Archived Features
- Fiction
Great book reviews of recent fiction.
- Cookbooks
Food is an important part of our lives for more reasons than nutrition. It nourishes the mind and the soul as well.
- Biographies
People's lives are the ultimate trip of any reader.
- Business books
Read reviews by CountryRoads editors of hottest books for your business.
- Hobby books
Check here often and maybe you'll find a new hobby.
- Nonfiction
True stories, some of which deal with difficult personal issues.
- Self-help
Here's the kind of books that can change our lives.
- Political
The books that mark our changing political scene.
- Children's books
In this section, you'll find reviews of children's books. Most of the books reviewed will be winners of certain literary prizes. Check them out for the next bedtime adventure story with your children.
- E-book on-line
Are you looking for Aesop's Fables,Emma, fiction or nonfiction or some other classic books? If so, check them out on-line for free by visiting Ebookstand. Another site worth visiting is Bibliobytes. Check out other Ebooks on-line by looking under "ebooks" on various search engines.
Happy e-reading!
- News on the publishing front
New books available – read all about them here and be the first to know of upcoming books.
- Science fiction
Books in this genre often prove that what the human mind can imagine, it can achieve - for better or for worse.
- Patriotic
Books that stir the emotion and, for the baby boomers, bring back memories of an older generation of friends, relatives and neighbors who served during wartime.
- Hometown heroines show courage
"Hometown Heroines" by Betty Bolté tells the stories of 19 courageous and creative girls (not women) who lived during the 19th century in America.
- Martha Stewart in her own words
Clarkson Potter/Publishers announced June 18, 2001, that it has entered into a publishing agreement with Martha Stewart, best-selling author, television personality, and chairman and chief
executive officer of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. -- to publish her autobiography. Clarkson Potter has been the publisher of Stewart's books on cooking, entertaining, and lifestyle for nearly 20 years. The
autobiography, tentatively titled "Martha: Really and Truly," is scheduled to be published in 2003.
- Helping kids learn to read
The summer-long Mercury Mountaineer Drive for Literacy will deliver more than a million new books to hundreds of thousands of children from low-income families in all 50 states. For more information about the campaign, visit the First Book Web site.
- Remember Pearl Harbor
For a wealth of photographs and military and civilian testimonies (both American and Japanese), check out "Pearl Harbor: The Day of Infamy, An Illustrated History" by Dan van der Vat with an introduction by U.S. Senator John McCain. Click on the Amazon.com icon on the right to find out more about this book and many others recounting the historic event. Also check out the new on-line Pearl Harbor Exhibit at CoffeeTableBooks.com.
- Learning languages on-line
The Internet provides opportunities to broaden personal horizons in even the most remote areas.
- Menace of melanoma
This year, the American Cancer Society estimates, 51,400 people will be diagnosed with melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer, and 7,800 will die from it. Melanoma strikes at more than twice the rate (14.3 cases per 100,000 people) today as it did 30 years ago. Newsweek magazine provides in-depth coverage.
- Heroic Uncle Tom
This may be the year that Harriet Beecher Stowe's famous character, Uncle Tom, finally redeems his reputation after
getting a bad rap for nearly 150 years, says Patricia A. Turner, a University of California expert on African-American culture. The popular caricature does not match the novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin," in which Uncle Tom chooses to be beaten to death rather than tell his white masters the location of two runaway female slaves who have been sexually abused.
- Tribute to Last of the Red Hot Mamas
Author Lois Young-Tulin maintains that her great-grand-aunt Sophie Tucker blazed a trail for women entertainers
like Bette Midler (who named her daughter after Sophie), Carol Channing, Roseanne Barr and Joan Rivers.
- September 11 saga to be published
"The Cell," co-authored by Emmy award-winning ABC News journalist John J. Miller and crime reporter Michael Stone, will be published by Hyperion in April 2002. Miller and Stone give a
blow-by-blow investigation into the terrorist cells involved in the September 11 attacks using information gleaned from sources within the FBI and CIA, and from reporting Miller has gathered
during his many years as a reporter covering the World Trade Center bombing of 1993, through to the present.
