Conference : Bookmarked : Tells us about the books that left their mark on you! http://www.bookbrowse.com/booktalk/ A guide to ideas on self-publishing. http://www.bookbrowse.com/booktalk/messages.cfm?threadid=4098F67F-5056-A34B-62E4D6ECD025B202&r=1 2012-07-19T12:27:04-04:00 self-publishing I also enjoyed the quirky detective in The Keeper of Lost Causes, Try The Hypnotist by Lars Kepler and the Ice Princess by Camilla Lackberg, Both of those were good reads, but one of my favorite reads has been The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. A great Story about a young boy who has been given a chance to see the "Cemetery of Forgotten Books", a place where very few has visited. The story continues with a mystery that young Daniel must try and solve before he suffers something terrible. Mr. Zafon has told a story in a manner I have not really encountered much before. Definitely worth reading! http://www.bookbrowse.com/booktalk/messages.cfm?threadid=DE228C0B-FFAC-581F-C879689620C9EA9A&r=2 2012-06-16T23:03:52-04:00 Best Books in Translation Hi Georgia By last novel, I assume you mean latest novel - as Patrick McGrath is to the best of my knowledge still alive and writing! If it's not for sale on a huge internet bookseller such as Amazon then the chances are that it's not in print or has a different title. If you believe the book is out of print then try a used book database such as http://used.addall.com/ You should also check to see if it's published with a different name in English - check the description on the Italian version and then check the description on his books in English - http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/patrick-mcgrath/ is a useful place to start - and his latest book listed there is Trauma (2008) - so that might be a good place to start. Good luck! Davina Morgan-Witts http://www.bookbrowse.com/booktalk/messages.cfm?threadid=FF6B7EA2-5056-A34B-62F7B967122960B7&r=3 2012-05-19T14:32:11-04:00 Where can I find the latest novel by Patrick McGrath Good morning my name is Giorgia and I would like to know how can I find the last novel of Patrick McGrath. In Italy it is just out with the title "l'Estranea" (the Foreign), but here in London I can't find it. Can you help me please? Thank you (sent by email, posted by admin) http://www.bookbrowse.com/booktalk/messages.cfm?threadid=FF6B7EA2-5056-A34B-62F7B967122960B7&r=4 2012-05-19T14:25:43-04:00 Where can I find the latest novel by Patrick McGrath I am looking for a book, or biography, or a life experience narrative that speaks to an older male, no grandchildren, lives alone, has no health issues, widower. There seem to be plenty of books out there written by and for women, but would like to know how other men have traveled this road? - Ken (sent by email, posted by admin) http://www.bookbrowse.com/booktalk/messages.cfm?threadid=61AD7C7F-5056-A34B-62FBAD8BDE5FA454&r=5 2012-04-26T15:40:08-04:00 Older male widower, without grandchildren, looking for a book, probably a memoir, about how other men have traveled this path Hi Mary, Thanks for your message. I sent an email to a publicist at her publisher and just got an answer back. Good news! She is currently working on a new book, which is due out in Spring 2013. - Davina, editor http://www.bookbrowse.com/booktalk/messages.cfm?threadid=40A8139C-5056-A34B-62E5507A0CB71FEF&r=6 2012-02-06T10:30:13-04:00 When will Sue Henry publish her next book? I have read and loved all of Sue Henry's books. What has happened to her? The last information that I had was that she would soon publish a new book in her Jessica Stewart series but to my knowledge and research it has not been released. I would so appreciate an update Please please! Thank you! - Mary (sent by email, posted by admin). http://www.bookbrowse.com/booktalk/messages.cfm?threadid=40A8139C-5056-A34B-62E5507A0CB71FEF&r=7 2012-02-06T10:25:14-04:00 When will Sue Henry publish her next book? Hi Anja I updated the bio on BookBrowse. Take a look now for what I believe is a complete list of works: [link]http://www.bookbrowse.com/biographies/index.cfm/author_number/570/nuala-o%27faolain[/link] Very best Davina, BookBrowse Editor http://www.bookbrowse.com/booktalk/messages.cfm?threadid=51F66C6A-5056-A34B-62985EE5320DFBC9&r=8 2012-01-22T20:35:16-04:00 Nuala O'Faolain bibliography Nuala O'Faolain's posthumous novel Best Love, Rosie was published in 2009; I liked her introduction to the novel very much. Apart from that novel are there any other posthumous publications, non-fictional or fictional texts? Thanks Anja [sent by email, posted by