The literary gurus over at Shelf Awareness interviewed the ever-excellent Wallace Stroby. His latest adrenaline rush, Cold Shot to the Heart, follows desperate criminals in a high stakes card game with nothing... scratch that, everything to lose.
In the interview, Wallace shares some intimate details about his own reading habits. Read "Book Brahmin: Wallace Stroby" to be enlightened on what Wallace has on his nightstand, which book he's faked reading, and the one that changed his life.
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Mystery Writers of America is proud to announce on the 202nd anniversary of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe, its Nominees for the 2011 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction and television published or produced in 2010. [...]
Both Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews gave Tiger,Tiger starred reviews calling it "gut wrenching" and "a gripping, tragic and unforgettable chronicle of lost innocence."
The Brothers of Baker Street received starred reviews from Booklist and Publishers Weekly. Booklist said, "Sherlock Holmes isn’t back, but Dr. [...]
While at ALA Midwinter this past weekend, the Macmillan booth was stocked with advance copies of Wesley Stace's Charles Jessold, Considered As A Murderer. As it turns out, we're not the only ones that love this book! [...]
Let's not forget that our adult titles got some serious love this weekend at ALA Midwinter in the beautiful San Diego!
2011 Reading List:
Adrenaline
“The Nearest Exit” by Olen Steinhauer, Minotaur Books
Short List:
“Crashers” by Dana Haynes, Minotaur Books & “They’re Watching” by Gregg Hurwitz, St. [...]
I am pleased to announce that the following 2 titles received the 2011 Alex Award from the Young Adult Library Services Association:
Alden Bell's, The Reapers are the Angels & Steve Hamilton's The Lock Artist.
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Courtney Summers' Some Girls Are made the 2011 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers TOP TEN list and the Best Fiction for Young Adults list.
[...]THE OFFICERS’ CLUB by Ralph Peters receives its third starred review in this month’s issue of Library Journal!
We now have 3 starred advance reviews for The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino – and fingers crossed for the hoped for Booklist…
from the starred Publishers Weekly:Know More...
On NPR’s Morning Edition yesterday, Nancy Pearl recommended several memoirs. She says that The Hare with Amber Eyes is the best work of nonfiction she read this year. SWEET!
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Thanks again to Nora Rawlinson and EarlyWord for posting this!
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