A high profile publicity campaign will have your patrons eagerly adding their names to your holds list for 41 by George W. Bush! The Today Show; CBS Face The Nation and Sunday Morning; Fox News Channel programs: Hannity and Greta Van Susteren; a Parade magazine cover story; and a USA Today article are just the beginning of […]
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Two more great reviews have rolled in for THE LAST WEREWOLF, Glen Duncan’s latest imaginative, cerebral novel about a world-weary werewolf. Here’s an excerpt from the NY Times: It’s easy to see why werewolves might feel under-celebrated these days. While vampires and zombies have stormed the multiplexes and best-seller lists, and Dr. Frankenstein’s monster has […]
THE TRIPLE AGENT (coming this July) has been getting some great advance quotes recently, the most recent from bestselling author Robert Baer. See below for a round-up! It’s shaping up to be a must-have for your current-events section. “I’ve never read a book like this, a detailed and compelling postmortem of an intelligence failure. In […]
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OK, the oft-heard question at conventions for the last year: “What can I suggest to my readers now that they’ve read every Steig Larsson book?” And while every publisher has someone(s) to suggest to you – here is the real deal. Readers will give you a hug for suggesting Henning Mankell. His last year’s […]
Sure the holidays are great. But the real treat at this time of year are all the lists coming out. I have such a strange affinity for those arbitrary, subjective compilings of “Year’s Best _____,” and this is especially true, of course, when they have to do with books. Salon.com has an interesting feature piece […]
As everyone knows who has said more than ‘hello’ to me for the last six months – I LOVE Aimee Bender’s THE PARTICULAR SADNESS OF LEMON CAKE. I’ve shared this love with many of you and now you are sharing it back! I am thrilled to report that Aimee debuts on the NYT bestseller list […]
Why is a book the best gift for this holiday season? It comes fully charged Around the same price as a DVD, but the experience lasts longer Costs less than a movie (with popcorn!) It can change someone’s life It can make someone laugh It’s a thoughtful gift It’s a personal gift Inspire your patrons to […]
The 2008 National Book Festival, organized and sponsored by the Library of Congress and hosted by First Lady Laura Bush, will be held on Saturday, September 27, 2008, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., between 3rd and 7th streets from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The festival is free and open to the public. […]