admin] http://www.bookbrowse.com/booktalk/messages.cfm?threadid=51F66C6A-5056-A34B-62985EE5320DFBC9&r=9 2012-01-22T20:33:24-04:00 Nuala O'Faolain bibliography Hi Chris, I emailed Harlen Coben via his website and have just got a reply confirming 1962 is correct. Very best Davina BookBrowse editor http://www.bookbrowse.com/booktalk/messages.cfm?threadid=13316368-5056-A34B-62ADE40101FB62A7&r=10 2012-01-11T16:44:03-04:00 When was Harlen Coben born? Some sources say author Harlan Coben was born in 1954. Some say he was born in 1962. Which year is the right one? Thanks. Chris. [sent by email, posted by admin] http://www.bookbrowse.com/booktalk/messages.cfm?threadid=13316368-5056-A34B-62ADE40101FB62A7&r=11 2012-01-11T16:42:25-04:00 When was Harlen Coben born? I agree with some of the previous posts regarding book club choices. I have read a few books in the last year that were simply not a genre that I enjoy. However, if I am going to join in the discussion I really think I should read the book. As an aside. I think it is really tricky recommending books to book club members that have broad appeal. I have learned to rely a lot on BookBrowse recommendations and reviews to determine my choices since a wide variety of books are reviewed on this site. http://www.bookbrowse.com/booktalk/messages.cfm?threadid=BD644AAC-FFAC-581F-C8AA0457985E39F6&r=12 2011-12-05T17:08:27-04:00 How many people actually finish books that they are just not into I agree with Jennifer, bad narration is a real killer! Thankfully I've never come across a burp though! Some years ago, when I was a member of Audible (I'm not anymore as I've got such a backlog of books to read for BookBrowse, plus our library has a great selection now) I downloaded a copy of War and Peace as a bonus book because it was so cheap. I can't remember how long the recording was but I remember calculating that (if I'd wanted to) I could have driven from San Francisco to New York, done a bit of sight-seeing around town and then driven to Florida all while listening to that one book! BUT I never got past the first chapter as the narration was just terrible - just a droning monotone, and the recording quality was poor as well. When I looked at the recording date it had been produced decades ago. I have to respectfully disagree with Jennifer's brother that listening is not reading. Without a doubt, I "read" far more carefully when listening to a book than with a print version, as there's no possibility of skipping or speed reading. Each to their own I suppose but I wonder if Jennifer's brother would be so convinced in his opinion if he'd actually tried an audio book? http://www.bookbrowse.com/booktalk/messages.cfm?threadid=A68DA7A9-FFAC-581F-C886F1F46A212F65&r=13 2011-12-05T16:29:11-04:00 Which do you enjoy most - audio books or print? I think I enjoy the printed format best because I am usually more focused when I read a printed book. However, I have enjoyed many audio books over the years especially when I traveled for business or pleasure. A good book is a good book but I will say the reader makes a big difference in an audio book http://www.bookbrowse.com/booktalk/messages.cfm?threadid=A68DA7A9-FFAC-581F-C886F1F46A212F65&r=14 2011-12-05T16:11:44-04:00 Which do you enjoy most - audio books or print? I am a constant listener of audio books, and a long-long-time member of audible.com - I have hundreds of books from there, and one of the best things is they are always available and I don't have to use up space to store them at home - just download whenever I want. And I look forward to my new credits each month like it was Christmas each time! The one thing that can spoil an audio book is bad narration. Two examples come to mind (I won't say the book, just the problem). One is not editing out breathing, swallowing, and one time even BURPING by the narrator! Gross!! That interrupts the story so bad that makes it difficult to continue listening. But by the time I know this is going to happen, I have already bought the book and soldier through - but I keep note of that narrator and don't use them again! The other thing is wrong accents - another thing that takes you out of the book. A book I listened to recently by my FAVORITE author had a narrator whose accents were so bad - the book was set in Maine, and not one of his accents for the characters, who were all born and raised in Maine, was a Maine accent. But there was a California surfer dude accent (apparently this narrator's version of how teenagers sound - even from small-town Maine), southern oil barons (this is what evil guys sounded like - again, even if born and raised in Maine) - and