Book and Author News

2011-09-12T18:04:00.000-07:00

Dark Passage, the 2nd book in M. J. Putney's terrific series is out today.

The Irregulars return home to 1803 England safely, but their worldview has changed. Not only have their heroic efforts at Dunkirk given them pride and confidence, but their dangerous mission has increased their magical powers.

Tory delights in the ever-deepening bond she shares with Allarde, until she discovers how powerfully he is connected to his ancient family estate—the lands he will not inherit unless he denies his magical powers and chooses a non-magical mate. If Tory really loves him, she must walk away—but does she have the strength to leave the love of her life?

Cynthia’s heroic efforts at Dunkirk have won her the respect of the Irregulars, but her sharp tongue keeps everyone at a distance. Isolated and very alone at Lackland Abbey over the Christmas holidays, Cynthia reluctantly agrees to join Jack Rainford and his family for their holiday celebration even though they’re commoners, far below her own noble rank. The warm acceptance of the Rainfords makes her feel happier and more accepted than she has ever felt. But she can’t possibly be falling in love with flirtatious Jack! Can she?

Then the Irregulars are drawn into a dangerous attempt to rescue a vitally important French scientist from Nazi-occupied France. Countless lives are at stake, but when their mission goes awry, will they all survive to return home?

The first book was wonderful--hope you enjoy book 2 as well.

Word Wenches News for July now available

2011-07-09T19:14:00.000-07:00

We just sent out the new issue of Word Wenches news. You can read an online copy

Patricia Rice's new book The Devilish Montague is now in stores.

Blake Montague has a distressing tendency to tell the wrong people what he thinks, but just because he regularly ends up in duels doesn’t mean the devil's to blame for his heroics. Blake believes in duty and all those dull responsibilities that Jocelyn Byrd-Carrington never heard of.

Although brought up in an eccentric, unlovable family, Jocelyn still knows how to love. She loves her younger brother and her odd mother and the parrots her older half-brother sold when he inherited their father’s estate. She does NOT love her half-brother. She doesn’t love stuffy, annoyingly improper Blake Montague, either, but she can tell he’s a man of integrity, and he has what she needs—a house for her little brother and their parrots. And she has what he needs—a dowry. Both being semi-sensible people, they see the advantages of bringing these assets together. What they don’t see is the life-changing alterations they must make to fit their radically different outlooks into one household. Blake would rather shoot birds than feed them, but if he wants in his new wife’s bed anytime soon, he must make a few adjustments. Falling in love wasn’t in his plans… Excerpt here

The next J. D. Robb book is New York to Dallas, out on Sept 13th. We've just added the excerpt to jdrobb.com. Time of Death is now available and contains:

Eternity in Death
A seductive killer is luring in victims with a promise of the impossible-immortality. Eve Dallas must strip away the fantasy to catch the coldhearted madman.

Ritual in Death
Eve is plunged into the violent aftermath of a ritualistic murder-and into the mind of an alleged witness who can't remember a thing to save his life.

Missing in Death
When a woman disappears from a New York City ferry, it's a case that only Eve Dallas can solve- because the woman didn't jump, and yet she's not on board. Read an excerpt

The Gentleman Poet Charity Interview

2011-03-06T08:32:00.000-08:00

Kathryn Johnson be making a $1.00 donation to the House of Ruth for each of the first 500 visitors who leave a comment on her guest blog at www.bordersblog.com/trueromance, between now and Wednesday night, March 9, 2011. Borders’ spectacular buyer Sue Grimshaw is the host.

In honor of Kathryn's heroine, Elizabeth, from The Gentleman Poet, visitors are sharing their stories of women who have risen above adversity to build for themselves and their families a better life.

Please drop by and read a few of these amazing stories, and if you leave a comment or story of your own, Kathryn will chip in another dollar. In Washington, DC alone, The House of Ruth helps over 600 women and children who have been living in stark poverty and violent, abusive surroundings. Feel free to share, Tweet, or email the link to friends.

Book and Author News - Indulgence in Death

2010-10-23T18:59:00.000-07:00

Look for the Indulgence in Death ad in the 11/18 (on sale 11/1) issue of The New Yorker and its accompanying tablet edition ad.
Indulgence in Death by J. D. Robb goes on sale, Nov 2. Read a new excerpt that goes along with the ad.

The 4th book in Nora Roberts' Bride Quartet, Happy Ever After will also be released November 2, 2010.

Kathryn Johnson, author The Gentleman Poet will be doing a blog tour for her new book. The book is getting very good reviews--even in Hollywood. Here's a list of her blog appearances:

10.24.10 Risky Regencies Guest author interview and giveaway

10.29.10 Peeking Between the Pages   Guest blog and giveaway
11.05.10 SOSAloha  Guest author interview and giveaway
11.06.10 Historical-fiction.com   Guest blog and giveaway

11.12.10 Novel Thoughts Guest blog and giveaway

11.17.10 Word Wenches Guest author interview

From Eileen

I've entered an essay contest for my favorite makeup--Bare Essentials. You can see my funny entry--and vote for me.

Happy Reading,

Eileen

Interview with Kathryn Johnson author of The Gentleman Poet

2010-09-03T12:35:00.000-07:00

Today, author Kathryn Johnson joins us to chat about her new book, The Gentleman Poet, A novel of love, danger, and “The Tempest”which comes out on Tuesday, September 7th. !

Many scholars believe one of Shakespeare’s most beloved plays, The Tempest, was inspired by a shipwreck and true tale of survival that captured the imagination of 17th-century London. In the book, Kathryn proposes the questions what if the greatest playwright of all time didn’t simply read about the wreck of the Sea Venture off the Bermuda coast? What if Will was on board, fleeing powerful enemies, daring one last great adventure? A very intriguing plot.

BAnews: How much of The Gentleman Poet is real—actual history, that is—and how much is fiction?

Kathryn: Many of the names for characters and their roles came directly from the ship’s manifest and from the account of the wreck written by one of the passengers, William Strachey. I also relied a great deal on the timeline provided by Strachey’s journal. But what these characters actually said to one another—or how their individual adventures played out—all of that is purely my imagination at work.

BAnews: Can you give us an example of the mix of real and fantasy in the story?

Kathryn: Sure. In Strachey’s account of the days the survivors spent on the island, which amounted to about 9 months, he mentions that a serving girl Elizabeth Persons married the ship’s cook. So one assumes that a romance developed and that, despite their dire circumstances, love was still alive and families were being formed among the group. So in the story, Elizabeth and Thomas the cook fall in love.

BAnews: You’ve set The Gentleman Poet in 1609. Can you tell us what in the story might be relevant for us in the 21st century?

Kathryn: Well, many things in life never change. People in times past worried about how to support themselves and their families. They took risks, as we do, in their careers and life choices. They feared disease, war, persecution, getting old, loss of loved ones. So the characters in my story are very similar to people we meet every day in the 21st century

BAnews: Tell us about the research you did for the book. Did you spend a lot of time in archives, studying letters and other records?

Kathryn: The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. was an amazing help. They have, I believe, the largest collection of Shakespeare-related material in the world, including several of the priceless and rare First Folios, a collection of Shakespeare’s plays printed by his friends after his death. There I found two amazing accounts of the shipwreck of the Sea Venture, which was bound for Jamestown in 1609. It was this ship and its survivors who, legend tells us, inspired Shakespeare’s play, The Tempest.

BAnews: Any exciting research trips?

