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Mary Doria Russell on Writing: More from the best selling author of The Sparrow

By: Feature Writer Susan Cramer

Interview with Mary Doria Russell: Writer Talks About Inspiration & Researching Dreamers of the Day

By: Feature Writer Susan Cramer

Jodi Picoult's Change of Heart: Picoult's Latest Novel Raises Religious and Moral Questions

By: Kristy Acevedo

Jane Porter: Mom-Lit Writer: Review of Mrs. Perfect

By: Feature Writer Melissa Dylan

Abundance by Sena Jeter Naslund: Review of a Historical Novel: The Life of Marie Antoinette

By: Christine Welter

The Tragedy of 'On The Road': Betrayal of Freedom in Kerouac's Iconic Novel

By: Alice Woolliams

Michael Chabon's Jews with Swords: A Review of Gentlemen of the Road

By: Benjamin Royce Jaekle

Book Review - Choke: Chuck Palahniuk's Novel, Choke

By: Joe Martin

Amazing Review of Kavalier & Clay: Michael Chabon's Pullitzer-Winning Opus is a Must Read for All

By: Benjamin Royce Jaekle

Review: The Witch of Portobello: A New Age Novel Full of Enlightenment

By: Lisa Rufle

What is the What: Dave Eggers' Novel About One of Sudan's Lost Boys

By: Jada Bradley

House of Clouds by KI Thompson: A Story of Passion, Loyalty and Triumph During the Civil War

By: Feature Writer Victoria Oldham

Jack Kerouac Biography: On the Road with Jack

By: Daniel Reid

The Shakespeare Secret: J.L.Carrell’s New Thriller Takes on the Da Vinci Code

By: Feature Writer Elizabeth Gregory

Black Order: A Page Turner: James Rollins' Book is Terrific Reading

By: Feature Writer Sharon Hunt

Writer John Dos Passos: American Author of The USA Trilogy

By: Meg Nola

Chaim Potok: My Name is Asher Lev: Reading the Novel as a Work of Postmodern Fiction

By: Jessica Workman

Conn Iggulden: Wolf of the Plains: A Look at One of Britain's Most Popular Historical Novelists

By: Steve Newman

Mother Feral's Love: A Science-Fiction/Fantasy Novel by Lawrence Barker

By: Feature Writer Colin Harvey

James Morrow: The Last Witchfinder: A Thought-provoking Read for Lovers of Historical Fiction

By: Feature Writer Elizabeth Gregory

Jennifer Donnelly: The Winter Rose: An Epic Tale of Crime and Passion

By: Feature Writer Elizabeth Gregory

Kim Harrison's Dead Witch Walking: Kim Harrison Offers a New Book Series of Vampire and Witch Novels

By: Feature Writer L. Shepherd

Ditzy and Champion: A Cozy Mystery by Jack Adler

By: Feature Writer Colin Harvey

James Cooper's You Are The Fly: Tales of Redemption & Distress

By: Feature Writer Colin Harvey

Restless Virgins: An Insider’s Look at Boarding School Life

By: Teresa Shaw

Romance Novels and Book Publishing: Romance Fiction Dominates the North American Publishing Industry

By: Feature Writer L. Shepherd

Nathanael West Biography: American Author of The Day of The Locust

By: Meg Nola

Portrait of an Unknown Woman: Review of Vanora Bennett’s Tudor-Period Historical Novel

By: Feature Writer Jennifer Jensen

Henry Fuller and Urban Literature: Fuller's Landmark Urban Novel The Cliffdwellers

By: Sharon E. Williams

Aoibheann Sweeney's First Novel: Among Other Things, I've Taken Up Smoking

By: Feature Writer Elizabeth Nelson

Peter Straub’s Magic Terror: 7 Stories -- by a World Fantasy & Bram Stoker Award Winning Legend

By: Feature Writer Colin Harvey

Midnight Robber by Nalo Hopkinson: Winner of the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer of the Year

By: Feature Writer Colin Harvey

Silverheart: A Novel of the Multiverse by Michael Moorcock & Storm Constantine

By: Feature Writer Colin Harvey

Carry Me Down by M J Hyland: Welcome to the Mysterious Mind of John Egan

By: Luna Rushdi

The Daughters of Freya: A Gripping Mystery in Book-by-Email Form

By: Tyler Feltmate

Vincent Spallo's Book of Legends: A story for the family became a saga of sword and sorcery

By: Rebecca Conrad

Hot Money: Dick Francis' 1987 Classic

By: Feature Writer Colin Harvey

Buried by Mark Billingham: The New Tom Thorne Novel, the Sequel to Lifeless

By: Feature Writer Colin Harvey

Blacklist by Sara Paretsky: The 11th novel in the V.I. Warshawski Series

By: Feature Writer Colin Harvey

Reaper's Gale: Reviewing the Seventh Tale of the Malazan Book of the Fallen

By: Tyler Feltmate

Shattered: by Dick Francis

By: Feature Writer Colin Harvey

The Big Time: by Fritz Leiber -- the Essential SF Library

By: Feature Writer Colin Harvey

Revisiting High School Fiction: Novels You Were Assigned in School, But Might Want to Read Again .

