Book News
A new page! There is just always so much book-related news out there, we decided to add a new page to attempt to gather some of it together all in one place.

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New & Upcoming Releases
Books that are being released soon, new hardcover titles that we are already excited about, or paperback releases that we've been waiting and waiting for!

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New Releases

The Grand Design by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow. September 7, 2010.

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The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America by Timothy Egan in paperback September 7, 2010.

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A new treat from Audrey Niffenegger, author of The Time Traveler's Wife, a graphic novel The Night Bookmobile available September 1, 2010.

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The Mom & Pop Store: True Stories from the Heart of America by local author Robert Spector In paperback August 31, 2010. There is an article in the Seattle Times by Mr. Spector that directly relates to the subject matter of the book!

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Freedom: A Novel by National Book Award-winning author of The Corrections, Jonathan Franzen. August 31, 2010. On August 13, Jonathan Franzen joined a small and illustrious group of writers to appear on the cover of TIME magazine. TIME book reviewer Lev Grossman continued a decade-long discussion with Franzen about his writing on the eve of the long-awaited publication of Franzen's fourth novel, Freedom, which, "Like The Corrections,...is the story of an American family, told with extraordinary power and richness." Link to the complete TIME story here. [well written story. And fascinating!]

And! He's going to be in Seattle this month! Seattle Arts & Lectures opens its 2010-11 season with the "Great American Novelist" Jonathan Franzen on September 14, 7:30pm, at Benaroya Hall. Visit the Arts & Lectures web site for more information.

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Wolf Hall: A Novel by Hilary Mantel, 2009's Man Booker Prize winner. In paperback August 31, 2010.

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Mockingjay:The Final Book of the Hunger Games. by Suzanne Collins. We cannot wait to find out what happened to District 12... August 24, 2010. Thank you to all of you who joined us [and joined in!] for the release party at Midnight. on a Monday. in Edmonds --it was crazy! You are why we are here doing this much fun stuff!! Plenty of copies of the book left -- and time left in your summer to stay up all night reading great books! Start with this one! Hunger Games is now out in paperback, in case you need to start with the first book in the series!

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A new Shannara book! Bearers of the Black Staff: Legends of Shannara by Terry Brooks. New in hardcover August 24, 2010.

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The Atlantis Complex (Artemis Fowl, Book 7) by Eoin Colfer. Brand new in hardcover August 3, 2010.

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K2: Life and Death on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain by Ed Viesturs and David Roberts . New in paperback August 3, 2010.

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Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach. August 2, 2010. The best-selling author of Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers and Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex now explores the irresistibly strange universe of space travel and life without gravity. Space is a world devoid of the things we need to live and thrive: air, gravity, hot showers, fresh produce, privacy, beer. Space exploration is in some ways an exploration of what it means to be human. How much can a person give up? How much weirdness can they take? What happens to you when you can’t walk for a year? have sex? smell flowers? What happens if you vomit in your helmet during a space walk? A review from the Seattle Times.

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Queen of the Night: A Novel of Suspense by J. A. Jance. July 27, 2010. We love this local author!  Her latest novel is dedicated to the late Tony Hillerman. This fourth suspense novel featuring former homicide detective Brandon Walker and his wife, novelist Diana Ladd, spans some 50 years, from a murder in 1959 in San Diego to a rash of killings in Thousand Oaks, Calif., and Tucson, Ariz., in 2009. Interwoven with these crimes are legends of the Tohono O'odham Indians (aka the Desert People) and the lives of such contemporary Native people as Lani Walker, Brandon and Diana's adopted daughter.

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Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman by Jon Krakauer. In paperback July 27, 2010.

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The Lacuna: A Novel by Barbara Kingsolver. In paperback - July 20, 2010. one of our staff favorites!

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The Rembrandt Affair, by Daniel Silva. July 20, 2010. One of our favorite writers of spy fiction has a brand new book, just in time for our summer reading!

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Kook: What Surfing Taught Me About Love, Life, and Catching the Perfect Wave by Peter Heller, review in the Seattle Times. July 13, 2010.

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Border Songs, by Jim Lynch is now out in paperback! July 13, 2010. This is our book club choice for August, and Mr. Lynch will be here in person August 19th. See our Events page for more details. Visit Jim Lynch's web site for all kinds of info on him and his first two books.

