Run, Don’t Walk

HarperCollins is offering advance reader copies of Ann Patchett's next book Run, which will be published September 25. Patchett is the author of book club favorite Bel Canto.To get on the list for a copy, email HarperCollins.

Just Like Being There

Fora.tv has posted an almost hour-long reading and Q&A with Armistead Maupin. The event was held at San Francisco's Books Inc. bookstore. Maupin is discussing his latest book Michael Tolliver Lives, the latest book in his longrunning Tales of the City series.

Well Begun is Half Done

World-famous librarian (how often do you read those words?) Nancy Pearl has posted some great reading suggestions for the younger set. To whet you appetite, she's chosen books with particularly engaging openings. Among my favorites:"There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it.""I come from a family with a lot of … Continue reading Well Begun is Half Done