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Michael Ondaatje discusses the clues that lead to stories
Michael Ondaatje, the author of several critically acclaimed literary novels, including The English Patient, considers himself an archaeologist. Not the kind that roots around in the dirt for prehistoric skeletons, but the kind that extracts memories and transcribes them to the written page.
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Review: Warlight’s hero grows up amid the secrets, wreckage of war
Learning who you are and, perhaps more importantly, who you are meant to be isn’t easy. Nathaniel Williams, the young hero of Michael Ondaatje’s latest novel, Warlight, spends much of his adolescence and later years pondering this.
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Review: Charles Frazier makes long-awaited return to the Civil War
The First Lady of the South, Varina Davis, made the best of her life one day at a time. Her only other option—to take her own life with the tiny revolver given to her by her husband, Confederate President Jefferson Davis.
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Review: Knox’s Sirens a moody, noirish crime thriller
Debut novelist Joseph Knox has crafted a bleak and gritty crime thriller with Sirens ($27, Crown), perfect for fans of Mike Hammer and other pulp-era detectives. All the elements are in place: a disgruntled, disgraced police detective, seedy bars, sexy women, ruthless thugs, corrupt cops, and treachery at every turn.
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Review: Lullaby Road won’t lull readers to sleep
Long road trips tend to lull many people to sleep, but there’s no time for sleep for trucker Ben Jones in James Anderson’s newest novel, Lullaby Road. If you’re a reader along for the ride, you might find yourself staying up late, too.
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Books: Gritty PI’s, deadly spies provide plenty of thrills
If you’re looking for edge-of-your-seat thrillers or tough-as-nails private investigators, these books have you covered.
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From frontier justice to international terror, put these on your TBR list
Whether you are looking for frontier justice or international suspense, you’ll find a book for you among my latest book reviews.
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Books: Tom Hanks a proven storyteller on film, on page with Uncommon Type
In his new collection of short stories, Uncommon Type, actor-now-author Tom Hanks excels in creating a sense of place immediately identifiable to readers – we’ve all been there or all remember similar places in our own past – and in crafting believable, likable characters.
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Massacre of Mankind impressive but overly long sequel to H.G. Wells classic
by G. Robert Frazier Before I sat down to read Stephen Baxter’s The Massacre of Mankind (Crown, $27) – the sequel to H.G. Wells’s classic The War of the Worlds – I decided to reacquaint myself with the original. I’m glad I did. Yes, stylistically it is a little stale. There’s…
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Five can’t miss books for your fall reading list
Whether you’re in the mood for a historic western tale, a gritty crime drama from 1950s Atlanta, or a tale of international suspense, these books have you covered.
Story By G. Robert Frazier 