A Truly eclectic mix of Memoirs and Biographies await Non Fiction readers this week. From the funny Down the Rabbit Hole, by Holly Madison to the poignant Stir by Jessica Fechtor, to the sobering Blackout by Sarah Hepola, you jut might get lost while walking in these author's shoes.
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It’s an epic love story. Imagine this…. Love and Death walk among us like gods. Every so often, they choose a pair of humans and play a game to see which is stronger. Romeo and Juliet, Cleopatra and Marc Antony, Guinevere and Lancelot … In all of these contests over the eons, Love has never won. And this time around, it might be the toughest battle of all. The players are a pair of 17-year-old jazz musicians living in Depression-era Seattle. One is white, one is black, so the odds against them are high and one wrong choice will spell death.
That’s the plot. But stories are about something deeper than plot, and this one is about how and why we love, and the meaning that death can give it.
Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid.
I first heard this in the movie Almost Famous, and have since learned it’s a shortened version of a similar sentiment by a Canadian clergyman. But I love it because it says we are only alone if we hide in our fear.
I am currently eating a bag of dried cherries. They are the best cherries I’ve ever eaten either in dehydrated or plump form. I am eating the bag slowly because they will be gone and there will be no more cherries and I don’t want to be sad. That’s the thing with life and dried cherries. Both end. It’s tragic, and to eat slowly is to trick the self into thinking that all of this is a comedy.
I am also obsessed with the idea of posing naked mole rats as though they are famous works of nude art and calling it the Nude Mole Rat series. Unfortunately, I have neither mole rats nor sufficient artistic talent. Again, tragedy.
I’d probably want to visit Dr. Seuss’s world. It would be hilarious to see cats and foxes wearing people clothes and messing stuff up.
I’m in it right now: A cupcake café in Seattle surrounded by some of my best writer friends. They’re talking about Judy Blume. Who wouldn’t be happy with friends, frosting and FOREVER?
It would be unfair to say all of them, right? But it’s true. I’ve always loved books. The ones that have stayed with me are the ones with unforgettable characters and heartbreaking emotional scenes. That’s what I go for as a writer: characters who seem real and flawed and yet fascinating, thrust into situations that make or break them.
Orphan Black. And I just got a pair of Cosima glasses. I don’t have the hair for dreadlocks, but I can still dream.
Martha Brockenbrough is the author of the new book Searching for Beautiful.
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I'm very excited about this book. It's the third in my Searching For series, and features a hero named Wolfe who was first introduced in The Marriage Merger at nineteen years old. Readers have been watching him grow through the past two books and now it's finally his turn! This is a friends-to-lovers romance, about a runaway bride who needs to rebuild her life, and deals with many deeper, emotional issues of abuse.
My kids, my dogs and my desk where I write. If I have them I'm happy. OMG - and my hubby of course LOL!
I always work in my office, it's my structured, safe place where I transition into my "job."
Nora Roberts. I loved her books so much, and they'd get me through so many rough times in my childhood. Actually, many authors were my heroes!
Probably Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler!
Grease!
Being able to reach and touch strangers in the world through your own words. It's a powerful, humbling thing.
I put the kids on the bus, do an hour of email and social media, then get to work. Stop to pick kids up from school, spend a little time, go back to work. Then beg my hubby to cook dinner, spend some evening time with the family, and squeeze in a bit more work unless I'm tapped out. If I made my writing goal or am ahead(sigh - I'm never ahead!) then I read and watch tv. Boring but happy!
Truth in speech, simplicity in manner, firmness of mind.
Jennifer Probst is the author of the new book Searching for Beautiful.
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We are super excited to hear about these lovers' story!
