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Saturday, November 7, 2009

Kingsolver: Queen of fiction

By Jeffrey Ann Goudie /  / McClatchy Newspapers
(HarperCollins, $26.99) Barbara Kingsolver is a prod to the nation’s conscience. In her seventh work of fiction, “The Lacuna,” she...
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Thursday, November 5, 2009

Scare up some fun with triple threat

‘The Squirrel Machine’ by Hans Rickheit (Fantagraphics)
By Garrett Martin / Comics Reviews
Halloween’s over, but that doesn’t mean terror has gone on holiday. If you’re still itching to be...

John Grisham takes shorter road to ‘Ford County’

John Grisham
By Associated Press
NEW YORK - It’s hard to sell a book of short stories. But not if you’re John Grisham. The author of...

That 80s show continues to fascinate NBA fandom with Magic Johnson and Larry Bird

By Jan Hubbard / McClatchy Newspapers
Except for a few weeks in 1992, when they were part of the transcendent Dream Team, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson were never teammates on the floor. Off the...
Wednesday, November 4, 2009

A-listers provide ‘Essential Guide to Getting Organized’

Gettin’ it done: Caron LeBrun, a PR consultant, shows some of the many lists she uses to organize her life.
By Jill Radsken
Rory Tahari dealt with her parents’ divorce by getting organized. Responsible for her younger brother...
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Barack Obama’s half brother recalls their abusive father

In this Friday, Jan. 16, 2009 photo, Mark Ndesandjo, the intensely private half-brother of President-elect Barack Obama, attends a charity concert in Shenzhen, southern China.
By Associated Press
GUANGZHOU, China — President Barack Obama’s half brother has broken his...
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Palin book tour to start Nov. 18

Sarah Palin (File)
By Associated Press
NEW YORK — Oprah Winfrey is only the beginning for Sarah Palin’s book...
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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Amazon.com extends Internet price war on books

By Associated Press
NEW YORK — The book price wars are no longer just for pre-orders. Amazon.com was offering hardcovers of John Grisham’s "Ford County" and Barbara...

In Hub, ’07 was almost heaven

‘Wicked Good Year - How the Red Sox Patriots and Celtics Turned the Hub of the Universe into the Capital of Sports’ by Steve Buckley (It Books/HarperCollins Publishers)
By Steve Buckley / Book Excerpt
Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from Herald columnist Steve Buckley’s...
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Review: Michael Chabon explores manhood in book

A portion of the book cover image for ‘Manhood for Amateurs’ by Michael Chabon.
By Associated Press
"Manhood for Amateurs" (Harper, 320 pages, $25.99), by Michael Chabon: The singular experience of becoming a father...
Monday, November 2, 2009

The eggnog cup is always half empty for Christmas lover Burroughs

Augusten Burroughs
By Tenley Woodman
Augusten Burroughs’ life is an open book. The author shared the embarrassing and gut-wrenching details of...

Former rivals Larry Bird, Magic Johnson now co-authors

By Associated Press
Larry Bird doesn’t understand what all the fuss was about. So what if LeBron James didn’t shake hands with the...
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Sunday, November 1, 2009

Turning a page on technology

PUSH-BUTTON LITERATURE: Clara Loran uses a Playaway audiobook at the Newton Free Library.
By Renee Nadeau
Perhaps you’ve seen them on store shelves, or peered over the shoulder of someone eRead-ing on the train. eReaders...

Audiobooks as easy as ‘mp3’

By Renee Nadeau
Audiobooks have been on the rise for years, thanks in part to the industry transitioning to new formats, the most recent...
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Book: White House ’the American house next door’

This Dec. 7, 1941 photograph provided by the Library of Congress, shows a view of the White House from Pennsylvania Avenue on the day of the Pearl Harbor attack.
By Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Lady Bird Johnson said walking through the White House was like walking "through history." Hillary...

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