- Electronic reader prices cut
Franklin Electronic Publishers has reduced the price of the eBookMan reader and multimedia content player model EBM-901 from $179 to $149, and model EBM-911 from $229 to $199
- Odyssey of an economist
"In The Joy of Freedom: An Economist's Odyssey" (Prentice Hall, 2001) by David R. Henderson shows how freeing the economy from government intervention would actually result in higher quality and lower costs for everything from healthcare to education. "This is a book about freedom, how well freedom works and how government, by crushing freedom, messes up our lives," says
Henderson, a research fellow with Stanford University's Hoover Institution, an interdisciplinary research center for advanced study on domestic and international affairs. He also is an associate
professor of economics at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA, and the editor of "The Fortune Encyclopedia of Economics" (Warner Books, 1993).
- Serenity Prayer set to music
"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference." The famous Serenity Prayer, attributed to evangelical Christian theologian Dr. Reinhold Niebuhr, has been set to music by Jack Bielan, a Gold Record Award-winning composer/arranger. Stewart House Publishing Inc., a publisher and distributor of family and
children's entertainment in North America, will distribute The Serenity Prayer CD gift package in the retail and gift market this fall.
- Celebrity sheet music up for bid
A 10-day celebrity sheet music on-line auction launched on Yahoo November 1, 2001, features items up for bid
autographed by some of the world's most famous artists, songwriters and
composers including: Celine Dion, Bon Jovi, Lenny Kravitz, Mary J. Blige,
Barbra Streisand, Jewel, George Strait, Faith Hill, Maria Carey, Jimmy Buffet,
Burt Bacharach, Hal David, Barry Manilow, Brian McKnight, The Carpenters, Ani
DiFranco, Destiny's Child, Backstreet Boys, and many more.Proceeds from the auction will benefit City of Hope, the Southern California medical institution committed to battling cancer and a
host of other life-threatening diseases.
- Books for home and family
This fall Reader's Digest Books is offering volumes with ideas on how to spend more time with family, friends and at home, with an emphasis on sharing memories.
- Sendak inks new children's tale
Acclaimed children's author and illustrator Maurice Sendak and author Else Holmelund
Minarik have teamed up to create "Little Bear's New Friend," the first new
addition to the beloved Little Bear children's book series in over 30 years.
- Tolkien's trilogy triumphs
Late in 1999, when Amazon.com asked its customers to pick their favorite books, fiction or
nonfiction, written in the last 1,000 years, the No. 1 choice was a trilogy set in an imaginary world
of elves, wizards and little people with furry feet. In December 2001, a film inspired by J.R.R.
Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" set box-office records on its opening day in the United States,
Belgium, Norway, South Africa and Sweden, and also received four Golden Globe nominations.
Why? Perhaps because its themes are timeless, yet uncannily relevant in light of the September 11
attacks.
- Grief books donated
The Grief Recovery Institute Educational Foundation of Sherman Oaks, Calif., has donated 1,500 copies of "The Grief Recovery Handbook" and "When Children Grieve" to the WTC United Family Group, to be distributed to families directly affected by the events of September 11. The nonprofit Grief Recovery Institute, founded by John W. James in 1977, following the death of his three-day-old son, helps people deal with losses of all kinds. WTC United Family Group was founded by Anthony Gardner, whose brother died at the World Trade Center.
- Best Friends latest Saddle Club title
"The Saddle Club" has been winning the hearts of girls across America with over eight million copies in print. The latest book from the series, "Best Friends," was released in November 2001. After its international success, "The Saddle Club" television series is now being
aired on "Discovery Kids" in the United States.
- Explore Afghanistan in pictures
Reuters and Prentice Hall have published "Afghanistan: Lifting the Veil," a compelling compilation of photographs and text from award-winning journalists and photographers covering over forty years of conflict in Afghanistan.
- Horseracing's Holy Grail
Award-winning author Steve Haskin takes you into the trenches and behind the scenes of the world's most famous horse race in "Horse
Racing's Holy Grail -- The Epic Quest for the Kentucky Derby" from Eclipse Press.
- LOTR movie magazine premieres
The premiere issue of the "Lord of the Rings Fan Club Official Movie Magazine," available only to members of the Lord of the Rings Fan Club, features insider interviews with the trilogy's creators and stars, and behind- the-scenes looks at the special effects and artistry that made the film a reality.
- Iris scan identifies ''Afghan girl''
Iris recognition technology was used to identify Sharbat Gula, the "Afghan girl" with piercing green eyes who appeared on the cover of
National Geographic magazine in 1985. The process of finding her and verifying her identity is detailed in a television documentary on the
National Geographic Channel, with international airdates beginning March 18, 2002.