Kathryn: I also went on location, so to speak, in Bermuda (tough work if you can get it—LOL!), which is the setting for most of the story. I spent two weeks touring the island and studied some of the artifacts salvaged from the wreck, which still lies in the coral beds just east of the Bermuda coast. And by the way, Bermuda is a super spot for a reading vacation—full of legends, ghost stories, and there are guest houses where you can stay very reasonably, some of them centuries old that were built as homes for privateers.

BAnews: What about survivors. How many made it to shore after the wreck?

Kathryn: That’s one of the amazing things about the historical account. It tells us that there were 150 crew and passengers aboard the Venture when it ran aground on the reef, less than a mile from land. They’d just suffered four terrible days at sea, nearly sinking in a hurricane. But here they were within sight of land, and the captain somehow got every single person safely to shore. And there they lived for 9 months, building a new ship, which eventually carried them the rest of the way to Jamestown. Talk about courage and persistence!

BAnews: That is amazing. But how did Shakespeare find out about this wreck without the modern advantages of the Internet, Facebook, twitter, telephone, email, or even telegraph messages?

Kathryn: Most scholars believe that Strachey’s account traveled back to England on a ship from Jamestown. When Londoners learned that the Sea Venture hadn’t been lost and its passengers were still alive, it was huge—something akin to man walking on the moon. Shakespeare must have seen a copy of that letter. Read his play, The Tempest, and you’ll see that the similarity with the wording with some parts of Strachey’s account is uncanny. For instance, Will seems to have lifted whole phrases from the ship’s historian to use in his opening storm scene!

BAnews: But then again, Shakespeare was famous for borrowing from other writers—

Kathryn: Exactly! Will was the ultimate literary recycler. But what he did with those characters and stories…oh my! That’s why he lives today through his plays. That’s why hundreds of theaters and festivals across the country, and around the world, still perform him. And I guess that’s why I just had to write this book. I took my cue from Will. I borrowed his tempest and put it in my novel.

Thanks Kathryn for stopping by. We'll all look forward to reading The Gentleman Poet. For more about Kathryn and her book, check out her website, gentlemanpoet.com Kathryn also provides writing tips on her writebyyou.com website.

Alison Buckholtz on NPR today

2010-07-27T08:06:00.000-07:00

Alison Buckholtz will be interviewed on NPR's "Talk of the Nation" today, July 27th at 2 pm discussing military families in a time of war, Standing By, and her Slate column, "Deployment Diary." Suzie Schwartz will be on with her. Tune in if you can! If you miss the live broadcast, you can listen to the posting on npr.org.

RWA Conference in Orlando

2010-07-25T18:27:00.000-07:00

Romance Writers of America's annual conference is this week--Wednesday, July 28th - 30th at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando. Best-selling author Nora Roberts will be the Keynote speaker . Fans can meet her at the 2010 "Readers for Life" autographing session on Wednesday July 28, from 5:30 - 7:30 in the Pacific Exhibit Hall at the Dolphin Resort. Nora's new book The Search was recently #1 on the NY Times bestseller list.

Here's a list of other authors attending the signing.

Summer Reading

2010-07-01T11:00:00.000-07:00

Book and author News – Summer Reading

If you’re looking for something fun to read at the beach or just lazing around this summer, you’re in luck.

July 6th – The Search by Nora Roberts - a riveting novel where a canine search and rescue volunteer fights danger and finds love in the Pacific Northwest wilderness.

Read an excerpt

Enter the Ultimate Nora Roberts Sweepstakes Ten winners will receive autographed copies of Vision in White, Bed of Roses, and Savor the Moment as well as the Vision in White game.
http://wildfireapp.com/website/6/contests/37957

July 6th – the Wicked Wyckerly by Patricia Rice

When he becomes seventh Earl of Danecroft, rakish John Fitzhugh Wyckerly also inherits a crumbling estate and massive debts. Determined to do right, he reclaims his illegitimate daughter Penelope and heads to London in search of a very rich wife.

Abigail Merriweather's farm has been quiet since she lost custody of her four young half-siblings-until a roguish gentleman named Fitz stops for a rest, his rebellious daughter in tow. His etiquette is questionable, his parenting deplorable-so why does Abby delight in his flirtations? And when she seeks a suitor to help her regain the children, why does Fitz keep popping up?

Read an excerpt
http://patriciarice.com/teaser.pdf

Book and Author News - March 28, 2009

2009-03-28T12:01:00.000-07:00

Get the popcorn ready. Lifetime Movies – Midnight Bayou, the second Lifetime movie from the Nora Roberts collection will premier tonight, Saturday April 28th at 9:00 EST. There will be encore presentations during the week. Northern Lights, the first in the set, was a big hit last week. Read more about the movies.

Cookbook author Nancy Baggett’s new book Kneadlessly Simple was featured on NPR. Nancy tells us how to make delicious bread with a new yeast that requires no kneading. If you want Nancy's improved and simplified version of the now famous peasant-style pot bread (first published in the New York Times in 2008), go to www.npr.org and search on "Baggett bread" after the show has aired. The archive will include the recipe and photos showing how the bread is made. Order a copy of Kneadless Simple from Amazon.com

Loretta Chase’s Mr. Impossible is going into a second printing.

The paperback edition of Lady MacBeth by Susan Fraser King will be in bookstores on April 7th.

This week, author Alison Buckholtz has stopped by Book and Author news for a short interview about her new book, Standing By, The Making of an American Military Family in a Time of War, which will be in bookstores, April 2.

B&ANEWS: Alison, tell us about the book Standing By--why you decided to write it and what you hope to accomplish.

Alison:
I grew up in a non-military family. I really had no concept of what the military was like, or of military family life. It was like a new culture with its own lingo, traditions, and accepted social mores. I felt like an outsider. But year by year, as I became more assimilated into this new world, I found that my civilian friends started asking me what it was like. Over and over again, they said “How do you do it?” I knew they were also asking “Why do you do it,” because the sacrifices that military families make can seem incomprehensible to others.

I came to understand that somewhere along the way, I had become an insider. So I wrote STANDING BY, which is about the challenges and rewards of life as a military family, to introduce this world to others. I see my role as a translator between two Americas.

We’re not unique among military families. Countless other parents and kids have experienced the same stress of separation after 9/11. Since then, especially among Army, Marine and National Guard families, deployment requirements increased significantly when compared to historical norms of the past few decades. So we know we are not the only ones to question the effect of this lifestyle on family relationships. I certainly know that I am not the only wife who mourns her husband's long absences. I hope that military wives reading this account of our experience feel a little less alone.

Even more than that, though, I hope that this book can help bridge a gap in understanding between civilians and military personnel in America. Since the abolition of the draft in the U.S., in 1973, the gulf between two groups – civilians and military – has deepened dramatically. It’s hard for one side to reach out to the other. I'm now an insider, and it made me want to speak directly to all of those people who don't know anyone in the military. I used to be one of those people, so I understand some faulty assumptions that are often made.

B&ANEWS: What can everyday people do to help military families and show their support?

Alison: If people are interested in volunteering, there are so many worthy organizations that help servicemembers and their families. One of my favorites is Cards for Heroes (http://www.cardsforheroes.org/). Its volunteers create blank greeting cards and ship them to servicemembers overseas so that deployed military members can write to their families and friends back home. Of course, organizations like Fisher House (http://www.fisherhouse.org/), which provides lodging to servicemembers’ families so that they can be close to their injured loved one, is always in need of support.

