Catherine Asaro
Tue, Oct 14, 2008
Catherine Asaro’s fiction is a successful blend of hard science fiction, romance, and exciting space adventure. Her novel, The Quantum Rose, won the Nebula Award for best novel of 2001. She is a three-time winner of the Romantic Times Book Club award for “Best Science Fiction Novel.”
Don't You Forget about Me by Jancee Dunn
Thu, Oct 09, 2008
Jancee Dunn grew up in Chatham, New Jersey. From 1989 to 2003, she was a staff writer at Rolling Stone, for which she wrote twenty cover stories. Her work has also appeared in GQ, for which she wrote a monthly sex advice column; Vogue; The New York Times; and O: The Oprah Magazine, for which she writes a monthly ethics column. She has also been a VJ for MTV2 and an entertainment correspondent for Good Morning America. Dunn is the author of But Enough About Me, a memoir about her life as a chronically nervous celebrity interviewer. She lives with her husband, the writer Tom Vanderbilt, in Brooklyn, New York.
World-Eater by Robert Swindells
Thu, Oct 09, 2008
Robert Swindells is a prestigious children's author. He has won a number of awards for his books, including twice the Children's Book Award as well as the Carnegie Medal for his novel Stone Cold, which has been adapted for television by the BBC. Robert lives in Yorkshire
The Eye in the Door by Pat Barker
Wed, Oct 08, 2008
Pat Barker is one of England's most important contemporary novelists. Union St, her first novel, was published by Virago in 1982 to huge critical acclaim. Barker won the Guardian Fiction Prize in 1993 and the Booker Prize in 1995. She lives in Durham.
The Race Beat by Gene Roberts and Hank Klibnoff
Wed, Oct 08, 2008
Gene Roberts is a journalism professor at the University of Maryland, College Park. He was a reporter with the Goldsboro News-Argus and The Virginian-Pilot, and a reporter and editor with The News & Observer and the Detroit Free Press before joining The New York Times in 1965, where until 1972 he served as chief southern and civil rights correspondent, chief war correspondent in South Vietnam, and national editor. During his eighteen years as executive editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer, his staff won seventeen Pulitzer Prizes. He later became the managing editor of The New York Times.
The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen
Wed, Oct 08, 2008
Sarah Addison Allen lives in Asheville, North Carolina, where she is at work on her next novel.
Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson
Wed, Oct 08, 2008
Denis Johnson is the author of five novels, a collection of poetry, and one book of reportage. He is the recipient of a Lannan Fellowship and a Whiting Writer’s Award, among many other honors for his work. He lives in Northern Idaho.
Sleeping Arangements by Madeleine Wickham
Sun, Oct 26, 2008
MADELEINE WICKHAM is the author of several acclaimed novels, including A Desirable Residence, Swimming Pool Sunday, and Cocktails for Three. As Sophie Kinsella, she has written a number of bestsellers including the Shopaholic series and the recent hardcover Shopaholic & Baby.
Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin
Wed, Oct 08, 2008
Ariana Franklin is the pen name of British writer Diana Norman. A former journalist, Norman has written several critically acclaimed biographies and historical novels. She lives in Hertfordshire, England, with her husband, the film critic Barry Norman.
Lead Stories
Breaking the Boundaries: Pushing the Listener into Genres New
Wed, Oct 08, 2008
We drive, we cook, we clear up the mess left by our children. As it happens I don't enjoy any of these tasks much, and so listening to an audio book makes each process more acceptable – and that was all I was after – making a task which had nothing to do with literature more acceptable.
EDITOR'S PICK OF THE MONTH: Indignation by Philip Roth
Sat, Oct 25, 2008
Novelist Philip Roth has been an important American literary voice since his first book, "Goodbye, Columbus," was published to acclaim and controversy in 1959. Along with fine wine and cheese, nothing seems to improve with age as consistently as the artistic vision of Philip Roth. Multiple award-winning narrator Dick Hill enhances this novel with a flawless, fully-articulated, and sensitive performance.