Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Pg. 99: John Pinheiro's "Missionaries of Republicanism"

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Featured at the Page 99 Test: Missionaries of Republicanism: A Religious History of the Mexican-American War by John C. Pinheiro . About ...

Six of the best redheads in literature

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At The Barnes & Noble Book Blog Becky Ferreira tagged six favorite redheads in literature , including: Leigh-Cheri Furstenburg-Barcelon...

Brian Doyle's "The Plover," the movie

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Featured at My Book, The Movie: The Plover by Brian Doyle . The entry begins: Hmm. This is a puzzler, for on the boat that is the central...
Monday, April 21, 2014

Nine books so funny you're probably going to laugh

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One title on Kirkus Reviews ' list of books so funny you're guaranteed to laugh : KIDS THESE DAYS by Drew Perry "A funny, f...

Pg. 69: Ken Baker's "How I Got Skinny, Famous, and Fell Madly in Love"

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Featured at the Page 69 Test: How I Got Skinny, Famous, and Fell Madly in Love by Ken Baker . About the book , from the publisher: ...

Pg. 99: Carol E. Harrison's "Romantic Catholics"

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Featured at the Page 99 Test: Romantic Catholics: France's Postrevolutionary Generation in Search of a Modern Faith by Carol E. Harris...

Coffee with a canine: Suzanne Johnson & Tank and Shane

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Featured at Coffee with a Canine: Suzanne Johnson & Tank and Shane . The author, on how she and Tank and Shane were united: Shane was ...

What is Colin Cotterill reading?

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Featured at Writers Read: Colin Cotterill , author of The Axe Factor (Jimm Juree Series #3). His entry begins: A little shockaroo in th...
Sunday, April 20, 2014

Five notable books on The Cold War

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One title on the Barnes & Noble Review's list of five top books on The Cold War: You Are One of Them by Elliott Holt During the p...

Pg. 69: Heather Brittain Bergstrom's "Steal the North"

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Featured at the Page 69 Test: Steal the North : A Novel by Heather Brittain Bergstrom . About the book , from the publisher: A novel o...

Daryl Gregory's "Afterparty," the movie

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Featured at My Book, The Movie: Afterparty by Daryl Gregory . The entry begins: I don’t usually have anyone famous in mind while I’m writ...

Five books that changed Elizabeth Gilbert

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Elizabeth Gilbert is the best-selling author of the memoir Eat, Pray, Love and the recent novel The Signature of All Things . One of fiv...
Saturday, April 19, 2014

Pg. 99: Alex Beam's "American Crucifixion"

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Featured at the Page 99 Test: American Crucifixion: The Murder of Joseph Smith and the Fate of the Mormon Church by Alex Beam . About th...

Pg. 69: M.L. Rowland's "Zero-Degree Murder"

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Featured at the Page 69 Test: Zero-Degree Murder by M.L. Rowland . About the book , from the publisher: Search and rescue expert Grac...

Ten top dogs in children's books

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Cliff McNish has just published his first dog-themed book aimed at 8-12 year-olds: Going Home . The author named his top ten dogs in childr...

What is Ken Baker reading?

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Featured at Writers Read: Ken Baker , author of How I Got Skinny, Famous, and Fell Madly in Love . His entry begins: I have a reading lis...
Friday, April 18, 2014

Five top books by Gabriel García Márquez

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Spurred by the author's death this week, the Telegraph 's Sameer Rahim tagged five essential works by Gabriel García Márquez , inclu...

Pg. 69: Dianne K. Salerni's "The Eighth Day"

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Featured at the Page 69 Test: The Eighth Day by Dianne K. Salerni . About the book , from the publisher: When newly orphaned Jax Aubr...

Ten top novels of desert war

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Robert Allison has been a theatre director, a film music reviewer and a copy-editor. He lives in London. His novel The Letter Bearer is pub...

Mike Harvkey's "In the Course of Human Events," the movie

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Featured at My Book, The Movie: In the Course of Human Events by Mike Harvkey . The entry begins: The only character in my novel who ever...