Retreat by Random House

Celebrities! They’re just like us. They love books! Take Sarah Jessica Parker for instance, reviewing Anthony Marra’s debut novel, A Constellation of Vital Phenomena for Entertainment Weekly. Or Seth Meyers telling Glamour magazine that he’s reading Claire Messud’s The Woman Upstairs. Or Adrian Grenier attending the book launch for Meghan Telpner’s UnDiet! Celebrity bookworms are [...]

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I’m a little embarrassed to hit publish on this post, but I know that there are many of you out there that feel the same way I do, so I’m going to take the plunge. I’m going on the record and sharing a a quirk of mine that is kind of personal. It’s not that [...]

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  It never fails. At every sales conference where a new Dean Koontz novel is presented I can’t help but SQUEE! You know what I’m talking about…those “squee-worthy” authors that you just can’t get enough of? Dean Koontz is mine. I’ve got five advance reading copies of a new Odd Thomas novel on on my [...]

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  The first sentence of a novel has the capability to capture your interest in less than 5 seconds. Who could ever forget the famous sentence written by Jane Austen in Pride and Prejudice, “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of [...]

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Sure I read, a lot. But I also watch TV, a lot (see also.) One of my favourite shows is Modern Family I find it hilarious and they are such an eclectic group of people! Which got me thinking, with all their different interests, ages and odd hobbies what would  the characters on Modern Family [...]

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I don’t know about all of you, but when I start any book (whatever the genre), I tend to try and predict the outcome. Sometimes I’m right. Sometimes, I’m so a little off base. Then there are those unique times, when you’re reading and the ending is so shocking, so surprising, that you could never [...]

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If I wrote a book and that book later got adapted into a movie, you’d better believe I’d be hanging around the set as much as possible and trying to meet the actors. And, if one were offered, I wouldn’t say no to making a cameo appearance. These nine author cameos show that I’d be [...]

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Before others even see the titles of the books you have on your shelf, they see the bookends that you’ve chosen to hold those books up. Do you have the plain, utilitarian metal ones or do you have something fancy? Something that hints at the substance of the collection between the two ends? We’ve compiled [...]

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It’s coming up on summer and one of the things I’m looking forward to is taking my reading outdoors. We’ve put together this gallery of beautiful outdoor reading areas to get you as excited as I am for the warm weather that has to be coming our way any day now.

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  For our current Beyond the Lobby installment, we approached our two publicity interns, Kaley Stewart and Caitlin MacGorman. Both are close to completing their 12 week internship at Random House of Canada, so it was the perfect time to approach them about the important things they’re taking from this exciting opportunity. From book chatter [...]

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