Leslie Parry has a long-standing love of books that draw the read in and won’t let go – detective stories, …
By Rob Cline, correspondent Living May. 17, 2015 9:00 am3771d ago
Leslie Parry has a long-standing love of books that draw the read in and won’t let go – detective stories, …
By Laura Farmer, correspondent Living May. 17, 2015 9:00 am3771d ago
When American journalist Maggie Messitt was 24 years old, she bought a one-way ticket to South Africa. This was in …
By Rob Cline, correspondent
Living May. 17, 2015 9:00 am3771d ago
‘Church of Marvels” is a book of secrets and surprises. Author Leslie Parry, an alum of the Writers’ Workshop, illuminates …
Community May. 11, 2015 7:18 pm3777d ago
‘This is My Brave,’ a collection of monologues, poetry, essays and music focused on mental illness, debuts Friday at the …
By Stacie Gorkow, correspondent
Living May. 10, 2015 9:00 am3778d ago
When I learned that Sara Gruen was coming out with a new novel set during World War II, I was …
By Rob Cline, correspondent
Living May. 10, 2015 9:00 am3778d ago
In ‘The Crime of Our Lives,” acclaimed mystery writer Lawrence Block collects pieces he has written over the years about …
By Rob Cline, correspondent Living May. 10, 2015 9:00 am3778d ago
The success of Lili Anolik’s debut novel ‘Dark Rooms” can largely be credited to the creepy atmosphere she conjures. This …
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Acclaimed children’s book author Katherine Hannigan has gone in a new direction with her latest book. Known recently for her …
By Jacqueline Briggs Martin, guest columnist
Living May. 3, 2015 9:00 am3785d ago
It’s May. It’s May – ‘that gorgeous holiday” that Julie Andrews sang about in ‘Camelot,” when every day is a …
By Rob Cline, correspondent
Living May. 3, 2015 9:00 am3785d ago
Writers’ Workshop alum Nickolas Butler knows the Midwestern landscape and the landscape of the human heart. In his debut novel, …
By Rob Cline, correspondent
Living May. 3, 2015 9:00 am3785d ago
Benjamin Percy thought he might follow in the footsteps of Lewis & Clark. His wife talked some sense into him, …
By Rob Cline, correspondent
Living May. 3, 2015 9:00 am3785d ago
In Benjamin Percy’s ‘The Dead Lands” (Grand Central Publishing, 416 pages, $26), Lewis and Clark set off from St. Louis …
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