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.

Monday, March 25, 2013

Free book: "Dangerous Convictions"

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Oxford University Press and the Campaign for the American Reader are giving away two copies (ie, one copy each to two winners) of Dangerous...

What is Mary Beth Keane reading?

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The current featured contributor at Writers Read: Mary Beth Keane , author of Fever . Her entry begins: I am making an effort to read more...

Pg. 99: Tom Allen's "Dangerous Convictions"

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The current feature at the Page 99 Test: Dangerous Convictions: What's Really Wrong with the U.S. Congress by Tom Allen . About the ...

Five top books about the world's most audacious art theft

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The staff of the Christian Science Monitor tagged five books – fiction and nonfiction – that share a connection to the notorious March 18, ...

Pg. 69: Chitra Divakaruni's "Oleander Girl"

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The current feature at the Page 69 Test: Oleander Girl by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. About the book , from the publisher: Beloved bests...
Sunday, March 24, 2013

Susan Spencer-Wendel's 6 favorite books

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A journalist for over twenty years, Susan Spencer-Wendel left her job as courts reporter for the Palm Beach Post when she was diagnosed wit...

What is Becky Masterman reading?

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The current featured contributor at Writers Read: Becky Masterman , author of Rage Against the Dying . Her entry begins: When I talk about...

Pg. 99: Farida Jalalzai's "Shattered, Cracked, or Firmly Intact?"

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The current feature at the Page 99 Test: Shattered, Cracked, or Firmly Intact?: Women and the Executive Glass Ceiling Worldwide by Farida J...

Ten top books about running

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At the Christian Science Monitor Ben Frederick tagged " 10 books to get you excited about running now that spring is coming ," in...

Tanis Rideout's "Above All Things," the movie

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Now showing at My Book, The Movie: Above All Things by Tanis Rideout . The entry begins: I totally admit to casting characters in my head...
Saturday, March 23, 2013

Free books

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Book giveaways currently underway: In the City of Bikes: The Story of the Amsterdam Cyclist by Pete Jordan . One Nation Under Stress: Th...

What is Mike McCormack reading?

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The current featured contributor at Writers Read: Mike McCormack , author of four books of fiction, including Notes from a Coma . His entr...

Pg. 99: John Rosengren's "Hank Greenberg: The Hero of Heroes"

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The current feature at the Page 99 Test: Hank Greenberg: The Hero of Heroes by John Rosengren . About the book , from the publisher: Bas...

Five notable books on the musician in society

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Stuart Isacoff is a pianist, composer, and critic; he was the founding editor of Piano Today magazine. A winner of the ASCAP Deems Taylor ...

Pg. 69: Margaux Froley's "Escape Theory"

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The current feature at the Page 69 Test: Escape Theory by Margaux Froley . About the book , from the publisher: Sixteen-year-old Devon Ma...
Friday, March 22, 2013

Free books

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Book giveaways currently underway: Pieces of Light: How the New Science of Memory Illuminates the Stories We Tell About Our Pasts by Charl...

What is Nancy Kricorian reading?

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The current featured contributor at Writers Read: Nancy Kricorian , author of All the Light There Was . Her entry begins: I discovered the...

Pg. 99: Valerie Weaver-Zercher's "Thrill of the Chaste"

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The current feature at the Page 99 Test: Thrill of the Chaste: The Allure of Amish Romance Novels by Valerie Weaver-Zercher . About the b...

Megan Marshall's "Margaret Fuller: A New American Life"

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Now showing at My Book, The Movie: Margaret Fuller: A New American Life by Megan Marshall . The entry begins: Margaret Fuller was born t...

Coffee with a canine: Margarita Engle & Maggi and Chance

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The current featured trio at Coffee with a Canine: Margarita Engle & Maggi and Chance . The author, on how her dogs have influenced he...
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