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Review: Alvarez returns with a stunning reflection on loss

By ROB MERRILL
Apr 08, 2020 7:00 am - 'œAfterlife,'ť by Julia Alvarez (Algonquin Books) I like to imagine fiction writers are a fairly collegial bunch when they're not dreaming up stories. But more than a fe...
Review: A splendid return in '~Hid from Our Eyes'

By OLINE H. COGDILL
Apr 08, 2020 7:00 am - 'œHid From Our Eyes'ť by Julia Spencer-Fleming (Minotaur) Julia Spencer-Fleming makes a triumphant return to her series about Episcopal priest Clare Fergusson and her po...
Review: 'Rules for Being a Girl' leaves readers wanting more

By MOLLY SPRAYREGEN
Apr 08, 2020 7:00 am - 'œRules for Being a Girl'ť by Candace Bushnell and Katie Cotugno (Balzer + Bray) In 'œRules for Being a Girl,'ť by bestselling authors Candace Bushnell and Katie Cotugn...
Review: Loretta Lynn recalls friendship with Patsy Cline

By ANN LEVIN
Apr 08, 2020 7:00 am - 'œMe & Patsy Kickin' Up Dust'ť (Grand Central Publishing), by Loretta Lynn They were born the same year, both grew up poor, married difficult men, and became two of the ...
Today's Recommended Read: "Good Omens" by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

By Brian Shamie
Apr 08, 2020 6:00 am - The end of the world seems unlikely fodder for the late Terry Pratchett, the English author behind the lighthearted Discworld fantasy series. Nor would one expect Neil G...
Today's Recommended Read: "Stuffed: Adventures of a Restaurant Family" by Patricia Volk

By Susan Stark
Apr 07, 2020 6:00 am - "Stuffed: Adventures of a Restaurant Family" by Patricia Volk is the yummy memoir of Volk's New York City restaurant family. It's a favorite book of mine, first because ...
Review: Novelist Don Winslow goes small and succeeds wildly

By BRUCE DESILVA
Apr 06, 2020 7:00 am - 'œBroken'ť by Don Winslow (William Morrow) Don Winslow, whose work includes a dozen of the finest crime novels written in the last 20 years, displays all of his strength...
Wetmore's debut 'œValentine'ť is a gripping women's saga

By KENDAL WEAVER
Apr 06, 2020 7:00 am - 'œValentine'ť (Harper), by Elizabeth Wetmore Don't be misled by the title of Elizabeth Wetmore 's excellent debut novel, 'œValentine.'ť It is not a gentle narrative that...
Today's Recommended Read: "In a Sunburned Country" by Bill Bryson

By Barbara Vitello
Apr 05, 2020 11:00 pm - Until I read "In a Sunburned Country," I didn't realize how entertaining travel literature could be. It's been nearly 18 years since former Daily Herald travel editor Ka...
Book review: Samantha Irby offers comic relief in third essay collection

By Molly Sprayregen Associated Press
Apr 05, 2020 7:27 am - "Wow, No Thank You" by Samantha Irby (Vintage Books) With "Wow, No Thank You," the incomparable Samantha Irby offers yet another laugh-out-loud masterpie...

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