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Chris Well: Learning Curve (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
From Barnes and Noble Studio: Best-selling mystery author Carol Higgins Clark ( Cursed: A Regan Reilly Mystery ) reveals some of her writing rituals, how she got started, the challenges of writing funny fiction, and what it's like teaming up with her mother, famed mystery author Mary Higgins Clark , for their Christmas stories. Carol Higgins Clark Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark More interviews:...
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Murder by 4 (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
© JP O’Donnell 2009 all rights reserved JP O'Donnell Author of FATAL GAMBLE and DEADLY CODES: A GALLAGHER NOVEL Charles Dickens could never have imagined that his first line in A TALE OF TWO CITIES would become a benchmark in the lexicon of literary fiction. “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times …” It was also the perfect choice of words to make us want...
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Reading with Tequila (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Thriller & Suspense Challenge 2010 Hosted by Book Chick City Timeline: 01 Jan 2010 - 31 Dec 2010 Rules: To read TWELVE (12) thrillers in 2010 Details: You don't have to select your books ahead of time, you can just add them as you go. Also if you do list them upfront then you can change them, nothing is set in stone! The books you choose can crossover into other challenges you have on the go....
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PETRONA (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
If you are in the UK and are anticipating the need to decide on some books to buy in January (perhaps after receiving book vouchers for Christmas') to see you through the last of the holiday season, here are a few of the paperbacks that will be published that month, via the Bookseller (25 September issue). Long Lost by Harlan Coben (Orion, £7.99). A return to the author's original character,...
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Thoughts of a busy mind (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
1: A Place Called Here (Paperback) by Cecelia Ahern 2: The Secret Lives of Men and Women: A PostSecret Book (Hardcover) by Frank Warren 3: Passive Aggressive Notes: Painfully Polite and Hilariously Hostile Writings... by Kerry Miller 4: If You Could See Me Now (Paperback) by Cecelia Ahern 5: The Bell Jar (Paperback) by Sylvia Plath 6: The Secret Shopper's Revenge (Paperback) by Kate Harrison 7: Change...
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Reading with Tequila (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Opposites Attract Challenge Hosted by: Jen's Book Talk To play just read books that have at least one word in the title opposite to another book title's word. You can only use a book once though; not in 2 different sets. And be sure to use some of these with your other challenges if you can! There are many possibilities and combinations to come up with! Also if you have to; use the authors name as...
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Casual Gamer Chick (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Merscom has announced the upcoming release of On The Street Where You Live for the PC and Mac. On The Street Where You Live is based on the Mary Higgins Clark book of the same name and marks the first time a Mary Higgins Clark book has been turned into a game. The story is about [...]
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IGN (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
On The Street Where You Live (PC) Merscom bringing America's #1 best selling queen of suspense to gaming.
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Framed and Booked (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
I believe I've only read one Mary Higgins Clark mystery so I'm not sure why I mooched this audio version of her memoirs. However, I'm glad I did. It's great when an author narrates her own book because you know that emphasis is placed where she wants it and the lines are read the way they are meant to be. I was also surprised by Clark's Bronx accent. It made her seem more folksy and less like the high-powered...
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The Reading Corner (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
When Kay Lansing marries wealthy widower Peter Carrington, she is well aware of the rumours surrounding the mysterious death of Peter's first wife Grace, who was found floating in the family pool ten years ago, pregnant at the time. Kay also discovers that Peter is a chronic sleepwalker who suffers from periodic nightmares. When the police arrive at her doorstep with a warrant for Peter's arrest in...
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
Poet and Wayne State University professor M.L. Liebler, a prominent figure on the Detroit literary scene, has won a Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Award for 2010. The award puts Liebler in stellar company. Past recipients include some of the best-known authors around, including Stephen King, Judy Blume, Mary Higgins Clark and Russell Banks.
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The Observer (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
This week Amazon announced the UK launch of its latest generation of e-reader. But don't all rush at once, warns one American writer – despite the hype, the Kindle 2 is still no match for the book I ordered a Kindle 2 from Amazon. How could I not? There were banner ads for it all over the web. Whenever I went to the Amazon.com website, I was urged to buy one. "Say Hello to Kindle 2,"...
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Readin N Writin with Patricia (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
I scheduled this book for later in the month, unaware of the actual release date. Those first week sales are so important for authors, just like for movies, so I moved it up on my blog calendar. I'm reading it now and when I finish later today, I'll update this post with a review. In the meantime, let me reacquaint you with author, Cara Putnam. When Cara's debut novel, Double Exposure , released,...
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Lesa's Book Critiques (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
Today’s guest blogger is Laura Childs, New York Times Bestselling Author of the Tea Shop Mysteries, Scrapbook Mysteries, and Cackleberry Club Mysteries. Thank you, Laura, for taking time to write to us. Laura is going to discuss "what-if". As a mystery author, I owe a tip of the hat (click of the mouse?) to innumerable mystery and thriller authors who have spilled various little puddles...
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Thoughts of a busy mind (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
1: A Place Called Here (Paperback) by Cecelia Ahern 2: The Secret Lives of Men and Women: A PostSecret Book (Hardcover) by Frank Warren 3: Passive Aggressive Notes: Painfully Polite and Hilariously Hostile Writings... by Kerry Miller 4: If You Could See Me Now (Paperback) by Cecelia Ahern 5: The Bell Jar (Paperback) by Sylvia Plath 6: The Secret Shopper's Revenge (Paperback) by Kate Harrison 7: Change...
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