I have been working really hard to read new literature. In fact, this is one of my goals for 2008 - to read a new book each month in a genre I wouldn’t normally gravitate to, from an author I’ve never heard of. So far this year, I’ve read four in that category.
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Water for Elephants is one of the best books I’ve read in a long time. This book was mentioned several times in the House at Riverton book club I participated in; and was a huge seller during the holidays on Amazon. I figured even though it wasn’t a book I would normally pick up […]

I recently received a copy of The House at Riverton by Kate Morton. This book is due for publication in the United States in April 2008. It was published in 2006 in Australia and, then in Britain in 2007 - where it became an instant hit.
The story is told from a first person […]

The Book Review picks the best works from the last year.
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The C.I.A. agent in Joseph Weisberg’s novel is a conventional yuppie schlub.
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“Movie Stars! Hollywood made ‘em and sold ‘em daily, gamely producing a product for which its creators had no concrete explanation.”
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“My bags were packed and provisions loaded. I was ready for adventure. And so, on a late summer afternoon, I dragged my reluctant friend Drew off to explore new worlds and, I hoped, find some happiness along the way.”
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This week: Joseph Weisberg, author of “An Ordinary Spy”; Lee Siegel on Peter Gay’s “Modernism”; Jennifer Schuessler on “The Hidden Persuaders”; and Dwight Garner with best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.
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