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Tim O’Brien – 2009 National Book Festival

admin — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:20:15 +0000

Fiction author Tim O’Brien appears at the National Book Festival.

Speaker Biography: Tim O’Brien has been hailed as “the best American writer of his generation” by The San Francisco Examiner. The author of eight books, O’Brien received the National Book Award in Fiction in 1979 for his novel “Going After Cacciato.” In 2005 “The Things They Carried” was named by The New York Times as one of the 20 best books of the last quarter century. It received the Chicago Tribune Heartland Award in fiction and was a finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. The French edition of “The Things They Carried” received the prestigious Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger, and the title story was selected by John Updike for inclusion in The Best American Short Stories of the Century. “In the Lake of the Woods,” published in 1994, was chosen by Time magazine as the best novel of that year. The book also received the James Fenimore Cooper Prize from the Society of American Historians and was selected as one of the 10 best books of the year by The New York Times. O’Brien’s other works include “If I Die in a Combat Zone,” “Northern Lights,” “Tomcat in Love” and “July, July.” His short fiction, which has received the National Magazine Award, has appeared in numerous publications, including The New Yorker, Atlantic, Esquire, Playboy, and Harper’s.

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Here’s LITERATURE & FICTION BOOKS information for you!

admin — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:57:16 +0000

http://GuideCareForYou.com/amazon-literature-fiction/

Covers literature & fiction books related issues, news, research, tips, guide and tips about literature & fiction books.

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Quintin Jardine McArthur Mystery Series

admin — Tue, 11 May 2010 07:01:36 +0000

AFTERSHOCK

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Book Mountain Used Paperback Exchange – Santa Fe, NM

admin — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 23:34:54 +0000

A tour and history of Book Mountain Used Paperback Exchange, Santa Fe, NM. Does your town have such a one? Proprietor Peggy Frank explains how it works.. I’d love to do a video like this about you or your business – that’s what I do, in fact. To see all Jim Terr YouTube videos enter HYMIEHYMIE in search line.

Duration : 0:4:31

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Michael Rose McArthur Mystery Series

admin — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 20:21:48 +0000

THE TSUNAMI FILE. This is Michael Rose s third international thriller with McArthur & Co, featuring Frank Delaney, a journalist and CSIS operative originally from Montreal. The first in the series was the MAZOVIA LEGACY (stolen Nazi art found in Montreal); the second was THE BURMA EFFECT, set in the Far East and based on a military takeover (which then actually occurred!); and this third one, THE TSUNANI FILE, is based on the forensic detection involved in identifying victims of the tsunami in 2006. Someone is trying to prevent the identification of one of the victims and Frank Delaney swings into action.

Duration : 0:3:20

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Anne Granger McArthur Mystery Series

admin — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 23:17:21 +0000

A MORTAL CURIOUSITY is one of the Lizzie Martin series—-these are Victorian mysteries along the line of Anne Perry.

Duration : 0:3:20

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David Gibbins McAthur Mystery Series

admin — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 06:29:15 +0000

THE LAST GOSPEL – David is an underwater archaeologist (think of a combination of Kathy Reichs and Dan Brown, but underwater!), and this is his third international bestseller featuring diver and historian Jack Howard, All of Davidâs books get onto the bestseller list. The first was ATLANTIS (and the search for), the second was CRUSADER GOLD (tracking a menorrah stolen in the sack of Rome); and this new one seeks solutions to the mystery of the life of Christ and a gospel that might have been buried in the eruption of Vesuvius. Great stuff!

Duration : 0:3:26

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New Tour! New Book! (Remember Books?) Your Q’s A’ed!

admin — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:24:10 +0000

Will Grayson Will Grayson Tour Info:

MARCH 15: Talking about vlogging and books in Indianapolis at 7 PM: Indianapolis Public Library 40 E St. Clair St Indianapolis, IN

Tuesday April 6, 7PM / Andersons Bookshop / 123 W. Jefferson Avenue, Naperville IL 60540

Wednesday April 7, 7PM / The Book Cellar / 4736-38 North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago IL 60625

Thursday April 8, 7PM / Boulder Bookstore / 1107 Pearl Street, Boulder CO 80302

Friday April 9, 7PM / BookPeople / 603 North Lamar; Austin, Texas 78703

Saturday April 10, 7PM / Madison Congregational Church, Hubley Hall / 26 Meetinghouse Lane, Madison CT Phone: 203-245-3959 CALL AHEAD TO RESERVE SEAT

Sunday April 11, 1PM / Symphony Space / Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre and Café / 2537 Broadway (at 95th Street)

TICKETED EVENT: http://www.symphonyspace.org/event/5948-david-levithan-and-john-greens-will-grayson-will-grayson?source=calendar

Monday April 12 New York City TIME AND LOCATION TBD

Thursday April 22, 7PM / Borders / 6020 E. 82nd Street / Indianapolis, IN 46250

Friday April 23 / Los Angeles / DETAILS TO COME

Saturday April 24-Sunday April 25 / Los Angeles Times Book Festival

Monday April 26, 7PM / Books Inc/Not Your Mothers Book Club / 601 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco CA

VIDCON: http://www.vidcon2010.com

In which John discusses Will Grayson, Will Grayson, the book he wrote with David Levithan (which comes out on April 6th), and also answers real questions from real nerdfighters about romance, shaving, and vidcon.

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Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters: Book Trailer

admin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:59:06 +0000

Amazon’s Best Book Video of 2009 (Editor’s Choice)

The book trailer for the hotly anticipated follow-up to Quirk Books’ international best seller, ‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’. In stores now.

For more information, visit www.quirkclassics.com.

Video written and directed by Ransom Riggs
Produced and shot by Seth Dalton
Starring Martin Roe and Michelle Page
3D creature effects by Jon Gutman
Music by Michael Picton
Sound editor: Michael McKone
Sound mixer: Zack Howard
Color grade by Dirty Robber

Duration : 0:2:50

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The Mystery Guest Trailer

admin — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:21:31 +0000

The Mystery Guest: A Trailer

Duration : 0:1:49

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