Literature
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Book review: A moving portrait of John McCain, in all his contradictions
Oct 18, 2020 7:29 am - "The Luckiest Man: Life With John McCain" by Mark Salter (Simon & Schuster) There was no one like John McCain. But readers may come away from Mark Salter's outstand...
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Gregory Maguire says his latest book 'is like comfort food'
Oct 17, 2020 7:28 am - NEW YORK - Gregory Maguire attributes the first grain of the idea for his new book, "A Wild Winter Swan," to "Mary Poppins" author P.L. Travers. He met her 25 years ago ...
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Book review: New thriller 'Goodnight Beautiful' tweaks the 'unreliable female narrator'
Oct 15, 2020 6:00 am - "Goodnight Beautiful" by Aimee Molloy (Harper) Early on in the deliciously twisty "Goodnight Beautiful," one of the main characters, a charismatic guy wh...
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Book review: Ian Rankin's 'A Song for the Dark Times' contains two mysteries
Oct 13, 2020 7:07 am - "A Song for the Dark Times" by Ian Rankin (Little, Brown) Ian Rankin's best-known character, John Rebus, typically resides in the dark world of the human...
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Review: 'A Song for the Dark Times' contains two mysteries
Oct 12, 2020 7:00 am - 'œA Song for the Dark Times,'ť by Ian Rankin (Little, Brown) Ian Rankin's best-known character, John Rebus, typically resides in the dark world of the human soul and thi...
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Review: New thriller tweaks the `unreliable female narrator'
Oct 12, 2020 7:00 am - 'œGoodnight Beautiful,'ť by Aimee Molloy (Harper) Early on in the deliciously twisty 'œGoodnight Beautiful,'ť one of the main characters, a charismatic guy who we're get...
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Five excellent new thrillers and mysteries take us back to the pre-COVID-19 era
Oct 10, 2020 7:28 am - Five excellent new mysteries and thrillers out this autumn all take place in "normal" times. Though in one - Val McDermid's "Still Life," set this past February - a char...
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GPF Foundation to host talk with author Gabby Bernstein Oct. 15Oct 10, 2020 1:00 am - The third annual GPF Foundation event featuring keynote speaker Gabby Bernstein, will support the organization's ongoing work to inform young people about the risks of u...
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Book review: Tana French's 'The Searcher' offers vivid, poetic prose
Oct 08, 2020 6:00 am - "The Searcher" by Tana French (Viking) Cal Hooper, a Chicago cop whose wife has left him for reasons he does not yet understand, tells himself he's done ...
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Book review: Dylan Farrow tries her hand at YA fantasy fiction with 'Hush'
Oct 07, 2020 6:00 am - "Hush" by Dylan Farrow (Wednesday Books) Dylan Farrow is best known for accusing her adoptive father, Woody Allen, of molesting her when she was 7 in her...