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With great fascination, I would watch him on his hit show, <i>Jacques P茅pin: Fast Food My Way</i>, as he prepared cuisines like saut茅ed rabbit with morels and pearl onions, and tartelettes aux fruits. His beautifully presented dishes were the epitome of classic French homestyle cooking with just the right amount of panache.<br /> <br /> P茅pin came to Google recently to discuss his latest book, <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=jZocar1vvWcC&dq=essential+pepin&source=gbs_navlinks_s" target="_blank"><i>Essential P茅pin</i></a>, which encompasses all the recipes from his expansive career as a French chef. Not only does the thick cookbook contain a trove of recipes, but a DVD containing techniques P茅pin recommends for cooking, such as perfecting your knife technique and the best way to flip an omelette — all signature styles that are best viewed rather than read.<br /> <br /> During his talk here, P茅pin advised that rather than leave a good recipe the way it is, he wanted to keep going deeper with exploring more ways in which a recipe could improve. But although his recipes are constantly evolving, and are now quite different than they were 25 years ago due to constant improvements over the years, P茅pin's cooking techniques are the same.<br /> <br /> From a man who turned down cooking for the Kennedys in order to cook at Howard Johnson’s, <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=jZocar1vvWcC&dq=essential+pepin&source=gbs_navlinks_s" target="_blank"><i>Essential P茅pin</i></a> is cooking through the master chef's eyes, and preparing food with an appreciation for and a sense of aesthetics.<br /> <br /> Check the talk out here:<br /> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/odlFnExwSGg" width="560"></iframe> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a href='http://booksearch.blogspot.com/2012/08/jacques-pepin-cooks-talk-up-for.html' title='permanent link'>Read the full post</a> <a class='comment-link' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/7945317/2880914783116212257' onclick=''>0 comments</a> </span> <br/><br/> <div class='post-share-buttons'>Share: <a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-email' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=2880914783116212257&target=email' target='_blank' title='Email This'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Email This</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-blog' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=2880914783116212257&target=blog' onclick='window.open(this.href, "_blank", "height=270,width=475"); return false;' target='_blank' title='BlogThis!'><span class='share-button-link-text'>BlogThis!</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-twitter' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=2880914783116212257&target=twitter' target='_blank' title='Share to X'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Share to X</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-facebook' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=2880914783116212257&target=facebook' onclick='window.open(this.href, "_blank", "height=430,width=640"); return false;' target='_blank' title='Share to Facebook'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Share to Facebook</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-pinterest' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=2880914783116212257&target=pinterest' target='_blank' title='Share to Pinterest'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Share to Pinterest</span></a> </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <p class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-action'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/email-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=2880914783116212257' title='Email Post'> <span class='email-post-icon'> </span> </a> </span> </span> </p> <p class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'></p> </div> </div> <div class='post uncustomized-post-template'> <a name='6958882137869561477'></a> <h3 class='post-title'> <a href='http://booksearch.blogspot.com/2012/04/change-to-our-retailer-partner-program.html'>A Change to Our Retailer Partner Program: eBooks Resellers to Wind Down Next Year</a> </h3> <div class='post-body'> <h2 class='date-header'>Thursday, April 05, 2012 at 8:00 AM </h2> <span class="byline-author">Posted by Scott Dougall, director, product management, digital publishing</span><br /> <br /> With the <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/discover-more-than-3-million-google.html" target="_blank">launch of Google eBooks</a> in 2010, we introduced a multi-faceted approach to selling ebooks: online, on devices, through affiliates and through resellers. One part of that effort -- the reseller program -- has not gained the traction that we hoped it would, so we have made the difficult decision to discontinue it by the end of January next year.<br /> <br /> This change will help us focus on building the best ebooks experience we can across hundreds of devices with millions of books. <a href="https://play.google.com/books" target="_blank">Books</a> will continue to be a major content pillar alongside <a href="https://play.google.com/apps" target="_blank">apps</a>, <a href="https://play.google.com/music" target="_blank">music</a> and <a href="https://play.google.com/movies" target="_blank">movies</a> in the Google Play store. And -- regardless of where they bought them -- customers will still be able to access and read their ebooks on the web, phones, tablets and compatible eReaders.