All Blog Posts Tagged 'Chris' (14)

By Chris Bohjalian

Crown Publishers 378 pgs

978-0-307-39499-6

Rating - It'll Do and a Half

This is a weird little book. If you are familiar with Chris Bohjalian's work then this will not surprise you. He is a master at New England village life. You understand that his books could not be set anywhere else. There are hamlets in these mainly rural states that remain fairly isolated. This allows all manner of belief and behavior to take hold and hold on. I'm…

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Shakira Constantine is a beautiful, independent, successful London attorney. One night she meets handsome Alex Lancaster. There's no denying that the sparks are mutual, even though she isn't impressed by his riveting good looks and acting career.

Then fate plays a trick on her when he is unjustly sued for  sexual harassment and she ends up representing him. Of…

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Chris Karslen was born and raised in Chicago. Her father was a history professor and her mother was, and is, a voracious reader. She grew up with a love of history and books. Her parents also loved travelling, a passion they passed onto her. Karslen wanted to see the place she read about, see the landand monuments from the time…

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Talented author Chris Karslen has written an action-packed adventure story set in exotic Turkey that will be relished by fans of underwater archaeology and lost treasures.

Our feisty protagonist, Charlotte Dashiell, is about to complete her doctorate in nautical archaeology. She travels to Bodrum, Turkey, to start a new excavation  for the Maritime…

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Pump Up Your Book is pleased to announce Chris Shella's Reasonable Facsimile Virtual Book Tour 2012 beginning on January 3 and ending on January 27 2012. Chris will be on hand during his worldwide tour promoting his book and giving us candid interviews where we learn more about the author, tips on writing legal thrillers and advice on how to become a published author as well as giving his fans an opportunity to talk to him live via Pump Up Your Book's chat room on January 27…

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New Interview with CHRIS WRAIGHT author of Empire Heroes series and Battle of the Fang…

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"His minimalist approach, that ability to say so much with one wild, graceful squiggle here and one loose dab of line there and unbridled, vigorous sweeps of color all over, all which add up to Raschka's inimitable quirky style. His impressionist style leaps off the page with an infectious energy, affection, humor, and -most importantly- what comes across as a keen since of respect for the child reader. "  This quote is from the introduction of a must-read interview with Chris Raschka conducted… Continue

Here in Toronto, the weather was so dismal over the weekend that I ended up watching more continuous TV than I have in months. Like me, if you’ve watched any television in the past few weeks, you have undoubtedly been bombarded with teasers promoting the new Fall shows preparing to invade our homes.…

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Happy Birthday Chris Van Allsburg - Born June 18, 1949…

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The setting is in the slums of New Orleans. Hailey is wonderful character. She is a sixteen year old trying to find herself and her beliefs. Hailey’s relationship with her mother leaves much to be desired and she has a very volatile relationship with her. At the same time Hailey acts in a sense in a maternal way with her father. She cares for him and feels sorry for him. Her parents are not really there for her when she needs them and she has no one to turn to but her brother. He protects her… Continue

Chris Tusa, author of "Dirty Little Angels" talks about writing his debut novel and about not writing "safe little books".



Exerpt from post: "Unfortunately, happy, content characters don’t teach us much about ourselves. But tragedy, desperation, violence, these force us to look inward, to contemplate our lives and more importantly, to consider our own flaws."



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FROM THE AUTHOR’S WEBSITE:

Set in the slums of New Orleans, among clusters of crack houses and abandoned buildings, Dirty Little Angels is the story of sixteen year old Hailey Trosclair. When the Trosclair family suffers a string of financial hardships and a miscarriage, Hailey finds herself looking to God to save her family. When her prayers go unanswered, Hailey puts her faith in Moses Watkins, a failed preacher and ex-con.… Continue