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October 24, 2009 03:23 PM EDT -- The Anthologist Nicholson Baker ISBN: 978-1-4165-7244-2 Simon & Schuster This book is a plum. Nicholson Baker has written a totally amazing book that everyone should rush out and buy…immediately. . . . more
July 30, 2007 01:42 PM EDT -- Gather Member Martin Edhouse has crafted an enchanting children's tale for adults in his new book, The Exotic Adventure. This story, like so many stories from childhood, centers around a competition; . . . more
My 50 Books for 2008
by Christine Zibas
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September 12, 2008 05:01 PM EDT -- When I started this year, another Gather member had decided to read 50 books. I thought this sounded like a good idea. I joined the group. Now, ahead of schedule, I have completed my mission (although . . . more
June 09, 2007 12:17 AM EDT -- Like many of the 4 million readers of The Kite Runner, I could not wait to read Khaled Hosseini's second novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns. When a book like The Kite Runner is so beloved, such a runaway . . . more
July 04, 2007 04:17 PM EDT -- This murder mystery is as charming as Vienna itself. Like the city's famed waltz, Frank Tallis moves his book, A Death in Vienna, along at the perfect tempo.  The year is 1902, and Vienna is at . . . more
May 06, 2009 12:48 AM EDT -- Absolute Friends John Le Carre ISBN: 0-316-00064-7   The old spy game is taken up a notch in Le Carre’s Absolute Friends. Here the intrigue and spying are not merely about competing . . . more
July 05, 2009 12:42 AM EDT -- Destruction of Innocence: A True Story of Child Abduction Rosalie Hollingsworth ISBN: 978-1-4401-2502-7 In the United States alone, a child is kidnapped every 40 seconds. This means that about . . . more
August 31, 2009 03:33 PM EDT -- Labor Day: A Novel Joyce Maynard William Morrow ISBN: 978-0-06-184340-2 For most people, Labor Day marks the end of summer and the onset of fall, with a last celebration of swimming, barbeques, . . . more
December 01, 2009 01:04 AM EST -- Stardust Joseph Kanon ISBN: 978-1-4391-5614-8 The best mysteries take their readers into another world, and capture their imaginations with puzzling human behavior. Joseph Kanon is surely one . . . more
June 13, 2007 10:38 AM EDT -- There's no better time for a fast-paced read than a lazy day at the beach or in the back yard hammock. Thrillers seem to suit summer reading, much the way blockbuster movies do at the summer box office. . . . more
April 16, 2009 12:39 AM EDT -- Unpolished Gem: My Mother, My Grandmother, and Me Alice Pung Plume ISBN: 978-0-452-29000-6 There’s something about the tale of a new immigrant that allows us to see our own world in a new . . . more
September 09, 2008 03:15 PM EDT -- Good People Marcus Sakey Dutton August 14, 2008 ISBN: 978-0-525-95084-4 Marcus Sakey’s third book, Good People comes at the perfect time on the American landscape. With so many . . . more
October 07, 2009 01:24 AM EDT -- Once in a Blue Moon Eileen Goudge Vanguard Press ISBN: 978-1-59315-534-6 What happens in to children in their earliest years of life often stays with them throughout their lives, frequently changing . . . more
May 18, 2009 11:06 PM EDT -- I've got 4 great Advanced Readers Copies (ARCs) to give away to my Gather friends. They include for the following titles: Perfection: A Memoir of Betrayal and Renewal by Julie Metz, A Dangerous . . . more
July 01, 2007 03:43 PM EDT -- What type of book is Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott? It's one of those rare books that makes you want to start reading it all over again just as soon as you finish. . . . more
July 07, 2007 05:11 PM EDT -- The strengths ofThe Last Nightingale by Anthony Flacco are not what you'd expect from a murder mystery based around a serial killer named "The Surgeon." The two greatest advantages this book . . . more
September 26, 2007 01:13 AM EDT -- "Into the Wild" is soon to be released in movie theaters across the country and is already receiving rave reviews, not only for Sean Penn's role as the film's director, but also for its . . . more
October 09, 2008 12:09 AM EDT -- The Elegance of the Hedgehog Muriel Barbery Europe Editions ISBN: 978-1-933372-60-0 A runaway bestseller in France, The Elegance of the Hedgehog is an unlikely title for so charming . . . more
December 20, 2008 03:38 PM EST -- The Mighty Queens of Freeville Amy Dickinson Hyperion ISBN: 978-1-4013-2285-4 The most disappointing thing for readers about The Mighty Queens of Freeville is that it will not appear on bookstore . . . more
October 29, 2008 12:07 AM EDT -- Dark Summer Iris Johansen St. Martin’s Press ISBN: 978-0-312-36808-1 Iris Johansen is a well known mystery writer, and having read other books of hers (most recently Stalemate ), I was . . . more
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