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The third novel featuring the Dublin murder squad from Tana French, Faithful Place, is out July 13, 2010. Her first two are In the Woods and The Likeness. We really like them both. Literate, well-written mysteries, set in present day Dublin, Ireland. The primary focus is on different characters in each of the novels, but there is significant overlap featuring the members of the Dublin murder squad.

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What is Left the Daughter by Howard Norman. July 6, 2010. A lovely new review in the Seattle Times.

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Dead in the Dregs: A Babe Stern Mystery by Peter Lewis. A debut mystery novel from a local restaurateur [Campagne, anyone?], sounds terrific: "...a stunning debut mystery packed with revenge and murder," takes us to the wine countries of Napa Valley and Burgundy, France. June 29, 2010. Great review from Mary Ann Gwinn.

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Work Song by Ivan Doig, is a sequel to The Whistling Season. Great early word on this one! Visit his web site for a collection of all the lastest great reviews, and all kinds of additional information. Mr. Doig joined us in person Saturday, July 17th! He was gracious enough to sign a few extra copies for us. So, while they last, there are autographed copies available to purchase. June 29, 2010.

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The Passage by Justin Cronin. June 8, 2010. This is a first in a trilogy and is getting great write-ups and getting a big push from our Independent Bookstores at IndieBound.

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It's finally here! The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson is finally published in the U.S.! May 25, 2010. Here is a great little review in the Seattle Times just in case you've missed it! And The Girl who Played with Fire is in paperback! You get two choices, mass market or trade paper back size... whatever works better for you...
And more fun and fascinating news about a possible book #4 in the Millennium series -- partners and family and agents all with different stories about the book and whether or not there even is a book! A true mystery about a mystery! Excellent! Seattle Times article.

Upcoming Releases.

Wicked Appetite, by Janet Evanovich. September 14, 2010. A brand new series from the author who brought us Stephanie Plum... Life in Marblehead has had a pleasant predictability, until Diesel arrives. Rumor has it that a collection of priceless ancient relics representing the Seven Deadly Sins have made their way to Boston’s North Shore. Partnered with pastry chef Lizzie Tucker, Diesel bullies and charms his way through historic Salem to track them down.

Reckless, by Cornelia Funke. September 14, 2010. This much loved author of stories for middle school kids [and those of us who just love great writing!] takes readers on a new adventure into a magical place where the dark side of fairy tales holds sway.

13 Words, a child's word adventure by Lemony Snicket and illustrator Maira Kalman. October 5, 2010. We can't wait to see what he's come up with this time!

 

Reviews
Recent reviews of new and/or notable titles, books that have a specific interest to the northwest -- author or setting -- and one more place for us to share our latest favorites! Lots of links, and some brief reviews by us.

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"In Fat of the Land: Adventures of a 21st Century Forager, author Langdon Cook takes us to the special places of the Pacific Northwest. In essays and recipes, Cook celebrates everything from shrimping in Hood Canal to scooping up chanterelles in the deepest Northwest forest." Great article extolling the virtues of this lovely local book, by Greg Atkinson.

Mary Ann Gwinn was talking spy novels the other day... Brought on by the new nonfiction title Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory by Ben Macintyre. She brought up the idea of spy novels, written by former spies, among them author Stella Rimington [whose books we love!] She also is soliciting suggestions from readers -- and here are the results: a great list! Anything we don't currently have, we can usually get back in just a few days -- just ask!

New crime fiction reviews by Adam Woog... new Laura Lippman, Martin Cruz Smith [who remembers Gorky Park?!]  and another favorable mention of Peter Lewis' Dead in the Dregs.

Live Through This by Debra Gwartney is a ferociously truthful memoir, on the short list at the Times.

Back in the news, is Greg Mortenson, author of Three Cups of Tea and his new bestseller, Stones into Schools. There is a great article in the Seattle Times about military wives telling their husbands they needed to read Three Cups of Tea, and the amazing (and good!) repercussions it has had. [who else would have loved to overhear those conversations?! Both the ones between wives and husbands, and later those husbands explaining to other military brass about where they came up with all these brilliant new thoughts!]

