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An excerpt from MY LATEST GRIEVANCE by Elinor Lipman views: 89 | rating: 8.9 | comments: 12

May 05, 2006 10:59 AM EDT -- I'm new to Gather, and excited to share an excerpt from this, my eighth novel. My previous books include THE INN AT LAKE DEVINE, THE PURSUIT OF ALICE THRIFT, and THEN SHE FOUND ME. If you like Chapter . . . more

Announcing the Houghton Mifflin Reading Club! by houghton mifflin views: 2 | rating: 8.7 | comments: 1

February 21, 2006 02:55 PM EST -- Do you enjoy thought-provoking conversations with fellow bibliophiles about your latest read? Do you wish you had the opportunity to ask an author questions about his or her work? If so, . . . more

FROM THE PUBLICIST-- Four Generations of Fans by houghton mifflin views: 18 | rating: 10 | comments: 1

April 03, 2006 04:50 PM EDT -- I remember hearing the story of Mademoiselle Benoir  at our launch meeting here at Houghton Mifflin. The editor, Jane Rosenman, said that for a period of time she and her editorial assistant were . . . more

A Conversation with Christine Conrad by houghton mifflin views: 23 | rating: 10

April 27, 2006 12:28 PM EDT -- How did you come to write Mademoiselle Benoir? In 1992 a friend gave me the surprising news that her son, an American male in his thirties living in New York, had decamped for rural France. This fact . . . more

April Pick: MADEMOISELLE BENOIR by Christine Conrad by houghton mifflin views: 10 | rating: 10

March 31, 2006 11:46 AM EST -- This month's Houghton Mifflin Reading Club book choice is Mademoiselle Benoir by Christine Conrad. This lovely first novel from Conrad is a fresh and utterly charming novel about romance, love, . . . more

May Pick: MY LATEST GRIEVANCE by Elinor Lipman by houghton mifflin views: 19 | rating: 10

May 03, 2006 02:58 PM EDT -- This month's Houghton Mifflin Reading Club book choice is My Latest Grievance by Elinor Lipman. Houghton Mifflin is so pleased to welcome Elinor Lipman to its list with this latest novel. "Up . . . more

FROM THE PUBLICIST -- The Total Package by houghton mifflin views: 32 | rating: 10

May 15, 2006 12:12 PM EDT -- I distinctly remember the excitement at Houghton Mifflin when it was first announced that Elinor Lipman would be joining our list.  Everyone was thrilled!  And then when I met Elinor for first . . . more

BOOK REVIEW: The Inhabited World by David Long by Janelle Martin views: 13 | rating: 10 | comments: 5

July 09, 2006 01:26 AM EDT -- Evan Malloy realizes he died in 1992, but the how and why of his suicide eludes him. Trapped on the property of his home in Seattle, his only companion a ginger tom, Evan watches a progression of residents . . . more