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Fiction
Shady characters and politics
John le Carré entertains with his lyrical style in his intriguing suspense novel.
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Nonfiction
The constant traveler revisits Africa
A gutsy Paul Theroux endures a solo trip to the place he explored decades ago.
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What are you reading now?
“I just read a first novel by Holly Goddard Jones, The Next Time You See Me and Jamie Quattro’s first short story collection I Want To Show You More. They’re both young writers, and I think both are so fresh. They just have striking voices.”
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In concert
Bryan Adams strips down in concert, shares photographs
South Florida lends itself to people stripping down. Celebs, residents and tourists do it all the time. Canadian rocker Bryan Adams is no exception.
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Essays
Journalist finds quirky tales on Florida’s back roads
A journalist finds quirky people and entertaining tales on the back roads of the Sunshine State
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Fiction
Stephen King’s sons show big talent in new books
Stephen King’s sons offer moving and satisfying novels, one about a cruel world, the other about a thwarted filmmaker.
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Fiction
Jennifer Gilmore turns adoption experiences into novel
Jennifer Gilmore turns her own experiences with the dehumanizing adoption process into a novel.
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What are you reading now?
“The Best of Us by Sarah Pekkanen. It’s a fun summer read about girlfriends. I’m always drawn to stories about friendship. And I’m looking forward to reading Meg Wolitzer’s The Interestings.”
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Fiction
City of Light evolves
Edward Rutherfurd’s latest historical novel tracks families over the years from 1261 to 1968.
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Fiction
Hardship and hope in Jean Thompson's new novel
Economic times are dreadful in Jean Thompson’s new novel, but hope still abounds
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Horror
Our new enemy has fangs
Werewolves stand in for Muslims in Benjamin Percy’s overwritten novel.
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Author! Author!
The snarkeristic Ben Greenman
Have you ever seen a juggler on a moving sidewalk? Ben Greenman, whose latest novel, The Slippage, (Harper Perennial, $14.99 in paper), a wry, wistful tale of marriage, lust and disconnection, ponders this and other wonders of life.
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What are you reading now?
“Since I’m a bit paranoid about unconsciously mimicking another writer, I read nonfiction while I’m writing a book and fiction when I’m not. I just finished the fourth volume of Robert Caro’s brilliant biography of Lyndon Johnson, The Passage of Power, and I’ve started The 9/11 Commission Report, which I’ve been meaning to read since it was published. Caro may write nonfiction, but his grasp of narrative, imagery, metaphor and his dramatic sensibilities rival those of most first-rate novelists.”
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Memoir
Angelou’s story of loss and reunion
The author chronicles her often-stormy relationship with her mother.
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O, Miami Poetry Festival
Readers vote for their 'That's so Miami' favorite poems
What does the idea of “Miami” conjure? Sunshine, South Beach, Cuban coffee?
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Nonfiction
Portrait of a struggling society
Barbara Garson interviews Americans affected by the Recession and draws conclusions.
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Poetry
Poetry project of Honduran schoolchildren attracts Inaugural poet Richard Blanco
The Inaugural poet and an award-winning poet turned priest are getting Honduran schoolchildren to bare their souls — even when they’re shattered
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Books
‘Running With Scissors’ author tackles self-help
After delving into his demons in best-selling memoirs, Augusten Burroughs tackles yours in a self-help book
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Books
Jill McCorkle celebrates life in new novel
If Jill McCorkle had to sum up her new novel, the description would go something like this: “It ain’t over ’til it’s over.”
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Fiction
Newcomers change an unfulfilled woman
Claire Messud latest character, a disappointed teacher, dazzles and fascinates in this page-turner.
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History
Turning point
Historian Nathaniel Philbrick paints a clear and compelling portrait of the burgeoning American Revolution
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Fiction
Fast motorcycles and labor revolts
In Rachel Kushner’s deeply layered second novel, a woman navigates turbulent times in the ‘70s.
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Nonfiction
The elements (and importance) of cooking
Michael Pollan is hands-on in his argument that it would behoove us all to connect with our food again.
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What are you reading now?
“The Snow Child [by Eowyn Ivey]. It was good, very intriguing. It’s one of those books that sends you into another world, and I got lost in it. You’re never quite sure if is this really happening or if it’s a fable.”
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Essays
Witty words from a master
David Sedaris entertains with pieces about his relationship with his father and observations of life on the road.
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Drugs on Bieber tour bus?
More trouble on Justin Bieber’s European tour: Swedish police said Thursday they had found drugs and a stun gun on the pop singer’s bus.
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Author! Author!
A chat with Kristin Hannah about her sequel to ‘Firefly Lane’
Kristin Hannah has written 20 novels and had never once been moved to write a sequel.
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Fiction and essays
Companionable volumes
Elinor Lipman’s latest novel and essay collection share the author’s humorous sensibility — with a twist.
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Fiction
Isabel Allende’s latest novel about a modern troubled teen still satisfying for fans of magical realism.
Isabel Allende’s latest novel about a modern troubled teen still satisfying for fans of magical realism.
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Stories
Fantastic author’s top hits
The Story Until Now provides the wonderful opportunity to revisit the long and distinguished career of a singular American voice. Much to her credit, Kit Reed is a difficult writer to categorize. Her novels and short stories traffic in science fiction and fabulism, in the surreal and the fantastic, sometimes separately and sometimes all at once. She has described her fiction, quite appropriately, as “trans-genred” and it has earned her a Guggenheim fellowship among other awards.
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Memoir
Exorcist’ director revisits old demons
A self-made, scrappy professional reaches the top only to be brought down by conflicting desires and his own hubris. Amid the wreckage, he reconsiders what’s important to him and begins anew.
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Biography
Bringing a Latin American leader to light
Marie Arana’s history of liberator Simon Bolivar a masterful addition to a subject neglected in the United States.
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What are you reading now?
“Rest in Pieces: The Curious Fates of Famous Corpses by Bess Lovejoy. To me, death is an endlessly fascinating topic. This book trails the remains of famous figures in history. It’s fun to see the journey they took (their bodies, anyway,) after dying.”
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Fiction
Ursula Todd lives and dies (and lives again) in ‘Life After Life’
Kate Atkinson’s clever novel expounds on the premise that we can start over if we don’t like the outcome
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Nonfiction
All guts — and very little glory
Mary Roach goes deep inside the digestive system to figure out how and why things work.
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FICTION
Intertwined in youth, six lives are changed forever
Decades breeze by in this novel about long-lasting friendships, family secrets and money.
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What are you reading now?
“I recently read Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple, and it pretty much knocked my socks off. Uniquely written and wryly funny, this novel is about what happens when an eccentric artist/mother suddenly vanishes and her teen daughter is left to figure out why. All I can say is once you begin it, you’d best clear your schedule: you won’t want to put it down until it’s done.”
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