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Topics		messages	Last message
Deborah Grace Staley, author of A Home For Christmas (Nov 30-Dec 13)		5	suitejuju, Wednesday 12:38am
Cleo Coyle, author of Holiday Grind (December 16-30)		16	CleoCoyle, Sunday 11:06pm
Biography of Judy Donnelly		2	lilithcat, December 16
Hank Quense, author of Fool's Gold (Dec 1-15)		7	hanque, December 11
Libby Fischer Hellmann, author of Doubleback (Nov 30-Dec 11)		13	Libbyfh, December 10
Sandra Ruttan, author of What Burns Within		3	SandraRuttan, December 7
Eugenia Kim, author of The Calligrapher’s Daughter (Nov 23-Dec 6)		21	EugeniaKim, December 7
Alan DeNiro, author of Total Oblivion, More or Less (Nov 30-Dec 12)		10	dukedom_enough, December 4
Simon G. Brown, author of The Feng Shui Bible (Sept 21-Oct 2)		2	Angel426, December 2
Rebecca Stott, author of The Coral Thief (Nov 23-Dec 4)		16	flissp, December 2
Bradley Booth, author of I Apologize (Nov 30-Dec 11)		5	littleflwers, December 1
Dave Cullen, author of Columbine (June 1-12)		107	paraflux, November 24
Eva Etzioni-Halevy, author of The Triumph of Deborah (Nov 9-22)		12	bookoholic13, November 24
Penelope Holt, author of The Apple (Nov 2-Nov 16)		9	messen, November 22
J. B. Williams, author of Love and Hate (Nov 16-29)		4	Williamsjb, November 19
Norman German, author of A Savage Wisdom (Nov 16-26)		9	NormanGerman, November 18
Guy Smith, author of Afterlife (Nov 10-23)		6	guyshomenet, November 13
Mike Cox, author of Time of the Rangers: Texas Rangers: From 1900 to the Present		2	mikecox, November 12
Jarrett Krosoczka, author of Lunch lady and the cyborg substitute (August 17-28)		19	matt.picture.books, November 12
Sneed B. Collard III, author of Double Eagle (Nov 4-Nov 18)		7	SneedCollard, November 11
Alma Alexander, author of The Secrets of Jin-shei (Nov 2-Nov16)		2	SylviaO, November 10
Irene Brodsky, author of Poetry Unplugged (Oct 26-Nov 6)		60	CampusCoed07, November 8
Erin Pringle, author of The Floating Order (Oct 17-31)		24	CampusCoed07, November 6
Mike Cox, author of Time of the Rangers (Nov 2-15)		4	CampusCoed07, November 6
Michael F. Stewart, author of 24 Bones (Oct 26-Nov 6)		8	MichaelFStewart, November 6
Sarah Stonich, author of The Ice Chorus: A Novel (Nov 2-Nov 16)		6	sarahstonich, November 5
Margaret Cmelik, author of Ants Are Stupid: 100 Tips For Battling Office Ennui (Oct 26-Nov 6)		10	MargaretCmelik, November 3
Terese Svoboda, author of Black Glasses Like Clark Kent: A GI's Secret from Postwar Japan (Oct 19-30		9	svoboda, November 2
Hi Irene		1	fran49, October 30
Allison Hoover Bartlett, author of The Man Who Loved Books Too Much (Oct 22-30)		26	SomeGuyInVirginia, October 30
James Kilgore, author of We are all Zimbabweans now (Oct 25-Nov 6)		8	jameskilgore, October 30
Eileen Flanagan, author of The Wisdom to Know the Difference: When to Make a Change-and When to Let		7	eileenflanagan1, October 30
David Pollard, author of Nietzsche's Footfalls (May 1-15)		5	davpol8112, October 30
Hi there Irene and everyone		2	lilithcat, October 29
Hope Edelman, author of The Possibility of Everything (Oct 26-Nov 6)		5	eileenflanagan1, October 29
Marie Sansone, author of Stories of the Road (Oct 19-30)		5	hafinlayson, October 28
Alta Ifland, author of Elegy for a Fabulous World (Oct 20-30)		9	Ifland, October 28
Ray Salemi, author of Leading After A Layoff (Oct 26-Nov 6)		4	rdsalemi, October 28
Walter Rimler, author of George Gershwin: An Intimate Portrait (Oct 26-Nov 6)		2	wrimler, October 26
Jessica Handler, author of Invisible Sisters (Oct 12-23)		14	jessicahandler, October 23
Matthew Pearl, author of The Last Dickens (Oct 5-16)		48	novelwhore, October 23
Nwenna Kai, author of The Goddess of Raw Foods (Oct 5-16)		6	nwennakai, October 10
Melissa Foster, author of Megan's Way (Oct 1-15)		5	Melissa_Foster, October 6
Stefhen F. D. Bryan, author of Black Passenger Yellow Cabs: Of Exile And Excess In Japan (Oct 5-16)		2	blackpassenger, October 5
David Mitchell, author of A Boy from Nowhere (Sep 28-Oct 9)		8	DavidMitchell28, October 3
S.G. Browne, author of Breathers: A Zombie's Lament (Sept 21-Oct 2)		37	SGBrowne, October 3
Thomas Norman DeWolf, author of Inheriting the Trade (Sept 21-Oct 2)		10	ThomasNormanDeWolf, September 30
Lori A. May, author of The Profiler (Silhouette Bombshell) (Sept 28-Oct 11)		2	loriamay, September 28
Susanne Alleyn, author of The Cavalier of the Apocalypse (Sep 14-25)		22	SusanneAlleyn, September 26
