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Domestic Violets by Matthew Norman Back-of-the-book blurb: Tom Violet always thought that by the time he turned thirty-five, he’d have everything going for him. Fame. Fortune. A beautiful wife. A satisfying career as a successful novelist. A happy dog to greet him at the end of the day. The reality, though, [...] The three winners of Jess Walter’s The Financial Lives of the Poets, drawn using random.org, are: #1 – Amanda (A Bookshelf Monstrosity) – It’s a good book trailer. The beginning of the trailer is especially engaging. Definitely grabs the interest! I’m thrilled that HarperCollins has offered copies of Jess Walter’s The Financial Lives of the Poets to THREE readers of She is Too Fond of Books! Jess Walter is the author of four previous novels: The Zero, a finalist for the National Book Award; Citizen Vince, a winner of the Edgar Award for Best Novel; Land [...] Don’t you love the retro cover on this book?! The man reminds me of someone from the “I Dream of Jeannie” or “Mad Men” era; and those cartoonish hummingbirds spinning around his head add to the late 60s feeling. I wonder if the book is set in the 60s, or in the current day … You [...]
Set your alarms for 3:00 on this Tuesday, June 16 when New York Times bestselling author Mary Kay Andrews will be discussing her latest novel, The Fixer Upper, with Virginia Stanley at HarperCollins. Here’s a bit about the book: This is a stand-alone novel about a woman whose professional fall from grace lands her back in a [...] |
 
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