Highly Anticipated August Releases
Thursday, Aug 04, 2011 at 10:05am
This is our Head Book Buyer, Chris Hall's list of his three most anticipated releases for August. They are,
Childhood Under Siege, by is the writer of The Corporation. Childhood Under Siege is a behind the scenes look at the widespread manipulation of children by profit-seeking corporations and of society's failure to protect them.
The Sense of an Ending, by . is an old favourite who seems
to be on the rise again with his last few books, particularly Pulse, his set of short stories released last spring.
Empty Family, by Colm Toibin. I read The Master a few years
ago and found it to be too much Henry James. Unfortunately that made me
write off . I recently read Brooklyn though and now
I know what the fuss is about. Empty Family is due out in paperback this
month and I can now recommend Toibin enthusiastically.
Book of the Day, Christopher Moore's The Griff.
Thursday, Jul 28, 2011 at 11:05am
The always outrageous tackles his first graphic novel in The Griff. The bestselling author of Bite Me, Lamb, You Suck joins forces with award winning screenwriter and director to bring you an absurdly entertaining graphic novel about alien invasion. In the grand tradition of Cowboys and Aliens, but considerably more ridiculous, The Griff is vintage , with pictures.
Categories: ReviewsSteve Erikson's interview on The Winnipeg Review
Tuesday, Jul 26, 2011 at 10:45am
, author of the Malazan Book of the Fallen series, has a fantastic interview by on The Winnipeg Review. Click here to read it.
is a Canadian archaeologist, anthropologist and best-selling author. Erikson was born in Toronto, and now calls the U.K. home. He is an anthropologist and archaeologist by training (and still pursues work in these areas), as well as being a graduate of the Iowa Writer's Workshop and an accomplished painter.
Categories: ReviewsBook of the Day, Ann Brashares's My Name Is Memory
Thursday, Jul 21, 2011 at 10:23am
From , the "New York Times"-bestselling author of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants comes the magical love story, My Name Is Memory. In My Name Is Memory the main character Lucy is inexplicably drawn to a high school classmate. But when Daniel claims to have known her before, Lucy thinks she?s dealing with a nutcase. Gradually, she learns the truth: Daniel has spent centuries falling in love with the same girl, life after life, across continents and dynasties. Lucy might not remember it, but Daniel does. It is a gift and a curse. For all the times that they have been drawn together throughout history, they have also been torn painfully and fatally apart. An imaginative, inspired novel about a love story that lasts more than a lifetime.
Categories: ReviewsGreat Summer Music
Wednesday, Jul 20, 2011 at 9:07am
Whether you are going on a roadtrip, having a backyard barbeque or entertaining on a warm summer evening, this music will set the mood for a great time.
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