Whether you’re interested in WWI or WWII, we have a novel for you! The conclusion to a beloved series and a standalone about a young soldier are sure to hold your attention. THE WONDER OF IT ALL: A HOUSE OF FALCONER NOVEL BY BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD Available for download on Edelweiss know more. LibraryReads votes […]
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Author Spotlight: Barbara Taylor Bradford (12/7/21)
Barbara Taylor Bradford is the bestselling and award-winning author of more than 25 atmospheric novels, including her romantic historical House of Falconer series. This next book is a prequel to A WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE, opening five years before the start of the Harte Family Saga. A MAN OF HONOR “In A MAN OF HONOR, prequel […]
NetGalley Most Popular (9/8/21)
Looking for your next read? Check out Macmillan’s new most popular e-galleys on NetGalley! THE YOUNGER WIFE by Sally HepworthISBN 9781250229618 | on sale 4/5/22 The newest breakout star of domestic suspense delivers her next twisty novel about family secrets and lies. THIS MAY END BADLY by Samantha MarkumISBN 9781250799180 | on sale 4/12/22 When […]
Author Spotlight: Barbara Taylor Bradford (11/10/20)
Bestselling and award-winning author of more than 25 novels Barbara Taylor Bradford gives us the second book in her atmospheric and romantic historical House of Falconer series. In this next adventure, we have a runaway daughter, a terrible fire, and a secret that could change lives forever. IN THE LION’S DEN: A House of Falconer […]
For Your Consideration: November 2020 LibraryReads Titles
Download, read, and vote for your favorite November titles for the November 2020 LibraryReads list! Votes due October 1! TSARINA by Ellen Alpsten “Alpsten’s debut reimagines the other Catherine—Catherine Alexeyevna, wife of Peter the Great, who took over the empire after her husband’s death in 1725 (and his torture and murder of his son, the […]
#PubDay 11/20/18
A magical bomb squad, an expansive historical drama, a love letter to turtles, and eerie short stories–happy #bookbday! CITY OF BROKEN MAGIC: Chronicles of Amicae (Volume 1) by Mirah Bolender This fast-paced, adventure fantasy debut features a bomb squad that defuses magic weapons of a long forgotten war and the only team member standing between […]
Women’s Fiction Friday!
Okay, okay; "Women's Fiction Friday" isn't actually a regular series on this blog, but we have so many excellent women's fiction titles on our list—both backlist and forthcoming—that it should be! Look forward to more posts like this on upcoming Fridays... if I remember.
Today we're celebrating all of the great novelists that Rebecca Vnuk, author of READ ON... WOMEN'S FICTION and WOMEN'S FICTION AUTHORS, highlighted in "Rebecca’s Rules: Defining Women’s Fiction" over on BooklistOnline.com. So how exactly do we categorize women's fiction? Vnuk says,
"These are novels that explore the lives of female protagonists, focusing on all kinds of relationships, be it lovers, spouses, parents, children, friends, or members of a community. The common thread is that the central character is female, and the main thrust of the story is something happening in the life of that woman (as opposed to the overall theme being a romance or a mystery of some sort). Emotions and relationships are the common thread between books that belong in this category. A woman is the star of the story, and her emotional development drives the plot."
She goes on to offer a few guidelines on categorizing a book as women's fiction, but admits that "for most casual readers, it makes no difference whether we call it a romance or we call it women’s fiction, they just want something good to read about women."
On her list of "10 authors that reader’s-advisory librarians should be familiar with in order to best serve their women’s fiction fans" are:
Barbara Taylor Bradford
Barbara Delinsky
Emily Giffin
Jane Green
and Kristin Hannah
All of whom are published by St. Martin's Press! See the full list here. [...]
Barbara Taylor Bradford on Secrets from the Past and Audiobooks
#1 New York Times bestselling author Barbara Taylor Bradford has written everything from contemporary suspense to historical intrigue covering class, friendship, and forbidden love.
In her latest and in many ways most intimate novel, SECRETS FROM THE PAST, thirty-year-old American photojournalist Serena Stone is working on a biography of her celebrated father when she discovers that a former lover is in trouble overseas. Her travels take her back into her own past and into the past of her mother where she'll uncover family secrets long buried.
Barbara was kind enough to answer a few of my questions about SECRETS FROM THE PAST (the book that is, not her personal secrets from the past... I'm not publishing an exposé here!).
Ali: You’ve been publishing with us for about 10 years and you’ve written almost 30 novels, what makes SECRETS FROM THE PAST special for you and your readers?
Barbara: What makes SECRETS special for me and my readers is that I've used the first person narrative. But this is only the third time in my writing career that I have done so. However, I believe writing in Serena Stone's voice gives great intimacy to the book, and therefore to the reader. I always give my female protagonist a job and I've never written about a war photographer before. So this is something else that's new. I am told by my earliest readers that the book has an enormous amount of immediacy and is very NOW.
Ali: Speaking of "now"... when a library patron returns SECRETS FROM THE PAST to his or her local branch and inevitably says, "I loved it! What do I read now?" Which books, audiobooks, and films would you want Readers' Advisory librarians to recommend?
Barbara: Of course I would always recommend A WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE as a book, an audiobook, and a movie. The movie stars Liam Neeson, Jenny Seagrove, Deborah Kerr and a cast of other great actors. It is available now on DVD from Acorn Video. The miniseries runs for 6 hours. Also available are the two sequels, HOLD THE DREAM and TO BE THE BEST. Other books I would recommend of mine are HER OWN RULES, REMEMBER, THE WOMEN IN HIS LIFE and LETTER FROM A STRANGER.
Ali: Fantastic. That sounds like a formidable stack of excellent stories. You mentioned audiobooks so let's talk briefly about the audiobook for SECRETS FROM THE PAST. The narrator Stina Nielsen has narrated everything from Chuck Palahniuk's RANT to Sarah Dessen's KEEPING THE MOON to Shannon Hale's MIDNIGHT IN AUSTENLAND. She did a particularly wonderful job with SECRETS FROM THE PAST (listen to a clip from chapter one here!). Tell us a little bit about your relationship with audiobooks. What's your ideal situation for listening to books read aloud?
Barbara: I always enjoy listening to the audiobooks. It's a wonderful way to relax, just sitting on a sofa and imagining all of the characters enacting the story.
Ideal, indeed! Thank you so much for your time, Barbara! [...]
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