Donna Leon Returns to the US

Robin K. Blum spotted This Publishers Weekly Piece that says the publisher Grove/Atlantic is sponsoring a bookseller and librarian contest to promote its September hardcover release of Leon’s Uniform Justice and the simultaneous release of her A Noble Radiance as a Penguin paperback. The lucky winners will fly to Venice, Italy, where Leon’s Commissario Guido Brunetti series is set.

Robin K. Blum spotted This Publishers Weekly Piece that says the publisher Grove/Atlantic is sponsoring a bookseller and librarian contest to promote its September hardcover release of Leon’s Uniform Justice and the simultaneous release of her A Noble Radiance as a Penguin paperback. The lucky winners will fly to Venice, Italy, where Leon’s Commissario Guido Brunetti series is set.The contest is open to all full-time (15 hours or more a week) employees of a bookstore or library. Participants must answer three questions: Who is Commissario Brunetti’s superior? How many children do Guido and Paola have? What is the last name of the Vice-Questore’s secretary? Entries may be sent to Grove/Atlantic Inc., attn: Sales Department, 841 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10003 or via an on-line entry form at www.donnaleon.net or groveatlantic.com. Submissions must be in by September 30.