http://bookscreening.com Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:28:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Publishers Weekly: The genius of Frank Lloyd Wright was both magnetic and cruel, as evidenced by the succession of failed marriages and hot-blooded affairs depicted in this biographic reimagining that drills into Wright mythology and the dark shadows of the American dream. The narrative moves backwards in time through the accounts ... http://bookscreening.com/2010/01/31/the-women-by-tc-boyle/ Determined, ten year old girl in 1932 Gee's Bend, Alabama, sets out to get medical help for her mother, and records her ensuing adventures in a quilt she is making. http://bookscreening.com/2010/01/31/leaving-gees-bend-by-irene-latham/ March 1945: World War II may be ending, but for 19-year-old bomber pilot, Henry Forester, the conflict still rages. Shot down over France, Henry endured a dangerous trek to freedom, relying on civilians and Resistance fighters to stay alive. But back home in Virginia, Henry is still reliving air battles ... http://bookscreening.com/2010/01/31/a-troubled-peace-by-lm-elliott/ "Shrouded in secrecy, the Ark of the Endowment has remained hidden for millennia. Those fortunate enough to know of its location have but one task: to keep its contents from being stolen. Like Pandora's Box, the legend says that anyone who partakes of its sacred contents will invoke divine judgment ... http://bookscreening.com/2010/01/31/cursed-blessing-by-jm-leduc/ Brain Thief is a fun, literate speculative fiction adventure, sort of New England cyberpunk noir, set a year or ten from now, somewhere between the Berkshires and Boston, and includes, at no extra charge, a 30-foot-tall fiberglass cowgirl. http://bookscreening.com/2010/01/31/brain-thief-by-alexander-jablokov/ Deaf since childhood, Abigail hopes to keep her affliction from Talorc as long as possible. And for his part, he has no intention of telling her about being a werewolf. But when Abigail learns that the husband she's begun to love has deceived her, it will take all of his ... http://bookscreening.com/2010/01/31/children-of-the-moon-series-by-lucy-monroe/ Brooklyn can't sleep. Her boyfriend, Lucca, died only a year ago, and now her friend Gabe has just died of an overdose. Every time she closes her eyes, Gabe's ghost is there waiting for her. She has no idea what he wants or why it isn't Lucca visiting her dreams. ... http://bookscreening.com/2010/01/31/chasing-brooklyn-by-lisa-schroeder/ Now diabetics can have their cake and eat it too thanks to pastry chef and diabetic Stacey Harris and her simple four-part substitution system that turns any decadent dessert into a diabetic-friendly delight. http://bookscreening.com/2010/01/31/the-diabetic-pastry-chef-by-stacey-harris-2/ Bram Stoker and Lambda Literary Award-winning author Lee Thomas reminds us that sometimes the most terrifying aspects of the human condition come from within in this collection of eight original tales and seven acclaimed short stories gathered together in one volume for the first time anywhere. http://bookscreening.com/2010/01/31/in-the-closet-under-the-bed-by-lee-thomas/ Patched Together is the rich parable of a man broken, searching, restored. A story in which you will see yourself, see hope in darkness and see the joyful Man of Sorrows who calls you home. http://bookscreening.com/2010/01/31/patched-together-by-brennan-manning/