Kristin Hannah

Kristin Hannah is a New York Times Bestselling author. Hannah has written a number of books, I counted 14, all lovingly written about the various relationships you are born into or develop during the course of daily life.

Yesterday I started reading Magic Hour and couldn't go to bed until I finished it. The story immediately pulls you in with Dr. Julia Cates as she faces the cruel media. We soon learn how Julia's life has been changed by the media and speculation. When Julia's sister asks for help regarding a 5-7 year old "wild child," Julia leaves LA and discovers a girl who needs Julia's expertise and love. Julia also connects with a sister who has also been the "beauty queen."

This book and others by Kristin Hannah pulls you into the relationship between family, friends, and those you have picked to add to your family.

New York Times Best-Sellers, March 25

The Kansas City Star

Sunday, March 25, 2007

Fiction:
1. Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
2. Whitehorn Woods by Maeve Binchy

3. Sisters by Danielle Steel

4. Shopaholic & Baby by Sophie Kinsella
5. Step on a Crack by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge

Nonfiction:
1. In an Instant by Lee and Bob Woodruff
2. I Feel Bad About My Neck by Nora Ephron
3. The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
4. A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
5. Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Advice, how-to and miscellaneous:
1. The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
2. Women & Money by Suze Orman
3. You: On a Diet by Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet C. Oz and others
4. Go Put Your Strengths to Work by Marcus Buckingham
5. Last Link by Gregg Crawford

New York Times Best-Sellers, March 11

The Kansas City Star
Sunday, March 11, 2007

Fiction:
1. Innocent in Death by J.D. Robb
2. Step on a Crack by James Patterson
3. Sisters by Danielle Stel
4. The Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian
5. For One More Day by Mitch Albom

Nonfiction:
1. The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
2. Somebody's Gotta Say It by Neil Boortz
3. A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
4. Marley & Me by John Grogan
5. The Innocent Man by John Grisham

Advice, how-to and miscellaneous:
1. The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
2. The Best Life Diet by Bob Greene
3. You: On a Diet by Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet C. Oz and others
4. Mad Money by James J. Cramer with Cliff Mason
5. Made to Stick by Cheap Heath and Dan Heath

The Blue Hole by Rolland Love

On Wednesday, March 14, at 5:00 pm author Rolland Love will be joining our Mystery Book Club to discuss his book The Blue Hole.

Rolland Love, a Kansas City area author, grew up in the Ozarks, where this novel is set. It is the 1950's and two brothers are going on their last camping trip before school starts. On their way to their camping site, the two boys encounter a number of bizarre characters and dangerous situations. The situation only gets more suspensful when something is discovered floating in the Blue Hole.

I'm not a fan, but there was something about this book that reminded me of Mark Twain's stories.

Best Seller Watch - April

Release dates from some of the blockbusters hitting the shelves this month:

April 3
I Heard That Song Before by Mary Higgins Clark

April 10
Fresh Disasters by Stuart Woods

April 17
The Woods by Harlan Coben

April 23
Body Surfing by Anita Shreve

from BookPage, March 2007

New York Times Best-Sellers, March 4

The Kansas City Star

Sunday, March 4, 2007

Fiction:
1. Step on a Crack by James Patterson
2. Sisters by Danielle Stel
3. The Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian
4. Plum Lovin' by Janet Evanovich
5. For One More Day by Mitch Albom

Nonfiction:
1. The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
2. A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
3. The Innocent Man by John Grisham
4. About Alice by Calvin Trillin
5. Marley & Me by John Grogan

Advice, how-to and miscellaneous:
1. The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
2. The Best Life Diet by Bob Greene
3. You: On a Diet by Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet C. Oz and others
4. The Proper Care and Feeding of Marriage by Laura C. Schlessinger
5. Secrets of the Millionaire Mind by T. Harv Eker