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March 20, 2006
Markus Zusak
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, which we looked at a week or so back, has been published in the US. Justine Larbelestier caught up with Markus in New York over the weekend to find that his novel, which was released on March 14 there, was featured on "Good Morning America" and subsequently hit #1 in Books on Amazon. A check this morning finds that it has slipped from #3 yesterday to #8 today. Which is not too shabby anyway you look at it.
Interesting to note that the book is considered Zusak's "breakout" novel here in Australia, after several young adult books, while the US edition looks to have a distinctly YA cover, and is listed as "Grade 9-up" by the "School Library Journal".
Posted by larrikin at March 20, 2006 11:04 AM
Comments
I have just finished reading 'The Book Thief' after wanting to read it for months. Undoubtedly, it is the most moving book I have ever read. i can't believe that it was written with such skill.
Posted by: Molly at April 1, 2006 04:03 PM