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The Night Watch was a book that I particularly enjoyed and author Sarah Waters does write beautifully. Someone can call out a name from the history books and many would know who they are but Waters writes about the little known people who made a difference but many of whom you might not even know. From…
Monthly Archives: May 2006
Getting Published, part 3
I’ve received responses to most of the agent queries I sent out last month, and now — since I’ve had no luck with the first batch — it’s time to send out the next one. While I’m doing all this, I’m also trying to get my book proposal together (…something I should have done already)….
Declining Book Sale Fewer Novels Released
Book sales took quite a slide downward in 2005 and the book industry responded by releasing fewer books. Last year was the first time since 1999 that showed the fewer book releases in a while. “In 2005, publishers were more cautious and disciplined when it came to their lists,” Gary Aiello, chief operating officer of Bowker, which…
History of Hurricane Katrina
The Great Deluge is a new book by author Douglas Brinkley. The book tells of what happened when Katrina hit as well as the aftermath. He speaks about individuals such as a woman and her elderly uncle who were clinging to trees for hours. About the elderly who were left by themselves where they later died….
Mary Cheney Now It’s Her Turn
Daughter of the Vice President Mary Cheney is coming out with her own novel based in large part about her life. It is titled “Now It’s My Turn” and is due out tomorrow. During the presidential campaigns she was being pulled in different directions because she is a lesbian and the gay rights movement wanted her…
Dennis Hopper’s Out Takes
Actor Dennis Hopper, 70, is the latest actor to come out with a biography. The book will be called Out Takes and will tell about his life growing up to behind the scenes of his film Easy Rider and many others. He has a lot to tell considering he knew or were friends with people…
Putting Kaavya Viswanathan on The Shelf
Since the news of scandal broke for author Kaavya Viswanathan hit everything has been going downhill and it still seems like she hasn’t hit bottom yet and is still falling. Now there is question as to whether or not she should be kicked out of Harvard. Her movie deal for her first novel is also…
WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERS
Although I don’t get books according to what is doing good. I do like to look over the list and just see how certain novels are doing. Especially the ones I enjoyed. I loved “Two Little Girls in Blue” and it’s good to see it still top 5 after so many weeks. FICTION 1. “Promise…
Bible Student Burns Down A Bookstore
Benjamin Daniel Warren is a 20 year old student at the Baptist, Crown College, which has roughly 900 students. On January 31, 2006 police say that Warren clad in black clothes and black ski masks entered the bookstore ordered the clerk outside after finding out it was empty and burned it to the ground. He…
Valerie Plame Agrees To Book Deal
The CIA operative who is in the middle of the CIA leaked scandal case has been offered a book deal which she accepted. The price which was offered to Valerie Plame is still unknown but the book should be out in the fall of 2007 and might be titled “Fair Game”. In 2003, White House…