<br /> <br /> We will work closely with our sixteen reseller partners as they transition in the coming months. Also, booksellers will still be highlighted in the “Buy this book” section of <a href="http://books.google.com/" target="_blank">Google Book search</a>, supported with our affiliate program and have access to free Books APIs.<br /> <br /> Looking at the results to-date, it’s clear that the reseller program has not met the needs of many readers or booksellers. While our role as an ebooks wholesaler to booksellers will be coming to a close next year, we remain as committed as ever to making the eBooks experience from Google the best it can be for readers around the world. <span class='post-comment-link'> <a href='http://booksearch.blogspot.com/2012/04/change-to-our-retailer-partner-program.html' title='permanent link'>Read the full post</a> <a class='comment-link' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/7945317/6958882137869561477' onclick=''>10 comments</a> </span> <br/><br/> <div class='post-share-buttons'>Share: <a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-email' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=6958882137869561477&target=email' target='_blank' title='Email This'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Email This</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-blog' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=6958882137869561477&target=blog' onclick='window.open(this.href, "_blank", "height=270,width=475"); return false;' target='_blank' title='BlogThis!'><span class='share-button-link-text'>BlogThis!</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-twitter' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=6958882137869561477&target=twitter' target='_blank' title='Share to X'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Share to X</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-facebook' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=6958882137869561477&target=facebook' onclick='window.open(this.href, "_blank", "height=430,width=640"); return false;' target='_blank' title='Share to Facebook'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Share to Facebook</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-pinterest' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=6958882137869561477&target=pinterest' target='_blank' title='Share to Pinterest'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Share to Pinterest</span></a> </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <p class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-action'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/email-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=6958882137869561477' title='Email Post'> <span class='email-post-icon'> </span> </a> </span> </span> </p> <p class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'></p> </div> </div> <div class='post uncustomized-post-template'> <a name='3056137439609520341'></a> <h3 class='post-title'> <a href='http://booksearch.blogspot.com/2012/03/anne-rice-on-man-wolves-white-collar.html'>Anne Rice On Man-Wolves, "White Collar," and Why Her Immortals Would Never Go to High School</a> </h3> <div class='post-body'> <h2 class='date-header'>Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at 2:23 PM </h2> <span class="byline-author">Posted by Anne Bartholomew, Merchandising Manager, Books on Google Play </span> <br> <br> Anne Rice laid the foundations in so many ways for authors writing paranormal fiction today, and much of her <a href="http://goo.gl/7tG5F" target="_blank">early work</a> still stands out for me as the <a href="http://goo.gl/9m3ey" target="_blank">turn-to books</a> when it comes to creatures of the night. <a href="http://goo.gl/8F8r3" target="_blank"><i>The Wolf Gift</i></a> is no exception, and it does, as the <i>Wall Street Journal</i> noted, bring "vintage Anne Rice" to mind as it grapples with a "gothic, violent, gory, metaphysical" voyage into the supernatural. Watch our full Q&A with her (also available on our <a href="http://goo.gl/jBdRJ" target="_blank">our YouTube channel</a>.)<br> <div style="text-align: center;"><br> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/VFoUh3Ph9i0" width="560"></iframe><br> <div style="text-align: left;"><br> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Some of the best moments from the talk included her reflections on today's popular paranormalists. Anne noted that she enjoys how writers today are "domesticating" vampires, and realizes it's a path her own vampires would never have taken. She also reveals her inspiration for the houses in her books. She built <a href="http://goo.gl/8F8r3" target="_blank"><i>The Wolf Gift's</i></a> opulent Nideck Point estate "block by block, floorboard by floorboard" with memories of the wonderful houses she's lived in, and with her admiration for great fictional houses in mind (like Rochester's in <a href="http://goo.gl/Us3d2" target="_blank"><i>Jane Eyre</i></a> and Miss Havisham's in <a href="http://goo.gl/T7k2b" target="_blank"><i>Great Expectations</i></a>).