Library Love Fest

Don't You Forget About This Book!

Just in case the post title (please don't judge my cheesy humor) did not give you a clue, Molly Ringwald fans have lots to get excited about! This lovely leading lady has a new book coming out in August, When It Happens to You, and it is garnering some stellar praise. One of my faves, Eleanor Henderson (break-out debut novelist of Ten Thousand Saints) had this to say:

""Molly Ringwald's eight electric stories are alive with Joycean insight—piercing, epiphanic moments of terror, humor, and transcendence. Together they offer a deeply moving portrait of modern life."

And I know several of you were fans of Lauren Groff's Arcadia.  Well, she was also a fan:

“When It Happens to You is absolutely lovely, a smart, emotionally sophisticated, intricately dovetailed novel of stories. World, I'm telling you now: Molly Ringwald is the real deal.”

You know what?? Molly Ringwald is going to be signing galleys of her forthcoming book at ALA in Anaheim - boom!  Cool, huh?  So come by Booth 2559 (any time) but especially Saturday at 3pm to get a copy!

- Annie

A Great Way to Escape this Summer

Library fave, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, has another great read on her hands with The Great Escape, her sequel to Call Me Irresistible. Booklist and Library Journal have given it rave, starred reviews!

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With her latest flawlessly written romance, Phillips delivers the kind of complex, realistically complicated characters and richly emotional love story her fans have come to expect. Fueled with incendiary sexual chemistry, and deliciously witty, The Great Escape is another jewel from one of the genre’s most incandescent stars. - Booklist

Ever since Lucy Jorik ran from her own wedding in Call Me Irresistible, leaving Ted Beaudine at the altar and disappearing without a trace, fans have been on tenterhooks. Knowing that she rode away with a dangerous-looking biker—a wedding guest with the unlikely name of Panda—probably wouldn’t ease their minds, but that’s exactly what Lucy did—and that’s just the beginning. After a prickly, briefly passionate road trip with Panda, Lucy’s off on her own, morphing into Viper, the biker girl, and heading for a Michigan is-land set on finding out more about her enigmatic “rescuer.” A troubled, mysterious hero haunted by the past and a stub-born heroine who’s tired of being perfect send verbal barbs flying as they heat up the pages in a spicy, hilarious, and heart- tugging escapade that highlights some serious social issues. VERDICT With brilliant dialog, sassy humor, and laserlike insight into what makes people tick, Phillips gifts readers with an engrossing, beautifully written romance that satisfies on all levels. Another winner from a stellar writer who never disappoints. - Library Journal

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The Great Escape is on sale July 10th, just in time for some excellent beach reading!

- Annie

 

Come one, come all!  The Library Love Fest Ladies will be presenting HarperCollins' hottest titles at ALA, but for all those who cannot attend please download the handout (it's like you're there!!).  Our audio presentation will be up on Earlyword as of June 25th, so head over there for even more entertainment.

ALA Approaches!

This post could also be entitled, "Please forgive the blog silence due to the awesome amount of stuff we are doing to prepare for ALA," but that seemed a bit wordy.  However, get excited friends who will be in attendance at next week's show, and also those who won't be (we will make it seem like you are!).

I thought I'd give you a brief synops (that's synopsis for those in the know) of what we have planned.

Congratulations, Rahul Mehta!

Oh happy day - Rahul Mehta's Quarantine won the Lambda Literary Award in Gay Debut Fiction, one of the most prestigious book prizes in the LGBT community! The Lambda Literary Foundation nurtures, celebrates and preserves LGBT literature through programs that honor excellence, promote visibility and encourage development of emerging writers.

On a related note, you might want to check out Victory, by Linda Hirshman (on sale this week). It is the story of the gay rights movement, revealing how a dedicated and resourceful minority changed America forever.

- Annie

PS: Happy Friday, everyone!

Interview with Julia Quinn

Did you know that in addition to being a fabulous romance author, Julia Quinn, writer of the just published A Night Like This, is also a Downton Abbey fan, a Ben & Jerry's lover and a singer?  I kind of just want to be her friend. Anyway, USA Today has done a profile on her, so click through to find out about her thoughts on these things and hear her lament about the one thing she wishes she could do better.

- Annie

PS: Excellent first BEA day with LJ's Day of Dialog.  Karen Engelmann was great, and if you haven't checked out The Stockholm Octavo yet, you MUST.  First 5 people to email me at librarylovefest@harpercollins.com get a copy.