Literature
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Review: 'Elvis in Vegas' is a gem of pop culture history
Jul 22, 2019 7:00 am - "Elvis in Vegas: How the King Reinvented the Las Vegas Show" (Simon & Schuster), by Richard Zoglin For the King of Rock 'n' Roll, the 1960s was a slow-moving abdication....
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Review: Laura Lippman's new stand-alone novel is superb
Jul 22, 2019 7:00 am - "Lady in the Lake" (William Morrow), by Laura Lippman Everyone wants to feel that he or she has an impact on the world or to have just one other person believe - no, kno...
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Review: Baldacci's latest novel doesn't disappoint
Jul 22, 2019 7:00 am - "One Good Deed" (Grand Central Publishing), by David Baldacci Aloysius Archer fought in Europe for the Allies, and shortly after making his way back home, he found himse...
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Book review: Rosenfelt's new thriller, 'Bark of Night,' is a treatJul 22, 2019 6:00 am - "Bark of Night: An Andy Carpenter Mystery" by David Rosenfelt; Minotaur Books; 304 pages, davidrosenfelt.com/ Andy Carpenter, a fictitious defense attorney crea...
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Book review: Super sleuth Harry Hole is at his sharpest in 'Knife'Jul 21, 2019 7:26 am - "Knife" by Jo Nesbø; Alfred A. Knopf; 464 pages Full disclosure: I am not a Harry Hole junkie. I saw the movie version of "The Snowman," the seventh in t...
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Book review: Special ops hero Scot Harvath is out for revenge in 'Backlash'Jul 20, 2019 7:25 am - "Backlash: A Thriller" by Brad Thor; Atria/Emily Bestler Books; 384 pages A Russian plane carrying a prisoner in chains experiences engine trouble and cr...
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Julia Bueno writes about miscarriage in 'Brink of Being'
Jul 18, 2019 7:00 am - "The Brink of Being: Talking about Miscarriage" (Penguin Books), by Julia Bueno Miscarriage was historically an overlooked experience, but a new book hopes to bring it t...
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Review: Scot Harvath returns in 'Backlash'
Jul 15, 2019 7:00 am - "Backlash: a Thriller" (Atria/Emily Bestler Books), by Brad Thor A Russian plane carrying a prisoner in chains experiences engine trouble and crashes in the middle of th...
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'Raised in Captivity' reveals author's warped imagination
Jul 15, 2019 7:00 am - "Raised in Captivity" (Penguin Press), by Chuck Klosterman Chuck Klosterman seems like a great hang. He's the guy at the party who has everyone spitting out their drinks...
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Rosenfelt's new thriller, 'Bark of Night,' is a treat
Jul 15, 2019 7:00 am - "Bark of Night: an Andy Carpenter Mystery" (Minotaur Books), by David Rosenfelt Andy Carpenter, a fictitious defense attorney created by David Rosenfelt, hates to work. ...