Sunday, June 22, 2014

What is Marie Manilla reading?

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Featured at Writers Read: Marie Manilla , author of The Patron Saint of Ugly . Her entry begins: Okay. I’m totally cheating, since these m...

Roxane Gay's 6 favorite books

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Roxane Gay 's highly acclaimed debut novel is An Untamed State . She tagged her six favorite books at The Week magazine. One title o...

Pg. 69: Laura Benedict's "Bliss House"

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Featured at the Page 69 Test: Bliss House : A Novel by Laura Benedict . About the book , from the publisher: Death never did come quietly...

Sunil Seth's 10 greatest Indian novels

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Sunil Seth is a journalist, author and television presenter. He named the ten greatest Indian novels for the Hindustan Times , including: F...
Saturday, June 21, 2014

Pg. 99: William Mulligan's "The Great War for Peace"

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Featured at the Page 99 Test: The Great War for Peace by William Mulligan . About the book , from the publisher: “The war to end all wa...

Five notable books about cocktails

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One title on the Barnes & Noble Review's list of five top books on cocktails : Gin: A Global History by Lesley Jacobs Solmonson ...

Rachel Toor's "On the Road to Find Out," the movie

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Featured at My Book, The Movie: On the Road to Find Out by Rachel Toor . The entry begins: This is a huge problem. A ginormous problem. ...

Six recent welcoming, relatable, and fun beach reads

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Beach reads don't have to be guilty pleasures, argues Ryan Britt at The Barnes & Noble Book Blog. They can be welcoming, relatable...

What is Jonathan Holt reading?

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Featured at Writers Read: Jonathan Holt , author of The Abduction . His entry begins: I find I can’t read fiction when I’m writing it – ma...
Friday, June 20, 2014

Top ten literary gardens

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The Guardian 's John Dugdale named ten of the best literary gardens , including: Elizabeth Gilbert, The Signature of All Things (2013) ...

Pg. 99: Karina V. Korostelina's "Political Insults"

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Featured at the Page 99 Test: Political Insults: How Offenses Escalate Conflict by Karina Korostelina . About the book , from the publis...

Five top tales of Paris’s past and present

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At The Barnes & Noble Book Blog Katherine Monasterio recommended five incredible tales of Paris’s past and present , including: Parisia...

Pg. 69: Alafair Burke's "All Day and a Night"

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Featured at the Page 69 Test: All Day and a Night by Alafair Burke . About the book , from the publisher: A new murder case with ties to...
Thursday, June 19, 2014

Top ten hospital stories

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Sarah Moss ' new novel is Bodies of Light . One of the author's top ten hospital novels , as shared at the Guardian : The English ...

Ian Worthington's "By the Spear," the movie

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Featured at My Book, The Movie: By the Spear: Philip II, Alexander the Great, and the Rise and Fall of the Macedonian Empire by Ian Worthin...

Pg. 99: Clare Huntington's "Failure to Flourish"

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Featured at the Page 99 Test: Failure to Flourish: How Law Undermines Family Relationships by Clare Huntington . About the book , from th...

What is Kate Quinn reading?

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Featured at Writers Read: Kate Quinn , author of The Lion and the Rose . Her entry begins: Some of my favorite books of the year so far . ...

Coffee with a canine: K.V. Johansen & Ivan

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Featured at Coffee with a Canine: K.V. Johansen & Ivan . The author, on Ivan's contribution to her writing: I like to go for long ...
Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Eight top women in military science fiction

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At Kirkus Reviews , Thea James tagged eight of the best women in military science fiction , including: Cordelia’s Honor by Lois McMaster Bu...

Pg. 69: Jonathan Holt's "The Abduction"

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Featured at the Page 69 Test: The Abduction by Jonathan Holt . About the book , from the publisher: The Abduction is an adrenaline-fuel...