Published June 1, 2010, Clara and Merritt, by Peter Donohue, the author of Madison House, winner of the Langum Prize for American Historical Fiction, unfolds amidst the violent strife between longshoremen and Teamsters in Seattle in the 1930s and '40s. Encompassing the West Coast labor movement, World War II, the Northwest School of Art, and much more, this exciting new novel explores how people reckon with the larger forces of world events in their everyday lives. See the review in the Seattle Times.

We seem to have an abundance of local authors writing crime novels. I'm sure a psychologist somewhere nearby has a great theory about that. In the meantime, stop in for the latest from Michael Gruber, Elizabeth George and Jon Alton. See the entire column from the Seattle Times' Adam Woog here.

Charlaine Harris' latest Sookie Stackhouse novel, Dead in the Family is out May 2010. Guilty pleasure? Absolutely! But it you are looking for something after you snuck around reading the Twilight series, this will totally satisfy! Read the confessions of a book snob turned Sookie fan here.

The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama by New Yorker editor David Remnick. Newly out in April and directly to the best seller lists! See a review and Q&A by Mary Ann Gwinn  here.

Mary Ann Gwinn solicited recommendations from her readers of their favorite historical fiction titles. She got so many responses that she split it into 2 lists: stories set in the US and stories set in other parts of the world.. The vast majority of these books are also favorites of ours here at the Bookshop. We love it when that happens!

Jo Nesbo is the author of a series featuring detective Harry Hole and set in Oslo. For those of us loving the chilly settings of "The Girl With..." series [and anyone who remembers Smilla's Sense of Snow...] here is another author getting good reviews, and whose books are set in the Seattle-friendly Scandinavian noir-ish part of the world. See a review of his latest title: The Devils' Star.

Movies, TV, Plays
We can't figure out if Hollywood is just completely out of new ideas, or if they finally figured out what all of us already know -- you will never run out of great books! Here are just some of the latest titles to make it to the stage or screen, current and upcoming...

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New Fall TV shows are beginning to be announced. One caught our interest -- we are skeptical, but willing to give it a look! -- based on the book Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern, same title, starring William Shatner. Really. [I know!]

There are a couple of new movies out that are not directly adapted from books, but we have books to recommend that would indeed enhance the viewing pleasure of said movies. [in our humble opinion!] The Wildest Dream is a documentary of climbers retracing George Mallory's historic 1924 trek up Mount Everest. [Currently showing at the Pacific Science Center's IMAX Theater.] Jeffrey Archer's novel Paths of Glory is a fictionalized account of how Mallory's great adventure happened. He had access to family members and letters, so while definitely fiction, one can choose to believe he came quite close to what really happened. [and it's a great read!] And The Tillman Story [in theaters August 20, 2010], tells the story of Pat Tillman, the NFL athlete who felt the call of duty after 9/11 and enlisted in the military, was posted to Iraq and then Afghanistan, and was killed by friendly fire in 2004. The latest book from Jon Krakauer is Where Men Win Glory, and is Pat Tillman's story. Those of you that already know Krakauer's writing will be enthralled by his usual amazing telling of the tale. Those of you who have yet to read one of Mr. Krakauer's books have a treat ahead of you! If you would like to start with one of his earlier works, we also highly recommend Into Thin Air [Mt. Everest climb 1996] and Under the Banner of Heaven [the shadowy world of Mormon fundamentalism and murders that occurred in 1984].

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert is in theaters starting August 13, 2010, starring Julia Roberts. Really. See her eat her way through Italy, pray her way through India and find love in Bali. aaaaaaah. Life is good. And they do indeed show the part where she has to buy bigger pants due to the eating her way through Italy part..! we loved the book... and a few good looking men in the cast, too! Among them, Javier Bardem and Billy Crudup.

Ken Follett's sweeping historical novel, The Pillars of the Earth is now an 8-part epic event, which premieres on Friday, July 23 at 10pm on Starz.

A brand new TV series started on TNT July 12, 2010. It's called Rizzoli & Isles and is inspired by characters created by Tess Gerritsen. A gritty mystery series starring a police detective and a medical examiner. The show was good! Now we're going to start reading the books! The first one with these characters is called The Apprentice and the newest hardcover, just out June 29, 2010, is Ice Cold.

