Each year, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt publishes its ‘Best American Series,” a set of books collecting notable work published in the …
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Each year, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt publishes its ‘Best American Series,” a set of books collecting notable work published in the …
If you’ve yet to be captivated by the graphic novel, here’s the absolute place to start. IDW Publishing has just …
When the lightning hit the first time, Beth Peterson is sure she died. An Army specialist stationed at Fort Benning, …
David Baldacci’s ‘The Escape” (Grand Central Publishing, 370 pages, $28) is a meticulously plotted detective novel dressed in the guise …
Tim Johnston’s new novel, ‘Descent” (Algonquin Books, 376 pages, $25.95), is a dark and beautiful book. Centered on the kidnapping …
IOWA CITY – On the cover of Tim Johnston’s new novel, ‘Descent,” one finds this blurb from author Alice LaPlante: …
Most Americans know architect Frank Lloyd Wright, but few know the story of his cook, a Barbados man named Julian …
The Cedar Rapids Public Library is joining hundreds of people across the nation in supporting the National Book Foundation in …
Writing a mystery novel offers any number of logistical challenges. Clues – both true and false – must be scattered …
There are writers skilled at transforming seemingly banal, everyday matters into literature, and then there are writers who take these …
Plot and character development work together in a finely crafted novel. A character wants something but faces difficult circumstances. As …
FICTION/NON-FICTION 1. ‘All the Light We Cannot See” Doerr 2. ‘I Love You Night and Day” Prasadam-Halls 3. ‘Unbroken” Hillenbrand …
Chris Martin has turned several of his longtime interests into a writing career. ‘I’m not sure whether I should be …
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