Retreat by Random House

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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I love a good thriller. I am open to all types of thrillers: spy thrillers, psychological thrillers, historical thrillers. But sometimes what you want is the grittiest thriller you can find. So I’ve compiled this list of seven gritty thrillers, starting with the new, poised-to-be-a-blockbuster-success, The Andalucian Friend! Chapters-Indigo | Amazon The Andalucian Friend by [...]

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In honour of Valentine’s Day we decided to be cupid and pair up some our favourite single characters. We think we found their perfect matches, let us know what you think in the comments below! 1. Tortured Souls: Lisbeth from The Girl with Dragon Tattoo without doubt, has issues but so does Harry Hole, the [...]

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How do you find inspiration for your next read? What about taking the TV shows that you love to watch and seeing where that leads? We’ve done some of that work for you if you watch any of the shows below. Justified is an updated Western. US Marshall Raylan Givens isn’t afraid to shoot to kill [...]

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These tense thrillers have all been made into movies. Which ones have you seen? And which source materials have you read?  Jack Reacher: One Shot by Lee Child Chapters-Indigo | Amazon Six shots. Five dead. One heartland city thrown into a state of terror. But within hours the cops have it solved: a slam-dunk case. [...]

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It might be even more accurate to say “Ainsley loves Jack Reacher.” When I first started working at Random House, a coworker turned me on to Lee Child’s Jack Reacher series. I started with Gone Tomorrow, the 13th book in the series and I was immediately hooked. I’m not sure I’ve ever read a more [...]

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This Fall’s crop of movies are quite literary. They range from Anna Karenina to Jack Reacher — so there’s something for everyone. Which one are you most likely to see? Or, are you a movie buff who will watch all of them?   1. Life of Pi This movie, based on Yann Martel‘s bestselling novel [...]

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Three books that are going to be very talked about this Fall. Don’t miss them! The Malice of Fortune by Michael Ennis Chapters-Indigo | Amazon Against a teeming canvas of Borgia politics, Niccolò Machiavelli and Leonardo da Vinci come together to unmask an enigmatic serial killer, as we learn the secret history behind one of [...]

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Your weekly roundup of all things book-related.   Hosted by a book fountain. Two Ontario teenaged sisters collect thousands of books for Aboriginal kids and teens. A Texas Wal-Mart gets converted into a library. Flavorwire finds 10 fake books that we all wish were real. We finally get to see Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher in the trailer for Lee [...]

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FINALLY, I can talk about The Affair by Lee Child. (The joy of a job like mine is that you get to read all these fab books before anyone else, but then the pain is that you can’t talk about them for ages.) This page-turner is about Jack Reacher’s final case as an Army MP, [...]

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