by vjbooks | Jan 13, 2010 | We're Talking Books!
A Book Review by Mark van Dijk: This was a fantastic book. It is also the first Grisham book I ever read. Every time Krank does something, you know it goes wrong. This is a book everybody should read once – at Christmas! Order your signed edition of Skipping...
by vjbooks | Nov 20, 2009 | We're Talking Books!
VJ Books has just received: Martin Limon – G.I. Bones, John Grisham – Ford Country Stories, David Poyer – The Crisis, Ken Bruen – London Boulevard, Lisa Scottoline – Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog, Norb Vonnegut – Top...
by vjbooks | Nov 6, 2009 | We're Talking Books!
A Commentary On Price Wars On Bestselling Books We love books, we promote books, and yes, we sell books. Our mission statement is to deliver to our customer an innovative approach to bookselling that recognizes the love of books that resides in all collectors. ...
by vjbooks | Nov 5, 2009 | We're Talking Books!
John Grisham’s newest release returns the author to familiar ground, that of Ford County, Mississippi. Originally made famous in the Grisham’s first novel, A Time to Kill, Ford County serves as the centerpiece for a collection of short stories about life in...
by vjbooks | Jul 8, 2009 | We're Talking Books!
Here’s a look at Publisher’s Weekly fiction bestsellers as we reach the half-year. It’s become increasingly hard of late for authors to hold onto the #1 spot, but this year seems tougher still. Of the 18 authors who have nabbed that perch, only...
by vjbooks | Apr 5, 2009 | We're Talking Books!
(Publisher’s Weekly, Mar. 23, by Dermot McEvoy and Michael Coffey ) Familiar voices crowd the top in fiction; in nonfiction, the fundamental rules apply—plus all things Obama John Grisham’s aptly titled Appeal had the most of it, as far as the novel-buying...
by vjbooks | Apr 4, 2009 | We're Talking Books!
According to Publisher’s Weekly, John Grisham’s The Appeal and Dan Brown’s Angels & Demons are this year’s longest-running mass market titles to date. The Appeal comes in at 16 weeks and Brown’s Angels & Demons is at 177 weeks....
by vjbooks | Feb 25, 2009 | Books to Movies, We're Talking Books!
(Publisher’s Weekly, Feb. 23) William Monahan, who won an Oscar and an Edgar for his film adaptation of 2006’s The Departed, has been signed by Paramount to adapt The Associate as a star vehicle for Shia LaBeouf. Monahan’s most recent writing credit...
by vjbooks | Feb 17, 2009 | We're Talking Books!
(Publisher’s Weekly, Feb. 16) A January 30 Huffington Post article noted that officials at Pittsburgh’s Duquesne University were “upset that Grisham mentions the school in connection with a fictional gang rape in The Associate, which deals with a...
by vjbooks | Jan 27, 2009 | We're Talking Books!
Long before his name became synonymous with the modern legal thriller, John Grisham was working 60-70 hours a week at a small Southaven, Mississippi law practice, squeezing in time before going to the office and during courtroom recesses to work on his hobby of...
by vjbooks | Jan 26, 2009 | We're Talking Books!
(blogs.thetimes.co.za, Nov. 26) Forbes Magazine has released its list of the world’s highest paid authors. In a year when financial returns are a great source of consternation, some writers have still managed to rake in the cash. Top of the list is unsurprisingly J.K...
by vjbooks | Jan 25, 2009 | We're Talking Books!
(nzherald.co.nz, Jan 09, Nicky Pellegrino) When writing about the year ahead it seems almost mandatory to be all doom and economic gloom, but for book lovers at least, 2009 holds plenty of promise – new authors to discover, new releases from well- loved writers...