</div><br> </div> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a href='http://booksearch.blogspot.com/2012/03/anne-rice-on-man-wolves-white-collar.html' title='permanent link'>Read the full post</a> <a class='comment-link' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/7945317/3056137439609520341' onclick=''>2 comments</a> </span> <br/><br/> <div class='post-share-buttons'>Share: <a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-email' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=3056137439609520341&target=email' target='_blank' title='Email This'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Email This</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-blog' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=3056137439609520341&target=blog' onclick='window.open(this.href, "_blank", "height=270,width=475"); return false;' target='_blank' title='BlogThis!'><span class='share-button-link-text'>BlogThis!</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-twitter' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=3056137439609520341&target=twitter' target='_blank' title='Share to X'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Share to X</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-facebook' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=3056137439609520341&target=facebook' onclick='window.open(this.href, "_blank", "height=430,width=640"); return false;' target='_blank' title='Share to Facebook'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Share to Facebook</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-pinterest' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=3056137439609520341&target=pinterest' target='_blank' title='Share to Pinterest'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Share to Pinterest</span></a> </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <p class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-action'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/email-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=3056137439609520341' title='Email Post'> <span class='email-post-icon'> </span> </a> </span> </span> </p> <p class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'></p> </div> </div> <div class='post uncustomized-post-template'> <a name='7661460442882997267'></a> <h3 class='post-title'> <a href='http://booksearch.blogspot.com/2012/03/introducing-google-play-all.html'>Introducing Google Play: All the entertainment you love, anywhere you go</a> </h3> <div class='post-body'> <h2 class='date-header'>Tuesday, March 06, 2012 at 10:36 AM </h2> <span class="byline-author">Posted by Scott Dougall, Director, Product Management</span> <br /> <br /> Starting today Google eBooks will be available on Google Play - a new place to experience books, music, movies, and Android apps and games, available anywhere you go. For users of our Google Book Search platform, we are excited to offer this seamless way to purchase and enjoy the eBooks you’ve discovered. With over 4 million titles, Google Play is your home for the world’s largest selection of eBooks. Beyond books, Google Play lets you store up to 20,000 songs for free and buy millions of new songs. It’s home to 450,000 Android apps and games and gives you access to thousands of your favorite movies for rent, including new releases and HD titles. <br /> <br /> Learn more on the <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/03/introducing-google-play-all-your.html" target="_blank">Official Google Blog</a>.<br /> <br /> Explore Google Play at <a href="http://play.google.com/about">play.google.com/about</a><br /> Shop our store at <a href="http://play.google.com/">play.google.com</a><br /> Follow Google Play on <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/106886664866983861036/106886664866983861036/posts" target="_blank">Google+</a> to keep up on the latest news, exclusive content, and deals. <span class='post-comment-link'> <a href='http://booksearch.blogspot.com/2012/03/introducing-google-play-all.html' title='permanent link'>Read the full post</a> <a class='comment-link' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/7945317/7661460442882997267' onclick=''>2 comments</a> </span> <br/><br/> <div class='post-share-buttons'>Share: <a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-email' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=7661460442882997267&target=email' target='_blank' title='Email This'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Email This</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-blog' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=7661460442882997267&target=blog' onclick='window.open(this.href, "_blank", "height=270,width=475"); return false;' target='_blank' title='BlogThis!'><span class='share-button-link-text'>BlogThis!</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-twitter' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=7661460442882997267&target=twitter' target='_blank' title='Share to X'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Share to X</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-facebook' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=7661460442882997267&target=facebook' onclick='window.open(this.href, "_blank", "height=430,width=640"); return false;' target='_blank' title='Share to Facebook'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Share to Facebook</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-pinterest' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=7661460442882997267&target=pinterest' target='_blank' title='Share to Pinterest'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Share to