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Review: Consistently Random
17+ hour, 47+ min ago (28+ words) At Random" was to be the title of Bennett Cerf's autobiography, but he died suddenly in 1971 at 73, 55 years ago. Unless you're old enough......
James K. Hanna: A Pittsburgher saved the 20th century's 'Huckleberry Finn"
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (21+ words) The city of Pittsburgh does not figure prominently in Jack Kerouac's 1957 groundbreaking novel "On the Road" " it's always......
Sophie Kinsella, author of the millions-selling ‘Shopaholic’ novels, dies at 55
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (21+ words) LONDON " Sophie Kinsella, the author of "Confessions of a Shopaholic" and a series of millions-selling sequels died Monday, her family......
Review: The extraordinary ordinary
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (24+ words) Patrick Ryan's masterful "Buckeye" is so well-written and moving you hate to see it end. Driven by rich characters and absorbing storytelling,......
Review: Teens in a war zone
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (34+ words) In a world filled with news of war, it may be a difficult task to dive into a novel about the history of war, but it would be worth it when it is also......
Review: The youthful stories of Virginia Woolf
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (26+ words) In 1907, then-26-year-old Virginia Woolf drafted a series of short stories to entertain her friends and family. Inspired by her friend Violet Dickinson,......
Review: The deadly men of tin
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (27+ words) The Tin Men" is the title of the final novel from the U.S. Army combat veteran, Mensa member, and prolific author Nelson DeMille, writing with his......
Review: A beautiful and brutal story
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (20+ words) Through beautiful, sharp prose and vibrant characters, award-winning memoirist Jaquira D'az's debut novel, "This Is the Only Kingdom,......
Review: Venetian heartache
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (25+ words) Early in the book "The Dogs of Venice" the protagonist, Paul, ponders his mother's love of the Catholic Church and the origins of his......
Review: A novel achievement
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (25+ words) Megha Majumdar's second novel, "A Guardian and a Thief," a National Book Award finalist in 2025, is a book that makes a thoughtful reader......