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.

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Pg. 99: Gary J. Bass's "The Blood Telegram"

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The current feature at the Page 99 Test: The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger, and a Forgotten Genocide by Gary J. Bass . About the book...

Free book: "Death of a Nightingale"

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Soho Crime and the Campaign for the American Reader are giving away a copy of Death of a Nightingale (Nina Borg #3) by Lene Kaaberbøl and A...

Seven of the best haunted house books

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At The Barnes & Noble Book Blog Ashley Brooke Roberts tagged seven of the best haunted house books, including: The Shining , by Stephen ...

What is Tina Connolly reading?

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The current featured contributor at Writers Read: Tina Connolly , author of Copperhead . Her entry begins: Well, I just turned in Ironskin...

Ten top counter-factual novels

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D.J. Taylor is a novelist, critic, and biographer whose Orwell won the Whitbread Prize for Biography. His most recent books are Kept ; Bri...

Kristan Higgins's "The Perfect Match," the movie

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Now showing at My Book, The Movie: The Perfect Match by Kristan Higgins . The entry begins: I’m not going to pretend here— Tom Hardy was...
Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Pg. 99: Scott C. Johnson's "The Wolf and the Watchman"

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The current feature at the Page 99 Test: The Wolf and the Watchman: A Father, a Son, and the CIA by Scott C. Johnson . About the book , ...

Free book: "Rwanda Before the Genocide"

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Oxford University Press and the Campaign for the American Reader are giving away a copy of Rwanda Before the Genocide: Catholic Politics and...

Three recommended novels featuring lawyers

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Scott Turow's new novel is Identical . Noah Charney asked Turow to recommend three novels featuring lawyers for readers at The Daily ...

What is Gina Linko reading?

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The current featured contributor at Writers Read: Gina Linko , author of Indigo . Her entry begins: Doll Bones by Holly Black So spooky...

Free book: "Want Not"

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and the Campaign for the American Reader are giving away a copy of Want Not by Jonathan Miles . HOW TO ENTER: (...

Ten top mystery books

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Thomas H. Cook is a thriller and mystery writer of over 20 books. His latest novel is Sandrine's Case . He tagged his top ten mystery...

Pg. 69: Jane Tesh's "Now You See It"

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The current feature at the Page 69 Test: Now You See It : A Grace Street Mystery by Jane Tesh . About the book , from the publisher: Priv...
Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Pg. 99: Debora L. Spar's "Wonder Women"

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The current feature at the Page 99 Test: Wonder Women: Sex, Power, and the Quest for Perfection by Debora L. Spar . About the book , fro...

Five top books of criticism

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John Freeman is an award-winning writer and book critic. The former editor of Granta and onetime president of the National Book Critics Ci...

What is Paul Conroy reading?

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The current featured contributor at Writers Read: Paul Conroy , author of Under the Wire: Marie Colvin's Final Assignment . His entry ...

Free book: "The Baby Chase"

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St. Martin's Press and the Campaign for the American Reader are giving away a copy of The Baby Chase: How Surrogacy Is Transforming the ...

Fifteen of the best books for toddlers

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Whitney Collins is the author of The Hamster Won't Die: A Treasury of Feral Humor and the creator and editor of two humor sites -- err...

Tina Connolly's "Copperhead," the movie

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The current feature at My Book, The Movie: Copperhead by Tina Connolly . The entry begins: I always find this a challenging question – I ...
Monday, October 21, 2013

Pg. 99: E. Fuller Torrey's "American Psychosis"

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The current feature at the Page 99 Test: American Psychosis: How the Federal Government Destroyed the Mental Illness Treatment System by E...
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