Monday, June 20, 2022

Mary Anna Evans's "The Physicists’ Daughter," the movie

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Featured at My Book, The Movie: The Physicists' Daughter : A Novel by Mary Anna Evans . Set in WWII-era New Orleans, the book introduce...

Five top extremely pessimistic SF classics

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At Tor.com James Davis Nicoll tagged " five intensely depressing SF novels from the long, long ago ," including: Flowers for Alge...

Pg. 99: John Suval's "Dangerous Ground"

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Featured at the Page 99 Test: Dangerous Ground: Squatters, Statesmen, and the Antebellum Rupture of American Democracy by John Suval . Abo...

Pg. 69: Betty Culley's "The Name She Gave Me"

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Featured at the Page 69 Test: The Name She Gave Me by Betty Culley . About the book , from the publisher: A heartbreakingly beautiful nove...
Sunday, June 19, 2022

What is Eva Gates reading?

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Featured at Writers Read: Eva Gates , author of Death By Beach Read . From the author's entry: How to Stop Time by Matt Haig. English ...

Ten top books about actors and acting

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Elly Griffiths is the author of the Ruth Galloway and Brighton mystery series, as well as the standalone novels The Stranger Diaries , winn...

Pg. 99: Gregory Nobles's "The Education of Betsey Stockton"

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Featured at the Page 99 Test: The Education of Betsey Stockton: An Odyssey of Slavery and Freedom by Gregory Nobles . About the book, from...
Saturday, June 18, 2022

Pg. 69: Louis Bayard's "Jackie & Me"

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Featured at the Page 69 Test: Jackie & Me by Louis Bayard . About the book , from the publisher: Bestselling author Louis Bayard is ba...

Eight books about the delights of delusion

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Ashley Hutson is a writer living in rural Maryland. Her work has appeared in Granta , Electric Literature , Catapult , Fanzine , and elsewh...

Q&A with Mary Anna Evans

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From my Q&A with Mary Anna Evans , author of The Physicists' Daughter : A Novel : How much work does your title do to take readers i...
Friday, June 17, 2022

Ten books for "Sex and the City" fans

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Jane L. Rosen is an author and screenwriter whose critically acclaimed first novel, Nine Women, One Dress , has been translated into ten lan...

Pg. 99: Daniel Laurison's "Producing Politics"

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Featured at the Page 99 Test: Producing Politics: Inside the Exclusive Campaign World Where the Privileged Few Shape Politics for All of Us ...

Elissa Grossell Dickey's "Iris in the Dark," the movie

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Featured at My Book, The Movie: Iris in the Dark : A Novel by Elissa Grossell Dickey . The entry begins: Iris in the Dark is suspenseful wo...
Thursday, June 16, 2022

Top ten forests in fiction

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Zoe Gilbert 's first novel, Folk , was shortlisted for the International Dylan Thomas Prize and adapted for BBC Radio (read by the brill...

Pg. 99: Alison Macor's "Making The Best Years of Our Lives"

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Featured at the Page 99 Test: Making The Best Years of Our Lives: The Hollywood Classic That Inspired a Nation by Alison Macor . About the...

Pg. 69: Lauren Belfer's "Ashton Hall"

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Featured at the Page 69 Test: Ashton Hall : A Novel by Lauren Belfer . About the book , from the publisher: When a close relative falls ill...
Wednesday, June 15, 2022

Six great works at the intersection of literary fiction & crime

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Adam White grew up in Damariscotta, Maine, and now lives with his wife and son in Boston, where he teaches writing and coaches lacrosse. He...

Q&A with Jonathan Vatner

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From my Q&A with Jonathan Vatner , author of  The Bridesmaids Union : A Novel : How much work does your title do to take readers into th...

Pg. 99: Mark Clague's "O Say Can You Hear?"

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Featured at the Page 99 Test: O Say Can You Hear?: A Cultural Biography of "The Star-Spangled Banner" by Mark Clague . About the...
Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Coffee with a canine: Davida Breier & Alex George, Vera, and Javier

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Featured at Coffee with a Canine: Davida Breier & Alex George, Vera, and Javier . The author, on how she and the dogs were united: My ...