“Melancholy, yet strangely luminous, Rust and Stardust is a beautiful feat. T. Greenwood does Sally Horner's story justice and brings her to life as never before. No longer is she the shadow behind Nabokov's Lolita, but instead a heartbreaking heroine in her own right.”
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“This stunning sequel to Zora and Me is a fictionalized mystery based on Zora Neale Hurston's childhood and includes a biography of Hurston as well as a timeline of her life. T.R. Simon's writing does elegant justice to the grownup Hurston's genius as a writer as well as to the character she apparently was as a child. Readers should be profoundly moved by Carrie and Zora's coming-of-age revelations: ‘No matter how long I lived,’ Carrie says, ‘the hate white folks could have toward us would never make sense to me.’ And, as the ‘town conjure woman’ says, ‘Slavery is over, but tonight you saw how it still haunts us.’”
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“The star YA author of Eleanor & Park and others is prepping for the release of her debut graphic novel, Pumpkinheads, illustrated by Faith Erin Hicks (The Adventures of Superhero Girl), a veteran of the comics world. Together they’ve crafted a rom-com about two high-school coworkers finding love on their last night of working the local pumpkin patch, set to be published in fall 2019.”
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"Simon keeps the plot moving briskly and sustains suspense even as she folds in truly profound, timely, and important themes; and one of the things Zora and Carrie have learned by book’s end is that 'history wasn’t something you read in a book. It was everything your life stood on.'”
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"Karin Slaughter’s new standalone thriller is already in development as a TV series, and is another reminder of the author’s gift for suspense."
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USA TODAY included Karin Slaughter's latest thriller, Pieces of Her, in a round-up of the 5 new books not to miss!
"What it’s about: After a seemingly mild-mannered woman stops a killer during a mall shooting and then disappears, her daughter discovers that her mother has a secret past identity.
The buzz: Slaughter’s thriller The Good Daughter hit No. 3 on USA TODAY’s Best-Selling Books list a year ago."
"Ready’s promotion comes on the heels of a busy 18 months, in which he produced the films “The Mountain Between Us” and “Red Sparrow,” as well as the upcoming “Tolkien.” In May, Ready played a key role in acquiring Kassandra Montag’s “After the Flood,” on which Chernin partnered to produce with Margot Robbie and her LuckyChap production banner."
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"Ready’s promotion comes on the heels of a busy 18 months, in which he produced The Mountain Between Us and Red Sparrow, as well as the upcoming Tolkien. In May, Ready played a key role in acquiring Kassandra Montag’s After the Flood, on which Chernin partnered to produce with Margot Robbie and her LuckyChap production banner."
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"'If it doesn’t begin, ‘A shot rang out,’ ' Kingsley Amis once declared, 'I don’t want to read it.' Had Amis been patient with Karin Slaughter’s big — and timely — thriller "Pieces of Her" he would have been well rewarded. The novel’s first line lacks gunfire but whizzing bullets — hailstorms of them — are just over the narrative horizon."
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"She’d given up on the movies. Author Karin Slaughter may have seemed an ideal fit for adaptations, given the addictive nature and sheer popularity of her work, which has sold more than 35 million copies worldwide. But for 17 years, she was told her novels were 'too female-centric' by producers and execs, and eventually she stopped trying to get them on screen. 'I was just so disillusioned,' she says.
Then, as if with a snap of the fingers, everything changed."
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"The wait is almost over for Karin Slaughter fans–her next novel, Pieces of Her, (William Morrow), which tells the story of a daughter unraveling her mother’s hidden past after she sees her stop a killer in his tracks, is out on August 21. Take your place on the edge of your seat—with the lights on—and check out this video teaser."
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"Secret identities, political upheaval, betrayal and family feuds all factor into Karin Slaughter’s new tense and twisty thriller, Pieces of Her."
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In the Netherlands, Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter has remained at #1 on the bestseller list for eight weeks! Click the link above to read the article in the New York Times about global best-seller lists where Karin Slaughter's newest book is mentioned.
"Once listeners start Karin Slaughter's new mystery, stopping won't be an option. From the first words, Kathleen Early's narration snares us in a labyrinthine web of lies, deceits, betrayals, and truths that span decades. Andrea Cooper thinks she knows her mother, Laura, better than anyone, but in one shocking, violent moment, Andy wonders who her mother really is. As more violence erupts, Early faultlessly navigates Andy's dangerous quest to uncover Laura's truths. As pieces of Laura's secret life begin falling into place, Early's deftness at defining characters and her remarkable skill at revealing well-hidden emotions make Andy's discoveries both stunning and satisfying. Slaughter's clever plotting and Early's high-voltage performance will keep listeners glued to their listening devices. S.J.H. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award."
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I'll Eat When I'm Dead by Barbara Bourland was included in the Baltimore Sun's round-up of "18 books written by or about Marylanders in 2018." Click the link above for the full list!
Patrisse Cullors, co-founder of Black Lives Matter and co-writer of the New York Times bestselling memoir When They Call You a Terrorist, will be honored at this year's Women Making History Awards on September 15! Click the link above for the full article.
"A pair of upcoming releases shed light on the plight of Sally Horner, an 11-year-old who was kidnapped and assaulted in New Jersey in 1948—and who influenced Vladimir Nabokov’s controversial literary masterpiece."
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"As the novel is told in large part through Sally’s youthful perspective, it is easy to see how she is so easily duped by an adult who professes to be first an officer of the law and later her long-lost father. Readers will sympathize with Sally’s tragic plight while being revolted by LaSalle’s predatory instinct as he sexually exploits her.
Greenwood reportedly spent more than two years researching Sally’s abduction and years drafting Rust & Stardust. The result is an unflinching portrait of a vile criminal and his helpless victim. What is perhaps just as vivid is how sexual predators today continue to mirror the exact methods LaSalle used to usurp Sally’s will—and body—with empty promises, gifts and eventually threats."
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