USA Today: Books
- Scandal, mystery at the heart of 'House of Walworth'
Thursday - 09/02/2010 - 07:41 PMIn the summer of 1873, in a New York City hotel room, a teenaged boy pulls out a pistol, fires four shots and his father falls dead.
More | Talk - Book Buzz: Potential 'Hunger Games' stars, Reichs' 'Virals'
Wednesday - 09/01/2010 - 07:43 PMChloe Moretz appears to be leading the hunt for Katniss Everdeen, and Kathy Reichs is out with her first young-adult novel.
More | Talk - Cool fall authors: Lisa Birnbach and Chip Kidd
Wednesday - 09/01/2010 - 08:02 PMThey're releasing 'True Prep: It's a Whole New Old World.'
More | Talk - Tony Blair: 'I cried for Iraq war victims'
Wednesday - 09/01/2010 - 12:16 PMTony Blair regrets banning fox hunting, but not invading Iraq. He was captivated by Princess Diana, intimidated by Queen Elizabeth II. He heaps ...
More | Talk - Pascal Dennis' 'The Remedy' offers Lean principles
Sunday - 08/29/2010 - 05:28 PMIt is difficult to pinpoint author and engineer Pascal Dennis' new book, which combines genres in explaining the power of Lean.
More | Talk - Devil of Weisberger's 'Chateau Marmont': Celebrity culture
Wednesday - 08/25/2010 - 06:29 PMThe 'Devil Wears Prada' author follows the wife of a rock star.
More | Talk - Roundup: Historical fiction focused on women
Wednesday - 08/25/2010 - 09:41 PMThis week's selections span history, from 15th-century Europe to the Civil War, to the American West in the early 20th century.
More | Talk - 'Corduroy Mansions' is well worth a visit
Monday - 08/23/2010 - 07:49 PMThe latest novel by Alexander McCall Smith transports readers to a whimsical, run-down apartment building in London.
More | Talk - Ricky Martin's autobiography due in November
Thursday - 08/19/2010 - 01:18 PMRicky Martin has picked an appropriate title for his autobiography: Me.
More | Talk - 'Accidents of Style' can help writers avoid a wreck
Wednesday - 08/18/2010 - 06:12 PMCharles Harrington Elster's edgy writing guide lists 350 common grammatical mistakes to steer clear of.
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- Fall books preview: Warm up with these reads
Thursday - 09/02/2010 - 12:53 PMCooler temperatures loom, and along with them plenty of cool books for fall. From a former president (George W. Bush) to a rock star (Keith Richards) ...
More | Talk - New in paperback: 'Wolf Hall' by Hilary Mantel
Wednesday - 09/01/2010 - 07:49 PMAlso recently released: fiction from Nick Hornby and an account of Hurricane Katrina survivors.
More | Talk - Fall books preview: Sara Gruen finds trust at 'Ape House'
Wednesday - 09/01/2010 - 10:25 PM'Water for Elephants' author shows her affinity for animals again in her novel about humans and animals at a university research facility.
More | Talk - Jonathan Franzen's 'Freedom' rings true
Monday - 08/30/2010 - 06:55 PMThe author's hugely ambitious new novel arrives today with the kind of great expectations most authors can only dream about.
More | Talk - Mother revisits her painful past in 'I'd Know You Anywhere'
Saturday - 08/28/2010 - 07:00 AMHere's a scary what-if scenario.
More | Talk - New Voices: Chandra Hoffman, with debut 'Chosen'
Wednesday - 08/25/2010 - 09:40 PMThe novel is about an adoption agency caseworker.
More | Talk - Suzanne Collins' 'Mockingjay' is the real deal as trilogy finale
Tuesday - 08/24/2010 - 08:41 AMAuthor Suzanne Collins' conclusion isn't entirely a world of dreadfulness.
More | Talk - Haunting 'Language of Trees' takes root in folklore, mystery
Sunday - 08/22/2010 - 07:10 AMGhost stories, at least in Hollywood, are often either comedies or horrors, but Ilie Ruby's haunting debut novel, The Language of Trees, borrows ...
More | Talk - Teen alert: Suzanne Collins' 'Mockingjay' arrives Aug. 24
Wednesday - 08/18/2010 - 09:19 PMIf more than the usual number of teens seem sleepy next Tuesday, blame (or credit) novelist Suzanne Collins.
More | Talk - 'Zoo Story': Tigers and chimps and sneaky practices, oh my!
Wednesday - 08/18/2010 - 06:20 PMThomas French's book is part expos, part animal tale.
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- Saylor examines Roman life in thrilling 'Empire'
Thursday - 09/02/2010 - 07:42 PMWho knew empire building could be so entertaining?
More | Talk - Cool fall author: Terry McMillan
Wednesday - 09/01/2010 - 07:59 PMHer new book is 'Getting to Happy,' a sequel to 'Waiting to Exhale.'
More | Talk - Cool fall author: Bill Bryson
Wednesday - 09/01/2010 - 08:23 PMThe American author, who lives in the U.K., is out with At Home: A Short History of Private Life in October.
More | Talk - Car strikes gate outside Stephen King's Maine home
Monday - 08/30/2010 - 11:23 AMAuthorities say a car rammed into the security gate outside Stephen King's home in Maine.
More | Talk - What really happened to Romeo and Juliet?
Sunday - 08/29/2010 - 07:00 AMThe story of Romeo and Juliet was antique even before Shakespeare retold it circa 1600, and even though the Bard is still the last word on star-cross'd ...
More | Talk - Book Buzz: 'Postcards' from Patterson and a Swede, Betty White, Byrne's 'Power'
Wednesday - 08/25/2010 - 09:41 PMJames Patterson and Liza Marklund's book is No. 4; Betty White's 1995 memoir is reissued; and Rhonda Byrne's 'The Power' enters at No. 7.
More | Talk - 'Let's Take the Long Way Home': Life, literature and dogs
Wednesday - 08/25/2010 - 07:38 PMThis arresting memoir of a literary friendship based on a mutual love of dogs is well worth your time.
More | Talk - Theaters adapt, stage 'A Confederacy of Dunces'
Thursday - 08/19/2010 - 08:52 PMAtlanta's Theatrical Outfit is taking advantage of an opportunity to stage A Confederacy of Dunces with a new adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning ...
More | Talk - Roundup: Four picture books for the starting-school crowd
Wednesday - 08/18/2010 - 08:48 PMYoung readers will happily delve into these stories with illustrations, and even a CD by actor Steve Martin.
More | Talk - Book Buzz: Franzen's 'Freedom,' Pilkey's 'Cavemen'
Wednesday - 08/18/2010 - 06:41 PMJonathan Franzen's follow-up is due Aug. 31, the first graphic novel in Dav Pilkey's new kids' series hits No. 14, and book clubs keep Abraham ...
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