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And this friends, is the news in books:
The smart people over at TED related their list of 70 recommended summer reads. Interested in both Non Fiction and Fiction spanning a variety of subjects? Check out their list Here ↦
Also, check out Bookstck, a list of curated bookshelves by the US's leading entrepreneurs. Read More ↦
iO9 posted it's comments of the day on the 17th, an both were from librarians who would like to enlighten you about how to use the library, and remind you that, yes, they do have important things to do, and no, in an academic setting they will not do your work for you. Read More ↦
Netflix has announced that it will be adapting "A Series of Unfortunate Events" into a series. Grim, but funny, this series would be entertainment for the whole family. Read More ↦
Full disclosure: I am a die hard Tolkien fan. Like, my love for Middle Earth has a mildly obsessive quality. When I saw this article, the sounds that came out of my mouth were vaguely Gollum-esque (and may have ended in "We wants it! my precioussss"). Now that my fan-girling is out of the way, the news: A first edition copy of The Hobbit (that was given by Tolkien himself to a student and friend, including a handwritten note in Anglo-Saxon) just sold for£137,000. Read More ↦
Think that all Romance novels have weak heroines who "just need a good man"? Think agin. The good folks over at themarysue fill us in on some smart tropes in romance novels Read More ↦
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The new 50 Shades of Grey book comes out on June 18th. There's a ton of buzz about it already, as well as a couple of crazy things. We'll be compiling all of the interesting tidbits about the book and the release (there are a bunch already!) through release date.
50 Shades Fans are some of the most dedicated fans out there, so it's not surprising that the book was stolen from the Random House office in Kent, England. While many were afraid that the book would be leaked, GREY is still under wraps and set for the same release date. Read More ↦
If you weren't hiding under a rock today, twitter was a-buzz about the hashtag #AskELJames. This chat started as a way for EL to chat with her fans but turned into twitter throwing shade at the 50 Shades Queen.
https://twitter.com/TrevDon/status/615596252378611712
https://twitter.com/LiamDrydenEtc/status/615563655363592192
Somewhere, there is a PR/social exec frantically searching the #AskELJames tag for questions she can *actually* answer.
— Laura Thomas (@_eltee) June 29, 2015
Just... watch. Our whole team is dying laughing at NewInBooksHQ.
Within 24 hours of being announced for pre-order, Grey was #1 on the books bestsellers list. EL James pushed out famed authors Harper Lee and Stephen King out of the top pre-order spots at the time.
Bryony Gordon of The Telegraph calls Grey "Mr. Darcy with nipple clamps", while the New York Daily News thinks Christian is "a whiney wimp."
Buzzfeed UK Editor Scott Bryan is "reading the new 50 Shades of Grey... so you don't have to" and tweeting the "worst" lines from Grey. While most of the lines are too explicit to post here, check out his twitter to see all of the (graphic) content.
There's a paragraph about inserting a ginger root somewhere and I am deeply conflicted about whether to tweet it or not #Grey
— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) June 18, 2015
It's no secret that 50 Shades of Grey started out as a Twilight fan fic, and now James is taking another note from Meyer. In 2008, Meyer released a version of Twilight from Edward's point of view called "Midnight Sun." Hmmm, this sounds familiar. While Meyer planned to release the novel, the copy was leaked on the internet so she stopped writing Midnight Sun and unofficially published the most complete draft on her website.
Even though the plotline for Grey and 50 Shades of Grey are exactly the same, there are talks that a Grey movie is in the pipeline. However the original actors, Jamie Dornan & Dakota Johnson, have not confirmed their involvement in the movie so at least that will be different. Read More ↦
Remember those crazy, but dedicated, fans I mentioned earlier? Well they're the reason that James finally decided to write this book. Her past books have been dedicated, as most are, to her husband, children and parents.Read More ↦
Get in the mood to celebrate America in all of it's independent, patriotic glory on the 4th of July with these thrillers about American agents doing good around the globe and at home, and, of course, blowing things up every once and a while.
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From a veteran who knows what it's like to be at the forefront the the U.S. Foreign Service. We dare you to stay seated for the entirely of this insider's tale of international politics, intrigue, and global conflict.
Written by the former Secretary of State, Collision gives an insider's view into the harrowing secrets and politics of Washington.
No, it doesn't have aliens. Think that there is something fishy about Russia, but can't quite Putin your finger on exactly what it is? Then you will enjoy reading about Dewey Andreas as he tracks down a rogue Russian hacker in possession of a nuclear weapon.
Love Clancy's Jack Ryan? Follow him into Tehran as he goes underground to find a friend that may have gone rogue in this spin off by Grant Blackwood!