However, any heartfelt offer to help the spouse of a deployed servicemember is valuable, because the stresses of being a stay-at-home parent during deployment are sometimes difficult to manage.

B&ANEWS: First Lady Michelle Obama is also focusing on military families. What three areas would you recommend that she work on first?

Alison: I’m thrilled that Mrs. Obama is focusing on military families. There are so many areas in need of attention, but to me among the most important is the health and well-being of children of deployed servicemembers. Data show that the satisfaction of the military spouse is a primary reason for a servicemember either staying in or leaving the military. If it’s true that a mother is only as happy as her least happy child, then the health and well-being of the military child is more important than anyone has yet acknowledged. Academic studies, such as the peer-reviewed research published late last year in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, conclude that children aged 5 years and younger who experience the deployment of a parent exhibit significantly increased aggression and anxiety compared to children without a deployed parent. These results are a call to action. Military bases need professionals who are trained to address children’s psychological needs. In our case – and ours is far from unique -- there is no child psychiatrist or medically-trained mental health specialist for children on base or in the town the base is located in, even though our insurance covers the referral.

Read more about supporting military families and Alison's new book at www.standingbybook.com

Order a copy of Standing By from Amazon.com

Book and Author News - March 09, 2009

2009-03-09T08:40:00.000-07:00

Inn Boonsboro created by bestselling author Nora Roberts, combines the luxury of a 5 star boutique hotel with the charm and warmth of a bed and breakfast. I’ve been working on the website for the Inn and had the opportunity to attend the grand opening party last month. The rooms are incredible, every detail from the furniture, art, linens, to the amazing baths have been designed for comfort and style. What a great getaway! Check out the rooms on the InnBoonsBoro.com website.

Get ready for Movie nights—Lifetime will be premiering movies from Nora Roberts Books on Saturday nights starting Sat March 21^st.

Northern Lights - Sat. March 21

Midnight Bayou - Sat March 28

High Noon - Sat. April 4

Tribute - Sat. April 11

And on the subject of Nora, Roberts, her new J. D. Robb novel, Promises in Death is now available. It’s number #1 this week on Publisher’s Weekly Hardcover list. You can order an autographed copy from Turn the Page Books.

A Amarylis Coltraine may have recently transferred to the New York City police force from Atlanta, but she’s been a cop long enough to know how to defend herself against an assailant. When she’s taken down just steps away from her apartment, killed with her own weapon, for Eve the victim isn’t just “one of us.” Eve is going to break this case, whatever it takes.

Alison Buckholtz (my niece) has a beautifully written and heart felt memoir “Standing By – The Making of an American Military Family in a Time of War”. Check out her salute to Military Families, in her Homecoming Day Video There are many resources for military families on her website Standbybook.com

The book will be in stores on April 2. You can preorder from Amazon.com

The Highland Groom, by Sarah Gabriel. Avon, 1/09. To fulfill a promise, Fiona MacCarran travels into the misty Highlands to teach at a glen school. To save his clan, Dougal MacGregor smuggles the finest whisky. Can a law-abiding Lowland lass and an outlawed Highland rebel ever find common ground, let alone love?Read more on Sarah's website.

Congratulations to Jo Beverley and Loretta Chase! Jo’s A Lady’s Secret and Loretta’s Your Scandalous Ways were both listed on the Reader’s Advisor Online list of Great Romances of 2008. Your Scandalous Ways also made the AAR Annual Reader Poll list for Best Historical Romance Set Outside the U.K. and Best Love Scenes.

LADY MACBETH, Susan Fraser King (trade paperback release) - 4/09

THE SECRET WEDDING, by Jo Beverley - 4/09

Jessica Garrett’s new poetry book Fire Pond (this year's addition to the Agha Shahid Ali Prize Series) is currently available for pre-order on Amazon. The official release date is March 31.)

Coming events:

Wordwenches.com O3/11 – Pat Rice will be hosting Ella March Chase, who will be a Wench guest this month. She will be talking about her recent release, The Virgin Queen’s Daughter, a fictionalized Queen Elizabeth historical wherein the queen hides an illegitimate daughter n the Word Wenches

Book and Author News - July 7, 2008

2008-07-07T18:05:00.000-07:00

Tribute, the latest hardcover from bestselling author Nora Roberts, arrives in bookstores on Tuesday July 8^th. To celebrate the new book, Nora now has her own widget. The widget will feature facts about Nora and her novels as well as writing tips. Here's a picture of the widget and you can see a live widget on the right hand side of this blog. Get your own copy for your website, blog, myspace or facebook and other social networking pages by clicking on the GET WIDGET link.

Read an excerpt of Tribute. Watch for the new commercial for Tribute running on HGTV, The Food Network, Lifetime TV, Extreme Home Makeover, and other cable programs. You can see the commercial on Nora’s website.

Order autographed copies of Tribute

Patricia Rice’s new book, Mystic Rider is now in stores and getting great reviews. It’s the second book in her Mystic Isle series.

Read an excerpt of Mystic Rider.

Visit Patricia Rice's website

Pat's Mystic Rider and Susan Holloway Scott's The King’s Favorite are July Top Picks over at Romantic Times.

Your Scandalous Ways by Loretta Chase is a NYT extended list bestseller and has gone back to a second printing. Rounding out her cyber-tour for the launch of Your Scandalous Ways, Loretta will be a guest of Candice Hern’s Bluestockings from the 14th through the 20th of July during Loretta’s Guest Author week.

Bookshelf

Tribute, by Nora Roberts – 7/08/08

The Hollow by Nora Roberts - now available

High Noon by Nora Roberts - Mass market edition

MacGregor Grooms - by Nora Roberts June 2008

http://www.noraroberts.com

MYSTIC RIDER, by Pat Rice – 7/08

http://www.patriciarice.com/

HIS DARK AND DANGEROUS WAYS, by Edith Layton - 6/08

YOUR SCANDALOUS WAYS, by Loretta Chase - 6/08

http://www.lorettachase.com

A DISTANT MAGIC, by Mary Jo Putney – reprint 5/08

http://www.maryjoputney.com/ADistantMagicexcerpt.pdf

Binnie Syril Braunstein & Press Kit Communications

2008-06-01T09:19:00.000-07:00

Hi!
My name is Binnie Syril Braunstein and I'm a publicist for a growing number of romance (and other) authors. My company is called Press Kit Communications. I'm a published author of romances and short stories. I'm also an adjunct professor at Anne Arundel Community College in Arnold, Maryland, and have taught various courses in creative writing, library research, and publicity.

I look forward to working with Eileen Buckholtz on Book and Author News, and to letting readers of this blog learn about the various authors that we represent, as well as their current and upcoming events. Let's get to know each other...

Book and Author News - Issue # 15

2008-05-02T12:19:00.000-07:00

Lifetime Movie Channel has decided to make four more Nora Roberts books into movies for 2009. Under consideration are Tribute, High Noon, Northern Lights, True Betrayals, Midnight Bayou and Carnal Innocence. Read the press release.

Look for The Hollow, by Nora Roberts, in stores on Tuesday, May 6th.

As part of her cyber-tour to launch Your Scandalous Ways, Loretta Chase will be a guest on May 19 at Romance B(u)y the Book. Please drop by and leave a comment! The second leg of her cyber-tour will take Loretta to Romance Novel TV, where she will be a guest author on May 26-28. The third leg of her tour will be May 27-28 at Isn’t it Romantic? And finally, the fourth leg will be an interview at Vauxhall Vixens on 5/29.

