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.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Pg. 69: Michelle Huneven's "Blame"

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The current feature at the Page 69 Test: Blame by Michelle Huneven . About the book , from the publisher: Michelle Huneven, Richard Russo o...

Top ten books about Poland during World War II

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Ruth Franklin , a senior editor at The New Republic , is writing a book about Holocaust literature. For Newsweek , she named a ten best lis...

Pg. 99: Steve Pincus' "1688: The First Modern Revolution"

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The current feature at the Page 99 Test: 1688: The First Modern Revolution by Steve Pincus . About the book , from the publisher: For two h...
Monday, September 21, 2009

What is Sarah Wendell reading?

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The current featured contributor at Writers Read: Sarah Wendell , co-author (with Candy Tan) of Beyond Heaving Bosoms: The Smart Bitches’ G...

Jordan Christy's "How to Be a Hepburn in a Hilton World," the movie

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Now showing at My Book, The Movie: How to Be a Hepburn in a Hilton World: The Art of Living with Style, Class, and Grace by Jordan Christy ...

The 10 best books written in prison

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At the Guardian , John Mullan named ten of the best books written in prison. One book on his list: Justine , by the Marquis de Sade The infa...

Coffee with a canine: Carola Dunn & Trillian

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Today's featured duo at Coffee with a Canine: Carola Dunn & Trillian . Dunn is the author of 51 books (with another in production) a...

Pg. 69: Paul LaRosa & Maria Cramer's "Seven Days of Rage"

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Today's feature at the Page 69 Test: Seven Days of Rage: The Deadly Crime Spree of the Craigslist Killer by Paul LaRosa and Maria Crame...
Sunday, September 20, 2009

Pg. 99: Ron E. Hassner's "War on Sacred Grounds"

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The current feature at the Page 99 Test: War on Sacred Grounds by Ron E. Hassner . About the book , from the publisher: Sacred sites offer ...

Best book to film adaptations

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Melissa Katsoulis named "twenty-five films that made it from the book shelf to the box office with credibility intact" for the Dai...

What is Christopher S. Mackay reading?

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The current featured contributor to Writers Read: Christopher S. Mackay , author of the recently released Breakdown of the Roman Republic: ...
Saturday, September 19, 2009

Pg. 69: Stephen Jay Schwartz's "Boulevard"

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This weekend's feature at the Page 69 Test: Boulevard by Stephen Jay Schwartz . About the book , from the publisher: Hayden Glass never...

Five best books about obsession

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Susan Cheever's books include five novels and the memoirs Note Found in a Bottle and Home Before Dark . Her work has been nominated f...

Pg. 99: Wendy Walker's "Social Lives"

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The current feature at the Page 99 Test: Social Lives by Wendy Walker . About the book , from the publisher: Step into picture-perfect Wils...
Friday, September 18, 2009

What is Carola Dunn reading?

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The current featured contributor at Writers Read: Carola Dunn , author of fifty-plus novels including Manna from Hades and Sheer Folly . H...

Yoko Ono's best books

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Yoko Ono is a musician and performance-art pioneer. Her new album is Between My Head and the Sky. For The Week magazine, she named a best bo...

Coffee with a canine: Louise Penny & Trudy

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This weekend's featured couple at Coffee with a Canine: Louise Penny & Trudy . The story of how Trudy came to the household: We had ...

Pg. 69: Christina Baker Kline's "Bird in Hand"

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The current feature at the Page 69 Test: Bird in Hand by Christina Baker Kline . About the book , from the publisher: Four people, two m...
Thursday, September 17, 2009

Randa Jarrar's "A Map of Home," the movie

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Now showing at My Book, The Movie: A Map of Home by Randa Jarrar. The entry begins: I've been told my novel is cinematic. The character...

Five best books on depression

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In 2005 Mike Wallace, correspondent for CBS's 60 Minutes , named a five best list of books on depression for the Wall Street Journal ....
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