by vjbooks | Sep 21, 2015 | We're Talking Books!
John’s Favorite Books – Part 2 John’s Favorite Books (continued from Part 1). The yellow covered book under that is Lullaby Town by Robert Crais. While it is not the first Elvis Cole novel, it is by far the most scarce. Crais has been another of my...
by vjbooks | Jan 19, 2014 | Collecting, We're Talking Books!
The Gods of Guilt by Michael Connelly I’m not very fond of Mickey Haller – he’s a hard man to like. His daughter doesn’t even have much use for him. He makes his living, working out of the backseat of a Lincoln town car, defending the dredges of society –...
by vjbooks | Dec 9, 2012 | Collecting, We're Talking Books!
John Reviews “The Black Box” by Michael Connelly This was my first time reading a novel by Michael Connelly and The Black Box did not disappoint. Harry Bosch returns to a case that he stumbled upon twenty years earlier during the Rodney King riots. The...
by vjbooks | Feb 22, 2011 | We're Talking Books!
Michael Discusses The Lincoln Lawyer Movie – Video The Lincoln Lawyer movie will be in theaters in one month, on March 18th. Michael is very excited about it and wanted to share his enthusiasm with you, too. Watch this short video on YouTube for his review of...
by vjbooks | Feb 22, 2011 | We're Talking Books!
Michael Connelly introduces his new novel, The Fifth Witness, in this short video on YouTube. This was filmed in a room at the Chateau Marmont hotel in Los Angeles. The Fifth Witness will be released on April 5 in the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and on...
by vjbooks | Oct 10, 2010 | Collecting, We're Talking Books!
Longtime defense attorney Mickey Haller is recruited to change stripes and prosecute the high-profile retrial of a brutal child murder. Together, Bosch and Haller set off on a case fraught with political and personal danger. Opposing them is Jessup, now out on bail, a...
by vjbooks | Apr 7, 2010 | We're Talking Books!
Brilliant criminal writer Ace Atkins is the April 2010 Favorite Author at VJ Books. Before turning to writing full time, Atkins worked as a crime reporter in the newsroom of The Tampa Tribune for several years. Here he earned a Pulitzer Prize nomination and Livingston...
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 | Oct 27, 2009 | We're Talking Books!
Fresh from his Guest of Honor tribute at Bouchercon 2009, Michael Connelly made a brief stop in Oregon during his tour for his latest blockbuster novel, Nine Dragons (Little, Brown). John Hutchinson of VJ Books was able to meet with him briefly prior to Connelly’s...
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 | Jun 19, 2009 | We're Talking Books!
“Being a former newspaper reporter, I’ve watched in recent years as the newspaper economy has crumbled…. Along the way, many people I worked with have lost their jobs to buyouts or layoffs. I am also a big fan of the TV show The Wire. In its last...
by vjbooks | May 27, 2009 | We're Talking Books!
THE SCARECROW has a bonus included in the hardcover – an excerpt from Michael Connelly’s next book, NINE DRAGONS. This Harry Bosch novel will be released in October 2009. And there are even more extras in THE SCARECROW. Michael created 12 fictional web...
