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City of Fire By Robert Ellis
November 11, 2023There are red herrings aplenty, but once finished reading the novel I’m left with a sense...
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The Headmaster’s Dilemma by Louis Auchincloss
November 10, 2023There is another criticism that Auchincloss has had to counter in his long and illustrious career...
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Gentlemen and Players
November 10, 2023Yet it is the amateur, the eccentric and the outsider who plays the hero in the...
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Trashed by Alison Gaylin
November 10, 2023These driven individuals scour celebrity garbage cans, pose as anyone but themselves, lie as though the...
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The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
November 10, 2023There is also something conversational about the way he writes, a straightforwardness, and a beguiling, gentle...
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Exit Ghost by Philip Roth
November 9, 2023Though the notorious Roth voice is often manic and crude, we assume that coming from a...
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
November 9, 2023This book isn’t a book, it’s a jazz piece, a series of improvisations on Díaz’s country,...
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The Quiet Girl by Peter Høeg
November 8, 2023A thriller is often a race, but without the understanding of exactly why this girl is...
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The Snake Stone by Jason Goodwin
November 8, 2023Goodwin now returns with another mystery, a tale as exotic as the first one, delicious in...
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Mike Carey: Novelist and Comic Writer
November 8, 2023"People too content with their lot make lousy protagonists. (laughs) There has to be a source...