- Standing united 60 years ago
In July 1942, seven months after the United States entered World
War II, magazines featuring the American flag appeared on
newsstands nationwide. The "United We Stand" campaign, as it was
known, was initiated by the magazine publishing industry, and a
diverse group of nearly 500 magazines participated in the
promotion. The symbol of the flag reminded Americans then, as it
does now, of what defines them as a nation.
- Celebrating barnyard sounds
Children's book author and illustrator Karen B. Winnick has released her sixth book, "Barn Sneeze," a humorous picture book that features
rhyming text and familiar animal-sound words. Published by Boyds Mill Press, "Barn Sneeze" is available for sale through major
booksellers ($15.95 list).
- First novel first for university press
Poet and short story author Paul Ruffin's first novel, "Pompeii Man," a mystery-thriller set on the
Mississippi Gulf Coast and in New Orleans, has been published by Louisiana Literature Press at Southeastern
Louisiana University. The novel is also a first for the press, which has previously published poetry chapbooks by Darrell Bourque, Albert
Davis and Vivian Shipley.
- Harry Potter DVD available May 28
On May 28, Warner Home Video (WHV) will offer fans of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" a two-disc DVD set with all-new, interactive
DVD-ROM.
- Hank the Cowdog goes international
Earful of Books, Inc. has entered into an exclusive agreement to distribute the successful "Hank the Cowdog" series of audiobooks to retail
outlets around the world. With nearly 40 Hank the Cowdog titles currently available, the series has sold 375,000 audiobooks to date.
According to Billboard magazine, Hank the Cowdog is the industry's longest-running audiobook series, beginning with the
publication of the first Hank the Cowdog title in 1983.
- Forgotten footnotes of World War II
Intriguing stories of World War II history are explored in the Spring 2002 issue of Prologue: Quarterly of
the National Archives and Records Administration. The issue also
provides important guides to the 1930 census records, which the
National Archives opened on April 1, 2002.
- Frail colt saves herd
"Different" Books, a new imprint from a small Midwestern publishing house, is winning awards with stories by first-time authors aimed at child-readers with disabilities. Its latest title, "Little Horse" (The Place In The Woods, January 2002, $9.95) features a frail colt not expected to live long after birth. It survives and, with special spiritual vision, leads his herd of wild horses away from "the two-legged ones," to lush, new pastures. The story is based in part on Austin, TX. author Frank Minogue's childhood caring for two horses. For more information, e-mail placewoods@aol.com.
- Remembering L.A. riots
"The Los Angeles Riots: Three Decades of Revolution" will be released on April 29, 2002, the 10th anniversary of one of the most violent outbreaks of domestic civil unrest in recent history. Darryl James, founder of publishing house Tenacious Books, has collected personal statements and essays on the 1992 riots and the riots in Watts 26 years earlier with the aim of creating a unique oral history of experience and viewpoints on civil unrest.
- Expanding eBook distribution
Palm Digital Media and OverDrive, Inc. intend to expand global digital distribution and retail marketing of eBooks in the Palm Reader format.
- Call your favorite author anytime
Feel free to phone Nevada Barr, Anne Perry, Christopher Rice or even Barbara Taylor Bradford and find out about their latest book. Even if it's
on a weekend. Even if it's midnight. It's all possible through BookTalk, a 24-hour automated phone service that contains the largest
collection of recorded authors in the country.
- Hemingway eBooks available
The entire list of books of Ernest Hemingway's books will soon be available in electronic format. Beginning in August, and in time for the beginning of the school year, Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, will publish its catalog of twenty-three Hemingway titles as eBooks.
- Listen to dramas on your PDA
For the first time, millions of PDA users around the world will have access to hours of "audio dramas" delivered directly to their handheld devices to be enjoyed anywhere, anytime. Timberwolf Press has teamed up with Mazingo Network to bring the worldwide mobile audience more than 120 "channels" of audio episodes.
- DAW Books celebrates 30 years
DAW Books, Inc., the only science fiction and fantasy imprint owned and operated by women, marks its 30th anniversary with two anthologies by some of its leading and bestselling authors, such as Tad Williams, C.J. Cherryh, Mercedes Lackey, Christopher Stasheff, Melanie Rawn, C.S. Friedman, Brian Aldiss, Frederik Pohl, Kate Elliott, and Tanith Lee.
