For those in need of a good laugh, and with a minute or two to spare, I submit Better Book Titles. It's my favorite new blog -- definitely one to add to the RSS feed!
I sat here for a minute, trying to come up with a witty new title for a book I've read, and came up with something maybe decent, then remembered that I'm a dork and no one would have read the book. So I'll spare you. But check out the blog!
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What's going on in San Diego? [...]
The National Book Award nominations were just announced, and one of our titles, Secret Historian, was nominated!
Drawn from the secret, never-before-seen diaries, journals, and sexual
records of the novelist, poet, and university professor Samuel M.
Steward, Secret Historian is a sensational reconstruction of one of the more extraordinary hidden lives of the twentieth century.
"Spring’s sympathetic and entertaining story of a life registers the
limitations imposed on homosexuals by a repressive society, but also
celebrates the creativity and daring with which Steward tested them." --Publishers Weekly
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Admit it. You love Sarah Palin. Little Brown did a fantastic book trailer promoting 100 Simple Things You Can Do to Prevent Alzheimer's. It's very funny.
While we're on the topic of our favorite red-skirt-suit wearing politician, you should check out The Lies of Sarah Palin. It's out February 1st, 2010, from St. Martin's Press.
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Anne Frank: The Anne Frank House Authorized Graphic Biography: Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colón, master cartoonists, discuss the process that went into turning The Diary of Anne Frank and Holocaust history into a graphic biography. Watching these two work is fascinating.
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The Lost and Forgotten Languages of Shanghai: Li Jing grew up in Virginia, but departed for his parents' China when he was young. A
terrible accident eliminates his ability to speak Chinese, and he is restricted to his extremely limited English. Meanwhile, his wife Meiling, with
whom he can no longer communicate at all, attempts to keep his business
afloat. When the family travels to America for medical care, Li Jing
forms a relationship with his neurologist Roslyn that Meiling needs no
translator to understand.
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Infinite Days: Life's hard at 16. Especially when you've been a vampire for 600 years.
Night Star: What's more deadly? Bitter rivals, or jealous friends?
End of Days: It's hard doin good when you're always thirsty for blood!
The Teen's Guide to World Domination: Let Josh help you take over the world! *Muah hah hah!*
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EDIT: All of my free copies of Dreadnought are gone, but thank you for your interest! If it makes any difference, I can't wait to get off work and read the last 50 pages -- it's that good!
You know all about Cherie Priest, right? The Seattle Times called her "the high priestess of steampunk," and for good reason! Her last title, Boneshaker, won the Locus award for Best Sci-Fi Novel, and was among Publishers Weekly best 100 books of the year.
Dreadnought comes out next week, but this is your chance to get a finished copy early and free!
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No, she's not a Macmillan author, yet... 🙂 So why do we love her? Because she loves libraries. Please read her amazing essay about the importance of libraries here. Go on girl!
[...]Oprah just announced that Jonathan Franzen's critically acclaimed and #1 New York Times Best Seller Freedom is her latest and last book club pick. Yay!!
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