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Robinson, Chast, Piketty among book critic prize nominees

Friday, 6 February 2015, 11:50 Last update: about 13 years ago

Nobel laureate Toni Morrison will receive a lifetime achievement award, while National Book Award winner Phil Klay has won the John Leonard Prize for the best debut release of 2014, the short story...

'Jersey Belle' star writing memoir, planned for fall release

Thursday, 5 February 2015, 11:48 Last update: about 13 years ago

Sullivan has a deal with Touchstone for a "hilarious and frank fish-out-of-water memoir" about living in Birmingham, Alabama, that is scheduled for publication this fall. The book is called...

'First Bad Man' is Miranda July's debut novel

Thursday, 5 February 2015, 11:41 Last update: about 13 years ago

The first sentence of Miranda July's debut novel, "The First Bad Man," suggests the almost surreal self-absorption of its problematic narrator: "I drove to the doctor's office as if I was starring in...

Actor writes funny tale of Elsie the cow

Tuesday, 3 February 2015, 11:40 Last update: about 13 years ago

The actor known for playing Fox Mulder on the TV series "The X-Files" and Hank Moody on the show "Californication" shows his comic side with "Holy Cow," a tale of Elsie the cow. Elsie enjoys life...

What did freedom incur?

Monday, 2 February 2015, 13:32 Last update: about 13 years ago

Sensiela Kotba Soċjalisti will be holding a talk by Mark Camilleri at the Labour Party Headquarters on Friday 6 February at 6:30pm. Mark Camilleri, author of Ħelsien, il-mixja lejn il-31 ta'...

450th Great Siege Anniversary publication

Monday, 2 February 2015, 13:31 Last update: about 13 years ago

With this year 2015 being the 450th anniversary of the 1565 Great Siege of Malta, a second edition of Arnold Cassola's The 1565 Great Siege of Malta and Hipólito Sans's LA MALTEA has just been...

Tess Gerritsen's 'Die Again' is rock solid

Saturday, 31 January 2015, 19:40 Last update: about 13 years ago

Tess Gerritsen delivers another outstanding thriller in her continuing series featuring Boston police Detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles. The murder of a big...

Sports guy Greenberg hits home run with latest novel

Friday, 30 January 2015, 19:39 Last update: about 13 years ago

Mike Greenberg knows sports. And talking about them. One-half of the long-running and ever-popular "Mike & Mike" national sports radio show, Greenberg (alongside co-host and former NFL...

James Abel delivers a winner with 'White Plague'

Thursday, 29 January 2015, 19:37 Last update: about 13 years ago

James Abel's new thriller, "White Plague," combines elements from "The Hunt for Red October" and the cutting-edge science from the best of Michael Crichton to send chills down the reader's...

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