Tuesday, May 9, 2017

A sinister noir about friends, mothers, art, danger. Come on, you know you need to get Edan Lepucki's Woman No. 17 RIGHT NOW.

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 For me, the most wonderful thing of all about Edan Lepucki is not just her exquisite writing. It's that another writer gave he...
Tuesday, May 2, 2017

The body as story. The story as a force of change. The incredible Lidia Yuknavitch talks about THE BOOK OF JOAN, stardust, swimming, writing and so much more

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How can you not love Lidia Yuknavitch ? First, there is her TED Talk, The Misfit's Manifesto. Then, of course, there are her phen...

What's more fascinating than exploring a person's life story through the books they've chosen to read? New York Times Book Review editor Pamela Paul talks about MY LIFE WITH BOB and the fierce relationship between books and readers

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   2013 was the year when we all began talking about Pamela Paul. To have a smart, funny, talented woman take on the editorship of ...
Thursday, April 27, 2017

Now, for young readers, a version of the #1 NYT Bestselling novel ORPHAN TRAIN for younger readers. Christina Baker Kline talks about ORPHAN TRAIN GIRL

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I love Christina Baker Kline. (Come on, who doesn't?) She's warm, funny and one of the most supportive friends I have. Pl...

Self-appointed "peace and justice rabble-rouser" Ellen Meeropol talks about her stunning new book KINSHIP OF CLOVER, family, politics and so much more

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  How can you not like someone who calls herself "a peace and justice rabble-rouser?" Ellen Meeropole the author of On Hurr...

Despite protestations to the contrary, climate change is killing out planet. Acclaimed writer Connie May Fowler talks about her gripping new memoir, A MILLION FRAGILE BONES, the greed that causes planet devastation, fighting back and more

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"A Million Fragile Bones stands as testament to the devastation caused by the greed and irresponsibility that lead to env...
Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Elizabeth Strout talks about why the work matters more than prizes, why she brought back Lucy Barton in ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE, how she writes and so much more.

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"In her latest work, Strout achieves new levels of masterful storytelling." Starred Review, Publisher's Weekly I ...

A vanished teenaged girl, a dead body, and a lonely community. Bryn Chancellor talks about her superlative novel SYCAMORE.

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"Riveting. . . .This is a movingly written, multivoiced novel examining how one tragic circumstance can sow doubt about funda...

What would you do if you were a brand new mother and your baby had a mysterious illness that modern medicine couldn't seem to diagnose? Elizabeth Silver talks about her gorgeous new memoir (OUT TODAY!) The Tincture of Time, why travel is like medicine, uncertainty, writing, and so much more

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I first met Elizabeth Silver through her incredible novel The Execution of Noa. P. Singleton. I sought her out and we became friends,...
Wednesday, April 19, 2017

A perfect lie. A perfect stranger. A perfect thriller. The amazing Lisa Scottoline talks about ONE PERFECT LIE

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I am always excited to host  the amazing Lisa Scottoline on the blog. Of course she is the mega-selling, New York Times Bestse...