Few could deny that Dan Brown is a great plotter – his books all have interesting, thought provoking storylines. The problem is he is also a...
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The New York Times broke the embargo on Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol (509 pages, Doubleday, $29.95), offering a review in today’s paper. Finally,...
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This review must be prefaced by the fact that I am a sucker for a man with a southern accent. Few do that southern accent better than Pat Conroy,...
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As Connie Goodwin finally starts breathing easier, thinking she’s almost made it through her oral exams to become a PhD candidate at Harvard,...
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In honor of ComicCon, it seemed appropriate to take a closer look at two very different novels that address the birth of the comic superhero genre....
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Tomorrow brings the opening of the movie adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. The sixth in the Potter series, this is the book that...
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Summer reading is geared for light, fluffy, entertaining reads, kind of like the literary equivalent of cotton candy. You shouldn’t be reading...
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If you are looking for a thriller with an unusual perspective, Attica Locke’s Black Water Rising (Harper Collins, 427 pages, $24.99) should make...
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Several weeks ago, as I browsed the library's “new books” shelves, an older man whispered to me, “Psst. Want to read something...
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