Thursday, November 22, 2012

The top 10 cities in literature

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Mark Binelli is the author of the novel Sacco and Vanzetti Must Die! and the newly released Detroit City Is the Place to Be: The Afterlife ...

What is J.T. Ellison reading?

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The current featured contributor at Writers Read: J.T. Ellison , author of Edge of Black . Her entry begins: One of the joys of being a ...

Pg. 69: Karen Engelmann's "The Stockholm Octavo"

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The current feature at the Page 69 Test: The Stockholm Octavo by Karen Engelmann . About the book , from the publisher: Life is close to...
Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Pg. 99: Steven Strogatz's "The Joy of x"

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The current feature at the Page 99 Test: The Joy of X: A Guided Tour of Math, from One to Infinity by Steven Strogatz . About the book , ...

Five notable books on madness

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Jon Ronson ’s books include the New York Times bestseller The Psychopath Test , and Them: Adventures with Extremists and The Men Who Stare...

R. Kent Newmyer's "The Treason Trial of Aaron Burr," the movie

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Now showing at My Book, The Movie: The Treason Trial of Aaron Burr: Law, Politics, and the Character Wars of the New Nation by R. Kent Newm...
Tuesday, November 20, 2012

What is Melissa Hardy reading?

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The current featured contributor at Writers Read: Melissa Hardy , author of The Geomancer's Compass . Her entry begins: I have a confe...

Pg. 99: Eric Lohr's "Russian Citizenship"

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The current feature at the Page 99 Test: Russian Citizenship: From Empire to Soviet Union by Eric Lohr . About the book , from the publi...

Five top books that have anxiety at their heart

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Steven Amsterdam is the author of Things We Didn’t See Coming , which was longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award and won The Age Bo...

Pg. 69: Derek Haas's "The Right Hand"

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The current feature at the Page 69 Test: The Right Hand by Derek Haas . About the book , from the publisher: Meet Austin Clay, the CIA...
Monday, November 19, 2012

Ten of the best Twinkies in fiction

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You are what you eat, goes the old saying...so what better way for authors to round out their fictional characters than by what they eat? ...

Pg. 99: R. Kent Newmyer's "The Treason Trial of Aaron Burr"

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The current feature at the Page 99 Test: The Treason Trial of Aaron Burr: Law, Politics, and the Character Wars of the New Nation by R. Ken...

Penn Jillette's 6 favorite books

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Penn Jillette is an author and magician. His latest book is Every Day Is an Atheist Holiday . One of his six favorite books , as told to ...

What is Karen Engelmann reading?

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The current featured contributor at Writers Read: Karen Engelmann , author of The Stockholm Octavo . Her entry begins: I’m a sporadic read...

Coffee with a canine: Alison Pace & Carlie

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The current featured duo at Coffee with a Canine: Alison Pace and Carlie . The author, on how Carlie got her name: I got Carlie when she w...

David Carnoy's "The Big Exit," the movie

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Now showing at My Book, The Movie: The Big Exit by David Carnoy . The entry begins: A blogger recently asked me who I'd cast as my pr...
Sunday, November 18, 2012

Pg. 99: Stephen T. Asma's "Against Fairness"

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The current feature at the Page 99 Test: Against Fairness by Stephen T. Asma . About the book , from the publisher: From the school yard ...

Five best: notable correspondence by eminent men

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Frederic Raphael is the author of more than twenty novels, including The Glittering Prizes , f ive volumes of short stories, biographies of...

Pg. 69: Stacey Madden's "Poison Shy"

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The current feature at the Page 69 Test: Poison Shy by Stacey Madden . About the book , from the publisher: A dark debut from a rising li...
Saturday, November 17, 2012

Pg. 99: David B. Williams's "Cairns: Messengers in Stone"

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The current feature at the Page 99 Test: Cairns: Messengers in Stone by David B. Williams . About the book , from the publisher: From me...