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COMING UP

2012-02-19T10:36:00.000-08:00

GLOW, Jessica Maria Tuccelli's debut novel tells the story of 6 generations of one Appalachian family. Next week Richtexts will publish an interview with the the author. At that time we will also announce the winners of our book giveaway.

FREE BOOKS

2012-01-14T19:44:00.000-08:00

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BEST GIFTS FOR THE 2011 HOLIDAY SEASON

2011-12-04T11:13:00.000-08:00

There are a very few among this year's abundant offerings that I recommend as holiday gifts. The first is EVIL EYE, by one of my favourite authors, Jason Goodwin. In this the fourth in the Investigator Yashim series, the eponymous eunuch shines a dazzling light on the dark corners of the Ottoman Empire, as he pursues an admiral and former mentor who defected to Egypt. Master of

GOOD NEWS

2011-11-19T11:30:00.001-08:00

Scott Turow’s"innocent”will be premiering onTNT’s Mystery Movie NightTuesday, November 29th9pm/8pm CT For more info watch the previews at TNT by following this link: http://www.tnt.tv/mysterymovienight/

GREEN MOUNTAIN MAGIC

2011-09-14T16:21:00.000-07:00

THE ART OF MARY AZARIAN To look at the bare bones of Mary Azarian’s biography is to learn that she is an American woodcut artist and children’s book illustrator. In 1999 she won the Caldecott medal winner for her book, SNOWFLAKE BENTLEY, a picture book of the life of photographer Wilson Bentley. She produces original prints and has illustrated over 50 books. Azarian

A MOSLEM WOMAN OF VALOR

2011-07-20T21:09:00.001-07:00

There are two ways to read a Daniel Silva novel. The first is to gobble it up in one go;the second is to savor it slowly and voluptuously. Full disclosure, I have tried both approaches and found that either way, I remain an admirer of Silva’s clean, elegant prose brilliant plots and no-nonsense analysis of what goes on among those in the dark side and those who fight it. PORTRAIT OF A

NEW E-BOOK BY SUJATA MASSEY

2011-07-11T10:41:00.000-07:00

Sujata Massey, author the delightful series of novels that feature detective Rei Shimura, has just published an Ebook, CONVENIENCE BOY. "You don't need an e-reader to read an e-book. You can use your own home computer and the Adobe Digital Editions Program (free). Just be sure to buy an Epub version, not the mobi version which is sold by Amazon for the Kindle, " says Sujata.

EASTERN EXPOSURE

2011-06-29T04:12:00.000-07:00

SOUND KAPITAL, Matthew Niederhauser's book of portraits of Chinese indie rockers opens a window on a rarely seen aspect of a regime westerners have come think of as monolithic. Matthew's photographs expose . the same adolescent hunger for recognition young people from Pawpaw, West Virginia, to Beijing share. The Post- Mao musicians captured by Niederhauser's lens seem to rely on the same

THE PURSUIT OF THE ABSURD

2011-06-07T11:59:00.001-07:00

How can one not love a book that is peppered with words such as garth, bevins, baver and fanfarooons?CALEB'S CROSSING, by Pulitzer Prize winner Geraldine Brooks, has all that and more. In this superior kind of historical novel there is, above all, a lesson about cultural assimilation and its unintended consequences. Its main character is based on a a real person, Caleb Cheeshahteaumauk, a

PROMETHEUS IN THE NEW WORLD

2011-06-03T16:32:00.001-07:00

How can one not love a book that is peppered with words such as garth, bevins, baver and fanfarooons? CALEB' CROSSING, by Pulitzer Prize winner Geraldine Brooks, has all that and more. In this superior kind of historical novel there is, above all, a lesson about cultural assimilation and its unintended consequences. Its main character is based on a a real person, Caleb Cheeshahteaumauk, a

COMING UP

2011-06-02T18:35:00.000-07:00

How can one not love a book that is peppered with words such as garth, bevins, baver and fanfarooons? CALEB' CROSSING, by Pulitzer Prize winner Geraldine Brooks, has all that and more. In this superior kind of a historical novel there is, above all, a lesson about cultural assimilation and its unintended consequences.

A STORY WELL TOLD

2011-05-04T02:44:00.000-07:00

THE SILVER BOATWith twenty best selling novels to her credit, it is not surprising that Luanne Rice knows how to spin a good yarn. But to say no more than that is to damn with faint praise the well-honed skills of a writer whose sense of place rivals that of the best in her trade. In her most recent book, THE SILVER BOAT, Rice brings the landscape of Martha's Vineyard to life in delightful

FREE BOOKS

2011-05-02T03:10:00.000-07:00

Sign up for a free subscription of www.richtexts.blogspot.com and win a free book. E-mail me at richtext@frontiernet.net to claim your prize. This is a first come, first served op. We are giving away two free copy--one per reader-- of CALEB'S CROSSING, by Pulitzer Prize winner Geraldine Brooks. The contest is limited to readers with continental USA addresses.