Patricia Rice's Mystic Guardian cover is a finalist in the Cover Cafe book cover contest. It’s a fun contest and if you go to the site, you can vote for Pat’s cover!

Loretta's Your Scandalous Ways received a really great review over at Publishers Weekly.

Both Mary Jo Putney and Patricia Rice attended the Romantic Times convention in Pittsburgh in April and each received a Pioneer of Romance award in recognition for their many years of being published.

Library Journal has awarded a coveted starred review to Jo Beverly for A Lady’s Secret and to Loretta for Your Scandalous Ways. Read the full reviews here.

Bookshelf

THE HOLLOW by Nora Roberts, The second book in the Sign of Seven Series –May 6 Read an excerpt

http://www.noraroberts.com

A DISTANT MAGIC, by Mary Jo Putney – reprint 5/08

http://www.maryjoputney.com/ADistantMagicexcerpt.pdf

HIS DARK AND DANGEROUS WAYS, by Edith Layton - 6/08

YOUR SCANDALOUS WAYS, by Loretta Chase - 6/08

http://tinyurl.com/26cf6k

THE KING’S FAVORITE, A NOVEL OF NELL GWYN AND CHARLES II, by Susan Holloway Scott - 7/08

MYSTIC RIDER, by Pat Rice – 7/08

http://www.patriciarice.com/

Book and Author News - Issue # 14

2007-11-11T17:51:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to Nora Roberts who recently won the Quills Award for Best Book of the Year for her novel Angels Fall. Thanks to all the fans who voted for Angels Fall.

The Italian edition of LORD OF SCOUNDRELS by Loretta Chase is scheduled for release (in Italy by Mondadori) in November 2007. Loretta Chase’s agent's sold Italian rights to five of her books: the four Carsington books (Miss Wonderful, Mr. Impossible, Lord Perfect, and Not Quite a Lady) and Captives of the Night.

Events and Signings

11/14 - Loretta Chase- guest blogging (reissue of Lord of Scoundrels) at Avon's Romance Books, http://www.avonromanceblog.blogspot.com/
11/15 - Loretta Chase - guest blogging (reissue of LOS) at Romance B(u)y the Book,
http://www.lifetimetv.com/lifestyle/entertainment/romance-buy-the-book
11/18/07:--Deborah da Costa will be signing Hanukkah Moon, 9am to 5pm--Jewish Children’s Book Writers’ Conference, 92nd Street Y, Lexington Avenue, N.Y., N.Y.12/01/07 Nora Roberts at Turn the Page Books Christmas Event from 1- 3 PM
12/1 - Loretta - Booksigning (reissue of LOS) at Warwick Barnes & Noble, Warwick, Rhode Island, from 4:00-6:00 p.m.
12/2 - Loretta - Booksigning (reissue of LOS) at Millbury Barnes & Noble, Millbury, Mass., time TBD
12/9/07 - Mary Jo Putney & Susan King will attend the “Read Between the Wines” benefit for Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, 2:00-5:00 p.m. in the Atrium of the Lowes Annapolis hotel. .
12/02/07: Deborah da Costa will be signing Hanukkah Moon 1-3:30 pm--”Hands-on Hanukkah”, Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington, Rockville, MD 12/08/07: Deborah da Costa will be signing Hanukkah Moon, 11am to 1 pm--Story Hour, Barnes and Noble, Bethesda, MD Author Night at Bradley Hills Elementary in Bethesda,MD--"How a Picture Book is Created
02/2008 - Susan King will be signing copies of Lady Macbeth: A Novel at Turn the Page Books in Boonsboro, Maryland, with Nora Roberts. Date TBD.

Websites:
Check out the new J. D. Robb website at http://www.jdrobb.com
Susan Fraser King’s new website is http://www.susanfraserking.com
Deborah da Costa has recently launched her kid’s website http://www.deborahdacosta.com

Current and Upcoming Releases
Dead of Night Anthology by J. D. Robb, Mary Blayney, Ruth Ryan Langan, and Mary Kay McComas--now in stores
Creation in Death by J. D. Robb in stores
Hanukkah Moon by Deborah da Costa now available
A Stockingful of Joy Christmas anthology, by Mary Jo Putney, Susan King, et al - 11/07
Blood Brothers by Nora Roberts -- November 27, 2007
To Wed a Highland Bride, by Sarah Gabriel - 12/07
Lord of Scoundrels, by Loretta Chase - 12/07 (reissue)
Lady Macbeth, by Susan Fraser King - 2/08

Happy Thanksgiving

Book and Author News -- Issue #13

2007-07-06T08:54:00.000-07:00

High Noon by Nora Roberts arrives in stores on Tuesday, July 10. See a commercial on noraroberts.com. Also on the site, get a sneak peek at Nora’s Sign of Seven Trilogy. The first book, Blood Brothers will be out on November 27, 2007.

Romance writers head to Dallas for the Romance Writers of America Conference next week. Nora Roberts and Jo Beverly along with over 450 other authors will be signing at the “Readers for Life” Literacy Autographing on July 11, 2007, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Hyatt Regency hotel. See list of authors.

Deirdre Martin has just sold two more novels. So readers will be reading her books into 2011.

Read the interview Nora did while in Ireland on High Noon
http://www.meettheauthor.co.uk/bookbites/1473.html

Mary Jo was interviewed at the Plot Monkeys
http://www.plotmonkeys.com/478/welcome-guest-bloggermary-jo-putney/

MOVIE UPDATES: DVDs: Nora's Lifetime movies will be available on DVD in sets of two on the following dates:Angels Fall/Montana Sky on August 7.Blue Smoke/Carolina Moon on Sept. 11.

Please note that these will be DVDs for Region 1 DVD players. If you are an international reader, please make sure that your DVD player accepts them.Airdates: There will be a Nora Roberts movie marathon on Lifetime on Aug. 5 to get you all in the mood.

Canada: Blue Smoke - July 5. German air dates: The movies will air in Germany starting July 12 and will run for the following three Thursday evening in this order: Angels Fall, Montana Sky, Blue Smoke and Carolina Moon.

We are still waiting for word as to when the movies will air in the UK and Australia. As soon as we have word, we will post it here.

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Word Wenches schedule
7/2 - Sherrie Holmes talks about horses
7/4 - Pat's interview by Susan/Sarah in connection with the release of Mystic Guardian
7/13 - “The Wenches Consult Dr. Josh” (who just happens to be Susan/Sarah’s son) Dr. Josh will talk about old-time medicine.7/23 & 27 - Susan/Miranda’s interview by Loretta in connection with the release of Royal Harlot 7/30 - Karen Harper interview
Fall 2007 - Julia Quinn

Booklist
Events
Join Nora Roberts at Nora’s Night at the Hagerstown Sun’s game on Friday, July 6. The first 1000 fans will receive a Nora Bobblehead. I’m planning on attending. Then the next day July 7 1-3 PM stop by Turn the Page Book Store for their Anniversary signing. Authors include Nora Roberts, Ruth Ryan Langan, Mariah Stewart, Miranda Jarrett, Susan Holloway Scott, Kathryn Caskie and Sophia Nash.

