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'Two-Family House' is tale of secrets kept

Wednesday, 23 March 2016, 16:10 Last update: about 10 years ago

It's hard to believe "The Two-Family House" is Lynda Cohen Loigman's debut novel. A richly textured, complex, yet entirely believable story, it draws us inexorably into the lives of two brothers and...

'Try Not to Breathe' is psychological thriller

Tuesday, 22 March 2016, 16:08 Last update: about 10 years ago

Holly Seddon's first novel, "Try Not to Breathe," delivers the high-quality thrills and intriguing characters that readers demand in the best of psychological thrillers. Amy Stevenson was a young...

'The Widow' is compelling psychological thriller

Monday, 21 March 2016, 16:04 Last update: about 10 years ago

A woman loses her husband in an accident and must confront his past with both the press and police in Fiona Barton's psychological thriller, "The Widow." Comparisons between "The Girl on the...

New autism book urges parents to give kids 'Loving Push'

Sunday, 20 March 2016, 14:43 Last update: about 10 years ago

In a new book by autism's most famous spokesperson, Temple Grandin gives credit to her mother for nudging her outside her comfort zone, and she urges today's parents to do the same for their...

New bio refreshes Bronte energy for modern readers

Saturday, 19 March 2016, 14:41 Last update: about 10 years ago

Two hundred years after her birth, Charlotte Bronte's rage over social expectations for women and thwarted ambitions are as relevant as ever, and a new biography by Claire Harman makes the "Jane Eyre"...

Police shootings of blacks influence crime fiction genre

Friday, 18 March 2016, 14:39 Last update: about 10 years ago

In "Underground Airlines," an upcoming novel by Ben Winters, a black bounty hunter rides through a poor neighborhood in Indianapolis alongside a white policeman. "As we crossed Broad Ripple...

Shirley MacLaine memoir tells of filmmaking experience

Thursday, 17 March 2016, 14:38 Last update: about 10 years ago

Shirley MacLaine is a creative force. Not only has the Oscar-winning actress performed in more than 50 films, she's also the author of many best-sellers. In "Above the Line," MacLaine chronicles...

Author takes fictitious trip into Truman Capote's life

Wednesday, 16 March 2016, 14:36 Last update: about 10 years ago

Melanie Benjamin proves she's proficient in the fictional portrait genre with "The Swans of Fifth Avenue." This tantalizing novel follows five real-life New York socialites in the 1950s and their...

Shatner reflects on friendship with Leonard Nimoy

Friday, 11 March 2016, 14:39 Last update: about 10 years ago

William Shatner reflects on the death of Leonard Nimoy and their tumultuous friendship that began when both were cast on the original "Star Trek" TV show in "Leonard: My Fifty-Year Friendship With a...

Novel probes fiery end of airship era

Friday, 11 March 2016, 14:35 Last update: about 10 years ago

Images of the Hindenburg's fiery crash landing in 1937 are seared into memory, framing an unforgettable end to the era of great, vulnerable airships. In film and still photographs, the sleek gray...

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