Category Archives: BESTSELLER
KRIS CALVIN: ONE MURDER MORE IS TOLD WITH HUMOR
Kris Calvin’s debut novel One Murder More will be released on June 1. The mystery already received positive reviews by NY Times Bestselling authors John Lescroart and Robert Dugoni. The latest even compared the story to political thriller House of Cards.
Land of Books is proud to present our next chat with Kris Calvin.
– Kris, what is your debut book One Murder More about?
– It’s a political mystery, the story of a California state lobbyist, Maren Kane, who investigates the stabbing death of a beautiful young aide to the governor when a colleague of Maren’s is arrested for the crime. There is a diverse cast of Sacramento suspects and sidekicks. Clues begin on the first page and build through interwoven subplots throughout the story. I don’t want to highlight any specific elements that might break the thread for someone who reads it. I hope it’s told with humor and intellect, that was my goal.
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STUART WOODS: I SHARE A FEW THINGS WITH STONE BARRINGTON
The 34th book of Stone Barrington series Naked Greed will be released on July 14 2015. The NY Times bestselling author Stuart Woods continues the adventures of the former detective, who turned lawyer. Land of Books is honored to present our fun chat with the legendary writer.
– Mr. Woods, what the readers will see in your new book Naked Greed?
– IÒm not going to tell them; they’ll have to read the book to find out.
– How did you decide to write the story of Stone Barrington series?
– I didn’t. I resisted my publisher’s suggestion to write a single-character series, but then, few books after New York Dead, I had an idea that required a character much like Stone, so I plugged him into the novel, and thus, a series was born.
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S.J. WATSON: SECOND LIFE IS A GOOD STORY WITH LOTS OF TWISTS AND TURNS
S.J. Watson made the big break with his first book Before I Go To Sleep. The novel became worldwide bestseller with more than 2500 Amazon reviews and average 4.0 stars.
On June 9 the literary world will see the next production of the British author Second Life. We’ve got a great chance to speak about the novel thanks to Alexander Cochran.
– What the readers will find in your new book Second Life?
– Hopefully a good story, with lots of twists and turns to keep them excited. And if it make them think about life the way we live it now, all the better.
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DEIRDRE RIORDAN HALL: I DID A HAPPY DANCE WHEN I SAW SUGAR ON THE TOP OF AMAZON LIST
Deirdre Riordan Hall’s Sugar will be officially published on June 1. The book found its place in Kindle Amazon Top 10 list. The novel received very nice feedback averaging with 4.7 Amazon stars from 100 plus reviews.
It’s a great pleasure to introduce you one of the new stars of young adult romances Deirdre Riordan Hall.
– Deirdre, what is your next book Sugar about?
– For seventeen years, Sugar has been told she is too much and yet not enough. Trapped in a one-star town, Sugar sees no way out until Even Anderson, tall, handsome, and tousle-haired appears with a motorcycle and a dream. Through their friendship, Sugar discovers she amounts to more than a worthless daughter, an annoying sister, the target of the senior class prank, and the reflection she sees in the mirror.
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LIZ TRENOW: THE FORGOTTEN SEAMSTRESS TOOK 15 DRAFTS
Liz Trenow’s life was always linked to the silk. Her family has been related for ages with it. This is one of the reasons how she found a very interesting case that inspired her latest book The Forgotten Seamstress. The novel was published in 2013 and was accepted very well by the readers. Currently the book stands with average 4.5 Amazon stars from 270 plus reviews.
We are proud to introduce to you our next guest Lady Liz Trenow.
– What is your next book The Forgotten Seamstress about?
– At its simplest, the book is about how the events of the past reverberate into the present and future. In this case, the past events are the story of an extraordinary woman, Maria, growing up in the early 20th century. Like so many women of the time, the path of her life is very much in the hands of others. But she uses the one power she has – her ability to sew beautiful things – to tell her story, through a quilt.
The present and future are embodied in the character of Caroline, a thirty-something metropolitan woman who, like many of today’s women, has almost too many choices. But her life is at a crossroads – her relationship has finished and she’s been made redundant from her well-paid but soulless job – and it takes the distraction of inheriting the quilt, and unearthing its story, for her to discover what she really wants from life.
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BOOK TO MOVIE ADAPTATION: THE LONGEST RIDE (UPDATE)
American author Nicholas Sparks is champion of writing books, which later turn out to be big movie hits. Nine of his novels were already adapted and all of them generate nice money for the producers. The jubilee 10th book that will become a film is The Longest Ride.
AMAZON TOP 10 BESTSELLERS: APRIL 2015
The intro words in April’s Amazon bestselling chart will be dedicated once again to The Girl on the Train. For the first time since the start of our ranks a novel stays on the top for third month in a row. We’ve got also the new books by David Baldacci and Nora Roberts, who are ready to challenge Paula Hawkins in May.
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13 FACTS ABOUT MICHAEL CONNELLY AND THE CROSSING
Michael Connelly’s next book The Crossing became an instant hit six months before its release. The interest was so high that the novel already entered in Top 5 Amazon bestselling kindle list. Connelly is my favorite crime author so he is our guest in the next part of our 13 Facts rubric.
NINA SCHUYLER: THE TRANSLATOR WAS INSPIRED BY DAVID REMNICK’S ARTICLE
“A pure, sheer pleasure”, “Wonderful story”, “Absorbing,” are just few of the opinions about Nina Schuyler’s book The Translator. The novel was published in 2013 and since then was receiving very positive feedback (av. 4.4 stars from 50 plus reviews). It’s a great pleasure to introduce you our next guest Nina Schuyler.
– Nina, What is THE TRANSLATOR about?
– When renowned translator Hanne Schubert falls down a flight of stairs, she suffers from an unusual but real condition–the loss of her native language. Speaking only Japanese, a language she learned later in life, she leaves for Japan. There, to Hanne’s shock, the Japanese novelist whose work she recently translated confronts her publicly for sabotaging his work.
Hanne sets out to find the inspiration for the author’s novel–a tortured, chimerical actor, once a master in the art of Noh theater. Through their passionate, volatile relationship, Hanne is forced to reexamine how she lived her life, including her relationship to her daughter.
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13 FACTS ABOUT ANTHONY DOERR AND ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE
All the Light We Cannot See returned in Top 5 of Amazon Kindle’s chart once again. The bestseller continues to gather positive reviews and currently is averaging 4.6 stars from 11 200 plus readers’ opinions. Few days ago Doerr was announced as the winner of Pulitzer award for fiction.
That’s why one of the most popular literature creations for 2014 is our next guest in 13 Facts rubric.
The success of All the Light We Cannot See wouldn’t be explained even by the author himself. He wasn’t expecting that the novel will become a commercial hit. When asked in interviews what is the reason the most often answer is “Luck”.
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