Tag Archives: Chris Cleave

What to read after ‘The Fault in Our Stars’

John Green’s affecting The Fault in Our Stars has received almost non-stop attention since in publication in January of 2012—and even way before. It was a bestseller on Amazon and Barnes & Noble six months before publication, and its popularity … Continue reading

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Nashville author bonanza

We’re spoiled for choice with author visits in Nashville these days. Today, we had lunch with the fabulous Deborah Harkness, chatting about ebooks, sherry, casting for the film version of A Discovery of Witches and more over s’mores at Tavern. … Continue reading

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Gold medal-worthy sports stories

The opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics is less than two weeks away, and you know what that means! It’s time to get pumped up about sporting events. My impression of the Olympics has always been that even if … Continue reading

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Monday contest: So excited for the summer Olympics!

Have you been keeping up with the Olympic trials? We certainly have—they transform July into one giant countdown to the Opening Ceremonies on July 27! Our July issue has plenty of Olympic-centric books: our cover story with Chris Cleave, a … Continue reading

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20 summer standouts

Even though I don’t have summer homework assignments or go to camp anymore, and come June I’m more likely to spend my afternoons at my desk than by the pool, I still love compiling a huge summer reading list (then … Continue reading

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Big release from ‘Little Bee’ author

Chris Cleave, the best-selling author of Incendiary and Little Bee (which was optioned for film by Nicole Kidman), is known for writing books with timely topics. His next book, Gold (Simon & Schuster), is no exception—it’s about Olympic athletes and will be … Continue reading

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Judge a book by its cover?

There sure are a lot of book jackets in the news this week (see an earlier post on the jacket for Jonathan Franzen’s Freedom). In July, Bloomsbury UK will release seven new covers for the Harry Potter books in an … Continue reading

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Nicole Kidman takes on 'Little Bee'

Actress Nicole Kidman has optioned Chris Cleave‘s Little Bee. Kidman will both produce and star in the film, according to Variety. I didn’t catch Little Bee pre-pub, but after reading a few pages in an Oxford bookstore I had to … Continue reading

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