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The scenery is what is remembered from 'The Hush'

Saturday, 31 March 2018, 13:02 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

"The Hush: a Novel" (St. Martin's Press), by John Hart Series, or sequels to a novel, work because the stories have a continuity that invests the reader in the characters' next adventures....

'Movie Nights' memoir connects Reagans to '80s films

Friday, 30 March 2018, 13:00 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

"Movie Nights with the Reagans: A Memoir" (Simon & Schuster), by Mark Weinberg The Aspen Movie Club may well have been the most exclusive gathering of its kind. Most weekend nights in the...

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...

The women of 'Black Panther' take centre stage

Monday, 26 March 2018, 14:09 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Scientist. Warrior. Queen Mother. Spy. These are just a few of the job titles of the women of "Black Panther," now playing nationwide. None of them are fighting over a guy, or needing one to save...

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...

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...

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