Hi, everyone:

A couple of don’t-forgets:

1. If you have questions for Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet author Jamie Ford, be sure to post them here by Friday, June 25.

2. Our July book poll is open only through this Sunday, June 27, so if you haven’t voted yet, be sure to make your selection from the four books below:

South of Broad, by Pat Conroy

The best-selling author of The Prince of Tides returns with his first novel in 14 years, an epic tale set in Conroy country: Charleston, South Carolina.

Await Your Reply, by Dan Chaon

Three strangers walk away from their lives in an attempt to reinvent themselves in a trio of seemingly random story lines—or are they?

Jackdaws, by Ken Follett

The master of the spy novel offers a suspenseful tale—based on a true story, he says—of British female agents working behind enemy lines on the eve of D-Day.

Guernica, by Dave Boling

Set just slightly earlier than Jackdaws, Boling’s novel is a multigenerational saga of love and survival during wartime.

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