Pinterest</span></a> </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <p class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-action'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/email-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=7661460442882997267' title='Email Post'> <span class='email-post-icon'> </span> </a> </span> </span> </p> <p class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'></p> </div> </div> <div class='post uncustomized-post-template'> <a name='5478933172896425319'></a> <h3 class='post-title'> <a href='http://booksearch.blogspot.com/2012/02/susan-cain-quiet-power-of-introverts-in.html'>Identify and Use your Power: A discussion with Susan Cain</a> </h3> <div class='post-body'> <h2 class='date-header'>Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 3:22 PM </h2> <span class="byline-author">Posted by Mireya S茅melas, Google eBooks Strategist</span> <br> <br> I had the pleasure today of meeting Susan Cain when she participated in an Authors@Google event hosted at our Mountain View headquarters. Her stimulating new release<a href="http://goo.gl/pCfxp" target="_blank"><i> Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking</i></a> has made it to the top of<i> The New York Times</i> Bestseller list. <br> <br> Before becoming an acclaimed author, Susan practiced corporate law for seven years and then worked as a negotiations consultant. Her list of clients includes well-known firms like JP Morgan, Merrill Lynch, One Hundred Women in Hedge Funds and many more. However, far from being the self-confident person that her career might make her appear to be, Susan declares herself an introvert. She prefers listening to talking and reading to socializing. Watch her presentation at Google here:<br> <br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="266" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AzlCIS072_Y?feature=player_embedded" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="320"></iframe></div><br> <br> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a href='http://booksearch.blogspot.com/2012/02/susan-cain-quiet-power-of-introverts-in.html' title='permanent link'>Read the full post</a> <a class='comment-link' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/7945317/5478933172896425319' onclick=''>3 comments</a> </span> <br/><br/> <div class='post-share-buttons'>Share: <a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-email' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=5478933172896425319&target=email' target='_blank' title='Email This'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Email This</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-blog' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=5478933172896425319&target=blog' onclick='window.open(this.href, "_blank", "height=270,width=475"); return false;' target='_blank' title='BlogThis!'><span class='share-button-link-text'>BlogThis!</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-twitter' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=5478933172896425319&target=twitter' target='_blank' title='Share to X'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Share to X</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-facebook' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=5478933172896425319&target=facebook' onclick='window.open(this.href, "_blank", "height=430,width=640"); return false;' target='_blank' title='Share to Facebook'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Share to Facebook</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-pinterest' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=5478933172896425319&target=pinterest' target='_blank' title='Share to Pinterest'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Share to Pinterest</span></a> </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <p class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-action'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/email-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=5478933172896425319' title='Email Post'> <span class='email-post-icon'> </span> </a> </span> </span> </p> <p class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'></p> </div> </div> <div class='post uncustomized-post-template'> <a name='2638038557522789967'></a> <h3 class='post-title'> <a href='http://booksearch.blogspot.com/2012/02/nothing-says-valentines-day-like.html'>Nothing Says Valentine’s Day Like Vampires: Get <em>Twilight</em> Today For Only $2.99</a> </h3> <div class='post-body'> <h2 class='date-header'>Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 12:34 PM </h2> <span class="byline-author">Posted by Ariel Levine, Google eBooks Associate</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.918); font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">This one day special is now over</span></span></span></i></span><span class="byline-author"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: red;">. </span></span></i></span></span><br /> Forget the chocolate and flowers this Valentine’s Day. The rush of new brooding love can be all yours with our special offer on Stephenie Meyer’s <a href="http://goo.gl/2J5Yw" target="_blank"><i>Twilight</i></a> eBook. Seventeen-year-old Isabella "Bella" Swan moves to a new town in the wilds of the Olympic Peninsula, and her life changes completely when she meets Edward Cullen, the most attractive guy at her high school. But Edward has a deep, supernatural secret, and his love, though pure and