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On Books & Loons
Issue 92 (Aug 26, 2010)
'A writer's problem ... is always how to write truly and, having found
out what is true, to project it in such a way that it becomes a part of
the experience of the person who reads it.' 
(Ernest Hemingway)

We've found a broad selection of writers who write truly in the best of recent releases below. Enjoy the last of summer reading and don't forget to enter our monthly Contests for free books across genres!

Red Hook RoadContemporary
Red Hook Road by Ayelet Waldman
Shows how tragedy becomes a catalyst for change over 4 summers.

Historical
Kings of the North by Cecelia Holland
Raef returns to his roots in England, to face the evil Lady of Hedeby.

Kings of the NorthFantasy & SF
Bitter Seeds by Ian Tregillis
In an alternate WW II both Nazis and British employ dark magic..

Mystery
Faithful Place by Tana French
A cold case sends Frank Mackey back to his dysfunctional roots.

Faithful PlaceNon-Fiction
Hamlet's BlackBerry by William Powers
'Philosophy For Building a Good Life in the Digital Age'.

Romance
Maybe This Time by Jennifer Crusie
Romantic comedy: sassy dialog, unrequited love, ghosts & orphans.

Hamlet's BlackberryTravel
Beneath the Sands of Egypt by Donald P. Ryan
'Adventures of an Unconventional Archaeologist'.

Kids
Story World by John & Caitlin Matthews
An innovative set of cards designed to inspire storytellers of all ages.

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Contests, Contests, Contests!

City of Veils           Hamlet's BlackBerry           Hangman
I'd Know You Anywhere         Judgment and Wrath         Long Division  

Take Hachette to the Beach         Tutankhamun         Waking the Witch

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