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Skin Trade (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Book 17) by Laurell K. Hamilton Fugitive: A Novel by Phillip Margolin The Lovers: A Thriller (Charlie Parker) by John Connolly Martha Stewart’s Cupcakes: 175 Inspired Ideas for Everyone’s Favorite Treat by Martha Stewart Matters of the Heart by Danielle Steel Medusa by Clive Cussler My Father’s Tears and
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Empties by George Zebrowski Empties blends some initial detective work with intellectual horror. The events of this novel are terrible, yes, but the true horror is in the mind of Benek. Even the terrible things done to Benek, nasty as they are, are not nearly as horrible as in the inner turmoil Benek faces and
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The State Of The Art by Iain M. Banks Iain M. Bank’s novels are full of excellent vignettes and short scenes, so it’s no surprise that he can write well in the short format. The variety of tones and styles on display is certainly a huge plus but ultimately over half the book was taken
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Jailbait Zombie (Felix Gomez, Book 4) by Mario Acevedo In JAILBAIT ZOMBIE we follow Felix Gomez, vampiric detective extraordinaire and problem-solver for the vampire horde. When a zombie outbreak threatens to expose all of the undead, Felix is dispatched to find the source and terminate it. Things get complicated, however, when a young clairvoyant (the
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Travel Writing by Peter Ferry Even as it makes playful puzzles out of truth and illusion, metafiction has the same goal as conventional fiction: to make the reader care. Why else would we stick around for 300 pages? What draws us into “Travel Writing” is the author’s pure love of teaching and his thirst for
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Summer Morning, Summer Night by Ray Bradbury Although the whole of Summer Morning, Summer Night is quite enjoyable, I’d like to mention two stories that I’ve found especially compelling: the delicate “All In A Summer Night” where a little boy endeavours to cheer up a spinster sadly neglected by the male sex and the splendid
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Deryni Rising (Chronicles of the Deryni) by Katherine Kurtz Columbia Pictures is bringing Katherine Kurtz’s fantasy book Deryni Rising to the big screen, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The studio has picked up Deryni as a spec script by Alex Sabeti. Jimmy Miller is producing via his Mosaic banner. Deryni is a historical fantasy novel
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The Sealed Letter by Emma Donoghue Good lines there are in abundance. And in the end, “The Sealed Letter†provides both the titillating entertainment readers like Helen and Fido crave and the more sober exploration of truth, commitment and betrayal Harry might appreciate. Donoghue’s sympathy for all three of her central characters emerges through intimate
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The Forever War by Joe Haldeman Fox 2000 has acquired rights to Joe Haldeman’s 1974 novel The Forever War, and Ridley Scott is planning to make it into his first science fiction film since he delivered back-to-back classics with Blade Runner and Alien, Variety reported. Scott intended to follow those films with The Forever War,