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Sunday, July 24, 2011

Reading list: family dynasties

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At the Independent Will Dean compiled a brief reading list on family dynasties , including one book about a media dynasty: The Man Who Own...

Ellen Block's "The Definition of Wind," the movie

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Now showing at My Book, The Movie: The Definition of Wind by Ellen Block . The entry begins: As an author living in LA, I'm no stran...
Saturday, July 23, 2011

Pg. 99: Karen Petrone's "The Great War in Russian Memory"

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This weekend's feature at the Page 99 Test: The Great War in Russian Memory by Karen Petrone . About the book , from the publisher: ...

What is Will Lavender reading?

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The current featured contributor at Writers Read: Will Lavender , author of Dominance . His entry begins: I recently picked up Michael Cr...

Carmela Ciuraru's 6 favorite pseudonymous books

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Carmela Ciuraru is the author of Nom de Plume: A Secret History of Pseudonyms . Carmela Ciuraru is not a pseudonym. Her anthologies inclu...

Pg. 69: Beth McMullen's "Original Sin"

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The current feature at the Page 69 Test: Original Sin by Beth McMullen . About the book , from the publisher: After falling in love and ...
Friday, July 22, 2011

Steven Gould's "7th Sigma," the movie

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Now showing at My Book, The Movie: 7th Sigma by Steven Gould . The entry begins: Having already had a movie made out of one of my books ...

What is Sandra Beasley reading?

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Today's featured contributor at Writers Read: Sandra Beasley , author of Don't Kill the Birthday Girl: Tales from an Allergic Life ....

Pg. 99: Samuel Fleischacker's "Divine Teaching and the Way of the World"

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The current feature at the Page 99 Test: Divine Teaching and the Way of the World: A Defense of Revealed Religion by Samuel Fleischacker . ...

The ten best spy novels

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At the Independent , Samuel Muston complied a list of the ten best spy novels . One title on the list: RESTLESS BY WILLIAM BOYD Forget ...
Thursday, July 21, 2011

Pg. 69: Edie Meidav's "Lola, California"

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The current feature at the Page 69 Test: Lola, California by Edie Meidav . About the book , from the publisher: The year is 2008, the pl...

What is John Gimlette reading?

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The current featured contributor at Writers Read: John Gimlette , author of Wild Coast: Travels on South America's Untamed Edge . His ...

Pg. 99: Ina Lipkowitz's "Words To Eat By"

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The current feature at the Page 99 Test: Words to Eat By: Five Foods and the Culinary History of the English Language by Ina Lipkowitz . ...

Top 10 Iranian books

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Kamin Mohammadi is a writer, journalist and broadcaster specializing in Iran. She also writes travel books and is a magazine editor and li...

Dawn Tripp's "Game of Secrets," the movie

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Now showing at My Book, The Movie: Game of Secrets by Dawn Tripp . The entry begins: Love this question. I am a bookworm, 100 percent ge...
Wednesday, July 20, 2011

What is Jonathan Evison reading?

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The current featured contributor at Writers Read: Jonathan Evison , author of West of Here . His entry begins: Oldest Living Confederate ...

Pg. 99: Daniel Kelly's "Yuck!: The Nature and Moral Significance of Disgust"

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The current feature at the Page 99 Test: Yuck!: The Nature and Moral Significance of Disgust by Daniel Kelly . About the book , from the ...

Five best books on scandals, actual or invented

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H.W. Brands 's latest book is The Murder of Jim Fisk for the Love of Josie Mansfield . At the Wall Street Journal , he named a five be...

Pg. 69: Camille Noe Pagán's "The Art of Forgetting"

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The current feature at the Page 69 Test: The Art of Forgetting by Camille Noe Pagán . About the book , from the publisher: A moving and ...
Tuesday, July 19, 2011

What is Edie Meidav reading?

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The current featured contributor at Writers Read: Edie Meidav , author of Lola, California . Her entry begins: Another way to phrase this...
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