Award-winning journalist and talk show host Anne Holliday interviews some of the most popular authors of the day, including Mary Higgins Clark, Joseph Finder, C.J. Box, Jeffery Deaver, Delia Ephron, Liane Moriarty, Linda Fairstein, Lisa Gardner, Steve Berry, David Baldacci, Gregory Maguire, and many more.
Friday, July 29, 2016
Look What I Got in the Mail!
I'm not only excited to read it, I'm excited to talk to her about it. I'll let you know when she'll be on LiveLine, and I'll also keep you updated on her book signing events throughout the region.
It Took a Bullet
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
What I'm Reading Now ...
This is my reading "list," but I'm actually not reading them all at the same time -- only four of them.
Think you can read them faster than I can? Follow the link to get the books, and then let me know how you did.
Who Gets What and Why
By Alvin E. Roth
If you were ever confused about the economy and markets and what it all means, Nobel Prize winner Alvin Roth can help clear it all up.
Actually, he even found a way to make it fun for me during our interview, which you can find here: wesb.com/on-demand
Tuesday, July 19, 2016
Review: Guilty Minds
Guilty Minds by Joseph FinderMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
It's hard to talk about this book without giving spoilers, but I will say it's about a Supreme Court Justice whose life is about to come crashing down around him if an online tabloid -- Slander Sheet -- runs with a story they have about him going to a prostitute three times. The Justice's powerful friend hires Nick Heller to get to the bottom of the story before it goes to print. He doesn't quite keep it from getting to print but, because of what he learned, Slander Sheet must take the story down and issue an apology.
As for getting to the bottom of it? Not even close!
You can hear my interview with Joseph Finder (and Ace Atkins) here: http://wesb.com/on-demandwesb.com/on-....
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Book Shots
I love Book Shots for so many reasons. Two of them are that nobody can say anymore that they don't have the time or money to read. (They're only about 4 bucks.)* With Alex Cross, for example, I didn't have to wait a whole year for the next book. It's a little fix -- or shot, if you will -- right when I start getting antsy waiting for the next one.
The only problem is that because they're a different size than other books, I may have to buy another bookshelf. Ah, book nerd problems.
*The library, people!
Monday, July 18, 2016
Review: Siracusa
Siracusa by Delia EphronMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I couldn't put this book down! I got attached to four of the five major characters and wanted to see where this story was taking them. And then it got really interesting when the fifth major character became a key player. Snow is the young daughter of Taylor and Finn, who are on vacation in Italy with Lizzie and Michael, and her actions drive the last third of the story.
We know from the beginning of the story that Finn and Lizzie used to be a couple, and that Michael is having an affair and plans to leave Lizzie. But he ends up falling in love with Lizzie all over again, which makes his girlfriend's Kath's surprise appearance even more awkward that it would have been had he not regained feelings for his wife.
Michael also develops an odd and confusing relationship with Snow. I don't mean odd and confusing to me. I mean to the other characters. The end of the story will really show how odd -- actually, more than odd -- Snow really is.
While a lot of the book is serious and looks deeply into the relationships of the four people (who tell their own stories in alternating, separate chapters) there is quite a bit of comedy as well, especially from Taylor who, God bless her, doesn't mean to be funny.
If I tried to get into the story's specifics I would be giving away to many of the fun and interesting parts. That's why I'm being rather vague. But if you want to hear Delia Ephron talk about it herself, you can go to WESB.com/on-demand and click on today's "LiveLine."
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Monday, July 11, 2016
Review: After Alice
After Alice by Gregory MaguireMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is such a fun book, but it also made me think about some serious issues.
One issue that really stuck out for me was that Lydia, Alice's 15-year-old sister, has a couple of problems she can't discuss with anyone. Their mother died recently and, Lydia knows, if her mother was still alive she would have all the answers she needed.
The story follows Ada, Alice's friend, as she falls down the rabbit hole and realizes that this must be where Alice is, and starts looking for her. She comes across some familiar characters -- the Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter, and Queen of Hearts, among others -- and they are just as wonderful as they were when Lewis Carroll created them and Wonderland 150 years ago.
Maguire's imagery is spectacular. It's rarely that I get totally lost in a book and feel as if I'm really in the place that's being described. Strange that it was fantasy land that swept me away.
The day after finishing the book I had the privilege of speaking with author Gregory Maguire. That was just as much fun as the book. You can find the interview here: http://yourbradfordradio.com/wesb/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/01/LiveLine-07-11-16-Author-Gregory-Maguire-talks-about-his-book-After-Alice.mp3
Sacred America, Sacred World
By Stephen Dinan
For more information you can go to Sacred America.net or Stephen Dinan.com
And, you can also listen to my chat with him here: http://wesb.com/on-demand. Click on the July 5 LiveLine.
Monday, July 4, 2016
What I'm Reading Now ...
I usually have more than one book going at a time. And sometimes I have even more than four going at a time. It just depends on what kind of mood I'm in and what I feel like reading.
I'll be speaking with two of these authors soon: One on Wednesday; the other next Tuesday. As always, I'm excited about the interviews.
I'm hoping that I am caught up enough at home and at work to keep up with Anne's Book Club because I really enjoy passing along news and information about all kinds of books, as well as information about authors and other book-related news.
Also coming up this month I have Delia Ephron (I already finished "Siracusa." Loved it!), Ace Atkins and Joseph Finder. Stay tuned!
By the way, here's part of what's been keep me so busy for the past three months. See that pile in the middle? The one with the Stephen King book in it? Those are the majority of the books I read from April through June. Add a few for the ones I gave away and the couple I borrowed from a friend.
Geraldine Brooks at Chautauqua
I know this doesn't make up for missing her, and it certainly can't get your copy of her book signed for you, but maybe it'll ease the pain a little bit. Last fall, shortly after "The Secret Chord" was released, she was one of my special guests on LiveLine.
If you missed that, too, I can help you. Follow the link for my interview with Geraldine Brooks:
http://wesb.com/geraldine-brooks-the-secret-chord/
Chautauqua Institution photo
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