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Times Online, March 5, 2010
...a child I would give an extraordinary novel called The Book of Lost Things by the Irish writer John Connolly. Though best known as a writer of dark crime fiction, Connolly has written a funny, terrifying and deeply moving story about a young boy who...
Broadway World, February 23, 2010
...Lidless by Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig. Edward Albee was the inaugural judge and selected The Boys from Siam by John Connolly in 2007 and Grenadine by Neil Wechsler in 2008. The judge for the 2011 competition will be announced shortly. Subsequent to winning...
Mania, February 15, 2010
...the circus. Here is a collection of new views on death and resurrection. With stories from Joe Hill, John Connolly, Max Brooks, Kelley Armstrong, Tad Williams, David Wellington, David Liss, Aimee Bender, Jonathan Maberry, and many others, this is a...
Los Angeles Chronicle, February 15, 2010
...David Wellington, MB Homler 7 PM Borders 10 Columbus Circle New York, NY 10019 212-823-9775 Boston, MA (Framingham): John Connolly, Christopher Golden, Stephen R. Bissette, Rick Hautala, and Holly Newstein 7 PM Barnes & Noble 1 Worcester Rd. Framingham,...
Blogcritics.org, January 17, 2010
...Words and Worlds Share Author: Mel Odom — Published: Jan 17, 2010 at 6:34 am 0 comments John Connolly is known for his series about Charlie Parker, an unlicensed private detective who constantly bumps up against the supernatural in dark,...
Jamestown Post-Journal, January 15, 2010
...Rachel Caine; Fairy Tale Weddings, Debbie Macomber; Family Album, Penelope Lively; Fired Up, Jayne Ann Krentz; The Gates, John Connolly; Gwenhwyfar: the White Spirit, Mercedes Lackey; Hothouse Orchid, Stuart Woods; Hunted: a House of Night novel, P.C....
Irish Times, January 5, 2010
...John Carney; actors Liam Cunningham, Mark OHalloran, Lorcan Cranitch, Bronagh Gallagher and Rosaleen Linehan, and writers Colm Tóibín, John Connolly and Ronan Sheehan. Minister for the Environment John Gormley, Arts Council chair Pat Moylan, Culture...
RBC Dain Rauscher, January 2, 2010
...Patricia Cornwall, published by Ediciones B, and 'The Lovers,' the eighth in the Charlie Parker detective series by John Connolly, published by Tusquets. Poetry lovers will be able to enjoy the latest verses by Wallace Stevens, published by Lumen; the...
Delmarva Daily Times, January 1, 2010
...Dostoevsky, Conrad and Faulkner wrote. Of current writers, I love Joyce Carol Oates, Colleen McCullough, Alan Furst and John Connolly. Q. Where in the community can your work be seen? At any bookstore or public library. Q. What do you think the Eastern...
Irish Independent, December 9, 2009
...fest that is Hell's Heroes by Darren Shan (HarperCollins, 10.99), and the highly original Gates by John Connolly (Hodder, 11.99), where one young boy must stop his neighbours opening the gates of hell; and older thrill seekers will adore Chris Ryan's...
Belize Reporter, November 29, 2009
...in the genre. Past winners of the Best First Novel award include Dennis Lehane (author of Mystic River), John Connolly (author of Every Dead Thing), and Walter Mosley (author of Devil in a Blue Dress). Set in Belize, In the Heat tells the story of former...
WLBZ 2, November 28, 2009
...We're seeing who is Olympic bound at the . We'll catch up with best selling Irish author John Connolly, who makes Maine his home half of the year. And We're dancing into the holidays at the Victorian Nutcracker ballet. This Weeks Blog From Bill: November...
San Francisco Chronicle, November 27, 2009
...The Lovers, by John Connolly (Atria; 344 pages; $26). Stripped of his license, Connolly's haunted detective, Charlie Parker, investigates one of the lingering mysteries of his life, his father's inexplicable shooting of...
