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With the Georgia runoff elections nearly in the rearview mirror, voting-rights champion Stacey Abrams has another major date on the horizon: the release of her latest novel.
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Christi Carras | Los Angeles Times
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1/7/21
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Lil Nas X is truly a man of his generation.
With this week’s release of his new children’s book, the social media-savvy, history-making Billboard chart-topper pleaded with …
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Karu F. Daniels | New York Daily News
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1/7/21
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Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, Dec. 19, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, …
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Tribune News Service
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12/29/20
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"Into the Unbounded Night" by Mitchell James Kaplan; Regal House (262 pages, $16.95)
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Pamela Miller | Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
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11/19/20
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The kingdom, as it is often called, is a massive piece of land owned by two brothers, located just outside of Os, a small mountaintop village in Norway. The land, mostly forest, is the inheritance of Roy and Carl Opgard, who have co-owned the land since their parents were killed in a car accident not far from the house.
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Oline H. Cogdill | Sun Sentinel
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11/19/20
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Reading Jess Walter's new novel, "The Cold Millions," might be the most fun I've ever had with a history lesson.
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Colette Bancroft | Tampa Bay Times
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11/19/20
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The parade of new paperbacks never ends; this week, freshly printed offerings include three novels, two biographies and one essay collection. Happy reading!
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Moira Macdonald | The Seattle Times
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11/12/20
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Actors spend much of their public lives speaking words written for them by others. Through those words, combined with some ever-mysterious physical alchemy, some of these actors become stars. A few attain immortality.
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Rick Kogan | Chicago Tribune
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11/12/20
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"The Law of Innocence" by Michael Connelly; Little, Brown (432 pages, $29)
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Oline H. Cogdill | Sun Sentinel
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11/12/20
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Outdoors, the temperatures are dropping; indoors, the couch is calling. Should you need a new paperback to keep you company there, here are six brand-new ones ready for you.
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Moira Macdonald | The Seattle Times
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10/29/20
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I've had the good fortune to fall in love with Agatha Christie's murder mysteries twice.
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Chris Hewitt | Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
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10/22/20
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The leaves are turning, the air is crisper, the bookstores are open ... and you need a new paperback, don't you? Here are six freshly minted ones for fall reading.
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By Moira Macdonald | The Seattle Times
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10/15/20
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My husband and I might move. (Then again, we might not.) As we spend more and more time in our house, thanks to pandemic work-from-home mandates, we see its flaws, and we dream of perfection.
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By Laurie Hertzel | Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
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8/20/20
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Laura Lippman's new essay collection, "My Life as a Villainess," couldn't be more timely. Given the selection last week of Kamala Harris as the Democratic vice presidential candidate, we're in for three months of pundits droning on about her likability.
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By Colette Bancroft | Tampa Bay Times
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8/20/20
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Good news for DC fans: DC's virtual fan event will now take place over two separate weekends.
On Wednesday, DC announced that DC FanDome has been expanded into two separate events.
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By Tracy Brown | Los Angeles Times
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8/20/20
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Eric Utne's "Far Out Man" annoyed me until I started to love it.
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By Chris Hewitt | Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
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7/30/20
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Despite William Shakespeare's singular position at the peak of Western literature, we know vanishingly little about the man himself.
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By Colette Bancroft | Tampa Bay Times
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7/30/20
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Looking for a silver lining, we seized on how the stay-at-home mandates of living through a pandemic (and other dire things) would give us more time — hopefully, more time to read.
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By Laurie Hertzel | Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
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7/30/20
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This memoir busts a lot of stereotypes in a delightful way.
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By Laurie Hertzel | Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
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7/23/20
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LOS ANGELES — In a public address to "Jeopardy!" viewers last week, Alex Trebek assured fans that he was fine. "Feeling great," in fact.
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By Amy Kaufman | Los Angeles Times
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7/23/20
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