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The crime fiction department used to be a mystery to me. I didn't read many crime novels until I started interviewing authors on this program back in…
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Mark Roosevelt is an avid reader. He reads widely and deeply. Books are an important part of his life. In this essay collection Roosevelt reflects upon…
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About ten years ago Lynne Truss published a book called "Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation." The book was a smash hit, a…
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Steve Berry's novels tend to be complex puzzles. His latest thriller in his Cotton Malone series is based upon Berry's research into the 16th Amendment.…
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Elizabeth Berg's latest novel is a work of historical fiction based upon the life story of the 19th century French novelist George Sand. Sand was one of…
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Once or twice a week I attend a meeting. It takes place in my recliner, usually late a night. I feel compelled to attend. Let's call this meeting to…
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Before I fell in love with books I had to fall in love with language. And what is language? Words, I fell in love with words. The sounds of words. Their…
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This new guy, Pope Francis, is really starting to shake things up. Unlike some previous popes who I won't mention by name Francis is addressing real…
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George Hodgman was living his life in New York City. Hodgman had been working in publishing for years-he had come a long way from his roots in a small…
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This past April marked the 150th anniversary of that great national tragedy, the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Harold Holzer is one of our…
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What is Appalachia? Do you know the answer to that question? The answer might surprise you. Neil Carpathios moved to southern Ohio and was intrigued. He…
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Richard Price is one of our greatest living American novelists. His readers have learned to be patient. Over the last 40+ years Price has published nine…