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Fall books preview: Sara Gruen finds trust at 'Ape House'
'Water for Elephants' author shows her affinity for animals again in her novel about humans and animals at a university research facility.
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Cool fall author: Bill Bryson
The American author, who lives in the U.K., is out with At Home: A Short History of Private Life in October.
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Cool fall author: Terry McMillan
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Book Buzz: Potential 'Hunger Games' stars, Reichs' 'Virals'
Chloe Moretz appears to be leading the hunt for Katniss Everdeen, and Kathy Reichs is out with her first young-adult novel.
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Tony Blair: 'I cried for Iraq war victims'
Tony Blair regrets banning fox hunting, but not invading Iraq. He was captivated by Princess Diana, intimidated by Queen Elizabeth II. He heaps ...
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Jonathan Franzen's 'Freedom' rings true
The author's hugely ambitious new novel arrives today with the kind of great expectations most authors can only dream about.
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What really happened to Romeo and Juliet?
The 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 ...
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Roundup: Historical fiction focused on women
This week's selections span history, from 15th-century Europe to the Civil War, to the American West in the early 20th century.
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Book Buzz: 'Postcards' from Patterson and a Swede, Betty White, Byrne's 'Power'
James 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.
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'Let's Take the Long Way Home': Life, literature and dogs
This arresting memoir of a literary friendship based on a mutual love of dogs is well worth your time.
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'Corduroy Mansions' is well worth a visit
The latest novel by Alexander McCall Smith transports readers to a whimsical, run-down apartment building in London.
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Haunting 'Language of Trees' takes root in folklore, mystery
Ghost stories, at least in Hollywood, are often either comedies or horrors, but Ilie Ruby's haunting debut novel, The Language of Trees, borrows ...
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Theaters adapt, stage 'A Confederacy of Dunces'
Atlanta's Theatrical Outfit is taking advantage of an opportunity to stage A Confederacy of Dunces with a new adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning ...
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