Campaign for the American Reader

The official blog of the Campaign for the American Reader, an independent initiative to encourage more readers to read more books.

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Coffee with a canine: Chris Knopf & Sam

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Hard Stop , Chris Knopf's fourth and latest Hamptons Mystery novel, is now available from booksellers everywhere. Kirkus called protago...

Pg. 69: Robert Dugoni's "Wrongful Death"

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The current feature at the Page 69 Test: Wrongful Death by Robert Dugoni . About the book , from the publisher: Just minutes after winning ...

Five best books about criminals

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Elliott Gorn, who teaches history and American Civilization at Brown ­University, is the author of Dillinger’s Wild Ride: The Year That Made...
Saturday, June 20, 2009

What is Josh Weil reading?

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This weekend's featured contributor at Writers Read: Josh Weil , author of The New Valley , three linked novellas. According to Maureen...

Pg. 99: Kyria Abrahams' "I’m Perfect, You’re Doomed"

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This weekend's feature at the Page 99 Test: I'm Perfect, You're Doomed: Tales from a Jehovah's Witness Upbringing by Kyria...

Poetry books: ten best

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For the (London) Independent , director of The Poetry Society Judith Palmer named her ten best poetry books. One title on the list: Michael ...
Friday, June 19, 2009

Pg. 69: Tom Gabbay's "The Tehran Conviction"

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The current feature at the Page 69 Test: The Tehran Conviction by Tom Gabbay . About the book , from the publisher: Tom Gabbay plots his...

Ten best apocalypse novels of pre-golden age SF

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Joshua Glenn, at io9, named the years 1904-33 SF's Pre-Golden Age (not to be confused with its Pulp Era--i.e., the mid-1920s through the...

What is Simon Van Booy reading?

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The current featured contributor to Writers Read: Simon Van Booy , author of The Secret Lives of People in Love and the newly released Love...
Thursday, June 18, 2009

Pg. 99: Wednesday Martin's "Stepmonster"

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The current feature at the Page 99 Test: Stepmonster: The Surprising Truth About Why Real Stepmothers Think, Feel, and Act the Way We Do by...

R. A. Riekki's "U.P.," the movie

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Now showing at My Book, The Movie: U.P. by Ron Riekki . The entry begins: Tonight I walked my first red carpet. I was supposed to go with ...

Top ten environmental disaster stories

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Liz Jensen 's latest novel, The Rapture , is an ecological thriller about a psychotic teenage girl who warns of an earth-changing catacl...

Pg. 69: Anthony Neil Smith's "Hogdoggin’"

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Today's feature at the Page 69 Test: Hogdoggin’ by Anthony Neil Smith . About the book , from the publisher: Former Deputy Billy Lafitt...
Wednesday, June 17, 2009

What is Donna Jo Napoli reading?

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The current featured contributor to Writers Read: Donna Jo Napoli , the award-winning author of many distinguished books for young readers, ...

Pg. 99: Michèle Lamont's "How Professors Think"

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The current feature at the Page 99 Test: How Professors Think: Inside the Curious World of Academic Judgment by Michèle Lamont . About the ...

Top five faked memoirs

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Benjamin Radford is a writer, investigator, and managing editor for Skeptical Inquirer science magazine. His Bad Science column appears r...

Pg. 69: Kristina Riggle's "Real Life & Liars"

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The current feature at the Page 69 Test: Real Life & Liars by Kristina Riggle . About the book , from the publisher: Sometimes you find...
Tuesday, June 16, 2009

What is Pat Shipman reading?

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The current featured contributor to Writers Read: Pat Shipman , author of Femme Fatale: Love, Lies, and the Unknown Life of Mata Hari . Her ...

Pg. 99: Lawrence S. Wittner's "Confronting the Bomb"

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The current feature at the Page 99 Test: Confronting the Bomb: A Short History of the World Nuclear Disarmament Movement by Lawrence S. Wit...
Monday, June 15, 2009

Monica Ali's best books

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Monica Ali’s new novel, In the Kitchen , is set in a five-star London hotel. At The Week , the author of Brick Lane and Alentejo Blue nam...
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