By M.J. Rose

  • M. J. Rose: The Book of Lost Fragrances: A Novel of Suspense

    M. J. Rose: The Book of Lost Fragrances: A Novel of Suspense
    A suspenseful tale of secrets, intrigue, and lovers separated by time, all connected through the mystical qualities of a perfume created in the days of Cleopatra--and lost for 2,000 years. "An amazing novel, an utterly engrossing thriller that weaves together reincarnation, ancient Egypt, international intrigue, and a lost book of fragrances. Elegantly written, with unforgettable characters and flawlessly realized international settings, here is a novel that will keep you up all night—and leave you with powerful feelings of revelation, wonder, and the infinitude of human possibility." — #1 NYT Bestseller Douglas Preston

  • Seen on FOXTV as PAST LIFE : The Reincarnationist

    Seen on FOXTV as PAST LIFE : The Reincarnationist
    THE REINCARNATIONIST. Starred Library Journal Review. Starred Publisher's Weekly Review. Booksense Pick for September and 2007 Highlight List. "A fascinating story of reincarnation that is one of the year's most ambitious and entertaining thrillers." - David Montgomery - Chicago Sun-Times

  • May 2010 : The Hypnotist - Best of 2010 Fiction - January Magazine

    May 2010 : The Hypnotist - Best of 2010 Fiction - January Magazine
    "Stunning page-turner" PW - (Starred)-------------- "In the third transfixing thriller in her Reincarnationist series, Rose continues to excite readers with enthralling tales of lives past and present interconnecting." Library Journal

  • People Magazine Pick of the Week : The Memorist

    People Magazine Pick of the Week : The Memorist
    "Gripping… Rose once again skillfully blends past and present with a new set of absorbing characters in a fascinating historical locale." - Starred Review, Library Journal ------------------------------ "Rose's fascinating follow up to The Reincarnationist... skillfully blends past life mysteries with present day chills. The result is a smashing good read." -Starred Review, Publisher's Weekly

  • Finalist for the Gumshoe award for Best Thriller of 2006.: The Venus Fix

    Finalist for the Gumshoe award for Best Thriller of 2006.: The Venus Fix
    "One of the year's best thrillers." -- David Montgomery (reviewer for the Chicago Sun et al.) "M.J. Rose is a bold, unflinching writer and her resolute honesty puts her in a class by herself." - Laura Lippman

  • James Patterson: Thriller: Stories To Keep You Up All Night

    James Patterson: Thriller: Stories To Keep You Up All Night
    I'm a proud member of this anthology that's gotten stars from PW & Library Journal!

  • : Lying In Bed

    Lying In Bed
    After years of toying with the idea... my first erotic novel. In stores May 30th. Order now.

  • : The Delilah Complex

    The Delilah Complex
    "Erotic, suspenseful, impossible to put down. M. J. Rose acknowledges sexuality's power - and danger - in a highly original thriller that keepsyou guessing right up to its surprising final twist. I loved it." - Joseph Finder

  • Finalist for the Anthony Award: The Halo Effect

    Finalist for the Anthony Award: The Halo Effect
    "Utterly fascinating! Fans of Kay Scarpetta will be equally captivated by sex therapist Morgan Snow, whose job has her too often confronting the dark-side of human nature." - Lisa Gardner

    Finalist for the 2004 Anthony Award for Best Original Paperback

  • : Sheet Music

    Sheet Music
    "No one writes so simply and superbly about such lush things as food and sex as M.J. Rose -- and at the same time, gets deep inside the heart and mind of a wonderfully complicated heroine. Literate and page-turning." -- Caroline Leavitt - author of Coming Back to Me

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Alex Adams

I have to wonder if she's aware of this bias. Naturally, she's welcome to feature whomever she chooses, but this strikes me as an odd phenomenon, especially given the plethora of strong stories written by women. Like you, I find it curiouser and curiouser.

JoeFinder

MJ -- If you go back to the beginning of Oprah's Bk Club, the balance tips toward women. Depending on how you count "picks" (3 novels by the same author, etc?) it's 30 men vs. 37 women, or 28 men vs. 36 women. You could even see her recent picks as redressing the balance. . . .

EdwardGGordon

Does it really matter? I mean half the problem in the world today is because we label and discriminate.

Is it possible that the books that Oprah has picked are simply the best available at the time? Or at least the best according to Oprah's personal taste?

I mean if it is a case that you have to be a woman to get on certain lists or into certain book clubs etc isn't that just another form of discrimination.

I don't mean to rant but when I read a book I don't read it because it was written by one sex or the other, I read it because it is good - the last book I read was by Maria V Snyder (Fire Study) and it was excellent.

Enterthebetween.blogspot.com

If nothing else, this is an interesting observation. I'll be paying more attention to Oprah's picks in the future.

JKW

in 2009 The Best of the National Book Awards was held, it spanned 60years of all National Book Awards winners. Out of 77 Authors about 10 where woman, this too might seem unbalanced as well? but of the the short list of the top 6, two where woman and guess who won? Flannery O'Connor. It's not all unbalanced win you come out on top and the odds are against you, it just makes the victory that much more sweeter ! but i'm a betting man and i like long shots! lol

ZM_Shah

She picks some gems from time to time. I especially liked Eckhart Tolle's "A New Earth." I doubt she has an actual bias toward men; perhaps the type of fiction she reads on a regular basis is dominated by male writers?

Jessie Thurlow

"Men have had every advantage of us in telling their own story. Education has been theirs in so much higher a degree; the pen has been in their hands. I will not allow books to prove any thing."
-Jane austen

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Steven Barnes

My guess is that Oprah simply has an affinity for male thought patterns--she certainly knows her audience is primarily female! It's fun to write characters who have tendencies like that.


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Jonathan Eloff

"Men have had every advantage of us in telling their own story. Education has been theirs in so much higher a degree; the pen has been in their hands. I will not allow books to prove any thing."
-Jane austen

This quote is no longer true, in fact, depending on your country of residence it may now be the opposite.

Source for my claim: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/07/fashion/07campus.html?pagewanted=all

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Curtrice.wordpress.com

This is an important post. Subconscious bias is the most common explanation for this kind of thing, but it isn't until someone brings out the facts that we can confront that bias.

There are only 3 reasons women don't make it to the top http://wp.me/p1xS1Q-iB

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