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Q&A: James Patterson on Aaron Hernandez's fall from grace

Saturday, 3 March 2018, 14:11 Last update: about 10 years ago

Eight months after ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez hanged himself in prison, a new book by bestselling author James Patterson is reviving unanswered questions. Patterson spoke with The Associated...

Domestic thriller melds with spy novel in 'Need to Know'

Friday, 2 March 2018, 14:09 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

"Need to Know" (Ballantine Books), by Karen Cleveland The domestic thriller melds with the spy novel in Karen Cleveland's entertaining and quite plausible "Need to Know." Espionage novels...

Burke's 'The Wife' is solid domestic thriller

Thursday, 1 March 2018, 14:06 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

"The Wife" (Harper), by Alafair Burke The issue of sexual harassment and assault gets a new spin in Alafair Burke's gripping new novel, "The Wife." With a fine eye for believable characters and...

Shiver me timbers! New signs pirates liked booty _ and books

Wednesday, 28 February 2018, 09:42 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Dead men tell no tales, but there's new evidence that somebody aboard the pirate Blackbeard's flagship harbored books among the booty. In an unusual find, researchers have discovered shreds of...

Rooms with 'good bones': Edith Wharton's design legacy

Saturday, 24 February 2018, 09:40 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Edith Wharton, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author famous for novels set in the late 19th century, also wrote an influential book on interior design, long considered a sort of bible of American...

Prize winner Matt de la Pena has new book coming in October

Friday, 23 February 2018, 09:38 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Prize-winning children's author Matt de la Pena has a new picture book planned for the fall that his publisher is calling "poignant and timely." G.P. Putnam's Books for Young Readers told The...

'Operator Down' is page-turning thriller

Thursday, 22 February 2018, 09:36 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

"Operator Down" (Dutton), by Brad Taylor "Operator Down," Brad Taylor's latest in his best-selling Pike Logan series, showcases a few of the best supporting characters in another tale that feels...

Neil Olson's 'The Black Painting' is complex tale

Wednesday, 21 February 2018, 09:34 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

The wealthy, reclusive patriarch of the Morse family summons his estranged children and grandchildren to his mansion in rural Connecticut, but the first to arrive find him dead in his study. His face,...

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