What Is
"Everyone's Reading"?
Everyone's Reading is a community-wide reading program sponsored by metro
Detroit public libraries in Oakland and Wayne counties. Now in our eleventh year, Everyone’s Reading promotes community
dialogue through the shared experience of reading and discussing the same book.
Additional programming, ranging from book discussion groups to an author talk, is offered to enhance the reading experience.
As Sandra Brown's Web site states:
"Probably the most frequently asked question I get is, 'Were do you get your ideas?' My reply is always the same. For all of the 77 books I've written, there are 77 ways in which the story came about.
The plot for my new book, Lethal, actually began with two elements, setting and character. If you've read me over the past decade you know that I often return to Louisiana for my settings. I love the place because the qualities that define it and make it fascinating also lend themselves to great storytelling. But the essential element of this book is the character of Coburn. If he hadn't been who he is my idea wouldn't have panned out. It was he who turned the idea into a story. He's definitely not a warm, fuzzy kind of guy. He's dangerous. He's mean. It's even been alleged that he's heartless. He's, well, lethal."
This year's Everyone's Reading selection is
Lethal by Sandra Brown.
Previous Everyone's Reading Selections:
- 2011: The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly
- 2010: Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow
- 2009: Finding My Voice by Diane Rehm
- 2008: The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King
- 2007: Arc of Justice: A True Story of Race by Kevin Boyle
- 2006: Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II by Robert Kurson
- 2005: Author Elizabeth McCracken, featuring Here's Your Hat, What's Your Hurry?; The Giant's House and Niagara Falls All Over Again
- 2004: Saul and Patsy by Charles Baxter
- 2003: A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines
- 2002: Pay It Forward by Catherine Ryan Hyde
Why Read "Lethal"?
Sandra Brown is one of America's most successful and
prolific authors. With 77 novels, including 60 New York Times bestsellers and 80 million copies in print; she has a huge fanbase among men and women.
Brown began as a romance
writer but broke into mainstream fiction in 1991 as she moved
into the mystery and thriller genres.
Her ability to combine
romance and suspense, along with her engaging, complex, and
unpredictable plots, have made her one of the world's highest-paid writers. Brown's works have been translated into 33 different languages.
Critics have praised Brown's storytelling ability and the way she is able to combine strong female characters with plots so complex and fast-paced that her readers are constantly challenged to figure out what might happen next. Between all
the plot twists, the false leads, the steamy scenes, and the unpredictable endings, it's hard to put a Sandra Brown book
down.
How to Get Involved
- Check out Lethal from a participating library.
- Check out this Web site for programs, events and book
group discussion points.
- Discuss the book with other readers at Events / Programs (by Date) atlibrary discussion
programs or your own book club.
- Hear Sandra Brown speak at one of the author appearances in Farmington Hills and Rochester Hills.
