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Walter Mosley examines issues of race in 'Down the River'

Thursday, 29 March 2018, 12:57 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

"Down the River Unto the Sea" (Mulholland Books), by Walter Mosley Few mystery writers can examine issues of race — how it divides and binds people — as clearly and unflinchingly as...

Lippman's 'Sunburn' is intriguing mystery

Wednesday, 28 March 2018, 12:55 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

"Sunburn" (William Morrow), by Laura Lippman Laura Lippman's versatility as a writer ascends to a new level with her excellent 22nd novel, "Sunburn," which ignites as a classic hard-boiled...

Lexie Elliott's 'The French Girl' is tangled mystery

Tuesday, 27 March 2018, 12:53 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

"The French Girl" (Berkley), by Lexie Elliott Friendship, love, murder, drugs: What could go wrong? It should have been a carefree week in a French farmhouse for Katie, her boyfriend and four...

Tina Alexis Allen's storytelling proves riveting in memoir

Monday, 26 March 2018, 12:51 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

"Hiding Out: a Memoir of Drugs, Deception, and Double Lives" (Dey Street Books), by Tina Alexis Allen Tina Alexis Allen grew up harboring a secret from her 12 older siblings and devout Catholic...

The Kappillan of Malta... in Gozo

Friday, 23 March 2018, 08:04 Last update: about 7 years ago

Wistin Born’s translation of Nicholas Monsarrat’s The Kappillan of Malta will be launched at San Lawrenz, Gozo. It was precisely here, where he had lived for the last ten years of his...

Fox invites viewers 'inside' the mind of O.J. Simpson

Thursday, 22 March 2018, 13:45 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Fox TV is offering viewers a chance to go "inside" O.J. Simpson's head when it airs a previously unseen 2006 interview in which he theorizes about what happened the night his ex-wife was...

2 young marrieds make NBC's new sitcom 'Marry Me

Wednesday, 15 October 2014, 14:31 Last update: about 11 years ago

After dating Jake for six long years, Annie figured he would pop the question during their romantic island getaway. He didn't, and when they return home, Annie throws a comic hissy-fit fit over...

Britain leads International Emmy nods with 6

Wednesday, 15 October 2014, 14:25 Last update: about 11 years ago

Britain picked up a leading six International Emmy nominations Monday, including best actor and actress nods for Stephen Dillane and Olivia Colman for their roles as detectives in popular crime...

Katie Holmes reprising Jackie O role in miniseries

Wednesday, 15 October 2014, 14:21 Last update: about 11 years ago

Katie Holmes will once again play Jackie Kennedy Onassis in a TVminiseries. The actress has signed on to star in "The Kennedys-After Camelot," a follow-up to "The Kennedys" miniseries for...

Ratings record for AMC's 'Walking Dead'

Wednesday, 15 October 2014, 14:18 Last update: about 11 years ago

The Nielsen Company says the 17.3 million people who watched the fifth season opener of "The Walking Dead" Sunday is a record both for the show and for a cable television program. Nielsen said...

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