Jane Smiley

A Pulitzer Prize winner makes her debut for young readers. Jane Smiley makes her debut for young readers in this stirring novel set on a California horse ranch in the 1960s. Seventh-grader Abby Lovitt has always been more at ease with horses than with people. Her father insists they call all the mares ... (more)“Jewel” and all the geldings “George” and warns Abby not to get attached: the horses are there to be sold. But with all the stress at school Abby seeks refuge with the Georges and the Jewels. There’s one gelding on her family’s farm that gives her no end of trouble: the horse who bucks her right off every chance he gets, the horse her father makes her ride and train, every day. She calls him the Ornery George.

Author: Jane Smiley was born in Los Angeles, grew up in St. Louis, and studied at Vassar and the University of Iowa, where she received her Ph.D. She is the author of eight other works of fiction, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel A Thousand Acres She lives in central California. Title: The ... (more)Georges And The Jewels, $16.99 Hardcover, ISBN 9780375862274, On Sale Date: September 8, 2009 Pulitzer-prize winning author of A Thousand Acres, Jane Smiley makes her debut for young readers in this stirring novel set on a California horse ranch in the 1960s. Seventh-grader Abby Lovitt has always been more at ease with horses than with people. Her father insists they call all the mares "Jewel" and all the geldings "George" and warns Abby not to get attached: the horses are there to be sold. But with all the stress at school (the Big Four have turned against Abby and her friends) and home (her brother Danny is gone--for good, it seems--and now Daddy won't speak his name), Abby seeks refuge with the Georges and the Jewels. But there's one gelding on her family's farm that gives her no end of trouble: the horse who won't meet her gaze, the horse who bucks her right off every chance he gets, the horse her father makes her ride and train, every day. She calls him the Ornery George. What: Jane Smiley will share her captivating new story, answer audience questions and she will autograph copies of her New Book purchased from Rainy Day Books, on our website and / or at our Author Event, that are accompanied by a Stamped Ticket. When: Saturday, October 10, 2009, 2:00 PM Where: Kansas City Public Library, Plaza Branch, Main floor, 4801 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64112. Admission Package Open to the public. Make reservations by calling (816) 701-3407. Rainy Day Books will have Jane Smiley's books for sale in the lobby. Preorder a copy of Jane Smiley's new book: (Click on the ADD TO SHOPPING CART button) next to the book jacket below.

Jane Smiley visits Columbia as part of the ReadMOre program (http://www.readmoremissouri.org). She will give a reading, answer your questions and sign books. Come back to the library Thursday night to discuss the book with other ... (more)readers.

Event is free and open to the public.

Jane Smiley Reads & Signs on Wed., 23 April at 7 PM

In the aftermath of the 2003 Academy Awards, Max and Elena -- he's an Oscar-winning writer/director -- open their Hollywood Hills home to a group of friends and neighbors, industry insiders and hangers-on, eager to escape the outside world ... (more)and dissect the latest news, gossip, and secrets of the business. Over the next ten days, old lovers collide, new relationships form, and sparks fly, all with Smiley's signature sparkling wit and characterization.

With its breathtaking passion and sexy irreverence, Ten Days in the Hills is a glowing addition to the work of one of our most beloved novelists. If you've loved Smiley's earlier books -- the Pulitzer Prize-winning A Thousand Acres or Moo! -- you have to read Ten Days in the Hills.

Both Julie and I think that Ten Days in the Hills is great fun -- witty, smart, and a great book for discussion. It is our great honor to invite you to a rare Bay Area event: an evening's reading and signing with Jane Smiley on Wednesday, 23 April 2008 at 7 PM. Tickets are $5.25 and advance purchase is strongly suggested as tickets will sell out early. Ticket proceeds will benefit the general circulating collection of the Danville Library. It is our tradition here at Rakestraw Books to produce fine limited edition broadsides to commemorate the visits of Pulitzer Prize-winners. The broadside for this evening -- showcasing a quotation from Ten Days in the Hills -- will be designed and printed by a fine letterpress printer. Please make plans to join us for this special evening. For more information, or to order a signed copy of Ten Days in the Hills, please call us at (925) 837-7337.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jane Smiley returns with Ten Days in the Hills (Anchor Books), a sexy, irreverent novel that dives into Hollywood culture, and the dynamic personalities that move in its inner circles, in the days following the 2003 Academy Awards.

"As part of the new Colorado Public Radio program KCFR Presents, Dan Drayer will interview Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Jane Smiley. Smiley will also take questions from the audience and sign the new paperback edition of her bestselling book Ten Days in the Hills ($14.95 Anchor). With its breathtaking ... (more)passion and sexy irreverence, Ten Days in the Hills is “a blazing farce, a fiery satire of contemporary celebrity culture and a rich, simmering meditation on the price of war and fame and desire.” - Los Angeles Times Book Review"