In a recent bout of "low-browism" I picked up two books that, while I didn't make the connection at the time, fit together very nicely...
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Look at the Birdie is the title and the title work of a brand new collection of posthumously published works by the celebrated Kurt Vonnegut. While I...
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Dan Brown's most recent work, The Lost Symbol, was recently released to an eagerly waiting public. About half the public was actually excited for the...
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It’s not very often I read a book that makes me jump around and coo at it adoringly, but Downtown Owl by Chuck Klosterman added another check to...
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Book hunters everywhere know the excitement of finding bestsellers in the bargain bin, so here are some places in Capitol Hill that exists solely as...
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The Housekeeper and the Professor, by Yoko Ogawa is a beautifully written and translated book. Originally written in Japanese, the book has only been...
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I bought this book on a whim, seeing it in a “recommended by staff” section in a book store. When I purchased it, I knew nothing of its...
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Continuing with my Newberry Award Winners kick, here is The Higher Power of Lucky, by Susan Patron. The book endured some controversy when it first...
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Savvy, by Ingrid Law, received a Newberry Honor in 2009. It was once my goal, as a kid, to read all the Newberry Award and Honor books on the list,...
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When I reviewed Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman, I mentioned I wanted to withhold judgment on her as a writer until I had sampled more of her work....
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