March 16, 2010

Seattle Reads SECRET SON

The Washington Center for the Book has chosen Laila Lalami‘s Secret Son as their 2010 Seattle Reads selection. Secret Son is about a Youssef, a young man in Casablanca who discovers his …

March 11, 2010

Maria's Bookshop Loves The Girl Who Fell from the Sky

Joe and Libby, booksellers at Maria’s Bookshop in Durango, CO, share why they love and recommend Heidi Durrow’s debut novel The Girl Who Fell from the Sky in this wonderful video post …

March 9, 2010

Best Supporting Actor Supports Water For Elephants!

Ok, so there was a rumor that Sean Penn was going to play August in the film adaptation of Sara Gruen‘s Water For Elephants. This would have been great. But today I …

March 5, 2010

In Case You Missed It…

Wednesday, NPR’s All Things Considered did a feature on Heidi Durrow and her book The Girl Who Fell From The Sky. The piece is called “Reimagining The ‘Tragic Mulatto’” and discusses the …

March 4, 2010

McCorkle's Magic Words

Jill McCorkle can pack a room. I had the pleasure of attending her reading last night, at her alma mater UNC Chapel Hill, where the fans turned out like it was a …

March 3, 2010

Love, Loss, Off-Broadway

“A remarkable and eloquent book, a handful of dresses that write a life.” – Newsday On Monday, Barnes and Noble hosted an author event with Ilene Beckerman, talking about her book Love, …

March 2, 2010

Need More Durrow?

I’ve decided that I would like Heidi Durrow to be my best friend, please. She’s smart. She’s glamorous. And she wrote this novel, called The Girl Who Fell From The Sky, that’s …

March 1, 2010

Hold Me Tight and Tango Me Home on Tour

Maria Finn, author of the new memoir Hold Me Tight and Tango Me Home, has been on a whirlwind tour of West Coast bookstores for the past month and just touched down …

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