Books
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PublishedApril 5, 2020
The Portland went down in 1898. More than a century later, it still fascinates
The latest book to examine the maritime disaster, 'The Wreck of the Portland' does a reasonably good job, but how about giving other lesser-known wrecks a little attention?
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PublishedApril 5, 2020
Bedside Table
'Confessions of the Fox' by Jordy Rosenberg, One World, 352 pages. $27
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PublishedApril 5, 2020
‘The Red Lotus,’ a new novel with a pandemic plot, is both prescient and diverting
At the start of Chris Bohjalian's latest book, the boyfriend of an ER doctor disappears while the couple is vacationing in Vietnam. He's found dead, with mysterious wounds, leaving behind a series of puzzling lies.
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PublishedApril 2, 2020
Novelist James Patterson sets up fund to help indie booksellers
Patterson announced #SaveIndieBookstores, a partnership with the American Booksellers Association and the Book Industry Charitable Foundation.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2020
New online store offers help to shuttered indie booksellers
With independent bookstores shut down nationwide, a new online seller is offering help
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PublishedMarch 29, 2020
Book review: Race, privilege and toilet duty: Life at Harvard for a black freshman in 1959
In 'The Last Negroes at Harvard,' Kent Garrett recalls his undergraduate days, and not fondly.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2020
Book review: In Tudor times, murder shadows the creation of magical stones
Bianca, the plucky heroine of 'The Alchemist of Lost Souls,' tries to unravel the crimes. In doing so, she puts herself in harm's way.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2020
Bedside Table
'Enter the Aardvark,' by Jessica Anthony. Little, Brown and Company, 192 pages. $26
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PublishedMarch 24, 2020
Albert Uderzo, a creator of French hero Asterix, dies at 92
The beloved comic book character Asterix captured the spirit of the Gauls of yore and grew a reputation worldwide.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2020
‘The Mirror and the Light’ is a masterful finale to Hilary Mantel’s Cromwell Trilogy
Mantel builds suspense by turning readers into alarmed onlookers as Cromwell meets his fate.
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