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Readers will feel lost in 'The Tourist' by Robert Dickinson

Saturday, 10 December 2016, 13:53 Last update: about 8 years ago

Robert Dickinson's latest novel, "The Tourist," is billed as a conspiracy thriller, but it's a sci-fi novel that explores various ramifications of time travel. In a future that appears bleak,...

'Moonglow' by Michael Chabon

Friday, 9 December 2016, 13:52 Last update: about 8 years ago

In his latest novel, "Moonglow," author and Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Chabon aims for the moon and successfully touches down on the lunar surface after a journey that leaps across the decades, the...

'Ruler of the Night' transports readers to Victorian London

Thursday, 8 December 2016, 13:51 Last update: about 8 years ago

David Morrell's conclusion to the trilogy featuring Thomas De Quincey is another example of stellar writing and storytelling. In the two previous novels featuring the essayist and opium addict,...

David Rosenfelt returns with 'The Twelve Dogs of Christmas'

Wednesday, 7 December 2016, 13:49 Last update: about 8 years ago

David Rosenfelt is known for his legal thrillers filled with wry humor. His latest, "The Twelve Dogs of Christmas," is heartwarming and ingeniously plotted. Andy Carpenter is a criminal defense...

'All the Little Liars' is entertaining novel

Tuesday, 6 December 2016, 13:23 Last update: about 8 years ago

Long before her Sookie Stackhouse series, Charlaine Harris was best known for her lively tales about small-town librarian Aurora Teagarden. Her latest novel, "All the Little Liars," marks Harris'...

Stefanie Pintoff's 'City on Edge' is gripping story

Saturday, 3 December 2016, 13:41 Last update: about 8 years ago

Stefanie Pintoff brings back Eve Rossi and her unorthodox team from last year's "Hostage Taker" with another stellar case in "City on Edge." Preparations for New York City's annual Macy's...

In 'Bleed for This,' a comeback times two

Thursday, 1 December 2016, 14:09 Last update: about 8 years ago

A melee has broken out in the boxing film. The genre's ring is so crowded, a fighter leaning back for a left hook might inadvertently sock the wrong opponent. Training montages could be combined to...

Kendrick is authentic, engaging in 'Scrappy Little Nobody'

Wednesday, 30 November 2016, 13:38 Last update: about 8 years ago

Anna Kendrick has charmed her fans in films such as "Up in the Air," ''Into the Woods" and "Pitch Perfect." In "Scrappy Little Nobody," Kendrick tells how she shaped her career by being irritatingly...

Election year fatigue? Blame it in part on the race of 1840

Tuesday, 29 November 2016, 13:37 Last update: about 8 years ago

In a book published this fall, "The Carnival Campaign," author Ronald G. Shafer reflects on the race in 1840 that laid the groundwork for today's songs and speeches, insults and branding, rumors about...

T.C. Boyle's 'The Terranauts' places humanity under glass

Saturday, 26 November 2016, 15:21 Last update: about 8 years ago

Eight scientists living under glass for two years in a self-sustaining, closed ecosystem constructed in the Arizona desert. Sound familiar? T.C. Boyle's latest novel was inspired by history,...

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