Added reviews and excerpts for: Family Matters by Rohinton Mistry, Forever by Pete Hamill, Night Watch by Terry Pratchett, Hope to Die by Lawrence Block, Tourmaline by Joanna Scott

Added reviews for Death in Dublin by Bartholomew Gill, The Cave by José Saramago, Reversible Errors by Scott Turow

Added reviews for: When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka, Coastliners by Joanne Harris, Quentins by Maeve Binchy, You Are Not a Stranger Here by Adam Haslett, Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris, Nine by Jan Burke, The Crush by Sandra Brown, From a Buick 8 by Stephen King

Added excerpts for: The Christmas Train by David Baldacci, Paradise Alley by Kevin Baker, A Winter Marriage by Kerry Hardie, I'll Take You There by Joyce Carol Oates, All is Vanity by Christina Schwarz, Down to a Soundless Sea by Thomas Steinbeck, Cuba Confidential by Ann Louise Bardach, Dear First Love by Zoé Valdés, Only Child by Andrew Vachss, Traps by Paul Lindsay, Ghost Image by Joshua Gilder, Nine by Jan Burke, The Ice Maiden by Edna Buchanan, Doohickey by Pete Hautman, Breakout by Richard Stark, Sorcerers of the Nightwing by Geoffrey Huntington

Plus have been updating all of the bookshelves over the past couple of weeks.

Added reviews for: Susannah Morrow by Megan Chance; The Crazed by Ha Jin; Blood Junction by Caroline Carver; The Book of Fred by Abby Bardi; The Future Homemakers of America by Laurie Graham; Stay by Nicola Griffith; Casa Rossa by Francesca Marciano; The Apprentice by Tess Gerritsen

All of the reviews include excerpts. All reviews are date 10-13-02 - it just seemed to take forward to "dot the Is" and "cross the Ts." (All right I admit I took a break last night to watch the Sopranos...)

Added reviews for: Life of Pi by Yann Martel. Lovely Green Eyes by Arnost Lustig, Chasing the Dime by Michael Connelly, Welcome to Higby by Mark Dunn, The Solace of Leaving Early by Haven Kimmel, Shot by Jenny Siler, Pale Horse Coming by Stephen Hunter, The Fat Lady Sings by David Scott Milton

Added excerpts for: Susannah Morrow by Megan Chance, The Tapestries by Kien Nguyen, Chasing the Dime by Michael Connelly, The Autograph Man by Zadie Smith, The Sniper's Wife by Archer Mayor, Geisha, A Life by Mineko Iwasaki, The Crush by Sandra Brown, What Would Joey Do? by Jack Gantos, First French Kiss by Adam Bagdasarian, The Nominee by Brian McGrory, Q Road by Bonnie Jo Campbell, Q is for Quarry by Sue Grafton, Shot by Jenny Siler

Updated all bookshelves.

Added reviews for: Blackberry Wine by Joanne Harris, Big If by Mark Costello, Dead Midnight Marcia Muller, The Rainbow Singer by Simon Kerr, Sisters of the Raven by Barbara Hambly, Point Deception by Marcia Muller, and The Truth Hurts by Nancy Pickard

Added excerpts for: Q is for Quarry by Sue Grafton. Crazed by Ja Jin, Life of Pi by Yann Martel. Carter Beats the Devil by Glen David Gold, Tourmaline by Joanna Scott, Martin Sloane by Michael Redhill, The Hunt for Zero Point by Nick Cook, Rain Fall by Barry Eisler, My Conversation with the Mann by John Ridley, The Sunday Wife by Cassandra King. Dead Midnight Marcia Muller, and Point Deception by Marcia Muller

Added reviews for the following: The Sisters Mallone by Louisa Ermelino, Beyond Illusions by Duong Thu Huong, Faking It by Jennifer Crusie. Blood Work by Michael Connelly. Mocking Program by Alan Dean Foster. Choppping Spree by Diane Mott Davidson and Jolie Blon's Bounce by James Lee Burke.

Added excerpts for the following: The Egg Code by Mike Heppner. Scar by China Mieville, No Certain Rest by Jim Lehrer, Meanwhile Back at the Ranch by Kinky Friedman, The Emperor of Ocean Park by Stephen L. Carter, The Solace of Leaving Early by Haven Kimmel, The Judges by Elie Wiesel, The Mocking Program by Alan Dean Foster and Beyond Illusions by Duong Thu Huong

Also, added ad banners to top of all pages; removed the hokey book image that has been part of the "authors on this page" since sometime in 1998; and split excerpts into two sections.

