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January 21, 2007
Ask a Book Question: The 48th in a Series (Earth’s Children Finale) 0
by C. Max Magee
Pam writes in asking when the final book in a long running series will be published: Do you have any information as to when the sixth (and I believe final) volume in Jean Auel’s Earth’s Children series is due for publication? Auel’s series about a group of prehistoric people was launched in 1980 with the [...]
January 16, 2007
Ask a Book Question: The 47th in a Series (When a Writer Comes to Town) 3
by C. Max Magee
Denise writes in asking how best to find out when authors are visiting her town: I was perusing your blog and thought you might know how I can get advance info on book tours. I have been to different publisher Web sites and sent in faxes per their requests, and I never get a response. [...]
December 13, 2006
Ask a Book Question: The 46th in a Series (The Third Ford First) 3
by C. Max Magee
Poornima wrote in with an interesting question about what to do when you really want to read a book, but there are books that come before it. Her question has to do with Richard Ford’s new book The Lay of the Land, which was recently reviewed on this blog by Noah. Poornima asks, I have [...]
April 20, 2006
Ask a Book Question: The 45th in a Series (Calvino Questions) 1
by C. Max Magee
Molly writes in with a question about Italo Calvino’s The Baron in the Trees. I am having a book club meeting to discuss The Baron in the Trees, by Calvino. I am having the hardest time finding discussion questions. Any leads? Millions contributor Emre has read the book, but he’s out of the country and [...]
March 15, 2006
Ask a Book Question: The 44th in a Series (The mainstream novels of Philip K. Dick) 3
by C. Max Magee
Don writes in with this question: Philip K. Dick wrote seven mainstream novels. I think they are pretty terrific, but except for sci-fi fans, no one pays much attention to them. Can you or your readers explain why these novels have received so little recognition among readers of “literary fiction”? Long before Dick became a [...]
March 1, 2006
Ask a Book Question: The 43rd in a Series (Finding Historical Fiction) 9
by C. Max Magee
Katie writes in with this question: When I was in Rome I read I, Claudius [by Robert Graves] and loved it. Now I’m looking for other historical fiction, of any period or nationality, that does a comparable job of bringing a time and place to life and maintaining some literary credibility. Any suggestions? According to [...]
