Book Recommendations–Heavy on the Supernatural

I like Debbie because Debbie likes the kind of books I like.  If you’re looking for a good book to read and you want someone’s honest opinion, check out Debbie’s World of Books.  Debbie reads a lot, and a lot of the books she reads are supernatural or romance (or supernatural romance), which is perfect for me and perhaps for you, too.

I especially enjoyed her post titled “If You Like This Author You Might Like” where she makes other book suggestions for people who like Twilight, the Southern Vampire series (which True Blood is based on), and other specific books and genres.

Go check out her blog now.

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The Abstinence Teacher

I’ve decided to feature write-ups on 26 recent novels, one for each letter of the alphabet.  Why?  Because that’s the kind of thing book geeks do for fun.  I’m starting with The Abstinence Teacher, scheduled to be released in mid October 2007, by Tom Perrotta.  Here’s what Daniel Field at ReadJunk had to say about it:

“The Abstinence Teacher is definitely Perrotta’s best book yet, and further proof that he is the foremost author writing about suburbia. Like the rest of his novels, this one is based in suburban New Jersey, with this newest one taking shape amongst a tense conflict between the religious right and the idea of free speech. It centres around a divorced mother and sexual education teacher named Ruth Ramsey, who has come under pressure from a local church for her admission that some people enjoy oral sex. The church puts presssure on the school board, and Ruth is forced to teach abstinence using hilariously misinformed materials.”

Visit Perrotta’s website, and while you’re there, check out his book promotion schedule which will take him through Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, Ohio, Georgia, California, Washington, Texas, Mississippi, and Washington D.C. in October and November of 2007.