Anima: An extraordinary life plotted out in numbers
Tuesday, 15 January 2019, 09:01
Last update: about 9 years ago
Merlin Publishers has just published your third novel, Amina. Who is Amina? Amina is a 15-year-old orphan who lives in a children's home. She has a passion for mathematics and has just...
In 'Seduction,' Howard Hughes' Hollywood no haven for women
Tuesday, 15 January 2019, 08:39
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
"Seduction: Sex, Lies, and Stardom in Howard Hughes's Hollywood" (Custom House), by Karina Longworth Hollywood history for the #MeToo movement, Karina Longworth's "Seduction" is an astute and...
'Broken Ground' gives new insight to Scotland's role in war
Monday, 14 January 2019, 08:30
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
"Broken Ground" (Atlantic Monthly Press), by Val McDermid The past is always in the present for Edinburgh Detective Chief Inspector Karen Pirie, making her fifth appearance in Val McDermid's...
Joanna Gaines tells how to make a house a home in new book
Friday, 11 January 2019, 08:59
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Joanna Gaines, known for her cozy-yet-cool designs including open-concept floor plans, farmhouse sinks and sliding barn doors, admits having to scale back on the vision of her own home in Waco, Texas,...
A look at the books which have inspired literary classics
Thursday, 10 January 2019, 08:58
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Behind every great book are the books which influenced it. The "micro-learning" app and platform blinkist.com has been compiling literary sources for such classics as "A Clockwork Orange,"...
Musician Jeff Tweedy displays sense of humour in his memoir
Wednesday, 9 January 2019, 08:56
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
"Let's Go (So We Can Get Back)" (Dutton), by Jeff Tweedy In his memoir, "Let's Go (So We Can Get Back)," Jeff Tweedy, frontman of the American rock band Wilco, displays a sense of humour that his...
Baldacci introduces readers to Atlee Pine in new thriller
Tuesday, 8 January 2019, 08:54
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
"Long Road to Mercy: an Atlee Pine Thriller"(Grand Central Publishing), by David Baldacci David Baldacci introduces readers to FBI Special Agent Atlee Pine in his latest thriller, "Long Road to...
A new collection of essays by Jonathan Franzen
Friday, 4 January 2019, 17:17
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
"The End of the End of the Earth: Essays" (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), by Jonathan Franzen One subject comes up frequently in Jonathan Franzen's latest collection of essays: how to live...
'Sea of Greed' will have readers turning the pages
Thursday, 3 January 2019, 17:15
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
"Sea of Greed" (G.P. Putnam's Sons), by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown "Sea of Greed," the latest entry in the NUMA Files series, pits Kurt Austin and his colleagues against a seemingly...
Pablo Escobar's widow describes forced abortion in new book
Wednesday, 2 January 2019, 17:14
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
The widow of Pablo Escobar fell madly in love as a preteen with the man who would rise to be a ruthless drug lord, but she says she felt raped when at age 14 he forced her to have a clandestine...