Q&A: Mystery Writer Sue Grafton
Grafton, whose new book U Is for Undertow is a No. 1 New York Times best-seller, talks about the ABCs of writing crime novels
Time Magazine,
Thu Dec 10 19:19:49 PST 2009
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Book sheds light on the darkness that inspired Patricia Highsmith
She wrote a series of brilliantly imagined crime novels that were embraced by critics and readers throughout Europe. Prominent novelists such as Graham Greene and Gore Vidal counted themsel...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Thu Dec 10 14:33:26 PST 2009
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Alex Remington: Bangkok 8: A Fun Summer Read, Even in the Fall
There's a long tradition of Western murder mysteries set in exotic Eastern countries: Martin Cruz Smith's Arkady Renko novels (set in the Soviet Union, Russia,...
The Huffington Post,
Thu Dec 10 17:43:22 PST 2009
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The Sherlock Holmes Effect
Sherlock Holmes, the fictional detective for hire, conjured up by the imagination of Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, whose brilliant powers of deduction and science spurred five novels, 50...
Khaleej Times,
Thu Dec 10 19:57:54 PST 2009
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Best general fiction books for Christmas
In a year of broad, bold novels that deservedly grabbed our collars, the pleasures of good fiction came in smaller parcels too. Bulk can have its charms: AS Byatt's The Children's Book (Cha...
Independent,
Thu Dec 10 16:29:54 PST 2009
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Noveller
Some light distraction for your Sunday morning
Spike the Meanjin Blog,
Wed Dec 09 19:53:59 PST 2009
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UNC student finds a knack for novels, finishes first book before graduation
Richard Reilly always has enjoyed tackling hefty intellectual challenges. It's why he graduated high school with two years' worth of college credits. It's why he'll graduate from the Univer...
Greeley Tribune,
Wed Dec 09 12:16:18 PST 2009
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Humanities Council to host a book discussion program
The NMI Council for the Humanities invites to public to attend a four-week book discussion program that will explore four classic American novels. The program, which runs from Jan. 18 to Fe...
Saipan Tribune,
Thu Dec 10 18:14:35 PST 2009
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Twilight is in their blood
It took a little while for Caroline Thomas to sink her teeth into the "Twilight" books. At first she thought the novels were aimed more at tweens, and that she was too old for them, she sai...
The Capital,
Thu Dec 10 10:39:24 PST 2009
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Jonathan Safran Foer Interview: "Eating Animals" Author On The Morality of Vegetar...
What's Your Reaction? Jonathan Safran Foer is known for acclaimed novels such as Everything Is Illuminated. Foer was an on-again, off-again vegetarian for years. But the birth of his son le...
The Huffington Post,
Thu Dec 10 08:59:23 PST 2009
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Review: A Masterpiece Collection for iPhone
With 36 novels, plays, and short story collections, A Masterpiece Collection boasts a formidable assortment of literature. More important, you can adjust type size for a luxurious reading e...
Macworld,
Thu Dec 10 14:39:42 PST 2009
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The superintendent of Kentucky
School Library Journal,
Thu Dec 10 10:08:15 PST 2009
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Princeton Admissions Office Meets Henry VIII in Our Top Novels
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Our favorite works of fiction this year will transport you from 16th-century England to present- day Pakistan, via New York
Bloomberg,
Tue Dec 08 21:32:01 PST 2009
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'Eating Animals' author Foer on morality of vegetarianism
Author Jonathan Safran Foer, whose latest book is titled Eating Animals, answers some questions about what inspired him to write the book.
USA Today,
Thu Dec 10 13:37:27 PST 2009
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KY Library Relocates Graphic Novels After Staffers Fired
Following the firing of two of its circulation staffers for barring an 11-year-old access to the graphic novel, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Black Dossier (Wildstorm, 2008), the J...
School Library Journal,
Tue Dec 08 23:38:05 PST 2009
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UE professor McMullan adds another to her list of awards
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Evansville Courier & Press,
Wed Dec 09 22:11:00 PST 2009
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'The Lovely Bones,' Ever So Slightly Disarranged
Saoirse Ronan brings an appealing naturalness to the part of a murdered girl looking down on the world that survived her, but our critic says Peter Jackson's film doesn't quite achieve the ...
NPR,
Thu Dec 10 19:24:35 PST 2009
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Arts survey finds drop in movie, museum attendance
If you haven't gone to a movie, jazz concert or an art exhibit in recent years, you are in steadily growing company.
AP via Yahoo! News,
Thu Dec 10 06:25:09 PST 2009
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Trends & Innovations - Thursday
Green jobs still few, but growing
Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! Finance,
Thu Dec 10 16:06:59 PST 2009
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