DeMille is one of the masters of international thriller. Follow his star protagonist, John Corey, as he investigates Russian diplomats on US soil. The government doesn't want to face the potential dangers of a resurgent Russia (one might even say that they don't want to Russian to conclusions!) but John has a hunch that he can't shake...
From Edgar Award-winning author Jason Matthews comes a thrilling, love infused tale of two spies, Captain Dominika Egorova of the Russian Intelligence Service and Nate Nash of the CIA. Pick this book up if you are in to risky business of all sorts!
Election season is upon us! Feeling trepidatious? So was Ricahrd A. Clarke when we wrote this tale of black market nuclear warheads and global threats, all set in the five weeks leading up to the national election.
Beecher White is a junior staff member at the national archives and as such he is privy to some of the nations most precious documents... and most subversive secrets.
Taking place a little closer to home is Invasion of Privacy. When FBI agent Joe Grant is killed in a shootout, it's up to his wife to pick up the pieces, and uncover a nefarious plot.
June Lyons was once an FBI agent. Now a small town cop, she is wrapped into two seemingly unconnected cases that involve the lives of those dangerously close to her.
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We are all about "taking risks and opening your heart", so we were super excited to reach out to Katie McGarry about her new release, Nowhere But Here.
The Thunder Road series follows teens who are raised in a motorcycle club. Nowhere But Here is about Emily, a seventeen year old girl, who is forced to spend the summer with her estranged biological father who is in a motorcycle club and it is about Oz, an eighteen year old whose dream is to belong to the motorcycle club, but when he meets Emily, he begins to question the path he has chosen for his life.
When I was very young, I wanted to be the lead in the musical Annie. I can't sing and I can't dance, so that was problematic. 🙂
The end of the school year! I have twelve year old twins and a ten year old and we are swamped in end of the year activities!
Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon! It is amazing!
I enjoy writing on rainy days. I also love playing board games with my kids.
For writing, the best advice I've received is that if I don't hurt while I'm writing, then I'm not writing the right thing. The same can be applied if I'm writing something funny. If I'm not writing something that makes me laugh, then I'm not writing the right thing. The idea is that I must feel the emotion I'm writing.
Dark Horse by Katy Perry. It's a song that is on the playlist for Abby and Logan's story, Chasing Impossible, and I'm having a hard time getting it out of my head.
"For with God nothing will be impossible." ~ Luke 1:37 NKJV
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Bloggers are an essential part of the online reading community, so we at NewInBooks have decided share some of our favorite online book bloggers with you every week!
Since summer is the perfect time to read Sophie Kinsella or Maria Semple on the beach with a pina colada (or pretending that the local community pool is on a remote island in Fiji—if novels taught us anything, it’s to be imaginative) our first round focuses on some of our favorite women’s fiction blogs.
From the cute website design, the fun hashtag headings (it’s hard not to click on something labeled #perfectlyposh), and the books they feature, Chick Lit Plus is perfect for women who are searching for their next read.
Books in the Burbs had us hooked from the start—instead of using a 5-star rating on books, they use cupcakes instead. They also have interviews and guest posts with authors and giveaways. If you venture onto Books in the Burbs, you’ll not only be craving a new read, you’ll be craving a cupcake (or two) as well.
The tagline for this blog is “A destination spot for women who love reading.” If you plan on a staycation this summer, Shelf Pleasure will transport you to some new bookish places.
A friendly website with a ton of options, 5 Minutes for Books does not disappoint. Not only do they have book reviews for women’s fiction, but they also review books turned into movies, audiobooks, children’s books, and more.
Not just a book review site, She Reads also has author interviews, book discussions, reading lists, and even a book club—and we love book clubs! The best part about them is that they have a fantastic network of other female book bloggers, so we know that She Reads is all about women supporting other women!
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This week, fun in the sun will be made better by Elin Hilderbrand's The Rumor, and Dean Bakopoulous' Summerlong.
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Get your daily dose of suspense from Arrow's Hell; your daily dose of wit from Melissa Foster's Healed by Love; and your daily dose of steam in Opening Up by NYT Best selling author Lauren Dane.
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