Wednesday, July 09, 2008

 

Thursday Thirteen -- Susan's Book Talk



Lately, I've taken to posting about authors whose new releases cross my radar. There are plenty of them, of course -- and I'm always looking for more.

Since my latest update has thirteen authors with new releases (or re-releases), I figured I'd let the band party for another week and remind you of the good stuff that's already out there. Buying a book in the first 90 days of its release is a great way to support your favorite author (followed only by buying up everything else they've published in the past).

Here you go:

Thirteen Book Blips on Susan's Radar


1. Anna J. Evans
Wicked Witch of the West Village
Devil Take Me

2. RG Alexander
Who Needs Another Superhero?

3. Carrie Alexander
Nobody's Hero

4. Donica Covey
Tides of Maryna's Love

5. Dakota Cassidy
Accidentally Dead

6. Amy Wallen
MoonPies and Movie Stars is now out in paper!

7. Christina Dodd
Into the Shadow

8. Shelley Munro
Price of Love

9. Jennifer Estep
Karma Girl has been re-released in the mass-market-size format

10. Elin Hilderbrand
A Summer Affair

11. Lorelei James
Tied up, Tied Down

12. Stephanie Kuehnert
I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone

13. Vanessa Jaye
Felicity Stripped Bare

Let me know if you've encountered anything great, rave-worthy, or just worth talking about. Yes, feed my small book problem!


** A lack of link in the book title simply means you can't buy it via Powells. It's no statement of quality.



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# posted by Susan Helene Gottfried @ 6:20 PM
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I'm afraid I haven't heard of any of those.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : July 09, 2008 6:34 PM
 
Susan,
These titles look like fun. Thanks for expanding my horizons. I love Powell's. Their daily reviews by humans are great stuff.
# posted by Blogger SandyCarlson : July 09, 2008 6:34 PM
 
Great book list. I'm reading Lorelei James' book right now and its fabulous.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : July 09, 2008 7:19 PM
 
Hey, Jessica Andersen's Nightkeepers is awesome, all about the Maya and the whole 2012-end of the world. I have Karma Girl on mount TBR, hope to get to it soon.
My list isn't up yet, am going to work on it now. :)
# posted by Blogger Ann : July 09, 2008 7:21 PM
 
Hmm...I just added another title to my TBR. Thanks!
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : July 09, 2008 8:12 PM
 
This is a very kind thing that you do - I am certain that the authors appreciate it. You are a great fan.

Happy TT!
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : July 09, 2008 8:17 PM
 
I always like to hear about books. Have you gone to Librarything yet? It's a good way of sharing what you have read with friends. I even put covers on my blog. It would be interesting to see what we have in common.
# posted by Blogger Jenny McB : July 09, 2008 8:23 PM
 
i don't want to even take a look, because there is already a lot of book I want to read!
# posted by Blogger Jill : July 09, 2008 8:34 PM
 
Thanks for the list....I'm always on the look out for a new book! happy tt!

sobeit
http://sobeit89.squarespace.com
# posted by Blogger sobeit : July 09, 2008 9:56 PM
 
I will have to check them out. Happy TT my friend. Thanks for stopping by:)
# posted by Blogger Lori : July 09, 2008 10:18 PM
 
Mine's up, and I stole your idea (our lists are totally different, though). :)
# posted by Blogger Ann : July 09, 2008 10:22 PM
 
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, so thank you!!
# posted by Blogger Susan Helene Gottfried : July 09, 2008 10:23 PM
 
Wicked Witch of the West Village? That title rocks. I'll buy that book knowing nothing else. Very cool.
# posted by Blogger Spy Scribbler : July 09, 2008 10:26 PM
 
Golly, I've never heard of any of these, but then I'm out of touch!

SJR
The Pink Flamingo
http://thepinkflamingo.blogharbor.com/blog
# posted by Blogger SJ Reidhead : July 09, 2008 10:46 PM
 
Ooh, a book list! I love books. You've got some good ones here. I'll have to go to B&N and buy another title to add to the stack I haven't read yet! LOL Have a grand weekend and thanks for stopping by!

DK
# posted by Blogger DK : July 09, 2008 10:46 PM
 
What a GREAT name for a book: I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone!!!
# posted by Blogger Janet : July 09, 2008 10:50 PM
 
Lots of great books to read. Thanks for the recommendations. Happy TT!
# posted by Blogger Michelle : July 09, 2008 11:10 PM
 
LoveHampton by Sherri Rifkin is a nice romantic debut. I'll be reviewing it later tonight.
# posted by Blogger pussreboots : July 09, 2008 11:10 PM
 
I loved Karma Girl! But you're right, I need to get the mass market set so they can all match...

Happy TT!

Jody W.
# posted by Blogger Jody W. and Meankitty : July 10, 2008 12:04 AM
 
I think you'd enjoy the Serendipity Series by Brieanna Robertson. It is published through Forbidden Publications Happy T13!
# posted by Blogger Unknown : July 10, 2008 12:25 AM
 
Looks like a nifty list of books! I'm off to browse. Thanks for the heads-up, my friend! :)
# posted by Blogger Thomma Lyn : July 10, 2008 2:37 AM
 
I like the premise of I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone.
# posted by Blogger Robin : July 10, 2008 5:49 AM
 
I love the titles of some of these books :) Your blog is always such a great place to get ideas as to what to read and I trust your judgement!
# posted by Blogger Bobkat : July 10, 2008 7:50 AM
 
I've got a couple of these on my TBR pile too. And now it looks like I may be adding a few more (like it needs to be any larger!) Thanks, Susan ;)
# posted by Blogger Leah Braemel : July 10, 2008 8:06 AM
 
Thanks for the list of "new" authors to check out.

