Library Love Fest

Man In The Woods gets the Trifecta!

Scott Spencer delivers the goods in his new novel and receives STARRED reviews in Kirkus and Booklist and Publishers Weekly.

The Washington Post says:
“This is a book to savor and read aloud, a book that is variously wise, funny and heartbreaking...The outcome must not be revealed here, except to say that it is as powerful as everything else in the book... ‘MAN IN THE WOODS’  is one of the three best novels I've read this year... and if you pressed me, I'd put it at the top of the list."

Want to read Man in the Woods?
Send an email to librarylovefest at harpercollins dot come and we’ll send a copy your way – with our compliments!

- Virginia

Book Giveaway! Kill the Dead by Richard Kadrey

Richard Kadrey returns with high-octane follow-up to his addicting SANDMAN SLIM. Publishers Weekly has given it a nice shout-out:

“James Stark, antihero of 2009's Sandman Slim, returns in this gritty, over-the-top tale of supernatural mayhem. Having taken his revenge on the rival magician who got him sent to Hell, Stark settles in sorcery-infested Los Angeles and gets a part-time gig with the Golden Vigil, an angelic hit squad of dubious morality that's somehow allied with Homeland Security. He spends the rest of his time as a freelance slayer of monsters. When Lucifer comes to Earth, supposedly to oversee a Hollywood biopic of his life, he hires Stark to be his bodyguard, but something isn't quite right and soon the city is awash in murderous zombies. Stark has to get to the bottom of the mystery or risk being sent back to Hell, along with everyone he cares about.
Profane, intensely metaphoric language somehow makes self-tortured monster Stark sympathetic and turns a simple story into a powerful noir thriller.”
- Publishers Weekly
Eos, $22.99 (448p) ISBN 978-0-06-171431-3; October 2010

Richard Kadrey’s series is snarky, sarcastic, dark, twisted, and totally addicting. If you haven’t read this author, you’re in for a treat. 

“If Simon R. Green wrote an episode of Dog the Bounty Hunter, it would read much like Sandman Slim—violent, vivid, non-stop action of the supernatural kind. I couldn’t put it down.”
—Charlaine Harris

Send an email to librarylovefest at harpercollins dot com and we’ll get you started with a copy of SANDMAN SLIM.

-Virginia

Queen of the Night

Publishers Weekly just gave J.A. Jance's latest, Queen of the Night, a starred review!  Check it out below:

Queen of the Night
J.A. Jance, Morrow, $25.99 (368p) ISBN 978-006-123924-3
Dedicated to the late Tony Hillerman, Jance's brilliant fourth suspense novel featuring former homicide detective Brandon Walker and his wife, novelist Diana Ladd (after Day of the Dead), spans some 50 years, from a murder in 1959 in San Diego to a rash of killings in Thousand Oaks, Calif., and Tucson, Ariz., in 2009. Interwoven with these crimes are legends of the Tohono O'odham Indians (aka the Desert People) and the lives of such contemporary Native people as Lani Walker, Brandon and Diana's adopted daughter. Jance's masterful handling of a complex cast of characters makes it easy for the reader to appreciate the intricate web of relationships that bind them across generations. The title refers to the night-blooming Cereus, a desert plant that blooms once a year and is of great symbolic importance to the Tohono. Jance, perhaps best known for her J.P. Beaumont series (Fire and Ice, etc.), has crafted a mystery that Hillerman would be proud of and that her fans will love. 7-city author tour. (July)

The Breach

Check out this rave STARRED review of Patrick Lee’s THE BREACH and their PICK OF THE WEEK.

If you’re looking for a great ‘guy’ book, this is it. This is a white-knuckle debut thriller starring an ex-convict who combines the government conspiracy angle of “24’s” Jack Bauer with the action of Lee Child’s Jack Reacher, with a dash of supernatural suspense

There’s also a strong female character at the center of the book, with a bit of a budding romance, so this should appeal to female readers as well.

-Virginia

Charles Todd

The amazing mother-son writing team known to readers as Charles Todd has another winner on their hands. Check out the GREAT starred review of The Red Door from PW.  I’d love to hear what  you think about this book.  Download Publishers Weekly Monday, December 7, 2009

If you send me an email with your address – and a promise to review the book – I’ll happily send you a free copy. Your review will appear here on Library Love Fest.  Just send your complete mailing address to librarylovefest at harpercollins dot com. 

Mystery lovers, UNITE!
-Virginia

Captain Sullenberger gets a Starred Review!

Congratulations to HarperCollins author Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger.  His forthcoming book, Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters just received a starred review from Publishers Weekly.  Check out this wonderful review:

http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6678556.html

We all know Captain Sullenberger for his heroism in skillfully gliding US Airways Flight 1549 onto the Hudson River, saving the lives of all the passengers aboard.  Highest Duty, on sale in October of 2009 is his inspirational autobiography, with his thoughts on family, leadership, responsibility and service. 

Also, here is Kayleigh’s earlier post which includes a video of Captain Sullenberger talking about book amnesty at the San Francisco Public Library:

http://harperlibrary.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/05/sully-talks-about-book-amnesty-at-library.html

Please make sure you remember Highest Duty in October.  I’m sure you will agree that he is truly a hero and an inspiration to us all.

Enjoy!

-Bobby

HarperCollins Author Sheramy Bundrick gets a Starred Review!

Congratulations to HarperCollins author Sheramy Bundrick!  Sheramy’s forthcoming debut novel, Sunflowers just received a starred review from Publishers Weekly.  Check out this fabulous review:

Download Sunflowers - PW 8.17.09

Sunflowers,on sale in October of 2009, is a hauntingly beautiful and fascinating novel about Vincent van Gogh and his relationship with a mysterious young woman named Rachel and the passion they shared. Sheramy Bundrick’s background as an art historian helps craft the perfect novel: real historical figures, passion, romance and drama.  A true winner!

-Bobby