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June 16, 2012
Book Radar: Benjamin Percy, Stephen King, Ian Rankin, Fifty Shades of Louisa May Alcott
Book Radar
rounds up some of the latest publishing deals which have caught my eye, gathered from reports at Publishers Marketplace, Galley Cat, office water-coolers and other places where hands are shaken and promises are made. As with anything in the fickle publishing industry, dates and titles are subject to change.One of the biggest, brightest blips on my radar in recent days was the news that a new Benjamin Percy novel was in the works. I'm already looking forward to his werew...
June 15, 2012
Friday Freebie: Half in Shade by Judith Kitchen and Mrs. Robinson's Disgrace by Kate Summerscale
Congratulations to Claire Dressman, winner of last week's Friday Freebie: Alice Bliss by Laura Harrington.
This week's book giveaway is another two-fer deal. This week, one lucky reader has the chance to win a copy of both Half In Shade: Family, Photography, and Fate by Judith Kitchen and Mrs. Robinson's Disgrace: The Private Diary of a Victorian Lady by Kate Summerscale. Both non-fiction books center around the value of family, focusing on lives in the two centuries we've jus...
