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Paul McCartney biography is a 'Life' less special
Most people see the life of Paul McCartney as two distinct chapters ?? one with the Beatles and one without. But not Peter ...
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'Let the Great World Spin' rolls to the National Book Award
Colum McCann's Let the Great World Spin, a portrait of a decaying 1974 New York, won the National Book Award for fiction Wednesday ...
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Palin launches book tour in Michigan
Sarah Palin launched her book tour here Wednesday in what her fans hope will be the first stop of the 2012 presidential contest.
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Barbara Kingsolver's 'Lacuna' lacks traction
Sprawling, ambitious but often somewhat impersonal, Barbara Kingsolver's new novel The Lacuna is a solid book that feels a little ...
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Book roundup: Four women of considerable influence
New biographies explore the lives of four very different women: Louisa May Alcott, Madame Chiang Kai-Shek, Ayn Rand and Dorothea ...
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Book Buzz: What's new on the list and in publishing
Stephen King is at No. 1 again; Andre Agassi's "Open" follows other memoirs to the top 10; and Anthony Horowitz is winding down ...
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Writers reveal the 'Truth' about Austen's appeal
Jane Austen remains a hot literary property. In "A Truth Universally Acknowledged," other writers explain why.
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Palin discusses VP bid, 2012, slams Johnston to Oprah
Former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin said a White House bid in 2012 is "not on my radar screen" as she began ...
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Book tells why Mom is tickled pink to have a little redhead
They say that if you have curly hair, you want straight. If you have brown hair, you want blond. But redheads are happy just ...
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Laurie Grodstein's 'Family' is full of relatable parental angst
Dr. Pete Dizinoff is a mensch: caring internist, devoted husband, father and friend. So why is he living above his garage, estranged ...
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British scientist says she wrote Belle de Jour call-girl blog
A British scientist says she is Belle de Jour, the anonymous blogger whose accounts of life as a call girl were turned into books ...
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Memoir 'Last Words' is pure George Carlin
Told in his own voice, this posthumous work by the cranky provocateur is as much a moving tribute as it is a taste of what could ...
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Stephen King's 'Under the Dome' will put you under its spell
When the dome comes down on a rural town in Stephen King's intriguing Under the Dome, we are slammed up against the wall of a ...
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Q&A: 'Literarian' Dave Eggers talks about the writing life
After co-scripting the screenplay for Where the Wild Things Are and writing a novelization, Dave Eggers has signed a movie deal ...
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Arlington National Cemetery, alive with history in new book
Robert Poole's On Hallowed Ground: The Story of Arlington National Cemetary, takes an in-depth look at the cemetery in time for ...
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Book Buzz: What's new on the list and in publishing
John Grisham's short-story collection makes a No. 2 debut; Barbara Kingsolver puts some truth in her newest novel; and Fancy ...
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5 questions for Bruce McCall
What to do with old-fashioned books, now that you can download them to your Kindle? Writer/illustrator Bruce McCall has some ...
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Scary worlds entwine in A.S. Byatt's 'Children's Book'
In fact or fiction, the world is not a safe place for children. That is a foundation stone of A.S. Byatt's sweeping novel The ...
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Agassi opens up about his life, tennis and new book
For a life lived in the public eye, Andre Agassi kept his tormented soul out of the limelight. But in his new autobiography, ...
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