New York Times Bestseller List – March 15th

The New York Times Bestseller List
March 15th, 2009
Hardcover Fiction

HANDLE WITH CARE, by Jodi Picoult.  A woman whose daughter has a dangerous birth defect must decide whether to sue her obstetrician, an old friend.
THE ASSOCIATE, by John Grisham.  An idealistic law-school graduate is forced to take a job at a large, brutalizing law firm.
PROMISES IN DEATH, [...]

Reading for a Cause: The Ides of March Madness Charity Book Reading Tournament

The King’s English Bookshop, my local indie bookstore, is sponsoring the Second Annual Ides of March Madness Charity Book Reading Tournament. Inspired by tournament brackets like The Tournament of Books and the NCAA tournament, Kings English booksellers are reading sixteen of last year’s best books in head-to-head match-ups and declaring winners which then advance through [...]

Have You Ever Caused or Been On the Receiving End of a Book/Reading Related Accident?

I had so much fun with our last discussion question, what’s the most horrific way you’ve ruined a book? (which by the way went straight to my top ten most commented posts!), and with my last video chat where I showed off all the destroyed books in my house that I thought I would continue [...]

Mmmm . . . Mrs. Perez’s Drop-Dead Delicous Lemon Squares from Donna Gephart’s Debut Novel, As If Being 12 3/4 Isn’t Bad Enough My Mother is Running For President

It’s about time that I shared another author recipe with you!  In Donna Gephart’s debut novel, As If Being 12 3/4 Isn’t Bad Enough My Mother is Running for President!, Vanessa, our main character comes home from school and loves to snack on Mrs. Perez’s yummy lemon squares.  Mrs. Perez is the family’s live-in help, [...]

Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson

Everything that Laurie Halse Anderson touches turns to gold.  Her newest novel, Wintergirls is no exception.  Picking up this book and simply thumbing through it, I immediately knew that it was different.  From the three page spread that says nothing but “Must. Not. Eat. Must Not Eat. Must. Not. Eat. Must. Not. Eat.” over and [...]