MATT BEYNON REES WRITES ABOUT HIS NEW BOOK

2011-04-30T03:51:00.000-07:00

29 April 2011 0 CommentsTo celebrate the UK publication of my new historical thriller MOZART’S LAST ARIA, I’m giving away shiny new hardcover copies of the book signed by me (I’d love to have Mozart himself sign it, but…). To win the book, all you have to do is follow me on Twitter. Then copy the quoted text below in the message line (so I’ll know you’re entering the competition). “Follow @

PUFF PASTRY FOR THE MIND

2011-04-28T18:06:00.000-07:00

Beth Kendrick's THE BAKE-OFF is a szarlotka of a book--sweet and potentially indigestible. Szarlotska, the Polish version of the French pastry Charlotte de Pomme, plays an important part in Kendrick's story. It is the recipe Grammy Syl coerces her estranged grand-daughters, Amy and Linnie to enter into a into a baking competition the prize for which a cool hundred thousand

FREE BOOKS

2011-04-19T16:39:00.000-07:00

Rich Text will be giving away a copy of THE BAKE-OFF m by Beth Kendricks. Details coming up.

Brando Skyhorse receives PEN/Hemingway Award

2011-03-30T12:24:00.000-07:00

This, from the Associated Press, "Brando Skyhorse, author of "The Madonnas of Echo Park," has received the 2011 PEN/Hemingway Award for a distinguished first book of fiction."Months prior to the award ceremony, Skyhorse's book made this blogger's list of best novels published in 2010.

LAURA HARRINGTON, AUTHOR OF ALICE BLISS

2011-03-23T14:35:00.000-07:00

Who is Alice Bliss? Alice Bliss is a 15-year-old girl in 10th grade, living in upstate New York, deeply connected to her dad who is serving in Iraq with his Reserve unit. ALICE BLISS the book grew out of Alice Unwrapped, a musical. What was the inspiration for the musical and how did it evolve into a book? The musical was a commission, actually, and the creation of a new form in music theatre

Q&A WITH GERALDINE BROOKS

2011-03-23T10:36:00.000-07:00

Q&A with Geraldine Brooks, author of CALEB’S CROSSING Caleb Cheeshahteamauk is an extraordinary figure in Native American history. How did you first discover him? What was involved in learning more about his life? The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head/Aquinnah are proud custodians of their history, and it was in materials prepared by the Tribe that I first learned of its illustrious young

BACK SOON

2011-01-29T14:18:00.000-08:00

In the meantime, enjoy this clip of Miyoko Chu talking about a beautiful book. http://www.youtube.com/user/LabofOrnithology#p/u/49/C8k4HNxWiZg

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

2010-12-21T12:00:00.000-08:00

Best wishes for a happy holiday season to readers and writers everywhere.

NOTEWORTHY 2010 BOOKS

2010-12-13T10:56:00.000-08:00

THE MADONNAS OF ECHO PARK, by Brando Skyhorse--in this splendid first novel, Skyhorse places his Mexican- American characters in the turbulent current of the 1980s pop culture, alotting each one a chapter in which to tell the chance to tell his own story. Though there is linguistic, religious and historical commonality in Echo Park, each character expresses his own experience in a highly

TEN BEST BOOKS

2010-12-10T12:41:00.000-08:00

Readers who celebrate Hanukkah have already distributed their bounty among family and friends. For those who celebrate Christmas, there are few days left in which to shop. But it is never too late to buy books. The holidays provide us with excellent reasons to share the our favorite writers' work with those we love. These are the books I reccommend as this season's best gifts, INNOCENT,

GREAT DANE

2010-09-27T02:33:00.000-07:00

Christian Moerk writes with brilliance and courage. His novel, Darling Jim, sheds light in the dark corners of the human soul. His is a compelling voice that lingers in the reader's mind. 1. ( I am assuming that) Danish your first language. Does it influence your writing? Danish is my first language, yes. And it influences my writing in any number of invisible and unplanned ways, but perhaps

EDMUND DE WAAL AT THE PHILLIPS

2010-09-12T13:58:00.000-07:00

On the right, wearing a top hat, Charles Ephrussi, Proust's model for Charles Swann and Edmund de Waal's ancestor. Edmund de Waal, author of the memoir THE HARE WITH AMBER EYES, will give a talk on the Ephrussis and Renoir's Luncheon of the Boating Party at the Phillips Gallery, Washington, DC, 29 September 2010.