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New novel coming in April from 'Fifty Shades' author

Friday, 15 February 2019, 10:55 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

The author of the blockbuster "Fifty Shades" trilogy has an "erotic love story" coming out April 16, Vintage Books announced Thursday. It's called "The Mister" and, according to Vintage, will again be...

Meg Medina wins Newbery medal, Sophie Blackall the Caldecott

Thursday, 14 February 2019, 10:53 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Meg Medina, the latest recipient of the John Newbery Medal, wrote her prize-winning children's book with a special intensity. "There are so many negative characterizations these days of Latino...

Dismas Hardy returns in 'The Rule of Law'

Wednesday, 13 February 2019, 10:44 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

"The Rule of Law" (Atria), by John Lescroart Dismas Hardy and his colleagues are forced into a case with personal ramifications in John Lescroart's latest novel, "The Rule of Law." As time...

Russian novel tells story of survival, love in Stalin's camp

Tuesday, 12 February 2019, 10:43 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Guzel Yakhina's grandmother was a little girl when Soviet agents burst into her home and deported the whole family to the frozen woods of Siberia. Decades later, she shared those memories with her...

Real and emotional prisons flow through 'No Mercy'

Monday, 11 February 2019, 10:40 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

"No Mercy" (Minotaur), by Joanna Schaffhausen Prisons come in various forms, as Joanna Schaffhausen shows in her second outstanding novel, "No Mercy." There are the mortar-and-brick prisons in...

James Lee Burke's new novel is engaging, emotional mystery

Friday, 8 February 2019, 11:01 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

"The New Iberia Blues: a Dave Robicheaux Novel" (Simon and Schuster), by James Lee Burke James Lee Burke's novels have mysteries that light the fuse of the story, but the almost poetic prose sets...

'The Widows' is intriguing debut by Jess Montgomery

Thursday, 7 February 2019, 10:59 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

"The Widows: a Novel" (Minotaur), by Jess Montgomery The atmosphere of an old-fashioned Western permeates this intriguing debut that mixes workers' rights, corruption, Prohibition and women's...

'The First Conspiracy' unspools plot on Washington in 1776

Wednesday, 6 February 2019, 10:58 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

"The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington" (Flatiron Books), by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch George Washington faced some big problems as he tried to fortify New York City...

Campus Book Festival 2019: programme of events

Wednesday, 6 February 2019, 10:17 Last update: about 8 years ago

The National Book Council is pleased to release the programme of cultural events for the Campus Book Festival 2019 (FKK19). As customary, the festival will take place at the University Quadrangle on...

Mesha Maren's debut novel, 'Sugar Run,' is heartfelt

Tuesday, 5 February 2019, 10:55 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

"Sugar Run: A Novel" (Algonquin), by Mesha Maren Flawed people and a forceful look at an area ravaged by an economic downturn and a rising opioid epidemic meld in the character-driven "Sugar...

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