Bookshelf
Now in stores:
Golden Night by Candice Poarch
Not Quite a Lady by Loretta Chase
Angels Fall, by Nora Roberts
Summer Pleasures by Nora Roberts—reissue of Second Nature (1986) and One Summer (1986)
MacGregors: Robert & Cybil—reissue of The Winning Hand (1998) and The Perfect Neighbor (1999)
Lady Beware, by Jo Beverley
The Marriage Spell, by Mary Jo Putney

Coming Soon
High Noon by Nora Roberts 07/10 Read an excerpt
Mystic Guardian, by Patricia Rice - 7/07 Read an excerpt
Seduction of an English Lady, by Miranda Jarrett - 7/07
ROYAL HARLOT, A NOVEL OF THE COUNTESS OF CASTLEMAINE AND KING CHARLES II, by Susan Holloway Scott - 7/07
A DISTANT MAGIC, by Mary Jo Putney - 7/17 Read an excerpt
BRIDE ENCHANTED, by Edith Layton - 9/07

Book and Author News -- Issue #12

2007-06-04T19:56:00.000-07:00

If you’re looking for some great books this summer, you’re in luck. Just out the paper edition of Nora Robert’s Angels Fall, Mary Jo Putney’s The Marriage Spell, and Loretta Chase’s Not Quite a Lady.

Video trailers are a hot trend for new books. You get a 30 second to 2 minute visual teaser for the book. Check out the video for Patricia Rice’s new book Mystic Guardian coming in July. http://www.patriciarice.com/media/MysticGuardian_3.wmv

And the video for Mary Jo Putney’s The Marriage Spell
http://www.maryjoputney.com/media/MS_Final_05.wmv

Readers—what do you think about having video trailers for books? Would seeing one make you more likely to buy the book or at least check it out?

More great reviews roll in for NOT QUITE A LADY by Loretta Chase. The novel received a starred review from Library Journal. Also check out the Loretta’s interview on Risky Regencies http://riskyregencies.blogspot.com/

Events
Join Nora Roberts at Nora’s Night at the Hagerstown Sun’s game on Friday, July 6 at 7:05 PM. The first 1000 fans through the gates will receive a Nora Bobblehead. I’m planning on attending. Then the next day July 7 1-3 PM stop by Turn the Page Book Store for their Anniversary signing. Authors include Nora Roberts, Ruth Ryan Langan, Mariah Stewart, Miranda Jarrett, Susan Holloway Scott, Kathryn Caskie and Sophia Nash.
Loretta Chase will be blogging with Romance Readers at Heart on 19 June
http://rrahponderings.blogspot.com/

Bookshelf
Now in stores:
Golden Night by Candice Poarch
Not Quite a Lady by Loretta Chase
Angels Fall, by Nora Roberts May 29
Summer Pleasures by Nora Roberts—reissue of Second Nature (1986) and One Summer (1986) May 29
MacGregors: Robert & Cybil—reissue of The Winning Hand (1998) and The Perfect Neighbor (1999) May 29
Lady Beware, by Jo Beverley - 6/07
The Marriage Spell, by Mary Jo Putney - 6/07 (reprint)

Coming Soon
High Noon by Nora Roberts 07/10
Mystic Guardian, by Patricia Rice - 7/07
Seduction of an English Lady, by Miranda Jarrett - 7/07

Book and Author News -- Issue #11

2007-05-16T17:10:00.000-07:00

Nora Roberts was selected as #7 on Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in the arts and entertainment.

Deirdre Levine’s January 2008 release finally has a title: No Reservations.

Loretta Chase checks in with a lot of good news for her latest book Not Quite a Lady. NQAL has gone into a second printing.
"Lord Perfect" is a finalist in the 2007 Madcap Award from the Heart and Scroll chapter of Romance Writers of America.. Winners will be announced mid July.

I did an interview with Newsweek on tips for teen drivers and parents for prom and graduation driving safety. It will be in the tipsheet section of the May 21st issue and also online. See http://www.teendriving.com/ for more tips to keep your teens safe on the road.

Events:
Loretta Chase:
Fog City Divas on Wednesday 23 May. Kate Moore is interviewing Loretta.
Loretta will be blogging with Romance Readers at Heart on 19 June
http://rrahponderings.blogspot.com/

Bookshelf
Now in stores:
Golden Night by Candice Poarch
Not Quite a Lady by Loretta Chase

Coming Soon
Angels Fall, by Nora Roberts May 29
Summer Pleasures by Nora Roberts—reissue of Second Nature (1986) and One Summer (1986) May 29
MacGregors: Robert & Cybil—reissue of The Winning Hand (1998) and The Perfect Neighbor (1999) May 29
Lady Beware, by Jo Beverley - 6/07
The Marriage Spell, by Mary Jo Putney - 6/07 (reprint)
High Noon by Nora Roberts 07/10
Mystic Guardian, by Patricia Rice - 7/07
Seduction of an English Lady, by Miranda Jarrett - 7/07

Book and Author News -- Issue # 10

2007-04-27T17:50:00.000-07:00

Happy Arbor Day. This year trees are sending a special thanks to those who use email to send newsletters rather than sending paper mail. And my newsletter company, EMMA (http://www.myemma.com/) is running a promotion to contribute up to 5000 seedlings for everyone who votes yes for trees. http://www.votefortrees.com/ You can also save trees by signing up to get your stock and bank reports online rather than in hard copy. Read your news online and/or recycle your papers.

Signings
Sunday, April 22, 2007—Candice Poarch signing at No.Va. chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority event at Mount Vernon High School from 3:30-6:30.
Saturday, May 19, 2007—Candice Poarch signing at Borders Express in Springfield Mall, Springfield, Va. from 11:00 to 1:00

Bookshelf
Now in stores:
The MacGregors: Daniel & Ian
Innocent in Death, J. D. Robb
My Favorite Midlife Crisis Yet, Toby Devens
Born in Death, J. D. Robb, paperback 04/24
Table for Two by Nora Roberts, Trade size reissue of Summer Deserts 10/85 and Lessons Learned 5/86
Dragon Lovers by Jo Beverley, Mary Jo Putney, Barbara Samuel, and Karen Harbaugh
Golden Night by Candice Poarch
Not Quite a Lady by Loretta Chase - 5/07
Angels Fall, by Nora Roberts 6/07
Lady Beware, by Jo Beverley - 6/07
The Marriage Spell, by Mary Jo Putney - 6/07 (reprint)
High Noon by Nora Roberts 07/10
Mystic Guardian, by Patricia Rice - 7/07
Seduction of an English Lady, by Miranda Jarrett - 7/07

Book and Author News -- Issue # 9

2007-04-20T18:47:00.000-07:00

Not Quite a Lady by Loretta Chase was a top pick by Romantic Times. It will be in stores April 24.

Read Nora Roberts’ account of how she learned the news of her first book sale.
http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2007/04/06/my-first-sale-by-nora-roberts/

Candice Poarch signed copies of her latest book, Golden Night at the Ft. Meade, Md. Exchange. Golden Night is book 1 of her Golden Bowl trilogy.

