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Reviews of some smart books for smart people -- fiction and nonfiction from Virgil to Cowboy Kate.
Boston Phoenix |
Phoenix Staff and Stringers |
12-08-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: 2006gift
Telegraphing Murdernew
Larson's new novel is in all ways a conceptual sequel to its predecessor, The Devil in the White City.
Dig Boston |
Stewart Mason |
12-06-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Erik Larson, Thunderstruck
Around the World in 1,085 Pagesnew
Round one with Pynchon's longest and busiest novel.
Chicago Reader |
Jonathan Rosenbaum |
12-04-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Against the Day, Thomas Pynchon
Making Nicenew
Richard Ford lightens up in the third act.
Missoula Independent |
Joe Campana |
11-30-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Richard Ford, The Lay of the Land
Sweet Berrynew
Bidulka is no slouch when it comes to snappy dialogue and campy one-liners that more than tip the hat to classic noir, and his leading man is the kind of guy anyone would want for a best friend.
NOW Magazine |
Lesley McAllister |
11-28-2006 |
Fiction
Cheesier Than Velveeta's Factorynew
Schorr gives Portland the suspense thriller it never knew it wanted.
Willamette Week |
Michael Byrne |
11-22-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Borderline, Mark Schorr
Nigerian Darkness and Lightnew
This book is a masterpiece of war and love.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
11-17-2006 |
Fiction
How to Draw a Funnynew
The debut Best American Comics entry is straddled by its literary slant.
Baltimore City Paper |
Jess Harvell |
11-03-2006 |
Fiction
Nothing Up His Sleevenew
In his latest novel, the cartoonist and novelist shows too little imagination in his appropriations of Southern history and literature.
Tags: Doug Marlette, Magic Time
Baby's Bluesnew
O'Neill's novel is a hypnotic tale about a bohemian street kid.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
10-26-2006 |
Fiction
Lives Less Ordinarynew
Claire Davis returns with a collection of short stories aimed squarely at the moment of truth.
Missoula Independent |
Azita Osanloo |
10-20-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Claire Davis, Labors of the Heart
Narcissists in the Familynew
Controlling parents and controlling kids compete in Cole's novel.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
10-19-2006 |
Fiction
In Defense of Marynew
A new novel tells the controversial First Lady's story.
Illinois Times |
Marissa Monson |
10-19-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Janis Cooke Newman, Mary
Born to Runnew
Six Days of the Condor author James Grady cuts the lunatics loose.
Missoula Independent |
Joe Campana |
10-12-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: James Grady, Mad Dogs
Close to Memoirnew
This collection is teeming with violent sexual encounters and damaged characters while maintaining a curious level of sentimentality.
New York Press |
Doug Black |
10-12-2006 |
Fiction
