by bertbaby | Jun 24, 2014 | Book Reviews
June 24: Napoleon crossed into Russia on this day in 1812, beginning the disastrous six-month invasion that became a turning point in the Napoleonic Wars.
by bertbaby | Jun 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
The Arsonist A novelWritten by Sue MillerHardcover, 320 pages | Knopf | Fiction – Contemporary Women; Fiction – Family Life; Fiction – Mystery & Detective – Women Sleuths | $25.95 | June 24, 2014 | 978-0-307-59479-2 (0-307-59479-3)From the...
by bertbaby | Jun 23, 2014 | Book Reviews
Peruvian journalist Faverón Patriau’s debut novel confirms what we’ve long suspected: booksellers are secretly trafficking human organs in an underground marketplace. This dark fable recalls the works of Jorge Luis Borges and Roberto Bolano in its pairing...
by bertbaby | Jun 23, 2014 | Book Reviews
Few essayists have the courage and talent to go head-to-head with George Orwell. Deborah Levy’s response to Orwell’s iconic piece “Why I Write” is at once a feminist call to arms, a touching memoir of small moments, and a guide to writing...
by bertbaby | Jun 23, 2014 | Book Reviews
Tensions flare in a New Hampshire town swollen by summer residents.
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