Many romance authors are meeting at the Romantic Times Conference. If you’re attending the RT Book Fair in Houston on Saturday April 28th 11 am – 2 pm at the Hyatt Regency, mention any of the three radio stations at the door and you can get into the Book Fair for free.
http://www.romantictimes.com/2007/04/rts-houston-convention-mention-one-of.php
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Bestseller list
The MacGregors: Daniel & Ian, Nora Roberts USAToday 32

Bookshelf
Now in stores:
The MacGregors: Daniel & Ian
Innocent in Death, J. D. Robb
My Favorite Midlife Crisis Yet, Toby Devens
Born in Death, J. D. Robb, paperback 04/24
Table for Two by Nora Roberts, Trade size reissue of Summer Deserts 10/85 and Lessons Learned 5/86
Dragon Lovers by Jo Beverley, Mary Jo Putney, Barbara Samuel, and Karen Harbaugh
Golden Night by Candice Poarch
Not Quite a Lady by Loretta Chase - 04/24
Angels Fall, by Nora Roberts 6/07
Lady Beware, by Jo Beverley - 6/07
The Marriage Spell, by Mary Jo Putney - 6/07 (reprint)
High Noon by Nora Roberts 07/10
Mystic Guardian, by Patricia Rice - 7/07
Seduction of an English Lady, by Miranda Jarrett - 7/07

Signings and Events:
Apr 20-22 - Mary Jo Putney: Pike’s Peak Writers Conference, Colorado Springs, CO
Friday Apr 27 11:30-2:00 WRW Retreat Signing—Nora Roberts and members of Washington Romance for a Mega signing at Turn the Page Bookstore (ttpbooks.com)
Wednesday, Apr18: Toby Devens, Gerber Mini College, Rockville, Maryland

Book and Author News -- Issue #8

2007-04-09T16:29:00.000-07:00

For everyone still waiting for spring--still time to curl up with a good book. Nice weather will get here eventually.

Wordwenches.com--Susan Scott/Miranda Jarrett is interviewing Loretta Chase about her new book, Not Quite a Lady, in May.

NOT QUITE A LADY by Loretta Chase is a Top Pick in the MAY 2007 Romantic Times Book Club magazine.

Deirdre Martin was interviewed in the April 9th edition of the New York Post Romance Readers Hot for Ice. Read the article.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/04092007/news/regionalnews/romance_readers_hot_for_ice_regionalnews_jennifer_fermino.htm

Toby Devens and her novel, My Favorite Midlife Crisis (yet) will be the lead story in the April newsletter of the multi-thousand member-strong National Association of Baby Boomer Women, http://www.nabbw.com/ Toby is also leading a class on April 18 at the Gerber Adult Seminars, Rockville, Maryland. The subject: "A Novel Approach to Living a Long and Passionate Life." The third round of her national radio tour included Lifestyle Network's Michael Dresser Show available in archive at http://www.lifestyletalkradio.com/weekday_hosts/archives/tmds.shtml (4/5/07; hour 2) and The Good Life with Jesse Dylan on Lime Radio/Sirius Satellite. And she'll be talking about the art of rewriting at the annual conference of the Maryland Writers Association, April 21.

Make your plans to attend the Washington Romance Writers Pre-Retreat mega book signing at Turn the Page Books (http://www.ttpbooks.com/)
Friday April 27, 2007 11:30-2:00 WRW Retreat Signing
Join Nora Roberts and special retreat guests Lisa Gardner, Madeline Hunter, and Julia Quinn. WRW Members attending: Dee Davis, Susan Donovan, Diane Gaston, Donna Kauffman, Kathleen O'Reilly, Pamela Palmer, Hope Tarr, Michelle Willingham, and Jean Marie Ward. If you can’t attend, you can order signed copies on the virtual book signing page on the ttpbooks website.

Bestseller Lists
USA Today List April 5 list
# 16 The MacGregors: Daniel and Ian
#130 Irish Dreams
#147 Table for Two by Nora Roberts

Bookshelf
Now in stores:
The MacGregors: Daniel & Ian
Innocent in Death, J. D. Robb
My Favorite Midlife Crisis Yet, Toby Devens
Table for Two by Nora Roberts, Trade size reissue of Summer Deserts 10/85 and Lessons Learned 5/86
Dragon Lovers by Jo Beverley, Mary Jo Putney, Barbara Samuel, and Karen Harbaugh
Golden Night by Candice Poarch
Not Quite a Lady by Loretta Chase - 5/07

Signings and Events:
Apr 20-22 - Mary Jo Putney: Pike’s Peak Writers Conference, Colorado Springs, CO
Friday Apr 27 11:30-2:00 WRW Retreat Signing—Nora Roberts and members of Washington Romance for a Mega signing at Turn the Page Bookstore (ttpbooks.com)
Wednesday, Apr18: Toby Devens, Gerber Mini College, Rockville, Maryland

Book and Author News --Issue # 7

2007-03-31T18:03:00.000-07:00

I'm lucky this year--I get two springs. I just returned from a week in Atlanta where everything was blooming. Now in Mayland I get to see my flowers and bushes come to life.

This week Romance Writers of America announced the finalists for their RITA awards. Congratulations to Nora Roberts writing as J. D. Robb for Innocent in Death in the Best Romantic Suspense category and to Mary Jo Putney who is so a finalist for Best Long Historical for The Marriage Spell. You can see all the nominees for the RITA awards at
http://161.58.67.252/ritafinalists2007.htm

Watch for an interview with Deirdre Martin, author of Chasing Stanley, in Monday’s New York Post (April 2).

For parents of teens, I’ve done a podcast on safe teen driving for Parentingmyteen.com and it should be up the first week in April. For more teen driving tips, visit teendriving.com. We have a new interview on the site with Tim Smith who wrote Crashproof your Kids.

Mary Jo Putney recently attended an event put on by the Officers Wives Club on Ft. Meade. There's a great post on Word Wenches (3/29) from Kimberly A. Lowe, Major, Air Force Reserves on what it means to be a military wife.

Make your plans to attend the Washington Romance Writers Pre-Retreat mega book signing at Turn the Page Books (www.ttpbooks.com)
Friday April 27, 2007 11:30-2:00 WRW Retreat Signing
Join Nora Roberts and special retreat guests Lisa Gardner, Madeline Hunter, and Julia Quinn. WRW Members attending: Dee Davis, Susan Donovan, Diane Gaston, Donna Kauffman, Kathleen O'Reilly, Pamela Palmer, Hope Tarr, Michelle Willingham, and Jean Marie Ward. If you can’t attend, you can order signed copies on the virtual book signing page on the ttpbooks website.

If you listen to Sirius Satellite radio, be sure to tune into Toby Deven’s interview on Wednesday, April 4 at 2:00 pm ET The Good Life Show with Jesse Dylan, Sirius- Satellite "Lime Radio" Toby is the author My Favorite Midlife Crisis Yet.

Bestseller Lists
Wall Street Journal Mar 22 Fiction list
# 11. "Innocent in Death" by Nora Roberts, writing as J.D. Robb (Putnam)
USA Today List March 29 list
#54 Table for Two by Nora Roberts
#57 Irish Dreams
#88 Innocent in Death

Bookshelf
Now in stores: Innocent in Death, J. D. Robb
My Favorite Midlife Crisis Yet, Toby Devens
Table for Two by Nora Roberts, Trade size reissue of Summer Deserts 10/85 and Lessons Learned 5/86
Dragon Lovers by Jo Beverley, Mary Jo Putney, Barbara Samuel, and Karen Harbaugh
Golden Night by Candice Poarch 4/3/07
Not Quite a Lady by Loretta Chase - 5/07

Signings and Events:
Apr 20-22 - Mary Jo Putney: Pike’s Peak Writers Conference, Colorado Springs, CO
Friday Apr 27 11:30-2:00 WRW Retreat Signing—Nora Roberts and members of Washington Romance for a Mega signing at Turn the Page Bookstore (ttpbooks.com)
Wednesday, Apr18: Toby Devens, Gerber Mini College, Rockville, Maryland
Monday, April 2, 8:30 am CT/ 9:30 am, Toby Devens, ET WZEE-FM Madison, WI
Tuesday, April 3, 4:00 pm CT/ 5:00 pm ET, Toby Devens, The Michael Dresser Show Nationally syndicated by the Lifestyle Network
Wednesday, April 4, 2007 2:00 pm ET The Good Life Show with Jesse Dylan Sirius- Satellite "Lime Radio"
Wednesday, April 4, 2007 2:30 pm ET WDRC-AM Mary Jones, Midday Magazine, Hartford, CT

Book and Author News--Issue 6

2007-03-21T17:25:00.000-07:00

Welcome to Spring. This is what my cherry trees will look like in about a month.