Cindy Thomson, author of Celtic Wisdom: Treasures from Ireland (Sep 14-25)		10	cthomson, September 24
Andrea M. Kulman, author of Adventures of Charlie & Doo-Doo: Not a Baby Anymore (Sept 13-27)		12	ilovetoread724, September 23
Donna Berry, author of A Deepened Hunger (Sept 21-Oct 5)		2	daberry, September 22
Lorhainne Eckhart, author of The Captain's Lady (Sept 14-25)		5	LorhainneEckhart, September 19
Ruth Rymer, author of Susannah, A Lawyer-From Tragedy to Triumph (Sep 17-30)		4	sqdancer, September 18
Dan G. Cox, author of Terrorism, Instability, and Democracy in Asia and Africa (Sept 1-12)		36	semckibbin, September 16
Aliyah Marr discussing Parallel Mind (Aug 31-Sept 11)		4	AliyahMarr, September 14
OOWEE creativeness		3	christiguc, September 14
Hannah Tinti, author of The Good Thief (Aug 24 to Sep 4)		31	hemlokgang, September 4
Curtis Jay Bonk discussing The world is open: how Web technology is revolutionizing education (Aug 3		8	cjbonk, September 2
Arias Rios Alberto, author of A Death For Beauty (Sept 1-11)		1	arias, September 1
Kundan Misra, author of The common weal: A fictitious Australian tragedy (Sept 1-14)		1	ablachly, September 1
Jill Ciment, author of Heroic Measures (August 15-September 1)		12	JillCiment, August 31
Ager / Agar Whats In A Name. Thomas Agar In Australia.		2	lilithcat, August 30
Carolyn Wall, author of Sweeping Up Glass (August 17-28)		37	blackdogbooks, August 30
Sharon Kay Penman, author of Devil's Brood (August 10-21)		87	Sharonkay, August 30
Matthew Dicks, author of Something Missing (August 17-28)		14	MatthewDicks, August 30
Deidre Knight, author of Red Kiss in the Gods of Midnight series (August 17-28)		18	HeathersBooks, August 26
Teri Coyne, author of The Last Bridge (August 10-21)		78	tericoyne, August 23
Helen Epstein chats about life writing (August 17-28)		3	pbirch01, August 22
Glad to be a Resident		2	ryn_books, August 20
Pendragon: Any Book		1	PendragonGrl76, August 19
[[Scott Heydt]]- Author of [Mice Don't Taste Like Chicken] and [O.Y.L.] (August 17-28)		1	scotthbooks, August 17
Scott Fivelson, author of Tuxes (August 3-14)		6	sfivelson, August 13
Ron Morgans, author of Kill Chase (August 10-21)		8	RonMorgans, August 12
Pamela Ditchoff, author of Seven Days and Seven Sins: A Novel in Short Stories (August 10-21)		2	PJD3, August 10
Steve Luxenberg, author of Annie's Ghosts: A Journey Into a Family Secret (July 15-August 7)		57	SteveLuxenberg, August 9
Alan Furst, author of The Spies of Warsaw (July 27-August 7)		81	afurst, August 7
I am a new Author, How can I join this group?		4	rubyraub, August 6
D. R. Evans, author of Palindor (August 3-14)		5	clong, August 4
Mary Jane Clark, author of Dying for Mercy (July 22-August 5)		11	maryjaneclark, August 4
George Musser, author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to String Theory (July 6-17)		3	elenchus, August 2
J.C. McGowan, author of The Brazilian Sound: Samba, Bossa Nova and the Popular Music of Brazil (Marc		30	luxvk, July 21
Eric Barnes, author of Shimmer (July 13-26)		14	ericbarnes2, July 18
Louis Silverstein, author of Encountering Life's Endings (July 13-27)		2	louis7s, July 13
Elizabeth Baker, author of Living With Eeyore, Personalities According to Pooh (July 13-26)		1	ablachly, July 13
Maya Slater, author of The Private Diary of Mr Darcy (July 6-17)		17	MayaSlater, July 13
Peter Marino, author of Dough Boy (July 6-17)		3	pmarino300, July 11
Emily St. John Mandel, author of Last Night in Montreal (June 22-July 5)		16	EmilyStJMandel, July 8
Vigilantes in the West.		1	drasmussen9260, July 7
Pat Conroy		1	tshuster6, July 7
Laura Fitzgerald, author of Veil of Roses (March 2-15)		14	LyzzyBee, July 6
Louise Bohmer, author of The Black Act (July 1-15)		2	LouiseBohmer, July 1
Jan Elvin, author of The Box from Braunau: In Search of My Father's War (June 29-July 13)		2	Jan5713, June 29
Kathy-Diane Leveille, author of Let the Shadows Fall Behind You (June 15-29)		7	kathydianeleveille, June 24
Nancy Lynn Jarvis, author of The Death Contingency and Backyard Bones ( June 15 -July 2)		3	nancylynnjarvis, June 22
C. M. Mayo, author of The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire (June 15-28)		14	CMMayo, June 19
Jennifer Manske Fenske, author of The Wide Smiles of Girls (June 15-26)		4	jennifermanskefenske, June 17
George Vercessi, author of King of the Hill (June 15-26)		2	georgevercessi, June 15
Jerry Watson, author of The Antiquarian Chronicles (June 15-29)		2	JerryWatson, June 15
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