Archive for the ‘fiction’ Category

Kathleen McCleary Shares Her Secrets

Tuesday, September 11th, 2012

We’re pleased to tell you about several recent interviews with the always charming Kathleen McCleary. Read all about ’em after the jump!

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Simply Marvelous

Tuesday, August 14th, 2012

Kathleen McCleary’s blog tour is wrapping up, and we’re thrilled that A SIMPLE THING received rave reviews all around! See what the bloggers had to say after the jump.

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A Masterful Epic

Thursday, August 9th, 2012

Live By Night by Dennis LehaneIn a starred and boxed review, Publishers Weekly praised Dennis Lehane’s forthcoming LIVE BY NIGHT, calling it “a masterful epic” and a “mature, quintessentially American story that will appeal to readers of literary and crime fiction alike.” We couldn’t agree more!

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Looking For Some Great Summer Reading?

Thursday, August 2nd, 2012

According to the critics, A SIMPLE THING is one book you won’t want to miss this summer!

USA Today chose it as one of their 10 hottest beach reads “because when you’re sitting on a very hot beach, it’s nice to be transported to a very cool pine-laden island off the coast of Oregon.” 

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We simply must keep you updated

Friday, July 27th, 2012

A few changes have been made to Kathleen McCleary’s blog tour schedule for her newest novel A SIMPLE THING. Tune into Book Club Girl on Air on Tuesday, August 21 at 7pm to kick off the events.  Look after the jump for the most updated appearance dates and locations! (more…)

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It All Began So Simply

Wednesday, July 25th, 2012

We’re excited to tell you Kathleen McCleary’s A SIMPLE THING, which Booklist called “a careful examination of friendship, marriage, and parenting; the choices we all face; and the battle so often waged between love and responsibility,” is out now! To celebrate, Kathy’s going on a whirlwind blog tour. Details after the jump! (more…)

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An All-American Explosion of Fictional Fireworks

Tuesday, July 24th, 2012

Live By Night by Dennis Lehane

Dennis Lehane’s LIVE BY NIGHT comes out October 2nd, and we’re thrilled to tell you that it’s already received a starred review from Kirkus! (more…)

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He Always Has An Alibi And One Or Two To Spare

Thursday, June 14th, 2012

We’re thrilled to tell you that Mystery Readers International has nominated Jim Fusilli’s NARROWS GATE for a Macavity Award for Best Historical Novel.

The awards will be presented at Bouchercon in October. No word on whether the mystery cat himself will be attending, but we bet that when the winner is discovered, Macavity’s not there!

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A Recommendation From Those Who Know!

Friday, May 11th, 2012

Live By Night by Dennis Lehane

Even in an age where readers can go online and have a computer tell them which books they might like based on their previous purchases, here at ARLA headquarters we feel that the most meaningful recommendations still come from local independent booksellers, which is why we’re so pleased to share their astonishing praise for LIVE BY NIGHT! (more…)

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Lehane and Leo!

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

We’re very excited to tell you that Warner Bros. has acquired the film rights to Dennis Lehane’s forthcoming novel LIVE BY NIGHT. Leonardo DiCaprio, who previously starred in the hugely successful adaptation of SHUTTER ISLAND, is set to play Joe Coughlin, the charismatic gangster protagonist. (Swoon!)

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