- Business book published for PDAs
"Business - The Ultimate Resource," an invaluable business referencefrom Bloomsbury Publishing, will be available in September 2002 for all leading PDA and eBook reading platforms. The handheld eBook version will include even more information than its print counterpart and will be released simultaneously with the U.S. and United Kingdom print versions. Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. has signed an agreement to be the distributor of the handheld version.
- Learning library launched
The publishers of Weekly Reader celebrated its 100th anniversary as a classroom magazine by launching a new line of educational books to promote early literacy and reading proficiency.
- ''Brief Sun" tells of Polish struggle
The "Brief Sun" by Robert Ambros tells the story of Polish men who left Siberian labor camps half-starved and trained with wooden guns on their shoulders and rags on their feet to win back their homeland.
- Life's journey like Lewis & Clark's
Spring and summer graduates of the University of Missouri's College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources took home more than diplomas and words of wisdom about the journey they were about to begin. They also carried away the gift of a book about one of America's most celebrated journeys.
- Mark 100 years of ''The Virginian''
Owen Wister's "The Virginian," published May 30, 1902, was an immediate sensation - it was one of the most-read novels of the first half of the 20th century. It was performed as a play, with Henry Fonda and Boris Karloff appearing in productions, and several movie versions have been made, the first in 1929 with Gary Cooper, and the most recent in 2000 with Bill Pullman. There were 50 editions of the book printed by 1927. Scribner's is publishing a new edition to commemorate its 100th anniversary.
- Bestselling e-books for May 2002
Check out the Palm Digital Media list of May's top 10 bestselling e-books.
- Many bookshops in Charlottesville
As a book lover, Thomas Jefferson's shadow looms large in Charlottesville and surrounding Albemarle County. Like this founding father, whose collection was the basis of the Library of Congress, central Virginians are crazy about reading. With one of the highest rates of avid book readers in the nation, Charlottesville boasts more used and rare bookshops than any other city in Virginia.
- ''Alias'' book series planned
Bantam Books has acquired the rights to publish original novels and the official companion based on the hit ABC television show "Alias."
- Almost-corgi encourages adoption
The adoption of an "almost-corgi" dog inspired an irresistible, popular, award-winning book series and Web site called "Morgan The Dog." Author Heather Irbinskas introduces young readers to Morgan, whose adventures amuse and entertain while imparting valuable information about such things as pet adoption.
- Harry Potter paperback to be released
On July 31, 2002, in honor of Harry Potter's birthday, Scholastic will release the paperback edition of J.K. Rowling's fourth Harry Potter novel, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire." With a first printing of 2.5 million, the publication of this book brings the total number of Harry Potter books in print to nearly 65 million.
- Patchett wins Orange Prize
Ann Patchett has won the Orange Prize for Fiction 2002 with "Bel Canto," a tale of magic realism in which a group of international visitors are taken hostage.
- America added to dictionary
The word "America" has been added to the Oxford English Dictionary On-line along with another 1,764 new and revised entries. America, in the figurative sense, meaning "a place which one longs to reach; an ultimate or idealized destination or aim; an object of personal ambition or desire," was first used about 400 years ago by poet John Donne. Other new entries include "4-H," "A-Team," "girl power," and "big hair."
- Book clubs beyond Oprah
In April, when Oprah Winfrey announced she was suspending her book club, booksellers and publishers feared an already sluggish business would suffer another downturn. But new television show-based book clubs have spurred sales.
- Thriller foreshadows 9-11
"Goliath" (Forge), a thriller penned by New York Times bestselling author Steve Alten before September 11, is now available in bookstores nationwide. Simon Covah, a victim of terrorism, steals the Goliath, a futuristic nuclear stealth submarine. Among Covah's first demands: the elimination of all nuclear weapons and the public execution of Saddam Hussein - or Baghdad will be wiped off the map. For excerpts, see Steve Alten's Web site.
- Tales of the Baja
A collection of 50 stories set in Baja California - each with a color photograph - "Agave Sunsets" spans four generations, beginning in the 1890s when Ann Hazard's grandfather fell in love with the world's longest peninsula. It brings Baja and its inhabitants - both Mexican and expatriate - to light in a spirited, relaxed and often hilarious way. "Agave Sunsets," ISBN 0-9653223-3-5, retail price $19.95, published by Renegade Enterprises, is Hazard's third book about the Baja. For more information, see bajamagic.com.
- Read books on your desktop or Palm
The Palm Reader library of nearly 5,500 titles is now open to millions of desktop and notebook computer users through new versions of the Palm Reader eBook application for the Mac and Windows.
