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- 'Angelology': A heaven-sent supernatural thrill ride
Thursday - 03/11/2010 - 09:03 PMIt's humans vs. angels in Danielle Trussoni's stellar debut novel that forever will change how you think about the winged creatures ...
More | Talk - 'Little Billy's Letters' at a glance
Thursday - 03/11/2010 - 10:36 AMExcerpts from the responses by prominent figures to letters from "Little Billy," the grade-schooler alter ego of prankster Bill ...
More | Talk - Books roundup: International voices
Wednesday - 03/10/2010 - 08:54 PMThree of these four novels are debuts, with authors sharing their stories from Norway, Italy, Afghanistan and Ethiopia.
More | Talk - It's 'spooky' how similar celeb photos in 'Match Prints' are
Thursday - 03/04/2010 - 08:33 PMPhotographers Timothy White and Jim Marshall pair up their related shots for a new coffee-table book.
More | Talk - 'Shadow Tag': A chilly touch for a gripping tale told in a whisper
Thursday - 03/04/2010 - 11:42 AMLouise Erdich's latest novel has echoes of her own life.
More | Talk - Book Buzz: J.D. Robb publishes 30th 'In Death' title
Wednesday - 03/03/2010 - 07:50 PMRomance queen Nora Roberts hits a milestone; Robert B. Parker's work keeps coming; and Twilight books lose a little luster.
More | Talk - Debunked atom bomb book selling
Tuesday - 03/02/2010 - 10:33 AMThe debunking of a book about the atomic bombing of Japan seems to have made it more popular.
More | Talk - Book optioned by 'Avatar' director pulled
Monday - 03/01/2010 - 12:31 PMPublication has been halted for a disputed book about the atomic bombing of Japan that Avatar director James Cameron had optioned ...
More | Talk - Timely 'Union Atlantic' cashes in on scandal and suspense
Wednesday - 02/24/2010 - 07:41 PMGrab the name of any investment bank out of the headlines, substitute Union Atlantic, and you have the heart of Adam Haslett's ...
More | Talk - 'Letters to Jackie': Nation's grief over JKF poured onto paper
Wednesday - 02/24/2010 - 09:28 PMMore than 800,000 Americans wrote condolence letters in the wake of John F. Kennedy's murder. Some of the best are collected ...
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- Stage adaptation of John Grisham novel is planned
Thursday - 03/11/2010 - 02:10 PMA stage adaptation of John Grisham's first novel, A Time to Kill, will have its world premiere next year in Washington in what ...
More | Talk - Country star Tammy Wynette lived a sad song
Wednesday - 03/10/2010 - 08:05 PMA new biography's title says it all: 'Tammy Wynette: Tragic Country Queen.' It paints a portrait of a sad, stormy life.
More | Talk - Nicholas Sparks, Miley Cyrus share a 'Last Song' love story
Wednesday - 03/10/2010 - 09:36 PMHe's atop the best-seller list; she's bringing his 'Love Song' to life.
More | Talk - Victoria, Abe and Jane vs. vampires and zombies
Thursday - 03/04/2010 - 11:29 AMThree iconic figures in history and literature battle the undead in new literary mash-ups. USA TODAY's Carol Memmott sees how ...
More | Talk - No classic title is safe from onslaught of literary mashups
Wednesday - 03/03/2010 - 10:12 PMWith the success of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, there has been a flow of bloody titles featuring classic icons battling ...
More | Talk - New in paperback: 'Columbine' by Dave Cullen
Wednesday - 03/03/2010 - 08:33 PMUSA TODAY calls this account of the horrific 1999 school massacre an "ambitious and ultimately compelling take on the tragedy." ...
More | Talk - Publication halted for disputed book 'Last Train from Hiroshima'
Monday - 03/01/2010 - 08:16 PMPublication has been halted for a disputed book about the atomic bombing of Japan in 1945, The Associated Press has learned.
More | Talk - Mexican author Carlos Montemayor dies at 62
Sunday - 02/28/2010 - 03:18 PMMexican author and guerrilla movement scholar Carlos Montemayor died Sunday, his publisher said. He was 62.
More | Talk - Book Buzz: Lightning strikes for 'Percy Jackson' sales
Wednesday - 02/24/2010 - 08:43 PMRick Riordan's series reaches Olympian heights; Charles Pellegrino gets a Hiroshima history lesson; and a big buzz surrounds ...
More | Talk - Author: Librarian, cybrarian appreciation is 'Overdue'
Wednesday - 02/24/2010 - 06:51 PM'This Book Is Overdue! How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All' is Marilyn Johnson's love letter to cool, needed library ...
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- David Hosp's 'Among Thieves' frames a theft masterpiece
Thursday - 03/11/2010 - 09:36 PMThe 20th anniversary of the most sensational art theft of all time approaches, and we're no closer to solving the case. Enter ...
More | Talk - Book Buzz: Movie works magic for 'Alice in Wonderland'
Wednesday - 03/10/2010 - 08:07 PMAlice bounds out of the rabbit hole; conservative titles are burning up the list; and 'Wimpy Kid' author Jeff Kinney goes Hollywood. ...
More | Talk - Cartoonist Jules Feiffer pens his memoir
Wednesday - 03/10/2010 - 08:25 PM'Backing Into Forward' fills in the details of his life, philosophy.
More | Talk - Tony Blair's autobiography to be published in September
Thursday - 03/04/2010 - 01:00 PMWill he expose the deal critics suspect carried Britain and the United States to war in Iraq? Take aim at those who dubbed him ...
More | Talk - Books roundup: A feast of food and travel titles
Thursday - 03/04/2010 - 02:46 PMFour authors dive into the delights of food from different perspectives.
More | Talk - Q&A with Seth Grahame-Smith, master of the mashup
Wednesday - 03/03/2010 - 09:08 PMThe author of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies has published his take on another icon: Abraham Lincoln, who apparently also hunted ...
More | Talk - Intelligent, obsessive: 'House Rules' is one of Picoult's best
Monday - 03/01/2010 - 09:07 PMTo grasp on a gut level the emotional texture of what it's like to live with Asperger's syndrome, you need to read this powerful ...
More | Talk - Book roundup: Fiction, in brief
Wednesday - 02/24/2010 - 08:36 PMNew novels take us to Long Island Sound, rural Ireland, an Indiana morgue and the wild beauty of Appalachia. Enjoy the trip! ...
More | Talk - New Voices: Author Heidi W. Durrow
Wednesday - 02/24/2010 - 08:48 PMDurrow's debut is 'The Girl Who Fell from the Sky,' novel about a biracial girl who moves in with her grandmother after her family ...
More | Talk - Salman Rushdie to write book about decade in hiding
Tuesday - 02/23/2010 - 09:55 PMNovelist Salman Rushdie plans to write a book about his decade in hiding under a death threat from the Iranian government using ...
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