the WORST was the idea that apparently all children under teenage had stuffed noses - always. With those two exceptions, I LOVE audio books! I can get twice as much done - I also love digital scrapbooking and knitting, and though I don't love it, my family sure appreciates my cleaning - so I can do any of that while listening to a book, and this way, I end up reading 200-250 books a year - which I LOVE! But other than the fact that I listen to them, I do consider that reading. I mean, if somebody says, "Have you read the final installment of the Wicked series yet?" I say, "Yes!" - not, "No, but I listened to it." For very long, complicated books, I turn to Spark Notes in hopes that they have a guide for that book, just so I can understand what's going on (I'd never keep all those characters from War & Peace straight without my trusty Spark Notes!!). My brother says it's not really reading, but I'm certainly able to discuss any book he reads with him with intelligence, so ... it's reading to me! http://www.bookbrowse.com/booktalk/messages.cfm?threadid=A68DA7A9-FFAC-581F-C886F1F46A212F65&r=15 2011-12-04T17:44:05-04:00 Which do you enjoy most - audio books or print? Hi Francoise - you don't have a send private message under your own name, as why would you want to send a private message to yourself? :) I see a link under your name, so just sent you a message. http://www.bookbrowse.com/booktalk/messages.cfm?threadid=BD644AAC-FFAC-581F-C8AA0457985E39F6&r=16 2011-11-19T14:38:08-04:00 How many people actually finish books that they are just not into Thank you Davina, I love the quote from Arthur Balfour..., as for Pierre Bayard's book I am a lost cause, I have been a compulsive reader all my life! Out of curiosity, tell me why everybody seems to have a SEND PRIVATE MESSAGE link under his user's name and I dont. why? http://www.bookbrowse.com/booktalk/messages.cfm?threadid=BD644AAC-FFAC-581F-C8AA0457985E39F6&r=17 2011-11-19T13:53:18-04:00 How many people actually finish books that they are just not into Francoise - I take comfort in this quote from Arthur Balfour: "He has only half learned the art of reading who has not added to it the more refined art of skipping and skimming". More about Arthur Balfour: [link]http://www.bookbrowse.com/quotes/detail/index.cfm?quote_number=293[/link] There's also a lot of sense in the somewhat controversially titled, [i]How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read[/i]: [link]http://www.bookbrowse.com/reviews/index.cfm/book_number/2058/how-to-talk-about-books-you-haven%27t-read[/link] Davina, BookBrowse Editor http://www.bookbrowse.com/booktalk/messages.cfm?threadid=BD644AAC-FFAC-581F-C8AA0457985E39F6&r=18 2011-11-19T13:20:23-04:00 How many people actually finish books that they are just not into Abandoning the reading of a book before finishing it, for whatever reason, has always been the hardest thing for me to rationalize, even though I consider myself a most sensible and rationalized person! What I find so irrational is the guilty feeling that always assails me in those circumstances, specially if the author is renowned or the book has already gathered raving reviews? I could not complete my reading of «Corrections» by Jonathen Franzen (this is for you bethp), it totally bored me, I never dreamed I would admit to this publicly, ever! Even worst, if possible: Don DeLillo?s «Underworld» which I found literally insignificant, although I endured up to page 446 of 832 pages! With the help of the previous posters and this personal confession, I hope my conscience-stricken problem with this matter will be resolved once and for all! http://www.bookbrowse.com/booktalk/messages.cfm?threadid=BD644AAC-FFAC-581F-C8AA0457985E39F6&r=19 2011-11-19T12:57:17-04:00 How many people actually finish books that they are just not into Hi Francoise, that's quite a list - thanks for sharing! It must be wonderful to be bilingual and be able to pick up books in both languages without a second thought. Trollope is moving up my "to read" list. One of my favorite books this year, perhaps because my enjoyment was so unexpected, was "Silas Marner" by George Eliot - a book that I purportedly studied in high school but in reality I suspect I only ever read the Brodie's Notes version. Anyhow, having spent the last 30 years believing myself adverse to George Eliot and in particular to "Silas Marner" I found it to be an excellent read. What a difference 30 years can make! http://www.bookbrowse.com/booktalk/messages.cfm?threadid=D4B800F4-FFAC-581F-C88397706F7252F5&r=20 2011-11-17T15:39:53-04:00 What's the best book you've read this year?