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Surprise: Publisher to celebrate Salinger centennial

Tuesday, 30 October 2018, 12:13 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

With J.D. Salinger's centennial coming next year, the big news so far is that his publisher is planning to celebrate it. Little, Brown and Company announced Tuesday that new editions of "The...

'Small Fry' more than a Steve Jobs story

Monday, 29 October 2018, 12:11 Last update: about 9 years ago

"Small Fry: A Memoir" (Grove Press), by Lisa Brennan-Jobs The ghost of Steve Jobs haunts "Small Fry," the memoir by his first daughter, Lisa Brennan-Jobs. He looms larger than life even on the...

Reluctant mobster pulled back in 'Bones of Brooklyn'

Friday, 26 October 2018, 12:08 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

"Bones of Brooklyn" (Permanent Press), by Ira Gold Howard Fenster, son of a bookkeeper for the Mafia, has been "in the life" since he was 10. But now, he and his girlfriend, Ariel, have fled,...

NFL insider Schefter shares deeply personal memoir

Thursday, 25 October 2018, 12:07 Last update: about 9 years ago

"The Man I Never Met: A Memoir" (St. Martin's Press), by Adam Schefter with Michael Rosenberg NFL fans know Adam Schefter. That's because Schefter knows the league. Really well. His scoops on...

'Leave No Trace' looks at mental health recovery

Wednesday, 24 October 2018, 11:52 Last update: about 9 years ago

"Leave No Trace: a Novel" (Emily Bestler Books/Atria), by Mindy Mejia A young woman's determination to overcome her past mental problems tests her resolve when she becomes involved in the...

Latest Pelecanos book about transformative power of reading

Monday, 22 October 2018, 11:50 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

"The Man Who Came Uptown" (Mulholland Books), by George Pelecanos Anna Byrne, a prison librarian in Washington, is good at selecting books that keep prisoners entertained, but seldom does she...

Gary Shteyngart's road novel in the time of Trump

Monday, 22 October 2018, 11:49 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

"Lake Success: a Novel" (Random House), by Gary Shteyngart It's possible there's a hedge fund bro out there whose heart is as big as his AUM (assets under management). Who thinks Donald Trump is...

Author weaves two related stories in 'Sunrise Highway'

Saturday, 20 October 2018, 08:58 Last update: about 9 years ago

"Sunrise Highway" (Minotaur), by Peter Blauner. Forty years ago on Long Island, a teenage boy helped murder a young girl and then lied about who did it, sending an innocent black man to prison....

Book collection on great artists

Friday, 19 October 2018, 11:57 Last update: about 9 years ago

Art Gallery is a book collection that capture the lives and work of the greatest artists ever known....

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