Category Archives: Authors

“Why I can’t raise a $1 Cheeseburger:” Forrest Pritchard blogs for Huffington Post

Forrest Pritchard, author of Gaining Ground: A Story of Farmers’ Markets, Local Food and Saving the Family Farm appeared on the Huffington Post Blog today, to redefine the term “value meal.” In this analysis of how the burger arrives from the pasture or barn to our steaming bag of cheap fast food, Pritchard asks, “How […]

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Andrew McCarthy’s The Longest Way Home Out in Paperback!

Andrew McCarthy, NYT best-selling author of The Longest Way Home, recently joined “Fox & Friends” hosts Gretchen Carlson and Steve Doocy to discuss the memoir that chronicles the actor’s quest to settle down.  Check out the video to see fascinating photos of Andrew’s travels, hear details of his most recent wanderings (like finding the perfect […]

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Forrest Pritchard on The Art of Manliness

Don’t miss the Art of Manliness’ latest podcast, “Saving the Family Farm with Forrest Pritchard.” The hosts will discuss Forrest’s book Gaining Ground: A Story of Farmer’s Markets, Local Food, and Saving the Family Farm, as well as how Forrest decided to become a farmer, the differences between typical farming and sustainable farming, his daily […]

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Helene Wecker’s The Golem and the Jinni Breaks the Mold

It’s not your typical immigrant tale.  In Helene Wecker’s dazzling debut novel, two outsiders appear in New York City in 1899 – a creature made of clay brought to life by a disgraced rabbi, and a being of fire born in the ancient Syrian desert.  The Golem and the Jinni weaves fairy tale and folklore […]

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Jennifer Lauck Leads Workshop at Write On the River Conference

BIC Author Jennifer Lauck, author of Blackbird: A Childhood Lost and Found, Show Me the Way, Still Waters, and Found: A Memoir, was invited in May to lead a creative nonfiction workshop at the 2013 Write on the River conference in Wenatchee, WA. The workshop, titled “Compressing Time in Creative Nonfiction,” was designed to help […]

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Sonia Nazario and Enrique’s Journey at Harvard

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

Sonia Nazario met with numerous former interviewees when she visited Harvard for a speaking engagement. The Crossing Borders: Immigration and Gender in the Americas conference invited Sonia to give the opening keynote

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New York Times bestselling author Jamie Ford Hints at Songs of Willow Frost

Songs of Willow Frost (ARE edition), by Jamie Ford

The wait for Songs of Willow Frost’s Advanced Reader edition is slowly drawing to an end. Read More »

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Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Speaks On Oleander Girl

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, New York Times bestselling author of 'Oleander Girl'

Catch an interview withChitra Banerjee Divakaruni as she discusses her latest novel with Raakhee Mirchandani of the New York Daily News. Read More »

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Ivan Doig, Sweet Thunder, and Your Favorite Authors

Ivan Doig

Catch a glimpse of Ivan Doig at this year’s ALA Midwinter Meeting. Read More »

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Better Than Beer Bongs: An Interview with Jamie Ford

New York Times bestselling author Jamie Ford

Author Jamie Ford has become well-known in literary circles for his New York Times bestselling novel Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, which is a popular choice with many book clubs, common reads, and all campus reads programs around the country. This September, you’ll have another reason to pay attention to him. His second novel, Songs of Willow Frost, will be published on September 10, 2013. Read More »

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