For those of you that could not come to the American Library Association's Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. this past June, you definitely missed a lively and energetic "Book Buzz" given by the Harper Library Marketing Team.
HOWEVER...you can listen to the highlights and obtain additional information on all the titles we presented just by clicking here! Our Seasonal "Book Buzz" is available for your listening pleasures on EarlyWord.com.
Listen and enjoy!
-Bobby
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We here at Harper Library are excited about all of our books. However, the house is buzzing about this forthcoming book by Conor Grennan entitled Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal. Little Princes (on sale in January 2011) will take you on an emotional roller-coaster from sadness and anger to love and optimism.
Conor Grennan decided to quit his day job and take a year off to explore the world. His first stop landed him as a volunteer at the Little Princes Orphanage in war-torn Nepal. What he thought would simply be a way to provide service to a needy community transformed into a mission to save the children of that orphanage. What he learned was that these “orphans” were actually taken from their families by human traffickers, and then dumped on the streets of Kathmandu. It became Conor's goal to bring these children back together with their families…a goal he soon realized would not be easy to accomplish.
Watch Conor in this amazing video as goes into detail about this labor of love for the children of Nepal.
Also, click here and check out the author's website which is devoted to rescuing these children and reuniting them with their families.
I am SO excited about this book and would love to hear your comments. I will send free advance reader copies of Little Princes to the 20 lucky people who send us a comment or an email at librarylovefest at harpercollins dot com. If you would be so kind as to send a brief review of the book after you read it, I would greatly appreciate it!
I can wholeheartedly say that this will not be the last time you hear about Little Princes…and remember you read about it here first!
Enjoy!
-Bobby
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During our title presentation at ALA 2010, Virginia buzzed about Tom Franklin's forthcoming Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter: a striking and atmospheric drama that masterfully blends elements of crime and literary fiction. Given these quotes, it's not hard to see why we're psyched for on-sale. Check 'em out!
"Lately I've been wondering why, in an age when every new novel is hyped as a revolution of one sort or another, the classic trifecta of talent, heart, and a bone-deep sense of storytelling so rarely appears. But here it is: Tom Franklin's CROOKED LETTER, CROOKED LETTER. One of the many pleasures of this book comes from watching Franklin walk several writerly tightropes at once without spilling a drop of his warm Mississippi beer. It's a masterful performance, deftly rendered and deeply satisfying. For days on end, I woke with this story on my mind." -David Wroblewski, Author of The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
“Larry Ott and Silas Jones are two of the most fully realized characters in recent fiction, and their story of a friendship lost and reclaimed is at the heart of this profound and profoundly moving novel. Lyrical, morally complex, superbly crafted, Crooked Letter, Crooked, Letter further validates Tom Franklin’s status as one of America’s best writers.” -Ron Rash, Author of Saints at the River and Serena
“Do you know that kind of novel that you can’t stop reading? Just one more page, you tell yourself, just one more page. The kind that you can’t stop thinking about all day, that you rush through all your other tasks to get back to? That is the kind of novel Tom Franklin has written. CROOKED LETTER, CROOKED LETTER is about love and guilt and death and redemption. It’s about ordinary people like you and me, traveling through that extraordinary journey called life. I just love this book! -Ann Hood
“Beautiful writing, a spot-on sense of place, wickedly funny dialogue, and an emotionally potent story charge this highly original, literary crime offering from master stylist Tom Franklin.” -George Pelecanos
For Virginia's full presentation of Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter, click here.
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I blogged about a book entitled, 32 Candles, by Ernessa T. Carter. Ernessa's book, 32 Candles is the story of a self-proclaimed ugly duckling who finds her voice and finds herself. Check out my article.
We received a great review from Lisa Steckhahn, Reference Librarian for the West Allis Public Library. Here is what Lisa thought of 32 Candles:
"32 Candles is a look at the life of a very unique girl who moves to Los Angeles after enduring abuse from her mom and high school classmates. Davie enjoys Molly Ringwald movies and wants her own “Molly Ringwald Ending”, a sentiment shared by many girls of her generation. When she arrives in LA she transforms herself into another person and becomes a nightclub singer. After establishing a life there, she encounters her high school crush who makes her relive all of the memories she ran away from. It was a very entertaining read and I couldn’t help but root for Davie even though she is flawed. The flaws are what makes her interesting and cause the reader to hope that she finally finds her “Molly Ringwald Ending”.
Enjoy!
-Bobby
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The HarperCollins Library Marketing Team
Cordially invites you to attend our
Fall 2010 "Book Buzz"
Saturday, June 26, 2010
10:00 AM – 11:15 AM
Washington Convention Center
801 Mount Vernon Place, NW
Room 147A
Washington, DC
The HarperCollins Children’s Books Library Marketing Team will present their titles from 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Get the inside track on your favorite authors and discover a few new ones along the way!
Seating is limited, so RSVP your attendance to:
[email protected]
Light refreshments will be served. We hope to see you in DC!
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So if you are anything like me, you are probably sitting in front of your computer reading this and wondering to yourself "where on EARTH did the weekend go?"
I know one great way to get over the "Monday Blues"...talk about and give away good books!
