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History of slavery in NY examined through runaways notices

Wednesday, 5 October 2016, 15:31 Last update: about 11 years ago

They were field hands, cooks, musicians and blacksmiths. Some were "well made," others lame. A few showed ritual tribal scarring from their native Africa, others bore scars inflicted by their masters....

Dan Brown's next thriller, 'Origin,' coming next fall

Tuesday, 4 October 2016, 15:28 Last update: about 11 years ago

The plot and settings, are, for now, a mystery. Doubleday announced Wednesday that the novel is called "Origin" and is scheduled for Sept. 26, 2017. The story will feature Harvard symbologist...

DJ Khaled book 'The Keys' coming in November

Monday, 3 October 2016, 15:58 Last update: about 11 years ago

The hip-hop producer and artist, radio personality and Snapchat favorite has a deal with Crown Archetype for "The Keys," to be published Nov. 22. According to Wednesday's announcement by Crown,...

Humorist writes a funny valentine to wacky Florida

Sunday, 2 October 2016, 15:57 Last update: about 11 years ago

Humorist Dave Barry has made a career of writing about the wackier aspects of life, and especially many offbeat aspects of living in Florida. His latest book is a step toward repaying that debt...

David Freed's 'Hot Start' has sense of authenticity

Saturday, 1 October 2016, 15:57 Last update: about 11 years ago

For a fictional action hero, Cordell Logan, a former military assassin now scraping out a living as a flying instructor in Southern California, is a real softie. He never stopped pining for...

Account of Monet's last work a chronicle of war, too

Friday, 30 September 2016, 15:56 Last update: about 11 years ago

Anyone who has stood before Claude Monet's monumental water lily paintings may recall feeling dissolved into their world of ineffable light and seemingly perfect tranquility. A new book makes clear...

A guide to the history of 'Star Trek'

Thursday, 29 September 2016, 15:53 Last update: about 11 years ago

Authors Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross follow up volume one, which looked at the history of the original "Star Trek" series, with a new volume covering the behind-the-scenes details of "Star Trek:...

Book Launch: Sociology of the Maltese Islands

Monday, 26 September 2016, 14:20 Last update: about 11 years ago

'Sociology of the Maltese Islands', edited by Dr Michael Briguglio and Dr Maria Brown will be officially launched on Thursday 6 October at the University of Malta, 7pm, GW Hall E. Hon Evarist...

The action never lets up in 'The Dread Line'

Friday, 23 September 2016, 15:50 Last update: about 11 years ago

Liam Mulligan is juggling several intense cases in "The Dread Line" by Edgar Award-winning author Bruce DeSilva. A baffling heist of valuables from a safety deposit box has left few witnesses, and no...

'The One Man' is heartfelt and compelling

Thursday, 22 September 2016, 15:49 Last update: about 11 years ago

Andrew Gross, known for his contemporary thrillers, takes the reader back to World War II and the brutality that Jews faced in the concentration camps in his novel, "The One Man." The dilemma...

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