This week we celebrate readers and fans from around the country and around the world. Meet some of Nora Roberts’s fans online at the adwoff website and chat about Nora and her books. Nora sends postcards and pictures from her trips to the site. http://adwoff.com/

After Hurricane Katrina, Adwoff members and Nora’s fans raised over $30,000 online for Habitat for Humanity—and Nora matched that and more. And in 2002 when a town landmark in Ardmore was threatened by development, Nora’s fans rallied sending thousands of emails to the Ardmore council and persuading them to make the area around St. Declan’s an untouchable “green area.”

Deirdre Martin, author of Stealing Stanley, got an encouraging note from Alice a reader in the UK who loved her hockey themed novels so much she wrote up a review and sent it to the local hockey team, the Sheffield Steelers. The team published the review of the book in their program and then sent it on to their opposing team.

Post your own reader's stories as comments to this post.

Stop over at the Word Wenches blog (http://www.wordwenches.com/) and read Mary Jo’s review of the new movie Amazing Grace.

Bestseller List

Publishers Weekly list March 19
#6 Innocent in Death by J. D. Robb (Fiction List)
#7 Table for Two by Nora Roberts (Trade Paper)
USAToday List March 18
#39 Table for Two by Nora Roberts
#55 Innocent in Death by J. D. Robb
#38 Irish Dreams by Nora Roberts

Bookshelf
Now in stores: Innocent in Death, J. D. Robb
My Favorite Midlife Crisis Yet, Toby Devens
Table for Two by Nora Roberts, Trade size reissue of Summer Deserts 10/85 and Lessons Learned 5/86
Dragon Lovers by Jo Beverley, Mary Jo Putney, Barbara Samuel, and Karen Harbaugh
Golden Night by Candice Poarch 4/3/07
Not Quite a Lady by Loretta Chase - 5/07

Signings and Events:
Mar 24 - Mary Jo Putney: Lovettsvillle Library (talk), Loudoun County, VA
Apr 20-22 - Mary Jo Putney: Pike’s Peak Writers Conference, Colorado Springs, CO
Friday Apr 27, 2007 11:30-2:00 WRW Retreat Signing—Nora Roberts and members of Washington Romance for a Mega signing at Turn the Page Bookstore (ttpbooks.com)
Mar 29: Toby Devens: Brandeis University National Women's Committee Book and Author Luncheon and Wednesday, Apr18: Gerber Mini College, Rockville, Maryland
Listen to Toby Deven’s radio interviews:
Monday, April 2 8:30 am CT/ 9:30 am ET WZEE-FM Madison, WI
Tuesday, April 3 4:00 pm CT/ 5:00 pm ET The Michael Dresser Show Nationally syndicated by the Lifestyle Network
Wednesday, April 4 2:00 pm ET The Good Life Show with Jesse Dylan Sirius- Satellite "Lime Radio"
Wednesday, April 4 2:30 pm EST WDRC-AM Mary Jones, Midday Magazine Hartford, CT

Book and Author News --Issue # 5

2007-03-15T18:16:00.000-07:00

Booklovers today have several choices on how to keep up with their favorite author’s new novels. In addition to traditional hardcover, paperback, and trade paperback books, there are also audio books, eBooks, and large print copies. You can download books to your eBook reader, computer, palm pilot or other hand-held device. Turn the Page Books carries a full line of Nora’s books including audio titles. You can find over 17,000 eBooks for your Palm pilot at ebooks.palm.com.

I teach eBusiness and web technology courses for the University of Phoenix online and they’ve put all their text books into eBook technology. There are other technologies in the pipeline such as electronic paper—where your newspaper is downloaded with the day’s news. They are already experimenting with them in Japan. http://neasia.nikkeibp.com/neasia/003542

EBooks are still a small but growing part of the publishing market. It’s both an exciting and challenging time in publishing—keeping up with advances and also being able to ensure that authors reach their audiences through a variety of new and traditional channels.

On the Web
Check out Nora’s interview on Romancenovel.tv. Nora talks about her typical writing day plus advice for new writers.

Bestseller List
USAToday List
#31 Table for Two by Nora Roberts
#35 Innocent in Death by J. D. Robb
#39 Irish Dreams by Nora Roberts

Bookshelf
Now in stores: Innocent in Death, J. D. Robb
Table for Two by Nora Roberts, Trade size reissue of Summer Deserts 10/85 and Lessons Learned 5/86
Dragon Lovers by Jo Beverley, Mary Jo Putney, Barbara Samuel, and Karen Harbaugh

www.wordwenches.com

Golden Night by Candice Poarch 4/3/07 www.candicepoarch.com

Not Quite a Lady by Loretta Chase - 5/07 www.lorettachase.com

Signings and Events:
March 15-17 Novelists, Inc 2007 Conference, San Diego
Wednesday March 21 (BALTIMORE) Brooklyn Library (EPFL) 3:30 - 5:00 pm Kathy Harig, owner of Mystery Loves Company bookstore will give a talk recommending new mysteries.
Mar 24 - Mary Jo Putney: Lovettsvillle Library (talk), Loudoun County, VA
Apr 20-22 - Mary Jo Putney: Pike’s Peak Writers Conference, Colorado Springs, CO
Friday April 27, 2007 11:30-2:00 WRW Retreat Signing—Nora Roberts and members of Washington Romance for a Mega signing at Turn the Page Bookstore (ttpbooks.com)

Book and Author News --Issue # 4

2007-03-08T12:33:00.000-08:00

Book and Author News

March 8, 2007

Lifetime TV Channel ranked fourth place during February sweeps on the success of its Nora Roberts movies, averaging 1.65 million viewers in prime, a jump of 14 percent year-over-year. Lifetime placed fifth among adults 25-54 and scoring third among women 25-54 and fourth among women 18-49 (495,000).

If you missed Carolina Moon, it will re-air on Sunday, March 11 at 11 am et/pt.

RomanceNovel.tv has recently done an interview with Word Wench Edith Layton. Look for Edith’s video in the coming month as well as more from Mary Jo Putney and other romance authors on the romancenovel.tv website.

