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BIC Book Reviews

Books In Common book reviews of A Sudden Light by Garth Stein and We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler.

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Author and Speaker Michael Hingson Inspires After Surviving 9/11 Attacks

Picture of Michael Hingson with his guide dog

Since 9/11, author Michael Hingson has devoted his life to inspiring and motivating others.

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Author Interview: Garth Stein

Garth Stein joined us for an interview about his Community Reads experiences and why both his bestselling book The Art of Racing in the Rain and his upcoming novel, “A Sudden Light”, work well for them. “A Sudden Light” will be released September 30th by Simon and Schuster.

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Mounting Literary Buzz for A Sudden Light by Garth Stein

A Sudden Light by Garth Stein

Garth Stein’s highly anticipated novel A Sudden Light is drumming up accolades from a growing number of literary sources this fall.

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TV Interview with Christina Baker Kline

Christina Baker Kline took time from her busy schedule to be speak about her bestselling novel, Orphan Train, on a local TV station. She discussed how the story, research and characters came together to create Orphan Train.

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Matt de la Peña Connects with Young Adults

It takes one moment to conscientiously change the life of a young mind. Matt de la Peña, acclaimed Young Adult author, blogged about one of his experiences visiting a junior high school recently. He explained that while signing books for the students, he encountered a girl that appeared to have a difficult childhood.

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Author Interview: Maria E. Andreu

Maria E. Andreu took time to answer questions for Books In Common about her experiences as well as her book and the impact it has on readers.

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Astoria Details the Route to Pacific NW

Mutiny, death, paranoia, money, politics are just a few themes in Peter Stark’s latest book, Astoria. The story in this new non-fiction narrative details the project to set up a fur trading-post on the Pacific coast, initiated by John Jacob Astor and President Thomas Jefferson.

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Ken Armstrong Joins the Marshall Project

After 11 years working for the Seattle Times, Ken Armstrong is joining The Marshall Project as a full-time investigative writer.

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Sonia Nazario on Jon Stewart

Sonia Nazario, Pulitzer winner and author of Enrique's Journey

Sonia Nazario, author of Enrique’s Journey, discusses the refugee crisis with Jon Stewart.

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  • Garth Stein: A SUDDEN LIGHT