- Narnia script writer named
Emmy Award-winning writer Ann Peacock has signed on to write Walden Media's live-action feature adaptation of "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe" by C.S. Lewis. Published in 1950, the second and best-known novel in the seven-part "Chronicles of Narnia" series has sold over 60 million copies and is currently published by HarperCollins. Walden partnered with The C.S. Lewis Company last December to option the entire series.
- ''Paris Option'' tops eBook list
Palm Digital Media has released its list of July's top 10 bestselling eBooks. No. 1 in fiction is "The Paris Option" by Robert Ludlum and Gayle Lynds. The Holy Bible, New International Version, tops the nonfiction list.
- LOTR leads ''Harry Potter''
The magical fantasy novel is back in vogue according to a survey of 1,000 adults in the United Kingdom commissioned by WHSmith. With four fantasy titles in the top ten, including "Lord of the Rings" at No. 1, the genre is making a strong comeback. But despite the recent phenomenal success of the young wizard Harry Potter, he failed to knock J.R.R. Tolkien's classic off the top spot.
- Friends help friends read
A new survey by the National Reading Campaign analyzing personal reading habits across the United Kingdom found that nearly half of adults had read at least five books or more in the previous 12 months, with almost one in five claiming to have read 20 books or more. The survey also found that two out of five adults are encouraged to read a book by tips from friends and 16 percent say they act on recommendations from work colleagues.
- Authors discuss leadership
Bestselling authors Jim Collins, Geoffrey Moore, Jerry Porras and Noel Tichy gathered recently via videoconference to explore business issues and discuss their groundbreaking works during "Leadership in the 21st Century," a forum created by HarperBusiness, Kinko's and Sprint. To view an archive of the event on-line now through September 20, visit this Sprint
Web site.
- Golf book reveals life lessons
Although "A Trust Walk - Mindful Golf" ($15.95, Inkwell Publications) by sports psychologist Dr. Paula King
features interviews with professional golfers like Tiger Woods, Sergio Garcia, Payne Stewart, Annika Sorrenstam, Jim Furyk and Fuzzy Zoeller, it's not just for golfers.
- Landers' child to publish book
Warner Books will publish a book by Margo Howard, the daughter of Ann Landers. Tentatively titled "A Life in Letters," the book will be a compilation of the letters Ann Landers wrote to her only child over a 40-year period. Margo will write a commentary linking the letters together. It is slated for publication in fall 2003.
- Adding rhythm and rhyme
Al Jarreau, the Grammy Award-winning jazz musician, is adding rhythm and rhyme to the Verizon Reads program as national Verizon Literacy Champion. Verizon partners with celebrities across the country who donate their image and time to help bring attention to the critical problem of low literacy in the U.S. and to raise funds for the issue. The Verizon Literacy Champion program builds awareness through media campaigns that include posters in Verizon stores, bill inserts, calling cards and newspaper inserts, as well as marketing activities and community literacy-awareness events.
- Find 9-11 books
As the anniversary of the September 11 attacks nears, the American Library Association (ALA) has prepared a Web site with recommended books selected for their outstanding contribution to presenting a complete picture of September 11, 2001. The ALA Web site includes book lists, Web resources for children and their parents, and information about library programs and observances in the wake of the attacks.
- Author retraces oral history
For five years, award-winning publisher, producer, author and journalist Janus Adams crisscrossed America on an oral history journey that empowered her readers and listeners. Adams is on the road again, retracing her route in a 20-city "Whistle Stop Book Tour."
- Charting CSN (sometimes Young)
Gopher Publishers will unveil a comprehensive biography of David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash (and sometimes Neil Young) on Friday, September 27, 2002, at London's Helter Skelter Bookshop. The three-volume set contains a
detailed discography, videography, bibliography, a
complete guest-appearance list, a concert-chronology (tours,
benefit-concerts, live guest-appearances, set-lists, line-ups), a
detailed "radio and TV appearance" database, and a comprehensive list of Crosby Stills and Nash (CSN)songs covered by others.
- Lennon: The Beatles Years
"The Songs of John Lennon: The Beatles
Years," from Berklee Press, is the first-ever musical analysis of
Lennon's talent from a songwriter's perspective.
- Sept. 11 sways reading choices
In keeping with the tenor of the times and current events, patriotism, leadership, and religion emerge as the three dominant reading themes in the September list of Best Read eBooks published by Questia Media and available at www.top20ebooks.com.
