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AuthorsOnTheWeb.com
Newsletter
http://www.authorsontheweb.com/
May 2001
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Dear Reader:
What's new this month
on AuthorsOnTheWeb.com:
Literary Agent Roundtable
Over the past year we have gotten to know a number of literary agents, who have shared
fascinating stories about authors that they represent and the deals that they have made.
This month AuthorsOnTheWeb.com invited 8 of them to answer our questions about everything
from the quickest sale they ever made to what they want to see in a query letter. See what
they had to say here.
Books to Get the Words Flowing: Bird By Bird, Word by Word
What makes Anne Lamott's BIRD BY BIRD so
popular with writers? Sarah Brennan weighs in with her thoughts on this and other books
that help writers "jumpstart" the writing process and keep the creative juices
flowing.
Author of the Month: TERRY PRATCHETT
Think J.R.R. Tolkein meets Oscar Wilde and you'll be getting closer
to pinpointing the particular kind of hilarious and biting satire
Terry
Pratchett injects into his fantasical Discworld. With his latest
book, Thief
of Time, Pratchett targets only the most ineffable and transcendent
of all phenomena: Time. Learn more about the man whose acclaimed
novels have garnered him an international fanbase (not to mention
a Discworld Critical Companion.)
Previous
Authors of the Month: Anita Shreve, Amy
Tan, Michael
Connelly and Barbara Kingsolver.
Contest!
If you're a subscriber to this monthly newsletter, you are automatically entered to win Terry Pratchett's
new novel Thief of Time. If you're not a subscriber, send an e-mail to Newsletter@AuthorsOnTheWeb.com to put
yourself on our list. Please forward this to all your bookloving friends who want insider
info on authors.
Author
Bibliographies
Want to make sure you don't miss a single book by that great author you recently
discovered? Obsessed with reading series of books in order? You'll find complete lists of
books by many favorite authors, in order, in our Author Bibliographies
section. Have an author to suggest for this list? Please write to us at Contact@authorsontheweb.com.
Authors
to Watch
Check out our home page for links to the official websites of these authors and more:
Bernard Cornwell - http://www.bernardcornwellbooks.com/
Jamling Tenzing Norgay - http://www.touchingmyfatherssoul.com/
James Grippando - http://www.jamesgrippando.com/
Jan Karon - http://www.mitfordbooks.com/
Plus, find out who's making a buzz in the book world and who's hot in Sci-Fi/Fantasy and
Biography! It's all on our home page.
Fun
Stuff!
The Fun Stuff page
is one-stop-shopping for games, trivia, contests and giveaways for booklovers happening
all over the web.
Scuttlebutt
Every month, Randy Reynolds rounds up the book world's hottest gossip!
Coming Attractions
Start making your summer reading list now with upcoming books from Sandra Brown,
Paul Theroux, Terry Pratchett and more.
And in case you missed it last month...
Once and Again: 6 Bestselling Authors on Their Recurring Characters
Six of today's top serial novelists --- Nevada Barr, Carolyn Hart, Robert B. Parker,
Ridley Pearson, George Pelecanos and Ian Rankin --- tell us how favorite characters like
Spenser, John Rebus and Anna Pigeon came to
life
Enjoy this month's features, and let me know
if you think there's something we're missing! Visit us again on June 1st to find out
who will be the newest Author Of The Month.
--- Carol Fitzgerald (Carol@Bookreporter.com)
for The Book Report Network
Bookreporter.com * ReadingGroupGuides.com * AuthorsOnTheWeb.com *
Teenreads.com * Kidsreads.com
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