Added reviews for the following: Girl from the Coast by Pramoedya Ananta; After the Quake by Haruki Murakami; Half in Love by Maile Meloy; I, Rhoda Manning, Go Hunting with My Daddy by Ellen Gilchrist; The Lost Daughter of Happiness by Geling Yan; In the Walled Gardens by Anahita Firouz; Stormy Weather by Michael Meehan; The Art of Deception by Ridley Pearson.

Added excerpts for thefollowing: Stay by Nicola Griffiths; After the Quake by Haruki Murakami; Half in Love by Maile Meloy; I, Rhoda Manning, Go Hunting with My Daddy by Ellen Gilchrist;

Added reviews for: Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee, The Dive from Claussen's Pier by Ann Packer. Moral Hazard by Kate Jennings, Everything's Eventual by Stephen King, An Accidental Woman by Barbara Delinsky, The Whole Enchilada by Charlotte Banchi. Added chapter excerpts for: Chopping Spree by Diane Mott Davidson. The Whore's Child by Richard Russo, Wet Grave by Barbara Hambly, Revenge by Stephen Fry, The Truth Hurts by Nancy Pickard, The Dive from Clausen's Pier by Anne Packard.

Added reviews for: Sharpe's Prey: Denmark 1807 by Bernard Cornwell and Whitegirl by Kate Manning. Added excerpts for: Harem by Dora Levy Mossanen, Bad Boy Brawly Brown by Walter Mosley, The Big Gamble by Michael McGarrity, Grave Secrets by Kathy Reichs, The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold, The Accidental Woman by Barbara Delinsky, Juniper Tree Burning by Goldberry Long, The Rainbow Singer by Simon Kerr, The Puzzle Bark Tree by Stephanie Gerlter, and Jolie Blon's Bounce by James Lee Burke.

Added reviews for Rush Home Road by Lori Lansens, City of Bones by Michael Connelly, and The Floating Brothel by Sian Rees.

Added the following reviews: Basket Case by Carl Hiaaen, The Miss America Family by Julianna Baggott, Girl Talk by Julianna Baggott, and School for Hawaiian Girls by Georgia Ka'apuni McMillen

Added a review and excerpt of Sea Glass by Anita Shreve and a review of Blue Suede Clues by Daniel Klein. Started new raffles to give away lots of copies of The Cyclist, Sea Glass and Blue Suede Clues!

Added three new reviews: The Passion of Artemisia by Susan Vreeland, The Chin Kiss King by Ana Veciana-Suarez, Bad Seed by Beth Saulnier. Started a new raffle to give away Bad Seed.

City of Bones by Michael Connelly, Time Stand Still by John Misak Jr., Everything's Eventual by Stephen King. The Cyclist by Viken Berberian, South of Reason by Cindy Eppes, The Wooden Nickel by William Carpenter, Henderson's Spear by Ronald Wright, The Floating Brothel by Siân Rees, The Stone Monkey by Jeffery Deaver, Varieties of Romantic Experience by Robert Cohen, Lion's Blood by Steven Barnes, Sinister Heights by Loren D. Estleman, Never Fade Away by William Hart, Girl Talk by Julianna Baggott, Talking to Addison by Jenny Colgan, Mahogany Row by Wayne J. Keeley, The Cardiac Cartel by David Mucci, Generation Oz by Kirk Eggleston, Beyond Conception by L.S. Sellers, Clear Creek by Don Ballew, Empty Cafe: Stories by Michael Hoffman, and Voices on the Stair by Elizabeth Routen

Found all kinds of errors and probably introduced even more.

Added seven excerpts: Butterfly Confessions by Ellen K. McMahill, Conflict of Interest by Nancy Taylor Rosenberg, Bad Seed by Beth Saulnier, Hearse Case Scenerio by Tim Cockey, Blue Suede Clues by Daniel M. Klein, 2nd Chance by James Patterson, and Black Water by T. Jefferson Parker.

Changed the main "bookshelf" page to include more information on upcoming books and first chapters. Also renamed "Favorite Sleuths" to "Detective Series," "Family Relations" to" Family Connections," "Read Excerpts" to "First Chapters" and added a line for "Win a Book!"