31 January 2007

Author Answers with Sean Chercover

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The reviews are in and there's been quite a lot of praise for the debut novel by this week's author, Sean Chercover . A new mystery ...
29 January 2007

Bantock comes before Buechner and after Adams

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Word Nerd spent a little while on Saturday trying to box up some books to make room for other titles on the bookshelf. This was, unfortunate...
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26 January 2007

And now for something new...

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Two new things in fact. 1. Every time Word Nerd goes to USAToday's Life section to check book news, she gets the ads that cover up the...
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25 January 2007

Book Banter -- The Eyre Affair

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Title: The Eyre Affair Author: Jasper Fforde Length: 378 pages Genre: fantasy/comedy Plot Basics: Special Operative Thursday Next, a Li...
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24 January 2007

Author Answers with Michele Martinez

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This week's featured author is Michele Martinez , author of Most Wanted , The Finishing School and the forthcoming Cover-Up , which hit...
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22 January 2007

Book Banter -- Precursor

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Title: Precursor Author: C.J. Cherryh Length: 438 pages Genre: sci- fi Plot Basics: Three years have passed since Bren Cameron, transla...
19 January 2007

Making the classics sound good

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We start Friday with a short quiz. Q1. Who is Jonathan Yardley? * a. That guy who edits the NYT crossword puzzles b. That guy who revie...
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18 January 2007

Too much of a good thing?

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Word Nerd hasn't posted a book banter column in over a week. Shocking. She knows. Maybe this sounds odd, but Word Nerd's not that i...
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17 January 2007

Author Answers with Syne Mitchell

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Hey sci- fi fans -- this week's author is Syne Mitchell . Mitchell's latest book is The Last Mortal Man. For more about her, chec...
16 January 2007

Means something like...

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A glimpse into Word Nerd's morning of writing and why word choice matters. Please complete the following sentence: This move back into ...
15 January 2007

More words of the year

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Merriam-Webster's online dictionary also dubbed the top ten words of 2006. They decided on words based on user submissions. Their word o...
12 January 2007

Please use the following words in a sentence

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If you haven't heard, the American Dialect Society voted a week ago on the 2006 word of year. And the winner is, " pluto " as ...
10 January 2007

Author Answers with Marcus Sakey

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Better later than never on a Wednesday, this week's spotlighted author is Marcus Sakey . Sakey's debut novel, The Blade Itself , hit...
09 January 2007

Book Banter -- The Buried Pyramid

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Title: The Buried Pyramid Author: Jane Lindskold Length: 498 pages Genre: fiction/adventure Plot Basics: Neville Hawthorne is determine...
08 January 2007

Book Banter -- Cowboy Feng's Space Bar and Grille

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Title: Cowboy Feng's Space Bar and Grille Author: Steven Brust Length: ~290 pages Genre: sci-fi Plot Basics: Billy and the rest of ...
05 January 2007

Book Banter -- The Green Trap

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Title: The Green Trap Author: Ben Bova Length: 335 pages Genre: Thriller Plot Basics: Paul Cochrane is determined to find who murdered ...
04 January 2007

December Bibliometer

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Despite sitting around airports at the end of December, the book count for the whole month wasn't extra high. December's Bibliometer...
03 January 2007

Author Answers with Patry Francis

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Wait just a month and you'll know why the name Patry Francis seems familiar. Her debut novel, The Liar's Diary , comes out in Febru...
02 January 2007

Best of 2006 -- Top Ten Books

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Sorry Word Nerd's a tad late on this post. Holidays and all. Now, without further delay, here are Word Nerd's picks for the 10 bes...
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29 December 2006

Best of 2006 -- First Book in Series

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The envelope... This year, the first book in a series Word Nerd Reading Award is a tie. (Read: Word Nerd can't make up her mind, so winn...