Stieg Larsson - About the Author

One of the hottest books this summer is The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest. It's the third novel in the late Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy.

I've read the first two in the trilogy (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and The Girl Who Played with Fire) and am really looking forward to reading the final one. (Yes, even library directors have to wait on the request list!)

Larsson, whose books were published posthumously, is quite a man of mystery. Articles have been written widely, and even his death has been followed by controversy about his estate.

This past Monday, The Daily Mail, published an article about Stieg Larsson. It is written by Kurdo Baski, a friend of Larsson's and the author of a forthcoming biography of him. Baski provides some possible insight into the origins of his books.

You can find information can be found at http://www.stieglarsson.com/.

Talk to Your Favorite Authors

Today I discovered an interesting new site that features authors and books called Authors on Air.

It features recorded interviews and live chats with authors. Right now, they are running an interview with Ken Davis, author of many of the Don’t Know Much About® series books.

Two of their upcoming authors include:

• Paulo Coelho discusses The Alchemist on September 17.
• Ann Patchett discusses Run on September 24.

If you can't participate in the live interview and chat sessions, you can listen to archived recordings of interviews from the site.

The site also features mystery, romance, science fiction and historical fiction authors. Plus, they have RSS feeds and email subscriptions for people who want to be alerted to upcoming interviews and live chats.