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Book Review: Curse Of The Wolf Girl by Martin Millar
Won't appeal to the paranormal romance crowd, and for that we should be grateful.
Read More »Book Review: The Marshall Plan for Novel Writing: The 16-Step Blueprint by Evan Marshall
“In good writing, nothing’s easy.”
Read More »Book Review: Ablutions by Patrick deWitt
Debut novel looks at the seamier side of L.A. bar scene
Read More »Book Review: Our Tragic Universe by Scarlett Thomas
Scarlett Thomas ponders immorality, simulated universes, and the "storyless story" in her latest novel.
Read More »Book Review: Chronic City by Jonathan Lethem
Best selling novel paints dystopian vision of Manhattan.
Read More »Book Review: Generosity: An Enhancement by Richard Powers
Award-winning novelist Richard Powers explores whether happiness is a matter of genetics and, if so, the potential ramifications.
Read More »Book Review: The Ballad of the Sad Cafe and Other Stories by Carson McCullers
It is hard to find someone to like in the novella; the protagonist is a cross between Dickens's Miss Havisham and Faulkner's Benjy Compson.
Read More »Book Review: The Nearest Exit by Olen Steinhauer
In Steinhauer's latest spy thriller, Milo Weaver faces his toughest assignment yet: kill a 15-year-old Moldovian girl.
Read More »Book Review: The Informers by Juan Gabriel Vásquez
Colombian author's first novel translated into English explores forgotten effects of World War II on his nation.
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