People's Picks

The March 5 issue of People magazine has a section called Picks & Pans on page 49. The following books have been rated 3 or 3 1/2 stars out of a possible 4:

Man Gone Down by Michael Thomas

Family Tree by Barbara Delinsky

All Saints by Liam Callanan

The Secret King: Joseph Hillstrom King

The secret is out! Joe Hill author of Heart-Shaped Box is the son of Stephen King and his real name is Joseph Hillstrom King. Read More.

Historical Fiction

USA Today featured Historical Fiction recently. Link Here for reviews on The Welsh Girl , In the Last Blue, Patriot Hearts, and Charity Girl.

Gwen Roland: Original "Survivor" and "Simple Life" participant

Coming soon to Waycross College is Gwen Carpenter Roland who wrote about her experiences leaving civilization and living in a houseboat in the 1970's on the Atchafalaya River Basin Swamp. And imagine she did it without any expectation of an enormous monetary prize as is offered by the TV program Survivor. She and her friend Calvin voluntarily lived a simple life, for more than eight years, in the swamp.

Book Clubbers Charlotte and Lynn have been in contact with Gwen. She now lives right here in the state of Georgia. Watch out for news on her visit on April 2.

James Patterson Entertainment

This was an interesting article in USA TODAY on one of the most prolific writers in the USA today, James Patterson. His latest book is Step On A Crack, written with Michael Ledwidge.

Link here and read an excerpt.

What this CEO is reading

The February 5 issue of USA Today featured the reading tastes of Office Depot's CEO, Steve Odland. These were some of the book titles highlighted in the article by Patrice Gaines:

The World is Flat

Voyages of the Pyramid Builders

Nobodies to Somebodies: How 100 Great Careers Got Their Start

Winning Every Day: The Game Plan for Success

When You Come to A Fork in the Road, Take It!