Bestsellers
Innocent in Death by J. D. Robb, #1 on Publishers Weekly HardCover list, #2 in USA Today list 2/25, #1 in Wall Street Journal’s Hardcover Fiction
Table for Two, by Nora Roberts # 20 on USAToday list. 3/4/07
Irish Dreams # 35 on USAToday list 3/4

The Essex Library in Essex, Connecticut announced the five finalists for their Bronte Prize chosen from over 400 love stories published in North America. Angels Fall by Nora Roberts made the top five. The winner will be announced on Thursday, March 15th, 2007.

http://essexlibrary.wordpress.com/

Dragon Month continues on the WordWenches.com blog, Watch for these upcoming guest interviews
Barbara Samuels March 21
Shana Abe March 24
(Check the website in case the dates change)

Bookshelf
Now in stores: Innocent in Death, J. D. Robb Read an excerpt
Table for Two by Nora Roberts, Trade size reissue of Summer Deserts 10/85 and Lessons Learned 5/86
Dragon Lovers by Jo Beverley, Mary Jo Putney, Barbara Samuel, and Karen Harbaugh
April 3, 2007 Golden Night by Candice Poarch

Signings and Events:
Mar 13 – Patricia Rice: Coffee Time chat, http://www.coffeetimeromance.com/Chat.html
Wednesday March 21 (BALTIMORE) Brooklyn Library (EPFL) 3:30 - 5:00 pm Kathy Harig, owner of Mystery Loves Company bookstore will give a talk recommending new mysteries.
Mar 24 - Mary Jo Putney: Lovettsvillle Library (talk), Loudoun County, VA
Apr 20-22 - Mary Jo Putney: Pike’s Peak Writers Conference, Colorado Springs, CO
Friday April 27, 2007 11:30 am-2:00 pm Turn the Page Bookstore--WRW Retreat Signing. Join Nora and the members of Washington Romance for a mega signing.
Mar 11 – Toby Devens: Bibliobabes, Howard County, Maryland
Mar 29 – Toby Devens: Brandeis University National Women's Committee Book and Author Luncheon
April 18—Toby Devens: Gerber Mini College, Rockville, Maryland

Tip of the week is a Daylight Savings Time Alert for your home PC.

provided by Howard Buckholtz from Techconnectedhome.com

You may have heard that the new Daylight Saving Time change may impact your home computer. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 changes the starting and ending dates for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in the United States. Beginning this year—and this weekend, DST will begin on the second Sunday in March (11th) and end on the first Sunday in November (4th). This new law results in a new DST period that is four weeks longer than in previous years.

Microsoft has provided a patch for the new DST settings as part of the February automatic updates for Windows XP Service Pack 2 only. You can check for installation of this update on your system by going to Control Panel/Add or Remove Programs (making sure that “show updates” at the top is checked). The fix will be listed as “Update for Windows XP (KB931836)”.

You can also look up the original Microsoft Knowledge Base article by going to:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931836

If you are running Windows 2000 you will have to update the DST settings manually. Microsoft has provided a time zone edit program available at

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927229

Scroll down to “Time Zone Editor” and download the tzedit.exe program. After installing the program, run it and set the DST parameters to

Start Day: Second Sunday of March at 2:00:00 AM
Last Day: First Sunday of November at 2:00:00 AM

Microsoft Office Outlook users may also need to adjust their calendars. For information, see the Knowledge Base article at:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931667

General DST information is also available at:

http://www.microsoft.com/DST2007

Book and Author News --Issue # 3

2007-03-01T09:02:00.000-08:00

Book and Author News, issue #3
March 1, 2007

Lifetime will be re-airing Carolina Moon, Saturday March 3 at 7 pm et/pt

If you missed Nora’s movies on Lifetime you can download them on iTunes. You must be a U. S. citizen to be able to purchase the downloads.

Innocent in Death by J. D. Robb made #2 on the USA Today list this week.

The DVDs will be released in the U. S. as a two set--Angels Fall and Montana Sky--scheduled for an August release and Blue Smoke and Carolina Moon--an October release. These dates are tentative--and we'll let you know if they change.

All About Romance announced the results of their annual reader’s poll for romances published in 2006. Read the results.
http://aar.blog-city.com/2007_2006.htm
Congratulations to Loretta Chase and Jo Beverley for their awards. Loretta’s wonderful LORD PERFECT was recognized with three wins in Favorite Funny, Best Cabin/Road Romance, and Best Couple as well as four honorable mentions as Best Romance, Best European Historical, Strongest Heroine, and Best Heroine. Jo Beverley’s THE ROGUE’S RETURN was a favorite in the Best Western/Frontier category.

Celebrate Dragon Month on the WordWenches.com blog, Watch for these guest interviews:
Karen Harbaugh on March 3
Barbara Samuels March 21
Shana Abe March 24
(Check the website in case the dates change)

Mystery Loves Company will be received the Raven Award from The Mystery Writers of America. It will be presented on Thursday April 26 at the Edgar's Banquet. Read the latest issue of the Mystery Loves Company newsletter that reviews new mysteries and lists booksignings in the Mid-Atlantic area.

Bestseller List

Innocent in Death by J. D. Robb #2 on USA Today List
Irish Dreams by Nora Roberts #13 on USA Today List

Bookshelf
Now in stores: Innocent in Death, J. D. Robb Read an excerpt
Irish Dream by Nora Roberts reissue of Irish Rebel 2000 and Sullivan’s Woman 1984
Feb 27, 2007 Table for Two by Nora Roberts, Trade size reissue of Summer Deserts 10/85 and Lessons Learned 5/86
Mar 6, 2007 Dragon Lovers by Jo Beverley, Mary Jo Putney, Barbara Samuel, and Karen Harbaugh
April 3, 2007 Golden Night by Candice Poarch

Appearances, book signings, and online events

Turn the Page Bookstore: Saturday, March 3, 2007 1-3 PM J D Robb autographs her new hardcover Innocent In Death. Also mystery author Cordelia Frances Biddle signs her debut release The Conjurer. Elaine Fox and Lani Diane Rich sign their latest books. If you can’t attend the signing, you can order signed books from their virtual signing at the http://www.ttpbooks.com/ website.

Mar 2-4 – Patricia Rice: Celebrate Romance conference, Kansas City, MO
Mar 13 – Patricia Rice: Coffee Time chat, http://www.coffeetimeromance.com/Chat.html
Mar 24 - Mary Jo Putney: Lovettsvillle Library (talk), Loudoun County, VA
Apr 20-22 - Mary Jo Putney: Pike’s Peak Writers Conference, Colorado Springs, CO
Mar 11 – Toby Devens: Bibliobabes, Howard County, Maryland
Mar 29 – Toby Devens: Brandeis University National Women's Committee Book and Author Luncheon
April 18—Toby Devens: Gerber Mini College, Rockville, Maryland

Book promotion tips of the week: When you schedule a signing request that a sign with some copies of your book be put up in the store a few weeks ahead of time. Also ask if you can sign any unsold copies and add a "signed" sticker to the books. This will extend interest in your book and sell more copies--before and after your signing.

Book and Author News

Word Wenches News for July now available

The Gentleman Poet Charity Interview

Book and Author News - Indulgence in Death

Look for the Indulgence in Death ad in the 11/18 (on sale 11/1) issue of The New Yorker and its accompanying tablet edition ad. Indulgence in Death by J. D. Robb goes on sale, Nov 2. Read a new excerpt that goes along with the ad.

Interview with Kathryn Johnson author of The Gentleman Poet

Alison Buckholtz on NPR today

RWA Conference in Orlando

Summer Reading

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Look for the Indulgence in Death ad in the 11/18 (on sale 11/1) issue of The New Yorker and its accompanying tablet edition ad.
Indulgence in Death by J. D. Robb goes on sale, Nov 2. Read a new excerpt that goes along with the ad.