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March 9, 2011

Susan Juby: Directed Studies, Part I

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Susan Juby is the author of Home to Woefield, a charming novel of a young woman determined to remake her family's farm. In this essay, Susan shares her memories of the inspiring, yet intimidating English teacher whose impact set her on a path to writing. Check back tomorrow for Part II.
March 8, 2011

William Boyd: ORDINARY THUNDERSTORMS

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William Boyd is the author of 10 novels, including A Good Man in Africa, winner of the Whitbread Award and the Somerset Maugham Award; An Ice-Cream War, winner of the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize and shortlisted for the Booker Prize; Brazzaville Beach, winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize; Any Human Heart, winner of the Prix Jean Monnet; and Restless, winner of the Costa Novel of the Year.
March 7, 2011

Cathleen Schine: THE THREE WEISSMANNS OF WESTPORT

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Cathleen Schine is the author of the critically-acclaimed bestseller The Three Weissmanns of Westport, now available in paperback. In this special blog post, she talks about her adventures on the promotion circuit, her fascination with hip hop and the inspiration for her bestseller. Visit www.CathleenSchine.com for more information.
Author Paula McLain blends fact with fiction in her ambitious novel The Paris Wife as she recreates Jazz-era Paris and the little-known courtship, marriage and unraveling of Ernest Hemingway and his first wife, Hadley Richardson. Click here to see Part I of this interview.
Lisa Verge Higgins is the author of The Proper Care and Maintenance of Friendship, in stores now. She writes about the incredible sense of warmth and friendship she's experienced while promoting her latest novel. To find out how to get hats for your own book group, visit her website at www.LisaVergeHiggins.com.
Author discusses her novel The Sea Captain's Wife, a historically accurate adventure story along the high seas about a young girl, Auzba, desperate to leave her sheltered hometown aboard the ship of Captain Nathaniel Bradstock. In this interview, Powning discusses her research methods and the acting class that helped enrich her characters.
February 28, 2011

David Vann: Genesis

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David Vann, author of the critically acclaimed  Legend of a Suicide talks about the glacial walk that inspired his latest novel Caribou Island, which is in stores now.
Author Paula McLain blends fact with fiction in her ambitious novel The Paris Wife as she recreates Jazz-era Paris and the little-known courtship, marriage and unraveling of Ernest Hemingway and his first wife, Hadley Richardson. The second part of this interview will run Thursday, March 3rd. The Paris Wife is in stores now.
February 23, 2011

An Interview with Karen Russell, Author of SWAMPLANDIA!

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Karen Russell captured the book world's attention with her story collection, St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves, when it was published while still in her early 20s. Now she returns with her long-awaited novel, Swamplandia! (in stores now).
February 22, 2011

Lincoln Child: GIDEON'S SWORD

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Lincoln Child (orange shirt) and Douglas Preston have teamed up to write 10 bestselling novels featuring FBI agent Aloysius Pendergast.