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Ace Atkins delivers rousing thriller with 'The Innocents'

Wednesday, 3 August 2016, 14:15 Last update: about 11 years ago

The heart of Ace Atkins' novels featuring former Army Ranger Quinn Colson look at a community populated by people who want to do the right thing but whose good intentions are often thwarted by the...

Journalist uncovers mystery in 'Woman in Cabin 10'

Saturday, 30 July 2016, 13:42 Last update: about 11 years ago

The Aurora, a boutique cruise liner, is small with only 10 cabins and luxurious with chandeliers and endless champagne. Journalists, a photographer, investors and even a model comprise the passenger...

'Not Pretty Enough' updates Cosmo editor's legacy

Friday, 29 July 2016, 13:41 Last update: about 11 years ago

Helen Gurley Brown's book about lesbians might be the most entertaining nonfiction that never actually got written. Brown's proposal for such a book as a follow-up to her 1962 debut advice guide,...

Polk unpacks leaving Wall Street in 'For the Love of Money'

Thursday, 28 July 2016, 13:39 Last update: about 11 years ago

While working at his dream job as a senior trader on Wall Street, Sam Polk received a bonus of several million dollars. He was enraged: it wasn't enough. "For the Love of Money" chronicles the story...

Graphic novelist Mark Siegel working on new series

Wednesday, 27 July 2016, 13:36 Last update: about 11 years ago

Random House Books for Young Readers announced Thursday that Siegel had agreed to a three-book deal for "5 Worlds," a sci-fi-fantasy series featuring "a defiant young girl and the five...

'Secret Language of Stones' is romantic ghost story

Saturday, 23 July 2016, 15:52 Last update: about 11 years ago

A woman with the ability to communicate with the dead using gemstones finds love from an unexpected source in "The Secret Language of Stones," M.J. Rose's latest novel. Opaline has a gift that...

'Seinfeldia' offers little new on landmark comedy

Friday, 22 July 2016, 15:51 Last update: about 11 years ago

Eighteen years ago, in one of the most anticipated moments in American television history, fans of "Seinfeld" obsessed over the series ending its nine-season run and struggled with saying goodbye to...

Weisberger's new novel set in world of competitive tennis

Thursday, 21 July 2016, 15:51 Last update: about 11 years ago

Lauren Weisberger, author of the best-selling "The Devil Wears Prada," trades fashion magazine politics for the drama that often follows the elite world of competitive tennis in her new book, "The...

'Il-Karmelu' - the Carmelite magazine since 1935

Thursday, 21 July 2016, 15:20 Last update: about 11 years ago

In July 1935 the Carmelite friars published the first edition of their monthly magazine Il-Karmelu. In the first publication, the publishers wrote “One of the best means for improved progress...

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