by Michelle | Dec 31, 2007 | Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery
The Painter of Battles Andrés Faulques, a world-renowned war photographer, has retired to a life of solitude on the Spanish coast. On the walls of a tower overlooking the sea, he spends his days painting a huge mural that pays homage to history’s classic works of war...
by ta | Dec 28, 2007 | Fiction, Non-fiction
Here’s a post from our resident pop-culture maven: Don’t You Forget About Me: Contemporary Writers on the Films of John Hughes “The angst-ridden films of John Hughes remain vital viewing to a generation of writers old enough to have seen The...
by radguru | Dec 18, 2007 | Fiction, Mystery
Holly Winter and Kinsey Millhone are back again in their latest. Both deal with the issue of identity theft. ALL SHOTS by Susan Conant finds dog owner/trainer Holly Winter in search of the murderer of the “other” Holly Winter in town. While investigating,...
by ta | Dec 12, 2007 | Fiction
For the Jews of Buenos Aires there is one cemetery, but a high wall gates off the members of the Benevolent Self (pimps and prostitutes) from the rest of the dead. Kaddish Posnan, the son of a whore, is the only descendant who thinks it is important to honor the dead...
by kimb8 | Dec 6, 2007 | Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Romance
Dean Koontz has expanded in recent years from his straight horror. Some of his fans like this and some don’t. I happen to belong to the former group and his newest offering is along the same vein. Amy Redwing heads a rescue group for Golden Retrievers. Dogs are...
by ta | Dec 6, 2007 | Fiction
The immigrant experience is often a great topic for fiction. In this edition of Marie’s Monthly Minutes, we’ll look at three books that explore the adjustments that immigrants and children of immigrants have to make when they settle in America. Middlesex...