Sunday Tribune Ireland, November 22, 2009
...brilliant stuff from Tan, and marks him out as one of the finest storytellers around. The Gates, by John Connolly (Hodder and Stoughton, £12.99) The hero of Connolly's book for kids is a young boy called Samuel Johnson who happens to have a dog called...
The Daily Reckoning Australia, November 19, 2009
...money.' Perhaps Mr. Obama should have quoted the immortal words of a former US Secretary of the Treasury, John Connolly. 'It may be our dollar, but it's your problem.' Over at USA Today, the editors are more concerned about human rights. The paper must...
Boston Globe, November 8, 2009
...7:30 p.m., Sanders Theatre, Memorial Hall, 45 Quincy St., Cambridge; for ticket information, visit harvard.com . . . John Connolly reads from The Gates, at 7 p.m., at Porter Square Books . . . Daniel and Dina Nayeri discuss Another Faust, at 7 p.m., at...
Irish Independent, November 7, 2009
...was borrowed. Others included Enright, Doyle, Neil Jordan, Colm Toibin, Eugene McCabe, Dermot Bolger, Eoin Colfer, Maeve Binchy, John Connolly, Kevin Barrry, John Boyne and Irvine Welsh. The book is dedicated to the late Limerick writer Frank McCourt,...
Chicago Sun-Times, November 3, 2009
...Brook. NOV. 3 • Amber Tamblyn signs Bang Ditto, 7 p.m. at Borders, 2817 N. Clark. • John Connolly signs The Gates, 7 p.m. at Centuries & Sleuths, 7419 W. Madison St., Forest Park. • Dominic Pacyga signs Chicago: A Biography, 7 p.m. at Borders, 2210...
Los Angeles Times, November 2, 2009
...John Connolly's YA novel "The Gates" is the perfect book for Halloween -- a laugh-out-loud funny tale about a boy who must find a way to close the gates of...
Los Angeles Times, October 31, 2009
...And in tomorrow's paper -- online now -- take a step through " The Gates " by John Connolly. The young adult horror novel, about a boy and his dog who inadvertently stumble upon the Gates of Hell, is reviewed by Denise Hamilton. It "has a shot at...
Houston Press, October 27, 2009
...The Gates and his American tour. Hair Balls: How's the reception to the book been so far? John Connolly: It's been lovely. I haven't had a chance to talk to as many kids as I've wanted -- that's not in the creepy way. But...
Evening Herald, October 27, 2009
...for the Radio 2 show Poporama presented by Ruth Buchanan." scariest Kids can also hear crime novelist John Connolly reading from his first children's book, The Gates, as well as a special show counting down the scariest moments in Harry Potter from RTE...
Patriot-News, October 18, 2009
...John Connolly has gone fantasy with a scientific spin this time. The Irish author has melded science, his childhood and plenty of laugh-out-jokes in his latest book, 'The Gates.' The writer...
Daily Telegraph Australia, October 7, 2009
...CSIRO TOTAL WELLBEING DIET - M. Noakes and P. Clifton (Penguin) $29.95 MUST READ THE UNQUIET * John Connolly * $32.95, Hachette A psychiatrist, missing for years after allegations children in his care suffered, is back in the spotlight. An avenger, whose...
San Francisco Chronicle, October 2, 2009
...spell that will capture the imaginations of younger readers willing to give themselves over to its gentle whimsy. John Connolly made his name in crime fiction with a series of often-brutal novels featuring the haunted private detective Charlie Parker. In...
Korea Times, September 30, 2009
...worker, said reading makes her feel comfortable. After finishing the 600-page fantasy 'The Book of Lost Things' by John Connolly, she has already dug out two sociology titles. 'They are funny, interesting and helpful. When you really get into them, you...
Evening Herald, September 27, 2009
...with William Monahan (writer of The Departed) directing. The New Daughter (2010) Based on a short story by John Connolly, this Kevin Costner vehicle will debut in 2010, with Luis Berdejo directing...
