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Author On the Bookcase: Alan Cheuse

Submitted by Barbara on Tue, 08/02/2011 - 23:11

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Alan Cheuse

Alan CheuseI'm so thrilled to welcome Alan Cheuse -- writer, professor, NPR book reviewer -- to On the Bookcase! I met Alan at the 2011 Virginia Festival of the Book, again at the 2011 Gaithersburg Book Festival and then at the St. John's College The Art of the Book. We keep bumping into each other!  

What does the word "browsing" mean to you? A computer term? Alan shares his idea of browsing -- "a form of dreaming."

The Pleasures and Necessity of Browsing 

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a browser. But it didn’t begin for me with books.

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Author On the Bookcase: Jael McHenry, author of The Kitchen Daughter

Submitted by Barbara on Mon, 08/01/2011 - 14:04

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Jael McHenry

Jael McHenryI'm thrilled to welcome Jael McHenry, author of The Kitchen Daughter, to On the Bookcase. Reading and recipes -- perfect for reading groups! After the unexpected death of her parents, painfully shy and sheltered 26-year-old Ginny Selvaggio seeks comfort in cooking from family recipes. (Midnight Cry Brownies -- yummy!) She learns her cooking will lure family ghosts and these ghosts leave clues to some family secrets. As Ginny deals with her loss, she faces another challenge  -- her sister wants to sell the house Ginny has ever known.

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Author On the Bookcase: Karen Essex, author of Dracula In Love

Submitted by Barbara on Tue, 06/28/2011 - 15:44

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Karen Essex

Karen EssexVampires Fly On the Bookcase!

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Author On the Bookcase: Gabrielle Burton, author of Impatient With Desire

Submitted by Barbara on Mon, 06/27/2011 - 16:59

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Gabrielle Burton

Gabrielle BurtonI'm so excited to welcome Gabrielle Burton, author of Impatient With Desire, to On the Bookcase. Gabrielle's novel tells the story of Tamsen Donner, a real-life pioneer woman. In 1846, after months of research and preparation, she and her husband George, along with their five daughters and eighty other pioneers, headed west on the California-Oregon Trail in eager anticipation of new lives in California. But everything that could go wrong did... and an American legend was born.

The Donner Party.

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Author On the Bookcase: Kate Christensen, author of The Astral

Submitted by Barbara on Tue, 06/21/2011 - 13:42

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Kate Christensen

 

Kate ChristensenI'm so excited to welcome Kate Christensen, author of The Astral.

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Author On the Bookcase: Ann Joslin Williams, author of Down From Cascom Mountain

Submitted by Barbara on Tue, 06/07/2011 - 11:11

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Ann Joslin Williams

 

Ann Joslin WilliamsI'm excited to welcome Ann Joslin Williams, author of Down from Cascom Mountain, to On the Bookcase. Set in rugged New Hampshire in the aftermath of a fatal accident, Down From Cascom Mountain explores grief, desire and identity. Mary Hall overcomes her grief from the death of her husband.

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Author On the Bookcase: Kelly O'Connor McNees, author of The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott

Submitted by Barbara on Tue, 05/17/2011 - 17:58

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Kelly O'Connor McNees

Kelly O'Connor McNeesSo thrilled to welcome Kelly O’Connor McNees, author of The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott. Kelly's story includes factual accounts with fictional ideas to study Alcott's life and loves. With fine details from 19-century New England, the novel centers on a fictional period of her life -- Louisa attracts the attention and affection of Joseph Singer, a charming merchant.

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Author On the Bookcase: Lisa Scottoline, author of Save Me

Submitted by Barbara on Mon, 03/28/2011 - 15:39

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Lisa Scottoline

Lisa ScottolineSo thrilled to welcome Lisa Scottoline, author of Save Me, Think Twice, Look Again, and 13 other novels! Save Me is the story of a woman who tries to save her child, tries to save another, and finally, ends up saving herself. Lisa's new book will have readers wondering just how far they would go to save the ones they love.

Lisa chats with us about her books, life, love, and the mother-child bond.

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Author On the Bookcase: Sarah Winman, author of When God Was a Rabbit

Submitted by Barbara on Mon, 03/28/2011 - 12:30

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Sarah Winman

Sarah WinmanI'm excited to welcome Sarah Winman, author of When God Was a Rabbit, to On the Bookcase. Sarah's novel reveals the love of a brother and a sister, unwinding over many years -- backlit by historical events and cultural references.

From Essex and Cornwall to the streets of New York, from 1968 to the events of 9/11, When God Was a Rabbit follows the evolving bond of love and secrets between Elly and her brother Joe, and her increasing concern for an unusual best friend, Jenny Penny, who has secrets of her own. When God Was a Rabbit is a love letter to true friendship and fraternal love.

Here, Sarah talks about her book and the way she tried "to stop the film.

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Author On the Bookcase: Aine Greaney, author of Dance Lessons

Submitted by Barbara on Thu, 03/03/2011 - 17:06

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Aine Greaney

Aine GreaneyI'm excited to welcome, Aine Greaney, author of Dance Lessons. Aine's novel tell the story of Ellen Boisvert who discovered her late husband, Fintan, was not an orphan at all -- his mother, Jo, is living in a lakeside village, the westside of Ireland. Ellen, a thirty-nine-year-old American prep school teacher, packs her bags and boards a plane to Ireland to reveal the secrets of Fintan's family.

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