Here are a few new releases for the week:
The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult (She will be attending this years Tucson Festival of Books)
Fragments by Dan Wells (This is book 2 in the Partials sequence)
Bad Blood by Dana Stabenow (The latest novel featuring Kate Shugak and Stabenow will be attending this years Tucson Festival of Books)
The Madness Underneath by Maureen Johnson (This is book 2 in the Shades of London series)
Here are our bestsellers for the end of February:
1 Mousetronaut by Mark Kelly
2 Deadly Stakes by JA Jance
3 American Sniper by Chris Kyle
4 Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
5 Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver
6 Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen
7 The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis
8 Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
9 City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
10 The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
Jennifer Nielsen’s newest novel The False Prince is a stunning story that is perfect for any tween, teenager or adult who is looking for a fantasy adventure. Sage and three other boys are taken from their orphanages and forced to undertake a dangerous mission of becoming a false prince. The catch of this already frightening task is that they have to compete against each other to see who looks and acts the most like the lost prince. No one knows what happens to the three boys who lose.
This book was fantastic. I love how defiant and independent Sage is throughout the entire story. He refuses to become someone he is not, even at the cost of his own well being. I also like how intelligent and mature Sage is for his age. He is clever and witty and can often follow complicated plots without being told all of the details. Nielsen created fantastic characters and an exciting plot that is sure to leave readers speechless. I can’t wait for book two, which comes out in March – just in time for the Tucson festival in fact.
Jennifer Nielsen will be at this year’s Tucson Festival of Books and we are so excited to meet her. We are hoping she will have time to sign with us at our booth, but if not she is planning on stopping in the booth to meet everyone. Check our website the week of the festival to find out is she will be signing with us.
I am so lucky I received a copy of The Boyfriend by Thomas Perry before it was released. I love this author and every book he has written, and this book was no exception. He will be joining us in our booth on Saturday March 9th at 10:00 AM at the Tucson Festival of Books, so be sure to stop down and get your autographed copy .
Jack Till is a former LAPD homicide detective who now works as a private investigator. When the parents of a murdered young woman hire him, his investigation takes a turn no one saw coming. The woman was a high paid prostitute and she is not the only victim. As Till’s digging into the victims progresses he discovers a disturbing pattern.
I don’t want to give too much away about the plot so I will tell you how much I like the characters of Jack Till and his daughter. Perry created such a terrific father daughter relationship and it really let you see a softer side of Jack. It was so fascinating to watch The Boyfriend in action as the novel progresses and he realizes there is someone tracking him. The way Perry writes what the character is thinking and feeling is great. You feel like you are right inside their head and a part of all of the action.
The Jane Whitefield series is one of my all-time favorites. This new character is great and if Jack Till continues in more books, I will still be one happy camper. Mr Perry is an award winning author for a very good reason.
Here are a few new releases for the week:
The Sound of the Broken Glass by Deborah Crombie (the newest novel featuring Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James)
Neferet’s Curse by P. C. Cast and Kristen Cast (This is the 3rd novella in the House of Night series)
Mind Games by Kiersten White
Don’t Kiss the Frog! Princess Stories with Attitude stories chosen by Fiona Waters
John Green likes his characters to travel. Literally and figuratively. In The Fault in Our Stars, the main characters travel to Amsterdam. In An Abundance of Katherines, they take a road trip after graduation. And here in Paper Towns, they take a road trip to find a friend who may or may not want to be found. Quentin adored his neighbor Margo Roth Spiegelman. He put her so high atop that pedestal that it stunned him when she asked him to go along on a night of revenge pranking. Leaving a note after a hug and a kiss: “I. Will. Miss. Hanging. Out. With. You.”, she disappears. The search for Margo ensues and Q begins to understand that need to leave and the freedom that goes along with it. He discovers that Margo is really just a girl. She is coping like everyone else. However, through it all she helps him to grow up and to understand himself through the experiences he undertakes. He learns to overcome fears and experiences things he would not have tried on his own. I loved the characters, the writing, the settings…I loved this book.
Here is our tentative schedule of author signings for this year’s festival. Our booth is going to be twice as big this year and we are looking forward to the best festival yet. Our booth numbers are 127-130 (same location as the past four years) and as you can see from the list below we are going to have an excellent line-up of authors to meet and get autographed books. We are still going to be adding a few more authors to our schedule, so be sure to check the website the week of the festival to confirm times. (Most authors will be signing for an hour.)
10:00 AM Thomas Perry, Charles de Lint, Nina Kiriki Hoffman
11:00 AM JA Jance, Patrick Rothfuss, Hilary Davidson
11:30 AM Lisa McMann
12:00 PM Michael McGarrity, Karen Thompson Walker
1:00 PM Michael Palmer, Jeri Westerson, Conrad Storad
2:00 PM Craig Johnson, Margaret Peterson Haddix, Susan Vreeland
2:30 PM James Rollins
3:00 PM BA Shapiro, Mary Casanova
4:00 PM Kate Mathis
10:00 AM Michael Palmer, Daniel Palmer, Betty Webb, Judith Knight
11:00 AM Deanne Stillman, Fran Marian, Betty Leavengood
12:00 PM Andrew Gross, Nancy Turner, Kerrelyn Sparks
12:15 PM Susan Cummins Miller
1:00 PM Dana Stabenow
1:30 PM Alice LaPlante, Gayle Forman
2:00 PM Jane Eppinga
2:30 PM Diana Gabaldon
3:00 PM Ellen McMahon
Here are a few new releases for the week:
A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy
Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell
Calling Me Home by Julie Kibler
The Indigo Spell by Richelle Mead (This is the 3rd book in the Bloodline series)
Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys
Breaking Point by Kristen Simmons (This is the 2nd book Article 5 series)
Just One Day is Gayle Forman’s newest novel and I loved this book. It was such a delightful, although emotional, story. Allyson’s parents decide to give her a trip to Europe for her graduation present, which sounds incredible until you actual join the tour group. Now uninspired by her very tight sight-seeing schedule, Allyson is looking forward to going home. That is until she meets the Dutch Shakespearean actor Willem and impulsively decides to spend her last day in Europe with him in Paris. Now her path has been altered and she will risk everything to find out what that one day meant for the two of them.
I loved this story. It was such an enchanting love story that drew me in right from page one and held me to the last word. We have all been sidetracked in life for love, and Allyson was no exception. One of the best parts of this story is the couple’s day in Paris. Forman’s descriptions of the city of love were great. I felt like I was traveling with the happy couple and meeting all of the interesting people myself. This book had some of the best side characters that I have encountered in awhile. From the people in France to Allyson’s friends I found them all engaging and life- like. It was easy to get swept up in the drama when the characters are believable and able to accurately portray a wide range of emotions for the reader to go through. We have loved all of Forman’s past novels, but Just One Day is even more amazing than the others. This is a must read for a YA reader looking for a magical love story.
Gayle Forman will also be attending the Tucson Festival of Books this March. Check back as we get closer to March 9th and 10th to find out what time she will be signing at Mostly Books’ booth. (Booth numbers 127-130).
Here are our bestsellers for the middle of February:
1 Mousetronaut by Mark Kelly
2 Deadly Stakes by JA Jance
3 Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
4 Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
5 The Round House by Louise Erdrich
6 Life of Pi by Yann Martel
7 Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver
8 The Hobbit by J R R Tolkien
9 City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
10 Killing Floor by Lee Child
Mostly Books' Blog 