Literature
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Review: 'The Darkest Place' isn't a bright crime novel
Mar 07, 2022 6:00 am - 'œThe Darkest Place'ť by Phillip Margolin (Minotaur) Plot elements in 'œThe Darkest Place,'ť Phillip Margolin's fifth legal thriller featuring Portland, Oregon, lawyer R...
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Review: Laugh-out-loud essays in book 'Girls Can Kiss Now'
Mar 07, 2022 6:00 am - 'œGirls Can Kiss Now,'ť by Jill Gutowitz (Atria) In 'œGirls Can Kiss Now,'ť Jill Gutowitz, the 'œself-proclaimed overlord of lesbian Twitter,'ť takes readers on a thrill...
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Book review: Thrilling, page-turning 'The Heights' by Louise Candlish is a delight
Mar 06, 2022 6:15 am - "The Heights" by Louise Candlish (Atria) Louise Candlish's "The Heights" opens with Ellen Saint spotting a man she knows standing in an apartment window....
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Book review: Margaret Atwood's writings are both funny, frightening
Mar 05, 2022 6:20 am - "Burning Questions: Essays and Occasional Pieces, 2004 to 2021" by Margaret Atwood (Doubleday) Canadian poet, novelist and literary critic Margaret Atwoo...
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Review: 'One Italian Summer' is a magical trip worth taking
Mar 03, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - 'œOne Italian Summer'ť Rebecca Serle (Atria Books) Readers of Rebecca Serle are well-aware she often infuses her novels with touches of magic. In her las...
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Review: Twists arrive at a dizzy pace in 'The Night Shift'
Mar 01, 2022 6:00 am - 'œThe Night Shift'ť by Alex Finlay (Minotaur) New Year's Eve, 1999. Four teenage girls working late at a video store in Linden, New Jersey, are savagely attacked. Only o...
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Book review: Naperville native Bob Odenkirk sketches a showbiz life in memoir
Mar 01, 2022 5:00 am - "Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama: A Memoir" by Bob Odenkirk (Random House) Perseverance with a heavy dose of luck has propelled Bob Odenkirk's ascent from fringe sketch ...
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Review: 'The Heights' by Louise Candlish is a delight
Feb 28, 2022 6:00 am - 'œThe Heights,'ť by Louise Candlish (Atria) Louise Candlish's 'œThe Heights'ť opens with Ellen Saint spotting a man she knows standing in an apartment window. His presen...
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Book review: Bob Odenkirk sketches a showbiz life in memoir
Feb 28, 2022 6:00 am - 'œComedy Comedy Comedy Drama: A Memoir'ť by Bob Odenkirk (Random House): Perseverance with a heavy dose of luck has propelled Bob Odenkirk's ascent from fringe sketch co...
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Review: Margaret Atwood's writings both funny, frightening
Feb 28, 2022 6:00 am - 'œBurning Questions: Essays and Occasional Pieces, 2004 to 2021,'ť by Margaret Atwood (Doubleday) Canadian poet, novelist and literary critic Margaret Atwood's diverse a...