You should see the mountains of galleys that are arriving on my doorstep nearly hourly!  That’s because I spent the weekend at the Javits Center in NYC at BookExpoAmerica. Most of the significant publishers were there, and some really celebrity authors (Richard Russo, Tracy Kidder, Jeanette Walls, Tomie  dePaola, and Pete Dexter) inscribed their books and participated on panel discussions about the fate of the book as we know it today.

I was on a panel called “Book Group Facilitators Sound Off,” moderated by the uber-.com woman of books, Carol Fitzgerald.

Right now I‘m reading the galley, THE ANGEL’S GAME  by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. Remember how we devoured his first book, THE SHADOW OF THE WIND? This new one is a prequel to SHADOW OF THE WIND, and even though I know who’s good, who’s bad, and what I should watch for, I have absolutely no idea how Zafon is going to tie it all up.  This is another red-light book, one I have to have in the car to read when I’m stopped at the light! Aren’t you glad that you’re not behind me?

I can’t wait to dive into HER FEARFUL SYMMETRY by Audrey Niffenegger. This is a big year for historical fiction, so I’ll keep you posted about that genre.