true, threatens her very existence. The angsty affection of <i><a href="http://goo.gl/2J5Yw" target="_blank">Twilight </a></i>spawned a whole new genre of paranormal romance when it was released and the series continues to lead the bestseller lists today. Treat yourself to this guilty pleasure with the first book in the series - <a href="http://goo.gl/2J5Yw" target="_blank"><i>Twilight</i></a>, today for only $2.99. This offer is good for readers within the <a href="http://goo.gl/2J5Yw" target="_blank">United States</a> and <a href="http://goo.gl/qnSzN" target="_blank">Canada</a>, through midnight EST today, 2/14/12. <span class='post-comment-link'> <a href='http://booksearch.blogspot.com/2012/02/nothing-says-valentines-day-like.html' title='permanent link'>Read the full post</a> <a class='comment-link' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/7945317/2638038557522789967' onclick=''>2 comments</a> </span> <br/><br/> <div class='post-share-buttons'>Share: <a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-email' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=2638038557522789967&target=email' target='_blank' title='Email This'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Email This</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-blog' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=2638038557522789967&target=blog' onclick='window.open(this.href, "_blank", "height=270,width=475"); return false;' target='_blank' title='BlogThis!'><span class='share-button-link-text'>BlogThis!</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-twitter' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=2638038557522789967&target=twitter' target='_blank' title='Share to X'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Share to X</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-facebook' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=2638038557522789967&target=facebook' onclick='window.open(this.href, "_blank", "height=430,width=640"); return false;' target='_blank' title='Share to Facebook'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Share to Facebook</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-pinterest' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=2638038557522789967&target=pinterest' target='_blank' title='Share to Pinterest'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Share to Pinterest</span></a> </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <p class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-action'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/email-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=2638038557522789967' title='Email Post'> <span class='email-post-icon'> </span> </a> </span> </span> </p> <p class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'></p> </div> </div> <div class='post uncustomized-post-template'> <a name='984462818894448732'></a> <h3 class='post-title'> <a href='http://booksearch.blogspot.com/2012/02/anne-rice-coming-to-google-to-discuss.html'>Join Anne Rice's online broadcast discussion of "The Wolf Gift"</a> </h3> <div class='post-body'> <h2 class='date-header'>Wednesday, February 08, 2012 at 9:06 AM </h2> <span class="byline-author">Posted by Ariel Levine, Google eBooks Associate</span> <br /> <br /> Anne Rice, author of <i><a href="http://goo.gl/X69mJ" target="_blank">Interview with the Vampire</a></i>, <i><a href="http://goo.gl/uzdBo" target="_blank">The Witching Hour</a></i>, and <i><a href="http://goo.gl/1UJw5" target="_blank">Angel Time: The Songs of the Seraphim</a> </i>will be coming to Google’s headquarters in Mountain View to discuss her latest book, <i><a href="http://goo.gl/vRxAD" target="_blank">The Wolf Gift</a></i>, on Friday, February 24th at 10AM PST. Fans around the world can get involved in this talk by <a href="https://www.google.com/moderator/#16/e=1e27e1" target="_blank">submitting questions for her</a>, and attend the talk by watching the live-stream on YouTube (see details below).<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://goo.gl/vRxAD" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPLGT3kLIGc8VXDcMq322ucmKlHSmAFWZ2CgEnhzNYDULdHLZoaysVy8QiF4fz1VNPfD3-FRioe7O_5f7zx2paOrH1QtnE7zil2geIRd9KKCUBbfVlQ-P0_N5WtcorfwGpQdwS/s320/Anne+Rice_The+Wolf+Gift_Jacket_sm.jpg" width="216" /></a></div> <br /> <i>The Wolf Gift</i> is a richly imagined story of a man turned wolf trying to figure out what his new reality means--all while trying to stay one step ahead of the people desperate to hunt him down. With this novel, Anne Rice makes an intriguing return to the gothic world her fans know and love, set this time not in her native New Orleans but along California's haunting mist-shrouded coast. Both searching and suspenseful, it’s a gripping exploration of a man both delighted and tormented by a life he could never have anticipated.<br /> <br /> The talk will be live streamed on the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/atgoogletalks" target="_blank">Authors@Google YouTube channel</a>, and there will be some time for fan questions. If you’d like to submit a question for consideration please visit our <a href="https://www.google.com/moderator/#16/e=1e27e1" target="_blank">Google Moderator page</a> for the event. We look forward to you joining us as we discuss the depths of this supernatural tale.