Wednesday, August 26, 2009

"Waiting On" Wednesday: New York


"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted here, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

New York: The Novel
By Edward Rutherfurd
Publication Date: November 10

From Amazon:

"Rutherfurd celebrates America's greatest city in a rich, engrossing saga that showcases his extraordinary ability to combine impeccable historical research and storytelling flair.

As he recounts the intertwining fates of characters rich and poor, black and white, native born and immigrant, Rutherfurd brings to life the momentous events that shaped New York and America: the Revolutionary War, the emergence of the city as a great trading and financial center, the excesses of the Gilded Age, the explosion of immigration in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the trials of World War II, the near-demise of New York in the 1970s and its roaring rebirth in the '90s, and the attacks on the World Trade Center.

A brilliant mix of romance, war, family drama, and personal triumphs, it gloriously captures the search for freedom and prosperity at the heart of our nation's history."

What's your "waiting on" pick this week?

Want to participate? Grab the logo, post your own WoW entry on your blog, and leave a link in the comments section!

56 comments:

  1. I like sweeping novels like your pick!

    Here's mine.

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  2. I've never read any of Rutherford's books (maybe I should start).

    Mine is HERE!

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  3. Here's Mine

    Other by Karen Kincy

    http://butterflybookreviews.blogspot.com/2009/08/waiting-on-wednesday-other-by-karen.html

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  4. Here's what I'm waiting for:

    http://lifeinthethumb.blogspot.com/2009/08/waiting-on-wednesday.html

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  5. Nice! Here's mine:
    http://crystalreviews.blogspot.com/2009/08/waiting-on-wednesday-7.html

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  6. Great pick! Here's what I'm waiting for: a cozy mystery from a series I recently started.

    http://memybookandthecouch.blogspot.com/2009/08/waiting-on-wednesday_26.html

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  7. http://theclockmonkey2.blogspot.com/2009/08/waiting-on-wednesday-3.html

    This is mine!
    I still don't know how to html my comment

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  8. That's not my typical read, but it looks interesting!

    Here's mine: The Maze Runner

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  9. That looks good - - I really like the cover!

    Here is mine: http://psychoticstate.blogspot.com/2009/08/waiting-on-wednesday-august-26-2009.html

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  10. Mine is Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women.

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  11. My home state! I love NY!

    Mine's here:

    http://missysbooknook.blogspot.com/2009/08/waiting-on-wednesday_26.html

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  12. Mine--for the first time in several weeks--is here.

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  13. You can find my WoW here:
    http://tyngasreviews.blogspot.com/2009/08/waiting-on-wednesday-demon-princess-by.html

    It's for Demon Princess by Michelle Rowen!

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  14. This sounds really good.

    Mine's here.

    http://melissa-coffeebooksandlaundry.blogspot.com/2009/08/waiting-on-wednesday_25.html

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  15. Sounds like another good book! :D Thanks for sharing.

    Here's the link to mine:
    http://tbqspersonalbookpalace.blogspot.com/2009/08/waiting-on-wednesday-and-contest-for.html

    Enjoy!
    TBQ

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  16. Awesome selections! Mine's at:

    http://lucidconspiracy.blogspot.com/2009/08/waiting-on-wednesday-3.html

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  17. sounds like a good historical one. probably a good one to read before visiting NY too.

    here's my zombie-related wow:
    http://vvb32reads.blogspot.com/2009/08/waiting-on-wednesday-13.html

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  18. Here's what I can't wait for.

    http://thebookowl.blogspot.com/2009/08/waiting-on-wednesday-2.html

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  19. You have the neatest books

    I've got three memes happening today.

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  20. Sounds like an interesting book! Here's mine:

    http://cornucopiaofreviews.blogspot.com/2009/08/waiting-on-wednesday-august-26.html

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  21. I haven't participated in the Waiting On Wednesday post in a few weeks...pretty much because there wasn't anything that I was really waiting on!

    Here's my post for this week :
    http://fallingofftheshelf.blogspot.com/2009/08/waiting-on-wednesday-august-26th.html

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  22. I'm a little late...but find mine here: http://www.libraryloungelizard.com/

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  23. Sounds good, here's what I can't wait to read:
    Vampire a Go-Go

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  24. I have Rutherfurd's London, and I've been meaning to do a whole feature on it. Maybe do a section a week or something (ooh, with photos!) :)

    Here's my pick.

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  25. Your choice for the week makes me want to go to NY :( hehe

    http://tvandbookaddict.blogspot.com/2009/08/waiting-on-wednesday-viola-in-reel-life.html
    That one's my pick :)

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  26. This sounds like a really good book. I love to read what it was like back in the discriminatory era and see how it actually came about and why in the world people followed it because I seriously have no idea why people a racial. Here is mine:
    http://theobsessivereader-rachel.blogspot.com/2009/08/wow-so-many-i-want.html

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  27. Sorry my link is bad! Try this one!

    http://owlforya.blogspot.com/2009/08/waiting-on-wednesday_26.html

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  28. Bookworm Nation is waitinf for:

    http://bookwormnation.blogspot.com/2009/08/waiting-on-wednesday-dragonfly-by-julia.html

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  29. Really cool!

    I know I'm late to the game but here's mine anyway.

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  30. Nice! Here's mine for this week:

    http://caprubia.blogspot.com/2009/08/wishing-for-wednesday-16.html

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  31. http://www.bookworm4life.com/2009/08/26/waiting-on-wednesday-hearts-blood/

    Sorry, too tired for html. :)

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  32. I gave you an award!
    http://justanotherbookaddict.blogspot.com/2009/08/my-2nd-award.html

    ~Lindsay

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