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John Irving is Once Again in Full Control of the Narrative in 'Last Night In Twisted River'new

In his latest book, Irving entertains with the grace of a novelist who knows how to be funny without hitting the reader over the head.
NOW Magazine  |  David Silverberg  |  11-16-2009  |  Fiction

'Poorly Made' Looks at China's Export Manufacturing Industrynew

Hired as a middleman for Western importers and Chinese manufacturers, Paul Midler unveils the schemes concocted by China's factory owners to make a profit from inferior goods in this investigative travelogue.
NOW Magazine  |  David Silverberg  |  09-14-2009  |  Nonfiction

Julie Doucet Exposes Herself in '365 Days'new

Doucet's visual diary 365 Days is an intimate look into the minutiae of everything she went through over a full year.
NOW Magazine  |  David Silverberg  |  05-02-2008  |  Nonfiction

'Convictions' is a Three-Day Successnew

When I first heard about the winner of the 3-Day Novel Writing Contest, in which contestants write a novel over Labor Day weekend, I assumed the output would be rushed, disorganized and unsatisfying, but this newest 3-Day winner is an emotionally powerful book and an intense read despite its mere 111 pages.
NOW Magazine  |  David Silverberg  |  10-05-2007  |  Fiction

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