The unscripted book reviews are often the best. That’s why I love to roam the halls of HarperCollins with my flip video camera, surprising people with my very favorite question: “What are you reading?” Here’s the latest!
For more on Tim Dorsey's latest Serge Storms story, Electric Barracuda, check out the catalog page.
-Virginia
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Congratulations to Julia Quinn! Quinn’s book, What Happens In London, has won the 2010 RITA for Best Regency Historical Romance. The purpose of the RITA contest is to promote excellence in the romance genre by recognizing outstanding published romance novels and novellas. The award itself is a golden statuette named after Romance Writers of America’s first president, Rita Clay Estrada, and has become the symbol for excellence in published romance fiction.
For more information, including a complete list of winners, please visit: http://www.rwanational.org/cs/2010_RITA_GH_winners
Congratulations to Julia on such an amazing honor! If you haven't read What Happens in London, add it to your reading list today!
Enjoy,
-Bobby
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If you are a follower of Library Love Fest, you know I am a fan of 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. If you missed my article, read it right here.
Check out this video where author Dolen Perkins-Valdez goes into her motivation for writing Wench and why it was such an important story to tell:
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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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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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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Are you a collection development librarian? Do you like short-cuts? Whether you attended BEA last week or missed it entirely, we've got a little something to give you a leg up for Fall 2010 and Winter 2011. Check out this cheat-sheet with our heavy-hitting titles all in one place. We've included jacket art, author bios, keynotes, and all the ISBN information you need. Print it, highlight it, dog-ear the pages...our cheat-sheet is at your service. Download BEA Cheat Sheet HC
-Kayleigh
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If you attended Book Expo America last week, I'm sure your schedule was just like ours...jam-packed! While we were extremely busy and productive, we did manage to have some fun along the way. One of my biggest challenges to date has been mastering the art of tying a bow-tie. I love them, however tying one can be a bit of a problem.
One of our authors, W. Ralph Eubanks (The House at the End of the Road) took time out of his day to show me the fine art of tying a bow-tie. Ralph makes it look SO easy. In fact, he can accomplish this WITHOUT looking in a mirror. Check out both videos...one where he ties the bow-tie on me and the other where he demonstrates on himself.
In between mastering this fine art if you haven't picked up his book, The House at the End of the Road, PLEASE do yourself a favor and check it out. You will not be disappointed. I have to give a special thank you to W. Ralph Eubanks...a true inspiration and a great person! If I had a Brother, it would be him!
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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