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April 3, 2009

A week ago today, I was on a train from Prague to Berlin. This is the way to travel in the 21st-century: plenty of leg room, no limitations on liquids, and reclining chairs perfect for bonding with a book. Even though I was on vacation, my mind came back to this newsletter. I want to know how to make BookSmack! stand out in a sea of information. What do you want to know about in the book and media worlds? How do you want it presented? Offer up an idea, and I promise to realize it somehow. If you love BookSmack! and want to continue receiving it, make sure to register soon. Coming in the April 16th edition: April's Starred Reviews and street lit.—Heather McCormack, Editor

• Books for Dudes: Down-'N-Dirty Gardening
  Spring has sprung, dudes: I feel it in the air. And I know from my vast store of personal knowledge that various kinds of seeds and living plants can, with proper care and guidance, grow outdoors in a manner that allows dudes to enjoy the fruits of this labor at a later date. Get your green thumb on with these 11 guides, and get out there. As if any dude needed another excuse to go play around in the mud. more » » » 
• Prepub Exploded: August 2009
  August is hot...when in comes to fiction. Here's a list of forthcoming titles that should keep readers happy during the dog days. The graphic version of Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 says it all, but don't miss Suzanne Brockman, Dai Sijie, and Luann Rice either. more » » » 

• Fiction and the Big C: Prescribing 12 Cancer Novels
  The C word. People never used to say it aloud, yet cancer has now become fodder for every conceivable type of fiction. As a theme, it is a ticket to immediate communion, catharsis, compassion, concern, and commiseration. It can also be comic, clever, catty, and caustic. Don’t be afraid of cancer fiction; it will open new worlds even to those who’ve been there and done that. Chemotherapy optional. more » » » 
• RA Crossroads: Bernard Cornwell's Agincourt
  Historical novels often vivify great historic battles. Bernard Cornwell, long admired for his Richard Sharpe series on the Napoleonic Wars, has recently turned his attention to the Hundred Years’ War with Agincourt. The story, told with striking intimacy and vivid description, lives up to the standard set by his wonderful Sharpe books and leads to other great reads. more » » » 
• Major Audio Must-Haves for May: Six Titles
  Christopher Buckley. Lee Child. Chuck Palahniuk. Names this big deserve auspicious publication dates, and why not May, a month that has launched many a celluloid blockbuster? Gear up for the heat by preordering these audio (and simultaneous hardcover) releases that are sure to top the charts. more » » » 

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