I am very excited about an upcoming book entitled, 32 Candles, by Ernessa T. Carter. 32 Candles, on sale in June tells the story of Davie Jones, a self-proclaimed ugly duckling from Mississippi, who feels her life couldn't be any worse than it already is. She's teased at school, and doesn't have the greatest relationship with her mother. On top of all this, she's in love with a handsome football player, who doesn't know she's alive. After watching the movie Sixteen Candles,she believes that in spite of it all, if Molly Ringwald can have a happy ending, so can she!
After she realizes she can't take the drama anymore, Davie decides to try her luck at fame and fortune in the big city of Los Angeles, where she reinvents herself and becomes a successful nightclub singer. As if life couldn't get any better, the handsome football player walks into the club one night. He doesn't recognize her and her dreams of love become reality. By all accounts, everything is just perfect, until something from Davie's past threatens to haunt her and tarnish her bright future.
I presented 32 Candles at the ALA Midwinter Conference during our Title Presentation. To hear my "buzz" on the book, click here!
I am SO excited about this book and would love to hear your comments. I will send free copies of 32 Candles to the 11 lucky people who send us a comment or an email at librarylovefest at harpercollins dot com. If you would be so kind as to send a brief review of the book, I would greatly appreciate it!
Please be sure to check out Ernessa's blogs (32candles.com and fierceandnerdy.com) I hope you find 32 Candles fun and heart-warming as I have.
Enjoy!
-Bobby
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We at HarperLibrary are so excited about attending the American Library Association's Annual Conference in June. It gives us the opportunity to spend time with the people we love the most...LIBRARIANS! Although it is a month and a half away, our author lineup and conference events are in full swing. Please stop by our booth (# 2513) for all the action and some great giveaways! Check out some of the authors and events you will NOT want to miss:
Saturday, June 26, 2010
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Auditorium Speakers Series
Nancy Pearl with Mary McDonagh Murphy, author of Scout Atticus and Boo
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
HarperCollins Seasonal Title Presentation
To RSVP, send an email to: bobby dot brinson at harpercollins dot com
(Note: The HarperChildren's Books Seasonal Title Presentation will immediately follow starting at 11:30 AM)
10:30 AM - Noon
ALTAFF Program: Isn't It Romantic?
Featuring Sophia Nash, author of Secrets of a Scandalous Bride
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Mary McDonagh Murphy, booth signing
Scout, Atticus and Boo
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Sophia Nash, booth signing
Secrets of a Scandalous Bride
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Stacy Parker Aab, booth signing
Government Girl
Sunday, June 27, 2010
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Literary Tastes Breakfast
Featuring Adriana Trigiani, author of Very Valentine
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Adriana Trigiani, booth signing
Brava, Valentine
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
ALTAFF Program: Authors Come in All Colors
Featuring Dolen Perkins-Valdez, author of Wench
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Dolen Perkins-Valdez, booth signing
Wench
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
ALTAFF Program: The Laugh's on Us
Featuring Roy Blount, Jr., author of Hail, Hail, Euphoria!
Monday, June 28, 2010
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Auditorium Speakers Series
Dennis Lehane, author of Moonlight Mile
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Dennis Lehane, booth signing
Moonlight Mile
10:30 AM - Noon
ALTAFF Program: First Author, First Book
Featuring Daphne Kalotay, author of Russian Winter
11:00 AM - Noon
Marilyn Johnson, booth signing
This Book is Overdue!
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Daphne Kalotay, booth signing
Russian Winter
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
ALTAFF Gala Author Tea
Featuring Laura Lippman, author of I'd Know You Anywhere
HarperCollins is a proud sponsor of ALTAFF (www.ala.org/atlaff). For tickets, please call 1-800-545-2433 ext 2161.
I am sure we will be adding to this already dymanic schedule, so please visit us for further updates. We look forward to seeing you in DC!
Enjoy!
-Bobby
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On Wednesday, March 24th, Nancy Pearl will be hosting a Book Buzz panel at the Public Library Association conference in Portland, OR. (Here's a link to our PLA schedule.)
If you can make it, great! If you can’t attend, here are the books I will be talking about at the presentation. Download PLA Book Buzz 2010
On Thursday March 25th, I'll be doing a presentation on Author Events Made Easy. If you'd like the packet for that, download it here! Download HC Author Events Made Easy
Hope you find this helpful.
-Virginia
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Last month, I blogged about a book entitled, Wench, by Dolen Perkins-Valdez. Wench is the story of three female slave mistresses and the friendship they built despite living in a period of oppression. Check out my article.
We have gotten such a great response for this book...and the praise keeps coming! USA Today just gave Wench an awesome review. Read it right here!
If you haven't read Wench yet, please add this to your reading list. You will NOT be disappointed!
Enjoy!
-Bobby
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The American Library Association’s Midwinter conference was held last weekend in Boston. The HarperCollins Library Marketing Department gave a presentation of select titles that are coming out in the Spring/Summer seasons.
We joined forces with the fabulous team at Earlyword.com who is hosting our presentation on their site.
Check it out!
- Virginia
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