Times Online, September 26, 2009
...to trace ?Unknown Subject 522?, the identity-stealing villain. My Sister?s Keeper by Jodi Picoult The Reapers by John Connolly A Most Wanted Man by John le Carré The Unicorn Road by Martin Davies Remember Me by Melvyn Bragg: The estrangement of...
New Zealand Herald, September 20, 2009
...of the All Blacks being in crisis, showing they are a flustered, disorganised mob." Former Wallabies coach John Connolly gave O'Connor four out of 10 in his player ratings in the Sun-Herald while All Blacks Richie McCaw (9.5), Adam Thomson (9) and Andrew...
Irish Independent, August 16, 2009
...of best-selling Irish authors, a cross-section of the newest and brightest talent, and a sprinkling of international writers. John Connolly, Sara Paretsky, Declan Hughes, Tom Rob Smith and Paul Williams are among those appearing to discuss their own...
London Free Press, August 10, 2009
...outer realities of their situations. REVIEW: Dark fantasy, crime combine in imaginative tale of mystery(Aug. 1, 2009) John Connolly's best-selling thriller series starring Charlie Parker is an unusual combination of crime and dark fantasy. REVIEW: Thin...
Word Magazine, August 10, 2009
...managed to read the two I took with me (Woody Allen's Complete Prose - highly recommended; and John Connolly's Book of Lost Things - ok), I was forced to choose from the English language selection in Karlsruhe train station and ended up with The Ghost by...
London Free Press, August 5, 2009
...outer realities of their situations. REVIEW: Dark fantasy, crime combine in imaginative tale of mystery(Aug. 1, 2009) John Connolly's best-selling thriller series starring Charlie Parker is an unusual combination of crime and dark fantasy. REVIEW: Thin...
London Free Press, August 5, 2009
...outer realities of their situations. REVIEW: Dark fantasy, crime combine in imaginative tale of mystery(Aug. 1, 2009) John Connolly's best-selling thriller series starring Charlie Parker is an unusual combination of crime and dark fantasy. Twenty years...
York County Coast Star, July 9, 2009
...Wife,' by Robert Goolrick, 'Below Zero,' by C. J. Box, 'The Neighbor,' by Lisa Gardner, 'The Lovers,' by John Connolly, 'Roadside Crosses,' by Jeffery Deaver and 'Road Dogs,' by Elmore Leonard. One new non-fiction title just arrived, 'Down at the Docks,'...
The Scotsman, July 9, 2009
...THRILLER writer John Connolly is to meet Edinburgh fans at the launch of his latest Charlie Parker thriller, The Lovers. He will give a talk and sign books at Waterstone's on George...
Politics.ie, June 26, 2009
...Archangel and will defiantly read more of his stuff. I'd also recommend the Charlie Parker series by John Connolly...
Sacramento Bee, June 22, 2009
...Hackberry Holland, a Texas sheriff and cousin of another Burke character, attorney Billy Bob Holland. 'The Lovers' by John Connolly (Atria, $26, 352 pages): The Irish supernatural-thriller writer adds an eighth book to his Charlie Parker series. Parker...
Sacramento Bee, June 22, 2009
...Hackberry Holland, a Texas sheriff and cousin of another Burke character, attorney Billy Bob Holland. 'The Lovers' by John Connolly (Atria, $26, 352 pages): The Irish supernatural-thriller writer adds an eighth book to his Charlie Parker series. Parker...
Irish Independent, June 20, 2009
...Also in Books Search Query: Independent.ie Web Search Dubliner John Connolly's bestselling gothic noir crime books have all been set in America and feature former cop turned private investigator Charlie Parker. From his first Parker novel, Every Dead...
Evening Herald, June 11, 2009
...had and, shortly afterwards, signed a deal with Sobel and has since received very impressive pre-publication quotes from John Connolly, Ken Bruen and James Ellroy, among others. His debut novel, The Twelve, is published next month by Harvill Secker....