<br /> <br /> <b>Read <i>The Wolf Gift</i></b>: Pre-order the ebook for <i><a href="http://goo.gl/vRxAD" target="_blank">The Wolf Gift</a></i> today from Google eBooks (available February 14) for easy reading on tablets, smartphones, e-readers and the web. <i><a href="http://goo.gl/vRxAD" target="_blank">The Wolf Gift</a></i> is available in all of our online stores: Buy in the<a href="http://books.google.com/ebooks?id=vvLvUuAVvdIC" target="_blank"> United States</a>, <a href="http://goo.gl/24wbv" target="_blank">United Kingdom</a>, <a href="http://goo.gl/JQDe8" target="_blank">Australia</a> or <a href="http://goo.gl/2hg2j" target="_blank">Canada</a>!<br /> <br /> <b>Submit your questions for Anne Rice</b>: Click on this <a href="https://www.google.com/moderator/#16/e=1e27e1" target="_blank">Google Moderator page</a> to submit your questions and vote on other fans’ questions. We will select some of the most popular questions to ask Anne Rice during the talk. The Google Moderator page is open from now until February 23rd, 12PM PT.<br /> <br /> <b>Watch the live YouTube broadcast</b>: On Friday, February 24th, at 10AM PT, Anne Rice’s interview will be broadcast live from the Authors@Google YouTube channel, <a href="http://youtube.com/atgoogletalks" target="_blank">youtube.com/atgoogletalks</a>. The talk will last 30-45 minutes. We'll also post the recorded interview on this page afterwards.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx-QFAL03DPvi6kk2OA9Dfl-VLJ2PIlHqBgkCRt9kDMdFtmXMcA-cTn__8Smm585p_Yfbw0kXR71CCaJDrMUjZjPf_7_CmeLqFfUsS95J5yeXRfZWkyee3iiqChy7jzKnZjCiu/s1600/Anne+Rice_Author+Photo_Credit+Matthias+Scheer_sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx-QFAL03DPvi6kk2OA9Dfl-VLJ2PIlHqBgkCRt9kDMdFtmXMcA-cTn__8Smm585p_Yfbw0kXR71CCaJDrMUjZjPf_7_CmeLqFfUsS95J5yeXRfZWkyee3iiqChy7jzKnZjCiu/s320/Anne+Rice_Author+Photo_Credit+Matthias+Scheer_sm.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Photo credit: Matthias Scheer @2010) </span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <i>More about Anne Rice:</i><br /> <br /> <ul> <li>Check out <a href="http://annerice.com/" target="_blank">her official website</a> </li> <li>Follow her on <a href="http://twitter.com/annericeauthor" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> </ul> <br /> <i>Read some of her most popular books: </i><br /> <br /> <ul> <li><i><a href="http://goo.gl/X69mJ" target="_blank">Interview with the Vampire</a></i> </li> <li><i><a href="http://goo.gl/0cVhO" target="_blank">The Vampire Chronicles</a></i> </li> <li><a href="http://goo.gl/uzdBo" target="_blank"><i>The Witching Hour</i></a> </li> <li><i><a href="http://goo.gl/1UJw5" target="_blank">Angel Time: The Songs of the Seraphim</a></i></li> </ul> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a href='http://booksearch.blogspot.com/2012/02/anne-rice-coming-to-google-to-discuss.html' title='permanent link'>Read the full post</a> <a class='comment-link' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/7945317/984462818894448732' onclick=''>6 comments</a> </span> <br/><br/> <div class='post-share-buttons'>Share: <a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-email' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=984462818894448732&target=email' target='_blank' title='Email This'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Email This</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-blog' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=984462818894448732&target=blog' onclick='window.open(this.href, "_blank", "height=270,width=475"); return false;' target='_blank' title='BlogThis!'><span class='share-button-link-text'>BlogThis!</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-twitter' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=984462818894448732&target=twitter' target='_blank' title='Share to X'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Share to X</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-facebook' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=984462818894448732&target=facebook' onclick='window.open(this.href, "_blank", "height=430,width=640"); return false;' target='_blank' title='Share to Facebook'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Share to Facebook</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-pinterest' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=984462818894448732&target=pinterest' target='_blank' title='Share to Pinterest'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Share to Pinterest</span></a> </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <p class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-action'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/email-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=984462818894448732' title='Email Post'> <span class='email-post-icon'> </span> </a> </span> </span> </p> <p class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'></p> </div> </div> <div class='post uncustomized-post-template'> <a name='7620331836884064184'></a> <h3 class='post-title'> <a href='http://booksearch.blogspot.com/2012/02/doodling-for-dickens-birthday-behind.html'>Doodling for Dickens’ Birthday: A behind the scenes look</a> </h3> <div class='post-body'> <h2 class='date-header'>Monday, February 06, 2012 at 9:00 PM </h2> <span class="byline-author">Posted by Ariel Levine, Google eBooks Associate</span> <br> <br> Today marks the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens' birthday (born February 7, 1812). To celebrate the life and <a href="http://goo.gl/ln9JL" target="_blank">work</a> of one of the world's greatest storytellers, the Google