The writer of the Special Agent Ana Grey mysteries went in search of a (fake) firearm for a photo shoot in New York and came across more trouble than she had bargained for.
The unconventional writer’s films have found new life on DVD, and now Two Dollar Radio has begun to bring his writing back. The latest is the two-fer ‘Flats’ and ‘Quake.’
The fragments of Nabokov’s final novel reverberate with echoes of his other work -- and ultimately fail to measure up to them. The book, our reviewer says, is best treated as a curiosity for Nabokov’s fans.
The British writer reflects on Greta Garbo, literary trends, Oscar parties and a trip to Liberia, among other things, in a lively, unselfconscious, rigorous, erudite collection.
When Everything Changed The Amazing Journey of American Women From 1960 to the Present Gail Collins Little, Brown: 472 pp., $27.99 I don’t think I’ve ever finished a Gail Collins-penned editorial in the New York Times, and now I know why.
The author of the novel ‘Sway’ takes on a tough nonfiction assignment -- trying to make sense of the murky details surrounding his father’s slaying years before.
Fiction Weeks on list1.The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown (Doubleday: $25.99) Harvard professor Robert Langdon uses his symbology skills to find a missing Freemason in Washington, D.C. 8 2.Nine Dragons by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown : $27.99) An LAPD detective travels to Hong Kong to solve the murder of a Chinese immigrant. 4 3.The Help by Kathryn Stockett (Putnam: $24.95) The lives of a maid, a cook and a college graduate become intertwined while changing a Mississippi town. 23 4.Last Night in Twisted River by John Irving (Random House: $28) A father and son on the run in 1950s Northeast logging communities. 15.The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson (Tor: $29.99) Rand al’Thor, the Dragon Reborn, attempts to unite kingdoms and alliances in preparation for the Last Battle. 26.Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney (Amulet: $13.95) Greg desires to spend summer vacation indoors despite his mother’s wishes for outdoor family fun.47.True Blue by David Baldacci (Grand Central: $27.99) After being framed for a crime, a cop must break a case to prove worthy of the badge again.18.Blood’s a Rover by James Ellroy (Knopf : $28.95) A bank heist sets off an escapade through ‘60s L.A. with run-ins with the mob, the FBI and Howard Hughes. 69.The Humbling by Philip Roth (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: $22) A washed-up stage actor is rejuvenated when he begins an erotic affair with a younger woman.2 10.Pursuit of Honor by Vince Flynn (Atria: $27.99) Two counterterrorism operatives deal with the fallout from a deadly terrorist attack. 4 11.Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel (Henry Holt: $27) The rise of Henry VIII’s advisor Thomas Cromwell.1 12.Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Roderick Rules by Jeff Kinney (Amulet : $12.95) Greg navigates middle school while trying to keep his brother from revealing a secret.1 13.The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R.