- Find rare books on-line
New, used, and hard-to-find literary treasures from over 40,000 independent booksellers across the world are available at Bookfinder.com.
The comparison shopping service scours through over 40 million books available for sale and connects readers with a network of 40,000 booksellers, large and small.
- Mystery classics win audio awards
Taped versions of classic Agatha Christie novels picked up two prizes at the 2002 Spoken Word Awards. The "Talkies" awards ceremony took place October 28, 2002, at London's Dorchester Hotel.
- ''Chicken Soup'' Christmas treasury
"Chicken Soup for the Soul Christmas Treasury for Kids," now available in bookstores, will dedicate a portion of the proceeds from sales for kids served by The Salvation Army's Treasures for Children toy program in the form of special edition paperback books.
- Bestselling October eBooks
Palm Digital Media, Inc., a
leading publisher and distributor of eBooks for handheld computers,
has released its count of October's top 10 best-selling eBooks.
- Ten best business books
Chris Murray, editor-in-chief of Soundview Executive Book Summaries, and his team of editors have ranked the top 10 business books of 2002.
- AKC book honors 9/11 dogs
As an additional tribute to the search-and-rescue dogs of 9/11, the American Kennel Club's DOGNY program has produced a full-color hardcover gift book. The 144-page book, which features colored photos of the over 100 life-size DOGNY sculptures that were displayed throughout Manhattan for over three months, will be available in mid-December.
- Exchange books on-line
MyBookExchange.com allows members to exchange books with other members, anywhere in the world with no buying or selling.
- Bestselling November eBooks
Palm Digital Media, Inc., a leading publisher and distributor of eBooks for handheld computers, has released its lists of November's top 10 bestselling eBooks.
- Biographer profiles Sharon
Despite his reputation as a loose cannon, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is unlikely to involve his country directly against al Qaeda because he values his relationship with President George Bush, according to Dr Anita Miller, co-author of "Sharon: Israel's Warrior-Politician" ($32.50, Academy Chicago Publishers, available in stores or at info@academychicago.com).
- Students interested in ethics
Eight out of the Top 20 eBooks read by college students focus on violence, abortion, AIDS, ethics, and gun control, according to Questia, an on-line library whose user base is predominantly comprised of undergraduate and other students.
- Bestselling December eBooks
Palm Digital Media, Inc. has released its list of December's top 10 bestselling eBooks.
- Woodworking tips on-line
Woodworkers and homebuilders now have instant access to 27 years worth of do-it-yourself expertise and inspiration on making furniture, homebuilding and home improvement. House-and-home publisher The Taunton Press has released archives of highly popular magazines Fine Woodworking and Fine Homebuilding via CD-ROM and the Internet. over a complete range of topics for enthusiasts of all skill levels.
- Fifth Harry Potter coming, but plan to pay more!
"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," by J.K. Rowling, the fifth in the bestselling series has been scheduled for release on June 21, 2003, in the United States, Britain, Canada and Australia. But, plan to reach deeper into your piggy bank as it will sell for $29.95. That makes it the highest priced children's book in history. Scholastic and Bloomsbury publishers also announced that "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" is over a third longer than J.K. Rowling's previous book, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire."
- Leadership at top of list
The Top 20 Best-Read eBooks of 2002 show redefining leadership after the past year's rash of corporate scandals is readers' foremost concern. Also, human cloning has joined perennial topics of interest such as domestic violence and abortion, according to Questia, the world's largest on-line library of books. The annual 2002 list as well as the December 2002 list are available immediately at www.top20ebooks.com.
- The O’Malley Series
By Dee Henderson. They met when they were children at Trevor House, an orphanage located in the greater Chicago area. They looked out for one another and supported each other emotionally. When they grew up, they moved into an apartment together and changed their surname to O'Malley. Though not bound by blood, they were a family in every sense of the word.
- Oprah revives book club
Oprah Winfrey's book club is accepting new members. Oprah announced she is reviving the club after almost a year's hiatus. But this time, club members will read the classics.
- Disney Brings the Magic of Friendship to the U.S
Disney Publishing Worldwide is launching W.I.T.C.H. (an acronym of the first names of the 5 heroines), a tremendous new book series for tween girls that has seen extraordinary global publishing success, in the U.S. market.
- November Literacy Push
You'd be surprised to learn how many Americans don't have basic reading and writing skills. There is an effort to help these families.
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