Jonathan Franzen’s latest novel, ‘Purity,” presents a puzzle for the reader, and only the author knows how the pieces fit …
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Jonathan Franzen’s latest novel, ‘Purity,” presents a puzzle for the reader, and only the author knows how the pieces fit …
By Rob Cline, correspondent I first encountered David Mitchell’s ‘Slade House” when the author published the first portion of the …
There’s a notion in popular culture that once you become elderly, all your best days are behind you: that there …
IOWA CITY — When Andrea Wilson moved to Iowa City, she thought it was the perfect place to hone a …
By Rob Cline, correspondent Peter Robinson’s new Inspector Banks novel ‘In the Dark Places” called to mind the 87th Precinct …
This holiday season were you wishing for a shiny new car, boat, or other exciting mode of transportation? If those …
Part noir, part literary thriller, Vu Tran’s debut novel ‘Dragonfish” showcases the seedy underbelly of Las Vegas alongside the trappings …
Looking for a good book to read this holiday season or for the winter ahead? The Gazette’s book reviewers offer …
In ‘A Wild Swan and Other Tales,” Michael Cunningham re-imagines a variety of fairy tales. Though popular culture is currently …
On Nov. 10, Iowa children’s author Delia Ray enjoyed the release of her fourth middle-grade novel, ‘Finding Fortune” (2015, Farrar, …
When Ed McBain died, the boys from the 87th Precinct died with him. Readers mourned. When William G. Tapply died, …
By Mary Sharp, correspondent A star volleyball player at Iowa City West High School, Caroline ‘Line” Found, 17, wrecks her …
Bill Hoeft is right. ‘Live Like Line/Love Like Ellyn” (Ice Cube Press, 310 pages, $21.95) is an amazing story. And …
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