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December 14, 2012

<b>Christmas Special Giveaway Friday:</b> Receive <i>and</i> Give

Christmas Special Giveaway Friday: Receive and Give

In this festive season, we’re in a giving mood. And we’re giving to you with this special Christmas edition Giveaway Friday. Here’s a chance to both give and receive The Christmas Letters, …

December 12, 2012

<b>Lucky 7 for December:</b> ‘Tis the Season

Lucky 7 for December: ‘Tis the Season

‘Tis the Season December is the month when we rediscover the timeless traditions of our families and the simple lessons learned in our childhoods. Unwrap the wisdom and joy of the season …

December 10, 2012

<b>Giveaway Monday:</b><i> The Day My Brain Exploded</i>

Giveaway Monday: The Day My Brain Exploded

If the hectic holiday season is pressuring you, we have just the thing to provide a bit of perspective — a “good-humored and self-deprecating memoir,” as Harper’s said in its January review. Plus, …

December 3, 2012

<b>Giveaway Monday:</b> <i>How to Spell Chanukah</i>

Giveaway Monday: How to Spell Chanukah

With Chanukah (Hanukkah? Hannukah?) starting in just a few days, we have answers to most of your pressing Festival of Lights questions with Giveaway Monday book — like how to spell the …

November 30, 2012

<b>Lucky 7:</b> <i>Flower Confidential</i>

Lucky 7: Flower Confidential

“This book is as lush as the flowers it describes.” - Publishers Weekly Flowers can say everything from “get well” to “I love you” to “I’m sorry.”  But they are also a multi-million …

November 30, 2012

<b>Lucky 7:</b> <i>Bloodsworth</i>

Lucky 7: Bloodsworth

“Bloodsworth, who became an advocate for abolishing the death penalty, deserves to be better known, and the battery of mistakes that led to his lethal jeopardy should disturb any fair-minded reader on …

November 28, 2012

Lights, Camera, <b>Book Trailers!</b>

Lights, Camera, Book Trailers!

Viewer discretion advised: this post has been rated R for reading.  We’ve uploaded several new book trailers on our YouTube channel, and you have a front row seat.  You won’t have to …

November 27, 2012

<b>Lucky 7:</b> <i>John Gardner</i>

Lucky 7: John Gardner

John Gardner’s legendary life could have been the stuff of fiction, but it was true, all true. He perfected the now-almost-forgotten art of being a bad boy author. And Barry Silesky’s biography …