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| For Booklovers April is a Great Month! |
Lots of new books to talk about this month. Read on to see what's new and don't forget to take some time to explore poets and poetry this month, in honor of National Poetry Month!
Happy reading...
-Carol Fitzgerald (Carol@bookreporter.com)
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| Author of the Month: Dennis Lehane |
| Dennis Lehane wrote his first novel, A Drink Before the War, in three weeks and subsequently tossed it into a box. He wrote this first draft merely because he was bored and thought it would be a good way to entertain himself. Yes, it took about a dozen more drafts before it was accepted for publication. Little did he know that this "diversion" would receive much attention and win the Shamus Award for Best First Novel.
Since then, Lehane has been crafting one novel after another. His first five titles were the Kenzie/Gennaro series, which have featured the popular duo, Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro, investigative partners and friends since childhood.His first stand-alone novel, Mystic River, was a smash success and landed on numerous bestseller lists. Mystic River is being made into a movie scheduled for release this fall. Clint Eastwood directs it and the big-name cast includes Sean Penn as Jimmy, Kevin Bacon as Sean, Tim Robbins as Dave, Laura Linney as Annabeth (Jimmy's wife) and Marcia Gay Harden as Celeste (Dave's wife).
This month Lehane has returned with Shutter Island, the highly anticipated thriller that promises to be his next major bestseller.
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Read about Dennis Lehane, our Author of the Month
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| Poet Roundtable for Adult Audience |
AuthorsOnTheWeb.com brought together four poets who write for adults to discover why poetic expression is so appealing to them and how they would respond to those who find poetry more than a little intimidating. The participants included Mark Ford, Daniel Mark Epstein, Carol Muske-Dukes and Robin Robertson.
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Read the Poet Roundtable for Adult Audience here.
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| Poet Roundtable for Young Audiences |
To continue celebrating National Poetry Month, AuthorsOnTheWeb.com brought together a group of top poets who write for younger readers. Brod Bagert, Nikki Grimes, Ron Koertge, Tony Mitton, Andrea Perry, Maria Testa, April Halprin Wayland and Jane Yolen discuss their poetic backgrounds, their thoughts on poetry education in schools and their personal definitions of poetry.
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Read our Poet Roundtable with children and teens authors here.
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| 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 new Author Bibliographies section.
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Read Author Bibliographies here.
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| Coming Attractions: Books Being Published Soon! |
Whenever I go to my local Blockbuster store I see a listing of the movies coming out on video over the next few months. Whenever I go to the movie theatre by the time the previews are over I get a snapshot of most movies coming out for the next six months. Whenever I go to a music store I see lists of release dates for every upcoming hot artist --- and some not so hot. Newspapers are filled with advance ads for movies, plays and concerts.
What can't I find easily? Lists of books being released in the next few weeks, or months. After reading your mail, and recognizing that you feel the same way, we created our feature called Coming Soon. It's the place to take a peek at many of the hardcovers and paperbacks coming out in the next few months.
Want to plan your reading? Pre-order some books? Get in the loop on what's going to be talked about? Check out Coming Soon.
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Check out Books Coming Soon here and then bookmark this page.
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| Author News |
| Here's news about some of your favorite AuthorsOnTheWeb.com authors.
William Lashner returns to bookstores this May with Fatal Flaw, the third novel featuring lawyer Victor Carl. Visit WilliamLashner.com to found out more about the author and his books and to explore his "Pulp Fiction" section, where he will be sharing stories with readers on an ongoing basis.
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Elizabeth Rosner's debut novel The Speed of Light has received worldwide attention --- foreign translations have appeared in nine countries so far. Check out ElizabethRosner.com to read excerpts from The Speed of Light and from Gravity, a poetry collection and "companion" to her novel. The site also has news about Rosner's work-in-progress and a tour schedule link.
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Barbara Kingsolver's Small Wonder, a collection of 23 essays, is now available in paperback. Visit Kingsolver.com to take a look.
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Simon Winchester's latest book, Krakatoa, takes readers back to August 27, 1883 when the volcano Krakatoa erupted off the coast of Java --- and caused tremendous devastation. The author's website, SimonWinchester.com, includes an "Author's Note" from Krakatoa and a tour schedule.
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Laura Pedersen's Beginner's Luck was chosen as a March 2003 Featured Alternate Selection for The Literary Guild. The book has received numerous accolades over the past year; Borders chose the book as an "Original Voices" fiction pick for January 2003 and in 2002 Barnes & Noble chose the book for its "Discover Great New Writers" program. Visit LauraPedersenBooks.com to find out more about Beginner's Luck, including a reading guide and an excerpt.
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Caroline Slate's next suspense novel, A Fractured Truth, will be published in hardcover this July from Atria Books. The paperback edition of last year's The House on Sprucewood Lane will also be available this summer. Visit CarolineSlate.com to read an excerpt of A FRACTURED TRUTH.
Read AuthorsOnTheWeb.com for more news!
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Read Author News here.
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| Monthly Newsletter Contest |
Every month, one subscriber to the AuthorsOnTheWeb.com newsletter wins a copy of a book from our Author of the Month.
This month's title is SHUTTER ISLAND by Dennis Lehane.
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Read the contest rules here!
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As always, thanks for reading. Have a great month.
-- Carol Fitzgerald (Carol@bookreporter.com)
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