Thursday, July 21, 2016

Ten top books about gardens

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Vivian Swift is a travel writer. Sort of. Her first book was a travel story, sort of; it was all about staying put: When Wanderers Cease t...

Pg. 69: Alecia Whitaker's "The Way Back Home"

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Featured at the Page 69 Test: The Way Back Home by Alecia Whitaker . About the book , from the publisher: Music sensation Bird Barrett i...

Ten of the best whodunits

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John Verdon 's newest mystery-thriller featuring retired NYPD homicide detective Dave Gurney is Wolf Lake . One of the author's ten ...

Pg. 99: Gareth Dale's "Karl Polanyi"

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Featured at the Page 99 Test: Karl Polanyi: A Life on the Left by Gareth Dale . About the book , from the publisher: Karl Polanyi (1886–...
Wednesday, July 20, 2016

What is Gail Carriger reading?

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Featured at Writers Read: Gail Carriger , author of Imprudence . Her entry begins: Lately I've been rereading some of my favorite Spac...

Pg. 69: Ruth Downie's "Vita Brevis"

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Featured at the Page 69 Test: Vita Brevis : A Crime Novel of the Roman Empire by Ruth Downie . About Vita Brevis , from the publisher: Rus...

Seven can't miss YA books set in Los Angeles

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At the BN Teen Blog Dahlia Adler tagged seven top YA books set in Los Angeles, including: American Girls , by Alison Umminger Anna needs ...

Catherine Egan's "Julia Vanishes," the movie

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Featured at My Book, The Movie: Julia Vanishes by Catherine Egan . The entry begins: It must be incredibly strange (and exciting, of cour...
Tuesday, July 19, 2016

What is John Gregory Brown reading?

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Featured at Writers Read: John Gregory Brown , author of A Thousand Miles from Nowhere . His entry begins: I spent the last nine months te...

Pg. 69: Shawna Yang Ryan's "Green Island"

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Featured at the Page 69 Test: Green Island by Shawna Yang Ryan . About the book , from the publisher: A stunning story of love, betrayal...

Six top YA novels for mythology lovers

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At the BN Teen blog, Jenny Kawecki tagged six top Young Adult novels for mythology lovers, including: Helen of Troy: Starcrossed , by Josep...

Pg. 99: Jennifer Keishin Armstrong's "Seinfeldia"

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Featured at the Page 99 Test: Seinfeldia: How a Show About Nothing Changed Everything by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong . About the book , fr...
Monday, July 18, 2016

Jessica Winter's six favorite books on girl power

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Jessica Winter 's first novel is Break in Case of Emergency . For The Week magazine she tagged six favorite books on girl power , inclu...

What is Ruth Downie reading?

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Featured at Writers Read: Ruth Downie , author of Vita Brevis : A Crime Novel of the Roman Empire . Her entry begins: The Shepherd’s Life...

Janice Warman's "The World Beneath," the movie

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Featured at My Book, The Movie: The World Beneath : A Novel by Janice Warman . The entry begins: If The World Beneath was made into a fil...

Pg. 69: Kim Wright's "Last Ride to Graceland"

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Featured at the Page 69 Test: Last Ride to Graceland by Kim Wright . About the book , from the publisher: Lauded for her “astute and engr...
Sunday, July 17, 2016

Five top alt-world takes on familiar empires

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At the B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog, Kelly Anderson tagged alt-world takes on five familiar empires, including: The Mechanical , by Ia...

What is Catherine Egan reading?

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Featured at Writers Read: Catherine Egan , author of Julia Vanishes . Her entry begins: I bought Helen Oyeyemi’s collection of short stori...

Pg. 99: Analiese Richard's "The Unsettled Sector"

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Featured at the Page 99 Test: The Unsettled Sector: NGOs and the Cultivation of Democratic Citizenship in Rural Mexico by Analiese Richard ...
Saturday, July 16, 2016

Twelve books to help make sense of Brexit

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The Guardian asked a dozen contributors to share a book that might help readers understand Brexit, Great Britain's vote to leave the Eu...