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Infused with modern pop culture references to Wikipedia and Naomi Campbell (among others) and written with a punk rock sensibility, Viper Wine is absolutely one-of-a-kind. Click to Request an eGalley. Click for a chance to win a print Galley. International Praise for Viper Wine: “A meticulously luscious fantasia on a theme of English high […]
We congratulate Howard Jacobson on this remarkable achievement! A profound, darkly comedic parable set in a future where collective memory has vanished following a historic catastrophe and one young couple’s love affair could have shattering consequences for the human race. With a sense of the dramatic sweep of Michael Ondaatje and the dystopian, literary sensibility […]
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Debut author Merritt Tierce’s manuscript blazed its way around the office last year, with everyone anxious to read and discuss it. It was a double honor to have her first speech to promote her novel be to an audience of librarians, the most passionate and supportive a group an author could ever ask for. [youtube aZynNVcJYL8&list=UU6aKZJ5BobqgmxQGLVBlVZw] From […]
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Marie-Helene Bertino confessed to a room full of librarians that her “real” first novel was not in fact published by Crown. It was actually published by the Huntingdon Valley Library in Pennsylvania! She poured her 12 year old heart and soul into it, laying the groundwork for a talent that has now brought us her transporting debut novel, […]
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What a wonderful opportunity to hear one of our favorite authors discuss her LONG awaited new novel, LUCKY US. Amy Bloom recently shared the most endearing and funny stories of her childhood spent reading at the library. “I wanted to grow up to be a reader.” We hope you enjoy the clip! [youtube KcZkUP2rSao&index=5&list=UU6aKZJ5BobqgmxQGLVBlVZw=] Click […]
Celebrated author, David Mitchell, addressed our gathering of librarians with humor, esteem, and the masterful storytelling for which we all adore him. Librarians have been “a guiding hand” throughout his life and career. And it all began with a lost little boy finding refuge in the library and The Very Hungry Caterpillar! [youtube lxq-FEyXl5U&list=UU6aKZJ5BobqgmxQGLVBlVZw=] […]
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A new collection of stories by one of America’s most beloved and admired short-story writers, her first in fifteen years, since Birds of America. These eight masterly stories reveal Lorrie Moore at her most mature and in a perfect configuration of craft, mind, and bewitched spirit, as she explores the passage of time and […]
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