Thursday, July 22, 2010

Pg. 69: Joanne Lessner's "Pandora's Bottle"

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The current feature at the Page 69 Test: Pandora's Bottle by Joanne Sydney Lessner . About the book , from the publisher: What happen...

What Lindsay Lohan should read in jail

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Avi Steinberg, a former prison librarian, is the author of the forthcoming book, Running the Books , due out in November. For The Daily Beas...

Pg. 99: Thomas L. Carson's "Lying and Deception"

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The current feature at the Page 99 Test: Lying and Deception: Theory and Practice by Thomas L. Carson . About the book , from the publis...
Wednesday, July 21, 2010

What is Susan Wiggs reading?

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The current featured contributor at Writers Read: Susan Wiggs , author of the RITA Award-winning novels Lakeside Cottage , Lord of the Night...

Top 10 autobiographies that remind us of our mortality

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Greg Baxter is a fiction writer and essayist who lives in Dublin. He is the author of A Preparation for Death (Penguin Ireland, 2010)....

Coffee with a canine: Carolyn J. Rose & Bubba

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The current featured couple at Coffee with a Canine: Carolyn J. Rose and Bubba . Rose, on how she and Bubba were united: I’d always wanted a...

Pg. 69: Meg Gardiner's "The Liar's Lullaby"

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The current feature at the Page 69 Test: The Liar's Lullaby by Meg Gardiner . About the book , from the publisher: Edgar Award winner...
Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Pg. 99: John Hartigan Jr.'s "What Can You Say?"

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The current feature at the Page 99 Test: What Can You Say?: America's National Conversation on Race by John Hartigan Jr . About the b...

Twelve uniquely American sci-fi & fantasy novels and stories

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John T. Ottinger of Grasping For The Wind came up with a list of 12 science fiction and fantasy novels and stories that are uniquely America...

What is Caroline Clemmons reading?

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The current featured contributor at Writers Read: Caroline Clemmons , author of historical romances, contemporary romantic suspense, mysteri...
Monday, July 19, 2010

Pg. 69: Susan Hasler's "Intelligence"

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The current feature at the Page 69 Test: Intelligence by Susan Hasler . About the book , from the publisher: A team of Intelligence agent...

Ten of the best card games in literature

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For the Guardian , John Mullan named ten of the best card games in literature . One title on the list: Great Expectations , by Charles Dic...

Pg. 99: Miliann Kang's "The Managed Hand"

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The current feature at the Page 99 Test: The Managed Hand: Race, Gender, and the Body in Beauty Service Work by Miliann Kang . About the b...

David Moody's "Dog Blood," the movie

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Now showing at My Book, The Movie: Dog Blood by David Moody . The entry begins: The movie rights to Hater were acquired by Mark Johnson ...
Sunday, July 18, 2010

What is Lori Handeland reading?

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The current featured contributor at Writers Read: Lori Handeland , author of Shakespeare Undead . Her entry begins: As summer approached I k...

Five best Australian novels

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Nicholas Jose has published short stories, essays, several acclaimed novels, and a memoir. He is Chair in Writing at the University of We...

Pg. 69: Julian Cole's "The Amateur Historian"

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The current feature at the Page 69 Test: The Amateur Historian by Julian Cole . About the book , from the publisher: Rick Rounder returns...
Saturday, July 17, 2010

Stella Rimington's six favorite secret agent novels

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Stella Rimington joined Britain’s Security Service (MI5) in 1969. During her nearly thirty-year career she worked in all the main fields o...

What is Gregg Hurwitz reading?

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The current featured contributor at Writers Read: Gregg Hurwitz , the author of several novels, including Trust No One and the newly rele...

Pg. 99: Amanda H. Podany's "Brotherhood of Kings"

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The current feature at the Page 99 Test: Brotherhood of Kings: How International Relations Shaped the Ancient Near East by Amanda H. Podan...