NewsOK.com, May 31, 2009
...her with fangs or friendship. Meanwhile, her half-sister?s behavior has become increasingly erratic. ?'The Lovers? by John Connolly (Simon & Schuster, $26). From the publisher: Charlie Parker is haunted by a man and a woman who appear to have only...
Guardian Unlimited, April 22, 2009
...PI novels to police procedurals, by way of political satire and screwball comedy. And that's not including John Connolly's Charlie Parker series which is absent here only because it is set in the USA. Many of the recent group of Irish crime writers...
Irish Independent, April 12, 2009
...of the growth of Irish crime writing for a few years,' says programme producer Richard Stearn. 'People like John Connolly, Gene Kerrigan, Declan Hughes, Arlene Hunt and Alex Barclay have been receiving strong reviews for their work, so it's not just been...
Birmingham News, April 8, 2009
...to read outside my normal repertoire. Like right now, I'm reading 'The Book of Lost Things' by John Connolly, a fantasy set in England during World War II that I would have never picked up otherwise. Besides that, it's a really great excuse for...
The Simple Pastor, January 8, 2010
...guide to Busyness by Tim Chester Affluenza by Oliver James Counterfeit Gods by Tim Keller The Gates by John Connolly Votewise Now! ed by Rose Lynas Darkest England & the Way Back In by Gary Bishop No reviews of the last four books in the Harry Potter...
All About {n}, January 5, 2010
...- Gilead - Marilynne Robinson (NBCC Award) - The Namesake (PEN/Hemingway) - The Book of Lost Things - John Connolly (Alex Award) - American Gods - Neil Gaiman (Nebula Award) - We Need to Talk About Kevin - Lionel Shriver (Orange Prize...
Glass Hombre, January 1, 2010
...Chandler and Hammett... Lew Archer is a great main character & Macdonald's similes are clever & witty. John Connolly - The Book of Lost Things : This is the first Connolly I've read. Not my usual thing - fantasy - but Connolly does a good job of...
Ready When You Are, C.B., January 1, 2010
...Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky The Story of the Night by Colm Toibin The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren You can nominate more than one book if you like. I've been thinking about what to do with...
Concrete and Sky, January 1, 2010
...been reading Fatal Voyage by Kathy Reichs and dabbled a bit into The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly. These books will follow me into 2010. With some time off I have been looking for books to add to my 2010 reading list. (Of course, there are still...
The Drowning Machine, December 31, 2009
...Year Ago by Selcuk Altun (b) * Mixed Blood by Roger Smith (ab) * Every Dead Thing by John Connolly (bc) * Port Tropique by Barry Gifford (bc) * Awakening by S.J. Bolton (b) * Saturday's Child by Ray Banks * The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler...
Bookgasm, December 31, 2009
...F you, time. • HELLBOUND HEARTS edited by Paul Kane and Marie O’Regan • THE GATES by John Connolly • THRILLER 2: STORIES YOU JUST CAN’T PUT DOWN edited by Clive Cussler • BOX 21 by Roslund-Hellström • THE BROKEN TEAGLASS by Emily...
Balls and Walnuts, December 28, 2009
...And so it sits on my TBR (TBF, To Be Finished?) pile. And then somehow I chanced on John Connolly’s The Gates Of Hell Are About to Open (Want to Take a Peek?) , which I admit I bought for the title alone. I’ll probably finish this one...
Kristina's Favorites, December 28, 2009
...You April James Dobson (4/21) - Bringing Up Boys Sue Grafton (4/24) - J is for Judgment May John Connolly (5/31) - Book of Lost Things June Rick Riordan (6/5) - The Lightning Thief Gregory Maguire (6/9) - Lost July Suzanne Weyn (7/6) - Water Song August...
CRIME SCRAPS, December 19, 2009
...as good as one would expect from a star studded lineup of Ken Bruen, Lee Child, Michael Connelly, John Connolly, Robert Crais and Jeffrey Deaver. This is definitely a collection that should not be missed, and I am looking forward to reading the rest of...
