'The Peking Express' raises niche historical event
Wednesday, 16 August 2023, 15:43
Last update: about 10 months ago
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"The Peking Express: The Bandits Who Stole a Train, Stunned the West, and Broke the Republic of China" by James M. Zimmerman (PublicAffairs) A little-known piece of history is resurfacing 100...
Vietnam vets try to help nation they once attacked
Saturday, 5 August 2023, 08:51
Last update: about 11 months ago
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"The Long Reckoning: A Story of War, Peace and Redemption in Vietnam," by George Black (Knopf) In the U.S., we've mostly moved on from our military engagements in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan....
Capricious tales from Malta
Monday, 24 July 2023, 07:31
Last update: about 11 months ago
Capricious Tales from Malta – A History in its making is a collection of short stories which explores the history of Malta, at the crossroads of the Mediterranean, blurring the lines between the...
'Advika' is for movie lovers with romance, mystery
Friday, 7 July 2023, 07:23
Last update: about 11 months ago
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"Advika and the Hollywood Wives" by Kirthana Ramisetti (Grand Central) Evening. Interior. We open on an Oscars afterparty, where Advika Srinivasan is making drinks for half of Hollywood while...
Malala Yousafzai working on new book, her 'most personal'
Saturday, 1 July 2023, 12:27
Last update: about 12 months ago
Associated Press
Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai is working on a new memoir, the latest book by the young activist from Pakistan known for her advocacy for education for girls and for surviving an assassination...
Judy Blume, on top of the world
Sunday, 4 June 2023, 08:27
Last update: about 13 months ago
Associated Press
At Books & Books, the nonprofit store Judy Blume and her husband have run for the past seven years, you will find her own work in various sections: from general fiction, among the other "B"-named...
Grisham's 'The Exchange,' sequel to 'The Firm,' out in autumn
Saturday, 27 May 2023, 11:02
Last update: about 13 months ago
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One of literature's most famous whistleblowers, attorney Mitch McDeere of John Grisham's "The Firm," will soon be back in action — and back in trouble. Doubleday announced Wednesday that...
Book invites kids to turn native gardens into national park
Monday, 22 May 2023, 07:55
Last update: about 13 months ago
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Doug Tallamy, the wildlife ecologist and entomologist who urges home gardeners to join forces and create a pollinator-friendly "Homegrown National Park," is now bringing kids into the...
Surely, and truly: New book shares backstory of 'Airplane!'
Monday, 8 May 2023, 07:18
Last update: about 2 years ago
Associated Press
"Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane!" will be published Oct. 3 by St. Martin's Press, the publisher announced Wednesday. The oral history of the 1980 comedy classic includes...