Hello friends!
2008 was a great year for books. We had the pleasure of bringing hundreds of new titles to you this year, and introducing you to dozens of new authors.
When it was suggested to make a list of our favorites and give you one last chance to add them to your collection, I found picking titles kind of like choosing between my children!
Of course all your favorites climbed the charts and we were proud to bring you new books by Michael Connelly, Patricia Cornwell, James Patterson, George Pelecanos, Janet Evanovich, Robert Crais, Clive Cussler, Jonathan Kellerman, Gregg Hurwitz, and all the other usual suspects.
So we have picked our favorites in ten different catagories. If you didn’t already pick these up, here’s your last chance to get them, and save 25%.
Looking ahead, we have already ordered titles for the first quarter of ’09. It promises to be another big year with exciting new authors making their first appearance in our store as well as new books from all the bestselling authors you’ve come to expect at VJ Books. Take a look at our Upcoming Titles to see what is ahead for 2009.
For now, grab these before they are gone!
Good reading,
John
Best New Author: Mark Alpert (Final Theory)
Best New Legal: James Scott Bell (Try Dying)
Best Psychological Thriller: Alan Jacobson (7th Victim)
Best Political Novel: Eric Van Lustbader (First Daughter)
Best Spy Novel: Dan Fesperman (The Amateur Spy)
Best Youth Novel: Ridley Pearson and Dave Barry (Science Fair)
Best from the UK: David Hewson (The Garden of Evil)
Best Movie Tie-in: James Rollins (Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull)
John’s Top Pick: Joe Domenici (Bringing Back the Dead)
Best Anthology: Lee Child (Killer Year)
New Friend of VJ Books: Iris Johansen (Dark Summer)
Best Translation: Alnauldur Indridason (The Draining Lake)
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(www.vjbooks.com, Sept. 2008)
Did you know that some of the bestselling authors of adult fiction also write for younger readers?
Ridley Pearson,
Dave Barry, Rick Riordan,
Clive Barker,
Robert B. Parker,
Elmore Leonard,
Clive Cussler, and
Carl Hiaasen are just a few of those turning their remarkable abilities to tell a story to a younger audience.
I must admit that more than one of these books have found their way onto my reading table, and we have shared all three of the Peter Pan books by Pearson/Barry with our kids. They were exciting, and a pure delight to read aloud.
For the young and the young at heart, these books make great gifts and are a welcome addition to any collection! On our link “
Children and Young Adult” we’ve given you a little background on just a few of these creative and inspiring authors.
John
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(Journalinquirer.com, Nov. 24, Richard Tambling)
This chapter book (Science Fair) by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson is outrageously funny at times.
But of course it’s based on an outrageous idea: that a foreign agent might use the projects at a middle school science fair to bring America to its knees.
It’s a plot by Grdankl the Strong, leader of the country of Kprshtskan. One of his agents has schemed to trick filthy rich kids into unknowingly participating in his scheme by getting their mommies and daddies to obtain top secret technology for their projects, which can be hijacked for ulterior motives.
Through circumstance, average kid Toby Harbinger and his best friends Tamara and Micah must battle their way through humiliation, false accusations, and even danger to save us all.
Order your signed copy of Science Fair from www.vjbooks.com today!
Click to see the video about Ridley Pearson and Dave Barry’s Science Fair!
Click here to order the book from VJ Books
Did you know that some of the bestselling authors of adult fiction also write for younger readers? Yes, it is so! Ridley Pearson, Dave Barry, Rick Riordan, Clive Barker, Robert B. Parker, Christopher Paolini, Clive Cussler, and Carl Hiaasen are just a few of those turning their remarkable abilities to tell a story to a younger audience. And we are striving to bring them to you! All of them are also remarkably collectable. They make great gifts for you and the young readers in your life.
Please check them out here.
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