R & R...Readers and Reference, December 18, 2009
...Harris, Fables Volume 4: March of the Wooden Soldiers by Bill Willingham , The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly , Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinley A favorite childhood book : The House at Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne – I just love...
Glass Hombre, December 17, 2009
...m taking some thrillers with me, Scott Smith 's A Simple Plan , Patricia Highsmith 's The Blunderer , & John Connolly 's postmodern fairy tale thingamajig The Book of Lost Things . Nothing too taxing for beside the pool. Image by Van Arno . If there...
Crime Always Pays, November 23, 2009
...of the Rock-a-Bye-Baby lullaby to ‘ Down will come baby / Daddy break your fall ,’ so thankfully John Connolly is on hand, courtesy of the Brisbane Times , to lend a bit of perspective to the debate, and particularly the part of the debate...
Living in a Material World, November 23, 2009
...in the regular old adult sections at the Barnes and Noble and the library, was The Gates by John Connolly. I picked it up because I enjoyed The Book of Lost Things so, so much. And I enjoyed this one too. But not quite as much. If you're...
Crime Always Pays, November 17, 2009
...ll start a poll, although it won’t be a push-button poll, because otherwise The Dark Lord, aka John Connolly, will simply muster his massed forces and do a number on it. Instead, I’ll be asking people to state their top three nominations for...
Failure Loves Company, November 15, 2009
...and I had a fantastic time. First, Tod Caviness kicked two of his poems and a Matthew John Connolly cover, “The Tenuous Nature of Reality”. Then came my set, which consisted of: 1. Would You Like To Take A Survey? 2. Reciprocation 3....
A Guy's Moleskine Notebook, November 10, 2009
...Stone’s Fall Iain Pears Death with Interruptions Jose Saramago Indignation Philip Roth The Book of Lost Things John Connolly The History of Love Nicole Krauss...
Back to Books, November 9, 2009
...bookmark (from Macmillan) Claim to Faim by Margaret Peterson Haddix (from Simon & Schuster Canada) The Gates by John Connolly (from Simon & Schuster Canada) The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey (from Simon & Schuster Canada) I am Not a Psychic...
A Guy's Moleskine Notebook, November 3, 2009
...Stone’s Fall Iain Pears Death with Interruptions Jose Saramago Indignation Philip Roth The Book of Lost Things John Connolly The History of Love Nicole Krauss Although I have a burning desire, I will not get to The Help by Kathyrn Stockett because...
The Moon is a Dead World // horror movie reviews, October 31, 2009
...The Gates John Connolly's latest young adult thriller, The Gates , showcases a wit and an appreciation for both Halloween and horror that will keep the adults reading with the children. Just like...
Crime Scene NI, October 13, 2009
...authors are making names for themselves, adding to the crowd of already established ones like Declan Hughes and John Connolly. And considering the fact that Ireland is a tiny nation where everyone seems to know everyone and the crime rate is relatively...
Crime Always Pays, October 12, 2009
...Off with yours truly and my good lady wife to Belfast on Saturday, only to discover that John Connolly had been in to No Alibis on Friday night to launch THE GATES. Boo, etc. No doubt a good time was had by all. I read THE GATES...
Fantasy Book Critic, October 6, 2009
...Official John Connolly Website Order "The Gates" HERE Read the FBC Review of "The Lovers" by John Connolly Read an FBC Interview with John Connolly BOOK & AUTHOR INFO : This is the...
Cafe of Dreams, October 2, 2009
...In honor of October, the month of frights, I am going to use Friday to spotlight horror books that I come across that look intriguing. I would love to hear your favorite horror/scary books! Within the Shadows By: Brandon Massey Paperback: 416 pages...
In Reference to Murder, September 29, 2009
...to a bookstore near your include David Baldacci' s True Blue , Barbara Taylor Bradford 's Breaking the Rules , John Connolly' s The Gates , Allan Folsom's The Hadrian Memorandum , and Stuart Neville 's The Ghosts of Belfast . If you're looking for some...