By: Ray Nayler

The Savage Garden: by Mark Mills

By: Feature Writer Colin Harvey

Upcoming Fall Releases: Something For Everyone in Fall Book Line-up

By: Sara G. Hodon

Rant by Chuck Palahniuk: New Novel by Palahniuk Full of Surprises, but Familiar Voices

By: Ray Nayler

Review : Shantaram: Gregory David Robert's Thriller Set in India

By: Elaine Walker

Never Go Back: by Robert Goddard

By: Feature Writer Colin Harvey

The Philosophical Strangler: One Fantastic Fantasy-Satire from Veteran Author Eric Flint

By: Tyler Feltmate

The House on Mango Street: Review of Sandra Cisneros' popular coming-of-age novel

By: M. B. Levine

Under Orders: Dick Francis' latest novel

By: Feature Writer Colin Harvey

Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge: The Essential SF Library

By: Feature Writer Colin Harvey

Getting Rid of Matthew: by Jane Fallon

By: Feature Writer Colin Harvey

Review: Hard Freeze (Dan Simmons): A Joe Kurtz Novel

By: Charles Anderson

Review: Ask the Parrot: A New Parker Novel

By: Charles Anderson

The Quantum Rose: by Catherine Asaro -- The Essential SF Library

By: Feature Writer Colin Harvey

Long Sandy Hair of Neftoon Zamora: A Novel by Michael Nesmith

By: Meg Nola

Two From Wendy Holden: School for Husbands & Bad Heir Day

By: Feature Writer Colin Harvey

Review: Under My Skin: Four Lives Collide

By: Mona Lisa Safai

The House at Riverton: by Kate Morton

By: Feature Writer Colin Harvey

The Blood of Flowers: A Persian Tapestry

By: Mona Lisa Safai

The SAS Survival Handbook: How to Survive in Deserts, Forests and Polar Regions

By: Scott Hayden

Book Review: Breath, Eyes, Memory: The handing down of hurt from mother to daughter

By: M. B. Levine

Pushing Ice: by Alastair Reynolds

By: Feature Writer Colin Harvey

Book Review - Incompetence: The Hunt for a Capable Killer in a World 'Out of Order'

By: Tyler Feltmate

A Thousand Splendid Suns: By Khaled Hosseini

By: Feature Writer Lori Henry

Book Review: Gilead: Marilynne Robinson Writes Another Brilliantly Crafted Work

By: Feature Writer Cherie Burbach

Polystom: by Adam Roberts

By: Feature Writer Colin Harvey

Book Review - Cell: Examining Stephen King's New Take on that Old Apocalypse

By: Tyler Feltmate

New York Novels: Three Slices of The Big Apple

By: Meg Nola

Novels Written About Paris: Dodsworth, Down and Out in Paris and London, and Smell

By: Meg Nola

The Year of Our War: by Steph Swainston

By: Feature Writer Colin Harvey

The Dark Door: A Constance and Charlie mystery by Kate Wilhelm

By: Feature Writer Colin Harvey

The Tenderness of Wolves--Review: A Strong Debut by Filmmaker and Novelist Stef Penney

By: Sandy Smith

Merari by Mari Atherton: Traditional science fiction as it used to be written

By: Feature Writer Colin Harvey

Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier: Gothic Chick-lit or Potboiler?

By: Feature Writer Colin Harvey

Sherwood Anderson: American Writer

By: Meg Nola

Stephanie Plum Strikes Again: How Janet Evanovich's Books Are Always Good to Take the Blues Away

By: Maura Clegg

Flash Fiction: Short-Short Stories

By: Mona Lisa Safai

Best Old School Gangster Novels: Little Caesar, Red Harvest, Legs, and More

By: Elliot Feldman

Floyd Dell: American Author and Critic

By: Meg Nola

Review - Body Surfing: The Latest Novel by Anita Shreve

By: Feature Writer Sandy Mitchell

Naked Pictures of Famous People: A Review of Comedian Jon Stewart's Collected Ponderings

By: Tyler Feltmate

Famous Unfinished American Novels: From Raymond Chandler, Truman Capote, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Others

By: Elliot Feldman

Book Review: Ripley’s Game: Highsmith Gives Her Title Character Maturity While Showing His Guilt

By: Feature Writer Cherie Burbach

A Thousand Splendid Suns: Follow Up To The Kite Runner Is A Poignant Tale Of Afghan Women

By: Amy Bower Doucette

The Singing Sands: by Josephine Tey

By: Feature Writer Colin Harvey

The Daughter of Time: by Josephine Tey

By: Feature Writer Colin Harvey

The Malazan Book of the Fallen: Review of Steven Erikson's Standard-Setting Military Fantasy Series

By: Tyler Feltmate

Made To Stick by Chip & Dan Heath: Me-too Version of Malcolm Gladwell’s bestseller The Tipping Point

By: Linda Christy

Brat Farrar: by Josephine Tey

By: Feature Writer Colin Harvey

The Franchise Affair: by Josephine Tey

By: Feature Writer Colin Harvey

Miss Pym Disposes: by Josephine Tey

By: Feature Writer Colin Harvey

13 Moons Echoes Cold Mountain: Charles Frazier Writes Another Classic American Tale

By: Kathy A. Stump

At Bertram's Hotel: by Agatha Christie

By: Feature Writer Colin Harvey

Cat Among the Pigeons: By Agatha Christie

By: Feature Writer Colin Harvey

One of Ours: Willa Cather’s Pulitzer-Prize Winning Novel

By: Eric Melvin Reed

The Moving Finger: by Agatha Christie

By: Feature Writer Colin Harvey

Chris Bohjalian Writes Character: A successful author with references to Fitzgerald and Harper Lee

By: Kathy A. Stump

Edna Ferber: American Author of Show Boat and Giant

By: Meg Nola

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