The Girl Who Played with Fire by Steig Larrson, the second book of the series, movie in theaters near you on July 9, 2010. Interesting review from the Seattle Times, which also favorably mentions the first book/movie The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo which is now out on DVD! [still with the subtitles; and the brutal scenes in the book are in the movie. In Technicolor. You have been warned. (Do let us know if you see it and give us your review!)]

Guardians of Ga'Hoole by Kathryn Lasky. Children's fantasy and adventure series about owls and magic! Movie in 3D. September 24, 2010. Have started seeing adds for the movie -- the 3D art looks beautiful! Can't wait to see the movie!

Harry Potter #7 [Deathly Hallows] movie rumors! Why not?! It will be available to view in 3D. Part 1 is due out November 19, 2010; part 2 is scheduled for July 15, 2011.

Book Awards
There are indeed a crazy amount of awards given to books throughout the year. We will attempt to keep you updated on the big ones, and on the ones we particularly agree with!

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Pulitzer Prize-winning poet [Shadow of Sirius], W.S. Merwin has been named the 17th Poet Laureate, awarded by the Library of congress to recognize poetic merit.

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Pulitzer Prizes Awarded.
Announced April 12, 2010, the prize winners in Letters are:

• Fiction. Tinkers by Paul Harding.
• History. Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World by Liaquat Ahamed.
• Biography. The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt by T. J. Stiles.
• Poetry. Versed by Rae Armantrout.
• General Nonfiction. The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and Its Dangerous Legacy by David E. Hoffman.

For more information about these winners, and to see the rest of the winners in Journalism, Drama, and Music, visit the Pulitzer web site.

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One of our very favorites, Seattle author, Sherman Alexie has won the PEN/Faulkner award for fiction for War Dances, a book of short stories, essays and poems. Mary Ann Gwinn's article in the Seattle Times. Visit the PEN/Faulkner web site for more information about the award and to see all of the finalists for this year's award.

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The National Book Critics Circle Award Winners for 2010 were announced. Among the winners are:
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel [which has also already won the Man Booker Prize]
The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science. by Richard Holmes
Somewhere Towards the End. by Diana Athill
For the complete list of winners and to learn more about the award itself, visit the official National Book Critics Circle web site.

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The Caldecott and the Newbery awards for 2010 were announced in January.
The Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. The 2010 winner is When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead. To see the 2010 Honor winning titles visit the ALA web site.
The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. The 2010 winner is The Lion & the Mouse illustrated and written by Jerry Pinkney. To see the 2010 Honor winning titles visit the ALA web site.

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The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association has announced its 2010 Book Award winners, each written by a Northwest author and published in 2009. The winners are:

• The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt & the Fire that Saved America by Timothy Egan (Seattle, WA).
• The Collector: David Douglas and the Natural History of the Northwest by Jack Nisbet (Spokane, WA).
• Boneshaker by Cherie Priest (Seattle, WA)
• The Crying Tree by Naseem Rakha (Silverton, OR).
• All in a Day by Cynthia Rylant (Lake Oswego, OR), illustrated by Nikki McClure (Olympia, WA).

For more information about the winners, and the PNBA, visit the web site at PNBA.org.

Other Book-Related News
There is always something going on in the Seattle book world! Author appearances in and around the Northwest, interesting book-related news, anything that doesn't fit in the above categories we'll mention here...

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Book-It Repertory Theater announces the 2010 - 2011 season:

The five shows are: The Cider House Rules, Part Two; Red Ranger Came Calling; Great Expectations; Prairie Nocturne and Border Songs. Season tickets on sale now, single tickets go on sale in August. Visit the Book It web site for all the details.

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Seattle Arts & Lecture series:

The upcoming season has been announced. September 2010 opens the season with National Book Award-winning author of The Corrections, Jonathan Franzen, followed by mystery maven Sara Paretsky and the quirky writer-for-all-ages Daniel Handler aka Lemony Snicket. Brilliant Picasso biographer John Richardson, '09 Pulitzer Prize-winner Elizabeth Strout, the deliciously dark and prodigious Joyce Carol Oates, and Richard Ford, author of Independence Day, round out the season. Visit www.lectures.org to find out more about SAL's speakers and subscription details.

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