by vjbooks | Jan 22, 2009 | We're Talking Books!
(Scotlandonsunday, Jan 11, David Leask) We should all be sick of John Grisham. We should be sick of his formulaic legal thrillers and we should be sick of the smug and suspiciously youthful-looking author’s face on their covers. We should be. But we’re...
by vjbooks | Jan 5, 2009 | We're Talking Books!
(theaustralian.news.com, Dec. 6, Graeme Blundell) A time for old mates, Christmas is a good reason to renew acquaintance with saved-up favourite genre authors, friends who can still provoke our attention. These are the guys we know won’t let us down, their books...
by vjbooks | Jan 5, 2009 | We're Talking Books!
(Bee Book Club, Dec. 15, Allen Pierleoni) “I write about the issues I care about, and I know it’s a luxury to have an audience for that,” said author Richard North Patterson, sitting in the living room of his well-furnished home in San...
by vjbooks | Dec 11, 2008 | We're Talking Books!
“The Associate”, John Grisham’s new legal thriller and 22nd novel, due to premiere in January 2009. (And you can get your signed copy from VJ Books!) The master of legal suspense, John Grisham was a criminal and civil lawyer in Mississippi when his first book, A...
by vjbooks | Dec 4, 2008 | We're Talking Books!
(Publisher’s Weekly, Dec. 1) In an interview, John Grisham talks about how he enjoys writing about lawyers much more than being one: “I closed my law office 13 years ago and it was the happiest day of my life; I have not missed it for one moment. . . I was...
by vjbooks | Nov 19, 2008 | We're Talking Books!
(jverse.com, Nov. 16, Jeff Carlson) Here’s a freak twist of fate for you. I can see Alan Jacobson’s house from my front yard. He lives on the street across from us, and, through bad fortune, is also much closer to the new construction than I am. The 5000 sq. ft....