Giveaway, Author Events, AND 19 Books for Summer

1.  I've got a great hardcover book for a giveaway.  It's the mother's promise by Sally Hepworth.  And even though I read the book, it's in great shape and looks like new.  Most importantly, it 's REALLY good (my review went live on May 17).  All you have to do is comment with one word.  It could be "gimme" or "book" or "wantit" or "mine," etc.  I will ask my wife pull a winner next Friday, the 9th.  (Thanks to Melissa of chicklitcentral.com fame for sending it to me.)

2.  From June 4-July 21, Cara Black will be appearing throughout the Bay Area with book 17 in the Aimee Leduc series, Murder in St. Germain. Check her website for all of the bookstore stops:  carablack.com.

3.  On July 18, Daniel Silva will be coming to the JCC in Palo Alto to promote his latest Gabriel Allon novel, House of Spies.  The event starts at 8:00.  You would be wise to go on their website and reserve a spot. paloaltojcc.org

4.  I'm a little late on posting this:

PBS NewsHour

May 26 at 5:50pm · 

It’s almost Memorial Day, meaning it’s almost summer — a time to catch up on missed readings, turn back to old favorites, and discover new ones. A time to sit with an easy read on the beach, or read something darker on the porch late at night.

19 summer books that will keep you up all night reading

It’s almost summer -- a time to catch up on missed readings, turn back to old favorites, and discover new ones. For the best summer reads, we turned two authors who own independent bookstores: Louise Erdrich, who owns Birchbark…

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