Friday, May 23, 2014

What is Paul Durham reading?

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Featured at Writers Read: Paul Durham , author of The Luck Uglies . His entry begins: I tend to read within the genre that I write, so tha...
Thursday, May 22, 2014

Alan Beechey's "This Private Plot," the movie

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Featured at My Book, The Movie: This Private Plot by Alan Beechey . The entry begins: My mystery series features a trio of crime-solvers:...

Pg. 69: Alex Grecian's "The Devil's Workshop"

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Featured at the Page 69 Test: The Devil's Workshop by Alex Grecian . About the book , from the publisher: They thought he was gone, b...

Ten top Norwegian books available in English translation

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Dea Brøvig is the author of The Last Boat Home . One of her top ten Norwegian books available in English translation , as shared at the G...

Coffee with a canine: Molly Caro May & Bru

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Featured at Coffee with a Canine: Molly Caro May & Bru . The author, on how she and Bru were united: I found Bru at the Heart of the ...
Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Pg. 99: Austin Sarat's "Gruesome Spectacles"

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Featured at the Page 99 Test: Gruesome Spectacles: Botched Executions and America's Death Penalty by Austin Sarat . About the book ,...

Ten notable books that mimic the feeling of a summer vacation

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Emma Straub is the author of Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures and Other People We Married , and her fiction and nonfiction have been publis...

Pg. 69: Eileen Brady's "Muzzled"

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Featured at the Page 69 Test: Muzzled by Eileen Brady . About the book , from the publisher: Making rounds to homes one wet spring morni...

Six absorbing new memoirs

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At The Barnes & Noble Book Blog Melissa Albert tagged six top new memoirs , including: Exodus , by Deborah Feldman In 2012′s Unorthod...

What is Jenny Milchman reading?

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Featured at Writers Read: Jenny Milchman , author of Ruin Falls . Her entry begins: They say the shortest story ever written is by Ernest ...
Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Hannah Dennison's "Murder at Honeychurch Hall," the movie

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Featured at My Book, The Movie: Murder at Honeychurch Hall by Hannah Dennison . The entry begins: What a treat to be able to share my dre...

Six notable YA retellings of classics

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At The Barnes & Noble Book Blog, Dahlia Adler tagged six great Young Adult retellings of classics , including: Great , by Sara J. Benin...

Pg. 69: Paula Stokes's "The Art of Lainey"

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Featured at the Page 69 Test: The Art of Lainey by Paula Stokes . About the book , from the publisher: To win back the one she loves, sh...

Pg. 99: James Turner's "Philology"

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Featured at the Page 99 Test: Philology: The Forgotten Origins of the Modern Humanities by James Turner . About the book , from the publ...
Monday, May 19, 2014

What is Reed Farrel Coleman reading?

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Featured at Writers Read: Reed Farrel Coleman , author of The Hollow Girl . His entry begins: I have been long smitten by the work of the ...

Six top books about being a woman

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Writer and performer Sandra Tsing Loh is a contributing editor to The Atlantic , host of the syndicated radio show The Loh Down on Science ...

Jennifer Buhl's "Shooting Stars," the movie

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Featured at My Book, The Movie: Shooting Stars: My Unexpected Life Photographing Hollywood's Most Famous by Jennifer Buhl . The entry...

Coffee with a canine: Alan Beechey & Leila

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Featured at Coffee with a Canine: Alan Beechey & Leila . The author, on how Leila got her name: My oldest son had a classmate call Le...

Pg. 69: Elisabeth Gifford's "The Sea House"

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Featured at the Page 69 Test: The Sea House : A Novel by Elisabeth Gifford . About the book , from the publisher: In 1860, Alexander Fer...
Sunday, May 18, 2014

Eleven books with shocking endings

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One title from Kirkus Reviews 's list of eleven books whose final pages will shock you : THREATS by Amelia Gray "Still, a strik...