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Now in the midst of the new Adam Saint series, the veteran mystery author is the creator of one of the great gay PI's, Saskatoon's Russell Quant, whose series is in re-issue now
Archaeologist Faye Longchamp digs up the truth about a Spiritualist community to solve a murder.
Wild Tales is a remarkably intelligent and entertaining book, a must-read for anyone who loves rock and roll.
Donna Tartt's long-awaited THE GOLDFINCH is, well, long.
The last generation has seen something of a boom in historical narratives that focus on small events with potentially large implications (the latter often inflated in the inevitable subtitle, which in this case is Lincoln, Little Crow, and the Beginning of the Frontier's End).
There are no wizards or mythical creatures in this mystery novel.
James Franco's latest literary endeavor mixes fictional narratives and personal reflections about acting and actors with the goal of presenting the craft in its purest forms.
Loren Estleman collects old favorites for fans of the Great Detective in a volume of short stories and novellas written by the literary heirs of Doyle and Watson
James Lear adds to the LGBT mystery shelf with some seriously gritty traditional noir in a contemporary setting
The Room, a 2003 film known as the “Citizen Kane of bad movies,” celebrates its tenth anniversary this year.
It happens to everyone who works in the theatre, especially those who work on Broadway.
A young Polish survivor comes to an American yeshiva.
Elizabeth Massie's soon-to-be-released horror-mystery gives Coney Island's adventurous side a whole new meaning
The new New York Review of Books e-book plumbs the depths of men and women, of Israelis and Arabs, and finds both common ground and common fear
George Balanchine (1904-1983) is considered the greatest choreographer of the 20th century, his transforming genius in dance often compared to that of Mozart and Stravinsky in music and Picasso and Cezanne in art.
Royal Young presents an unfiltered and uncensored look at the life of someone -- himself -- in desperate need of attention, in a book that deserves some.
The late composer's posthumously-released children's book shows youngest readers that it's okay to think big, but that sometimes you have to work for it, too
Popular mystery author Anthony Bidulka presents a new detective, Adam Saint of the Canadian Disaster Recovery Agency, in a mystery/thriller of wide-ranging scope
In 2005, the New York Times ran an article on romance novels, noting that romance novels were read by 51 million people a year, accounted for 49 percent of all paperback sales, and sold nearly one and a half billion dollars' worth of books annually.
Townsend's sophomore novel is a charming tribute to all things Italian -- its culture, its wine, and its families, no matter how flawed they may be.
Okay, true confession time: I've never been a big fan of paranormal romance.
