Chris Well: Learning Curve (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
The links getting the most hits this week at Learning Curve ... 01. Edward Woodward (1930-2009) ( Crime TV Themes: THE EQUALIZER w/ CALLAN ) 02. Best Mann: Knock Knock 03. Everyody still hates Brad Meltzer in paperback. 04. Authors on Facebook and Twitter 05. Castle: "Space Cowboy" (Firefly vs. Serenity) 06. MWA vs Harlequin 07. James Patterson-branded e-reader 08. I, ALEX CROSS by James...
Chris Well: Learning Curve (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
A great idea for a book trailer! Brad Meltzer, The Book of Lies (Grand Central Publishing) In Chapter Four of the Bible, Cain kills Abel. It is the world's most famous murder. But the Bible is silent about one key detail: the weapon Cain used to kill his brother. That weapon is still lost to history. In 1932, Mitchell Siegel was killed by three gunshots to his chest. While mourning, his son dreamed...
Books, Inq. (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
... Lisa reads: The Book of Lies by Brad Meltzer .
NewsBusters (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
" Virtually every novelist in America fantasizes about being picked to appear on Oprah Winfrey's talk show. But now an increasing number of writers have discovered a new champion: Glenn Beck ." Hold onto your seats, for that's not a quote from the National Review or the Weekly Standard. It's actually the opening paragraph of an absolutely glowing piece about Beck's impact on the book industry...
bookbabie (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Teaser Tuesday asks you to : Grab your current read, Open to a random page, Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page. I’m reading The Book of Lies by Brad Meltzer. I don’t read a lot of mysteries or thrillers but sometimes I think it’s good to step out of your reading [...]
Bookgasm (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
The story goes that Brad Meltzer wrote THE TENTH JUSTICE, his first published novel, while he was attending law school back in 1997. Don’t know if he ever graduated, but the success of that debut launched his livelihood as a popular, bestselling author of thrillers, often based in law and politics (and, recently, comic books, [...]
Major Spoilers (Free subscription) | 09/09/2009
Are you part of the complete Major Spoilers Experience?It occurred to me that there are many who may not be taking part of the full Major Spoilers Experience. Review: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club BandThen it hit me – I could review one of the most obscure Beatles-related films, and would still be within the scope of Major Spoilers because of its’ obscurity. So I present to you...
Behler Blog (Free subscription) | 09/08/2009
What do you do when you get a bad review? Some hide, some drink heavily – it keeps the beagle’s blender busy – and some lash out at the reviewers. Others make funny. And if you’re Brad Meltzer, who managed to garner some disappointing reviews, you make a side-splittingly hysterical video poking fun at his less-than-stellar [...]
First Offenders (Free subscription) | 09/08/2009
By Alison So I recently came across this trailer for Brad Meltzer's BOOK OF LIES. And I have to say, watching it not only made me want to run out and buy the book (which is apparently now out in...
The Absorbascon (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
So this Captain America story (which is called "Death Loads the Bases", by the way), is a Scooby-Doo style mystery about a spooky character trying to spoil victory for the Badgers baseball team which is on a twelve-game winning streak. Here's the bad guy, which should come as no surprise, since he's vaguely threatening the team's owner with injury to his star players: The bad guys, they just...
English Reading Material (Free subscription) | 08/03/2009
EnglishHtml, Lit3MBArchive Contents:* The Tenth Justice (1998)* Dead Even (1999)* The First Counsel (2001)* The Millionaires (2002)* The Zero Game (2005)* The Book of Fate (2006)* The Book of Lies (2008)
Clandestine Critic (Free subscription) | 07/22/2009
In addition to comic books and films, I've also been reading actual 'proper' books with no pictures or anything, so these few notes about them should not be seen as an attempt to impress you with the fact that I can get through entire picture-less books. Having enjoyed the Justice League of America story The Tornado's Path [ LINK ], and some of the novelistic elements of Identity Crisis [ LINK ], I...
Chris Well: Learning Curve (Free subscription) | 07/16/2009
On Saturday, July 11, 2009, the International Thriller Writers announced the winners of their literary awards at a gala celebration in New York City. ThrillerMaster Award: David Morrell In recognition of his vast body of work and influence in the field of literature Silver Bullet Award: Brad Meltzer For contributions to the advancement of literacy Silver Bullet Corporate Award: Dollar General Literacy...
MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 07/15/2009
Earlier this week, the International Thriller Writers (ITW) announced that Jeffery Deaver has won the Best Thriller of the Year Award for his novel, " The Bodies Left Behind ." "Child 44" by Tom Rob Smith won best first novel, and Alexandra Sokoloff won best short story for "The Edge of Seventeen." In addition, David Morrell won the ThrillerMaster award and Brad Meltzer...
This Writing Life (Free subscription) | 07/13/2009
July 13, 2009 Here are the Thriller Awards this year: 2009 ThrillerMaster: David Morrell Silver Bullet Award: Brad Meltzer Silver Bullet Corporate Award: Dollar General (winners announced July 11, 2009) Best Thriller Of The Year Hold Tight by Harlan Coben The Bodies Left Behind by Jeffery Deaver* The Broken Window by Jeffery Deaver The Dark Tide by Andrew Gross The Last Patriot by Brad Thor Best First...
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