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Review: Ottessa Moshfegh offers an eccentric murder mystery

By ANN LEVIN
Jun 15, 2020 7:00 am - 'œDeath in Her Hands,'ť by Ottessa Moshfegh (Penguin Press) Dark doesn't even begin to describe Ottessa Moshfegh's latest novel, 'œDeath in Her Hands.'ť Try horrifying, ...
Book review: 'Lincoln Conspiracy' sheds light on the attempted assassination of Abraham Lincoln

By Joe Heim The Washington Post
Jun 15, 2020 6:00 am - "The Lincoln Conspiracy" by Brad Meltzer and John Mensch (Flatiron) So entrenched and revered is Abraham Lincoln in America's national myth that it is al...
Book review: 'The Jane Austen Society' will especially delight the kinds of Austen fans who can recite 'Persuasion' from memory

By Bethanne Patrick The Washington Post
Jun 14, 2020 7:27 am - "The Jane Austen Society" by Natalie Jenner (St. Martin's) One of the most underrated aspects of Jane Austen's writing - devoted Janeites will no doubt a...
Glen Ellyn author Janet Sutherland Madden advocates for brain aneurysm awareness

Submitted by Karen Kring
Jun 11, 2020 11:00 pm - One afternoon Glen Ellyn native Janet Sutherland left work to walk her dog. Without warning, she was struck with the worst headache of her life. She was experiencing a r...
New this week: Spike Lee flick, 'Artemis Fowl' and Norah Jones

Associated Press
Jun 09, 2020 6:00 am - Here's a collection curated by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. Movies "Da 5 B...
Book review: Identical twins veer apart in moving 'Thin Girls'

By Molly Sprayregen Associated Press
Jun 09, 2020 6:00 am - "Thin Girls" by Diana Clarke (HarperCollins) Dark, poignant and gripping, Diana Clarke's "Thin Girls" is sure to be unlike anything else you've read. Ide...
Review: Identical twins veer apart in moving 'Thin Girls'

By MOLLY SPRAYREGEN
Jun 08, 2020 7:00 am - 'œThin Girls,'ť by Diana Clarke (HarperCollins) Dark, poignant and gripping, Diana Clarke's 'œThin Girls'ť is sure to be unlike anything else you've read. Identical twi...
Book review: In the midst of despair, discovering a way to have hope

By Diane Cole The Washington Post
Jun 08, 2020 6:00 am - "Yes to Life" by Viktor E. Frankl, (Beacon Press) Late in March, holed up in my apartment in New York, I received the terrible news that the coronavirus pandemic ha...
Summer book club: Tales that share some great secrets

By Christina Barron The Washington Post
Jun 06, 2020 11:00 pm - If someone offers to share a secret, it's hard to say no. It's exciting to learn something other people don't know. Once you know, however, you've got to decide what to ...
10 books to read in June

By Bethanne Patrick The Washington Post
Jun 06, 2020 7:25 am - If, during this period of relative isolation, your to-be-read pile needs refreshing, June offers plenty of possibilities: superb debut fiction, hilarious essays and even...

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