Dear Reader,

Is beach-reading season over already? Hope you enjoyed as many books as I did this summer! If you've been waiting until Hester comes out in paperback before you buy it or recommend it to your book club, you don't have much longer to wait. The trade paperback version is scheduled to make its debut in February of 2011! Reviewers have been saying some pretty wonderful things about Hester:

Told with wonderful attention to historical detail, HESTER is a beautiful story...Paula Reed exhibits sensational wisdom in the words she issues from Hester's mouth.
—Kate Ayers-bookreporter.com

...Reed has created an entertaining and unlikely sequel.
—Publishers Weekly

Reed's confident debut amiably reimagines Hawthorne's tragic heroine as a brave lady in tumultuous times...
—Kirkus Reviews

If your book club does read Hester, don't forget to look at my "Readers' Group" page for a readers' guide and the "Contact" page, too. I'd love to hear from you and arrange a way to be part of your group's discussion through a personal appearance in the Denver area or teleconference or video call outside of Denver.

Happy Reading,
Paula Reed