Literature
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'Bishop's Pawn' is Steve Berry's most personal novel to date
Mar 20, 2018 7:00 am - "The Bishop's Pawn" (Minotaur), by Steve Berry Before Cotton Malone worked with Stephanie Nelle and the Magellan Billet, he was a Navy lawyer who seemed to get cases tha...
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Author nails newsroom culture in 'The Echo Killing'Mar 19, 2018 7:00 am - “The Echo Killing” (Minotaur Books), by Christi Daugherty Young adult author Christi Daugherty's debut as a writer of adult mysteries launches a series about a Savannah,...
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'Broken Girls' mixes supernatural tale with gripping mystery
Mar 19, 2018 7:00 am - "The Broken Girls" (Berkley), by Simone St. James Simone St. James' sixth stand-alone novel mixes a creepy supernatural tale, complete with ghosts and things that go bum...
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We missed these books, but you shouldn'tMar 18, 2018 7:24 am - It's a problem all avid readers encounter: Too many books, not enough time. Sadly, book reviewers aren't exempt from that challenge. Here are seven recent books that we ...
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Author events: Emily Belden debuts Chicago-set book at Naperville's Anderson'sMar 17, 2018 7:30 am - • New York Times best-selling and 2017 Caldecott Honor-winning author and illustrator Brendan Wenzel will discuss his new picture book, "Hello, Hello," at 1 p.m. Sunday,...
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'The Rising Sea' is entertaining and diverting read
Mar 13, 2018 7:00 am - "The Rising Sea: a Kurt Austin Adventure" (G.P. Putnam's Sons), by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown Kurt Austin heads the Special Assignment division of NUMA, the U.S. Nat...
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Review: 'Caribbean Rim,' latest Doc Ford novel, disappoints
Mar 13, 2018 7:00 am - "Caribbean Rim: a Doc Ford novel" (G.P. Putnam's Sons), by Randy Wayne White Leonard Nickelby, a bureaucrat in the throes of a midlife crisis, impetuously decides to mak...
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Pat Conroy leaves behind fascinating glimpse into his life
Mar 12, 2018 7:00 am - "My Exaggerated Life: Pat Conroy" (The University of South Carolina Press), by Katherine Clark Anyone familiar with Pat Conroy - whether through his novels like "The Lor...
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Review: Author nails newsroom culture in 'The Echo Killing'
Mar 12, 2018 7:00 am - "The Echo Killing" (Minotaur Books), by Christi Daugherty Young adult author Christi Daugherty's debut as a writer of adult mysteries launches a series about a Savannah,...
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'Escape Artist' is Brad Meltzer's best book in yearsMar 10, 2018 6:25 am - A plane crash unveils a vast covert government operation with ties to master escape artist Harry Houdini in "The Escape Artist," Brad Meltzer's latest thriller. Nola Bro...