Happy T13!
# posted by Blogger OGD Critic : July 10, 2008 8:30 AM
 
Awesome list.
# posted by Blogger LA Day : July 10, 2008 9:15 AM
 
I'm not familiar with any of the books on your list other than Shelly Munro's, but I've made a copy of your list and will check them out the next time I'm browsing a book store. Thanks!
Hugs and blessings,
# posted by Blogger storyteller : July 10, 2008 9:43 AM
 
Happy T13! Love the list. I've read Shelley Munro's Price of Love and Vanessa Jaye's Felicity Stripped Bate and I enjoyed them both and even blogged my review. Hope to see you at my 9th edition about Julia Quinn at Talk About My Favorite Authors blog.
# posted by Blogger Phoebe Jordan : July 10, 2008 10:15 AM
 
I love the title Moonpies and Movie Starts!

Happy TT!
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : July 10, 2008 11:00 AM
 
OMG! I got into Christina Dodd's Darkness Chosen series last week, and I've not stopped. I finished reading the second book at 5:00 am Monday, and I had to be up at 7:00 to go to work. Hahaha! I started reading "Into the Shadow" last night, and had to force myself to stop at 2:00 am. Right now the book is hidden in my desk here at work, so when the boss isn't looking I try to catch some reading.
# posted by Blogger Tempest Knight : July 10, 2008 11:15 AM
 
I thought Accidentally Dead has been out a while.

Great list.


(Get the feeling Nicholas doesn't read Romance? :) )
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : July 10, 2008 11:53 AM
 
There is a new Janet Evanovich book out, Fearless Fourteen. Just FYI. Bridget
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : July 10, 2008 11:59 AM
 
Yeah, Bridget, but she's like famous and stuff. I'm focusing on the non-famous writers who want to be famous.

And Alice, the funny thing is that I'm pretty sure that Nicholas knows a few of the folk on my list -- just from Thirteening (Shelley Munro, anyone?)!
# posted by Blogger Susan Helene Gottfried : July 10, 2008 12:29 PM
 
I am going to look into some of your suggestions. I completely agree that we should support up and coming authors.

Mine's all about my current obsessions if you would like to come on over.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : July 10, 2008 12:49 PM
 
Some great ones there!! :D
# posted by Blogger Amy Ruttan : July 10, 2008 2:58 PM
 
Have you ever been to Powell's, Susan? I felt like I was in book Nirvana the one time I went to their city of books. Also...no sales tax!

My friend Debbie Viguie has a new book out called "The Summer of Cotton Candy" for teens. If nothing else, you should check out the cover. It's quite nice.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : July 10, 2008 3:02 PM
 
Great list, I'll have to check out some of them. Happy TT
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : July 10, 2008 3:28 PM
 
I hate to say it, but I haven't read any of them yet. I have a toddler, and finding time to read is very difficult. But I will write these down for when I do have the time. Great TT.
# posted by Blogger misty : July 10, 2008 3:53 PM
 
Ooh! I'm on the list. :)

I love Lorelei's books. In fact she's guest blogger at my place on 15th July. I'm reading Karma Girl at the moment. I picked up a copy when I went to Hawaii last year and it's only just worked to the top of my pile.
# posted by Blogger Shelley Munro : July 10, 2008 5:06 PM
 
I haven't heard of any of these books. The last book I read which I absolutely loved is called "Cold Tangerines" by Shauna Niequist. I guess I haven't taken the time to read fiction in about 5 years...mostly read non-fiction. Who knows, this list might just be the inspiration I need to go to the public library!
# posted by Blogger Marina Berryman : July 10, 2008 6:38 PM
 
I can't find any time to read with two children and one on the way. I hope you conquer your quest to read the entire list! :)

Happy TT and thanks for stopping by.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : July 10, 2008 6:48 PM
 
I hate to admit this, but I only recognise three of those titles... I will have to do some homework and learn more... which is actually a good and happy thing so thank you!
# posted by Blogger DoubleDeckerBusGuy : July 10, 2008 7:34 PM
 
I haven't read any of those, so now I have lots of ideas if I am looking for a good read. Thanks for the suggestions!
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : July 10, 2008 9:37 PM
 
i haven't heard of any of those either but thanks for putting them out there, i took a look and they look really cool! happy tt to you!
# posted by Blogger Christie O. : July 10, 2008 10:19 PM
 
I haven't read any of these although I do recognize a bunch of them.

I'm reading a biography of Alexander Hamilton. It isn't exciting. I'm fascinated with the subject matter but, um, the book isn't a fun beach read. I've got a few in the queue that are fun to read but I'm saving myself for the RWA conference and the literacy signing.
# posted by Blogger Rene : July 10, 2008 10:27 PM
 
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