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Book Review: Mercury: An Intimate Biography of Freddie Mercury by Lesley-Ann Jones
An excellent biography of Queen vocalist Freddie Mercury.
Read More »Interview: Brad Meltzer, Author of Heroes For My Daughter
"When you believe in something, fight for it. And when you see injustice, fight harder than you’ve ever fought before."
Read More »Book Review: The Central Park Five: The Untold Story Behind One of New York City’s Most Infamous Crimes by Sarah Burns
Although the reader knows in general how the story of the Central Park Five will come out, author Sarah Burns still tells a compelling, suspenseful story.
Read More »Book Review: Up Front and Center: New Orleans Music at the End of the 20th Century by Jay Mazza
New Orleans' musical scene flourishes at the end of the 20th century
Read More »Book Review: William S. Burroughs vs. The Qur’an by Michael Muhammad Knight
Knight's writing will either offend or inspire you, and in places it might even do both.
Read More »Book Review: The Heartbreak of Aaron Burr by H.W. Brands
Aaron Burr's correspondence serves as primary source of portrait of enigmatic historical figure.
Read More »Book Review: Jack’s Book: An Oral Biography of Jack Kerouac by Barry Gifford and Lawrence Lee
Jack Kerouac as others saw him.
Read More »Book Review: Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China by Paul French
Murder and mutilation in Peking.
Read More »Book Review: Saint Genet by Jean-Paul Sartre
Sartre's classic Genet critical biography reissued.
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