In Reference to Murder, September 28, 2009
...to a bookstore near your include David Baldacci's True Blue , Barbara Taylor Bradford's Breaking the Rules , John Connolly's The Gates , Allan Folsom's The Hadrian Memorandum , and Stuart Neville's The Ghosts of Belfast . If you're looking for some debut...
book-a-rama, September 24, 2009
...Book of Lost Things, although the Crooked Man offers him an alternative. The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly is a fairy tale for grown ups. Yes, I'd say for grown ups. There are some adult themes and violent scenes. Connolly's fairy tale world is...
David Maybury | Blog, September 6, 2009
...Friday, another weekend spent in front of the fire and flicking through pages. This week’s choices are John Connolly’s The Gates , Scott McCloud’s Making Comics and David Almond’s Heaven Eyes. It was a mixed bag last weekend and about as...
David Maybury | Blog, September 6, 2009
...Friday, another weekend spent in front of the fire and flicking through pages. This week’s choices are John Connolly’s The Gates , Scott McCloud’s Making Comics and David Almond’s Heaven Eyes. Update: It was a mixed bunch last weekend and...
Word Magazine blogs, August 10, 2009
...managed to read the two I took with me (Woody Allen's Complete Prose - highly recommended; and John Connolly's Book of Lost Things - ok), I was forced to choose from the English language selection in Karlsruhe train station and ended up with The Ghost by...
Crime Always Pays, May 24, 2009
...this post in advance, so bear with me if the details are just a bit skewy, but with John Connolly leading the field by about three lengths (Oo-er, Missus, etc.) with only a day’s voting left, it’s safe to say – trumpet parp please,...
THE FIRE WIRE, May 21, 2009
...Bestseller Connolly once again expertly melds a hard-boiled plot with the supernatural in his eighth Charlie Parker crime novel (after The Reapers). While previous books in the series explored the trauma at the heart of Parker’s backstory, the murder...
It's all about me, May 13, 2009
...s a waiting week for me and I am SO not good at waiting. Anyway, the book - John Connolly's The Book of Lost Things . It was a huge hit in the blogosphere last year, I think, and it's been on my shelf for ages. It's...
Crime Always Pays, May 12, 2009
...Writer? Some names for your consideration: (The Artist Formerly Known as Colin) Bateman Alex Barclay Adrian McKinty John Connolly Arlene Hunt Declan Hughes Tana French Brian McGilloway Ken Bruen Ava McCarthy Gene Kerrigan Naturally, modesty...
Irish Blogs, May 7, 2009
... The winners of the 2009 Irish Book Awards were announced last night:Hughes & Hughes Irish Novel of the YearThe Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry The Argosy Irish Non-Fiction Book of the YearStepping Stones by Seamus Heaney and Dennis O' DriscollThe...
Crime Always Pays, May 4, 2009
...t interested, and that most of the books he stocks in Murder Ink are by U.S. writers. John Connolly, of course, sets his novels exclusively in the States, while the aforementioned BLOOD RUNS COLD is set in Colorado, as is Adrian McKinty’s latest...
Well-Mannered Frivolity, May 2, 2009
...I read John Connolly's The Book of Lost Things as part of Dewey's Reading Challenge . She read/reviewed it in May 2008, and you can find her review here if you'd...
Blue Archipelago, April 30, 2009
...| The Secret of Lost Things by Sheridan Hay Book Review | The Book of Lost Things - John Connolly...
Dolce Bellezza, March 29, 2009
...Title: The Book of Lost Things Author: John Connolly Publisher: Atria Books, 2006 Number of pages: 339 Rating: 3 out of 5 After happily delving into this book, I struggled with it until the last twenty pages. It...
In Spring it is the Dawn, March 22, 2009
...I'll try to finally get to some of these as well: The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly Inkheart by Cornelia Funke The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale Marked by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast I've heard...
















