‘Beyond the Rice Fields” by Magalasy author Naivo is the first novel from Madagascar to ever be translated into English …
By Laura Farmer, correspondent Books Nov. 25, 2017 6:09 pm2981d ago
‘Beyond the Rice Fields” by Magalasy author Naivo is the first novel from Madagascar to ever be translated into English …
By Terri Leblanc, correspondent Books Nov. 18, 2017 6:19 pm2987d ago
Jim C. Hines is known for his work in the fantasy world – recreating known worlds or adding fantastical elements …
By Rob Cline, correspondent Books Nov. 18, 2017 6:16 pm2987d ago
A.J. Mahler had a running joke with a neighbor, teasing her about being a spy. That banter became a writing …
By Rob Cline, correspondent Books Nov. 15, 2017 11:18 am2991d ago
Kenneth Branagh’s star-studded movie version of Agatha Christie’s ‘Murder on the Orient Express” looks – based on the trailers – …
By Laura Farmer, correspondent Books Nov. 14, 2017 12:43 pm2992d ago
Irish author Roddy Doyle is often heralded for his snappy dialogue and humor, but his literary greatness comes from routinely …
By Terri Leblanc, correspondent
Books Nov. 14, 2017 12:41 pm2992d ago
Dr. Genevieve Summerford made her first appearance in July 2016 when it was published by Sourcebooks Landmark. ‘In A Deadly …
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Books Nov. 9, 2017 6:43 pm2996d ago
The key word in the announcement that writer Brian Michael Bendis was leaving Marvel Entertainment and coming over to DC …
By Rob Cline, correspondent
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After graduating from Washington High School in Cedar Rapids and attending Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls, Douglas Beed found …
By Melia Tatman, correspondent
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By several market estimates, 70 percent of all Young Adult books are purchased by adults between the ages of 18 …
By Laura Farmer, correspondent
Living Oct. 29, 2017 1:30 am3008d ago
Author Carmen Maria Machado might just change the way you think about horror writing. ‘Horror is a genre that reflects …
By Rob Cline, correspondent
Living Oct. 29, 2017 1:05 am3008d ago
In Matthew Lansburgh’s ‘Outside is the Ocean,” readers jump around in time to witness snapshots in the troubled tale of …
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Books Oct. 27, 2017 5:19 pm3010d ago
PARIS – Philip Roth has never lived in France, reads French literature only in translation and has never set a …
By Laura Farmer, correspondent
Books Oct. 21, 2017 5:27 pm3016d ago
In February of 1864 Princess Eulalia was born to Queen Isabel II of Spain, a stubborn, independent child who would …
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