doodle team created this fantastic celebratory doodle for our <a href="http://google.com/" target="_blank">home page</a>: <br> <br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://goo.gl/ln9JL" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSVaX_LfYHqS7oYXx3KNIyWUs0KBHZHgftxaFAvsBcKGHAAaeVLCMzAUgVja5mrkpDpF8QA5WOSQ_s0tiL4ROAWNPEbhmyqvqnaRTOLsH10kdSVef8OjidwaeJ8g1I1oG7EC7E/s1600/dickens-2012-HP.jpg"></a></div><br> In addition, our Google Books editorial team curated a collection of <a href="http://goo.gl/ln9JL" target="_blank">free and featured Dickens classics</a> available in the Google eBookstore in Dickens' native land (United Kingdom) and some Commonwealth countries (Canada, Australia) as well as the US -- a relatively new nation that Dickens himself visited in 1842 and 1867. <br> <br> As anyone who has read a Dickens novel can attest, they are full of memorable characters, realism, humor, lyricism, and social commentary. He is considered one of the greatest novelists of the Victorian era, and responsible for some of the most iconic stories in English literature. Contemplating Dickens’ diversity of characters and themes, I wondered how the artist who created the Dickens doodle, Mike Dutton, handled the challenge.<br> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a href='http://booksearch.blogspot.com/2012/02/doodling-for-dickens-birthday-behind.html' title='permanent link'>Read the full post</a> <a class='comment-link' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/7945317/7620331836884064184' onclick=''>7 comments</a> </span> <br/><br/> <div class='post-share-buttons'>Share: <a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-email' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=7620331836884064184&target=email' target='_blank' title='Email This'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Email This</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-blog' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=7620331836884064184&target=blog' onclick='window.open(this.href, "_blank", "height=270,width=475"); return false;' target='_blank' title='BlogThis!'><span class='share-button-link-text'>BlogThis!</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-twitter' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=7620331836884064184&target=twitter' target='_blank' title='Share to X'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Share to X</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-facebook' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=7620331836884064184&target=facebook' onclick='window.open(this.href, "_blank", "height=430,width=640"); return false;' target='_blank' title='Share to Facebook'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Share to Facebook</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-pinterest' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=7620331836884064184&target=pinterest' target='_blank' title='Share to Pinterest'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Share to Pinterest</span></a> </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <p class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-action'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/email-post.g?blogID=7945317&postID=7620331836884064184' title='Email Post'> <span class='email-post-icon'> </span> </a> </span> </span> </p> <p class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'></p> </div> </div> <div class='post uncustomized-post-template'> <a name='8732230032097287072'></a> <h3 class='post-title'> <a href='http://booksearch.blogspot.com/2012/02/gertrude-stein-puts-there-back-in.html'>Gertrude Stein puts the “there” back in Oakland</a> </h3> <div class='post-body'> <h2 class='date-header'>Friday, February 03, 2012 at 9:52 AM </h2> <span class="byline-author">By Matt Werner, Technical Writer, Enterprise</span> <br> <br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaUA_fH0Yva8NYM6x8nbIKHkEmAauQJJnul3vU9RHJWGDfV47yglsYSr8-OW_MzTc3J2y7sWkf5P2IOoe7xWTL6301w4AbNk4MVciVX210uE3NZr7NZNk-ueQGzMpWrzNwUntq/s1600/Gertrude-Stein-courtesy-Oakland-History-Room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaUA_fH0Yva8NYM6x8nbIKHkEmAauQJJnul3vU9RHJWGDfV47yglsYSr8-OW_MzTc3J2y7sWkf5P2IOoe7xWTL6301w4AbNk4MVciVX210uE3NZr7NZNk-ueQGzMpWrzNwUntq/s400/Gertrude-Stein-courtesy-Oakland-History-Room.jpg" width="270"></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;">Gertrude Stein. (Courtesy Oakland Public Library, Oakland History Room.) </span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br></div> What exactly did renowned U.S. writer and art collector Gertrude Stein mean when she said “there is no there there” about Oakland, California? In honor of Gertrude Stein’s 138th birthday today, we explore the meaning of this oft-quoted phrase. <br> <br> In fall 2011, I attended the <a href="http://www.sfmoma.org/" target="_blank">SF Museum of Modern Art’s</a> exhibit of Stein’s groundbreaking Paris art collection. At the exhibit, a small display about her childhood in Oakland, California, sparked my interest. I was born in Oakland, and I’m currently writing a <a href="http://thoughtpublishing.org/books-2/oakland-in-popular-memory/" target="_blank">book about Oakland</a>. I wondered what it was like for Gertrude Stein growing up there in the 1880s. I purchased <i><a href="http://books.google.com/ebooks?id=jGnXrfaioxQC" target="_blank">The Autobiography of Alice B. 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