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Science fiction conventions can feel like an alien world for newcomers.People can speak differently at them, often invoking insider references about their…
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Follow the adventures of a boy as he swaps toys for grown-up pursuits and childhood tales of Lenin for the American Dream. And if you like a little…
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Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael Chabon’s novels have taken readers to a world of comics in World War II-era New York and posed an alternative history where…
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Forgery and a slick art theft frame a the story of a new novel set in the museum world.In the second part of Tuesday's Up to Date, author Barbara Shapiro…
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"First, I'll tell about the robbery our parents committed. Then the murders, which happened later." With these words Richard Ford begins his latest novel,…
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Do you remember getting teased by other kids, running from cooties and hoping for snow days? The memories and the ink are still fresh in the latest…
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It's November, and you've hit rock bottom. If you're a creative sort of person, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) could help you out. It worked for…
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The dark streets of Kansas City hold many secrets.As Steve Paul writes in the introduction to a new book, Kansas City Noir, this is also a city that's…
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Tia Giles is pregnant, she’s also suffering from a mental illness and her husband Lance must make the difficult decision of committing her to a mental…
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Shiloh stands as one of the bloodiest clashes in American history, one sealed the fate of the Civil War and cemented the long, drawn out conflict that…
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There's no debating that a good non-fiction book can bring life to overlooked history. But when everything's been told about that event....or you have an…
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Novelist John Grisham has churned out a novel a year since 1988. But believe it or not, he still has his moments of doubt.Yes, the same John Grisham who…