Editor’s Choice
Obedience, by Will Lavender, $24. A complex conspiracy involving the writing of a book drives Lavender’s compelling debut, a thriller that will strike some as a mix of John Fowles’ “The Magus” and Stephen King’s “The Shining.”
Publishers Weekly
FICTION
Lady Macbeth, by Susan Fraser King,$23.95. Historical-romance novelist King leaps into deeper historical [...]
4
Mar
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26
Feb
By Rene Volchansky
“What did you say?”, Nick asked incredulously.
“I can’t eat any more chocolate”, I repeated.
We had been going into every chocolate shop on our walking route around Brussels, ordering one chocolate each, and enjoying them within moments of leaving the respective supplier.
Empirical research, of course, to find the best chocolate shop in [...]
10
Feb
SCIENCE FICTION
My creative-writing professor at Old Dominion University once claimed that there was no such thing as a perfect novel . . . except for %26quot;The Great Gatsby.%26quot; I agree with the first clause of the statement. But I must add a caveat that is also, perhaps, the greatest commandment in the realm of [...]
27
Jan
The lens zooms in, then draws back. The images are shaky: a celebration, that
much is clear; children in bright orange jerseys and matching baseball caps,
some worn backward, or with bills to the side. They chatter and jibe, passing
pitchers of soda, reaching for slices with favorite toppings. Chins shine with
grease. Smiles glow as if smeared with [...]
27
Jan
Enter Contest hereCHARLOTTESVILLE — Serious book worms at the University of Virginia .who are also serious book collectors can enter an unusual competition to show off the books they love.
The Student Book Collecting Contest is little known to the general public but durable: It’s been around for over a half-century.
%26quot;The contest is meant to [...]
23
Jan
LOS ANGELES - Nobody could have seen this celebrity breakup coming: After more than 20 years of marriage, Spider-Man and Mary Jane are kaput.
Joe Quesada, editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics, said it was time to shake things up in the life of Peter Parker, the nerdy New Yorker who upon being bitten by a radioactive spider [...]
21
Jan
HADDAM - Not unlike the superheroes they bring to life, the three men behind Free Lunch Comics lead a secret life. They teach, publish or sell houses by day, even dabble in local politics, but at night and on weekends, they delve into a fantasy world of ink and imagination.
On Sundays, Steve Kanaras, Matt Ryan [...]
14
Jan
Ben Grimm packs his bag for a short vacation to Puerto Rico, but he won’t tell his Fantastic Four teammates why he’s going or who he’s going to see. Sue, Reed and Johnny decide to investigate and meet an evil being known as El Chupacabras.
The adventure unspools in The Fantastic Four’s latest comic book, [...]
7
Jan
big comic book fan and I%26#8217;m also a huge horror movie freak. With that combination a movie like 30 days of night would be right up my alley. This Josh Hartnett starrer was based on the IDW comic of the same name written by Steve Niles. I read the comic book years ago and I [...]
7
Jan
a big comic book fan and I%26#8217;m also a huge horror movie freak. With that combination a movie like 30 days of night would be right up my alley. This Josh Hartnett starrer was based on the IDW comic of the same name written by Steve Niles. I read the comic book years ago and [...]
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