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In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren leads holds this week. People’s “Book of the Week” is Eleanor by David Michaelis. The November issue of Entertainment Weekly has published. It has a fair amount of book coverage and a great deal of adaptation news. The L.A. Times writes about paper’s Festival of Books, the lineup and ways to watch. There are additional virtual book events for the week and two guides detail the highlights. Big Sky, based on the C. J. Box novels, gets a trailer, which is going viral.
Whether readers enjoy snacking on bite-sized twisty mysteries or are looking for a new author to follow, this anthology delivers.
For readers who wish to know more about how history is written, its influencers, their writings, and how figures such as Carson fall from grace. An excellent addition for women’s studies collections.
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Slum Virgin
Set in the slum of El Poso in Buenos Aires, this novel tells the story of Quity, a crime reporter for a large newspaper, and her lover, Cleopatra, an enigmatic transvestite ex-prostitute...
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Missionaries
Incredibly detailed, based on research and the author’s personal experience, this work rises above the level of generic action-thriller to that of literary art, joining such geopolitical forebears as VassilisVassilikos’s Z and John le Carré’s The Mission Song.
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Still Life
In the sixth in her “Karen Pirie” series (after Broken Ground), McDermid rewards readers with a timely and cracking good mystery that keeps the pages flying. New readers are brought up to speed and will join longtime fans cheering on the well-drawn characters.
Thanksgiving can often get lost in the commercialization of the holiday season, but this history of its origins puts the holiday in a fresh perspective. Readers seeking an inspiring story of persistence and achievement will appreciate.
Accessible and illuminating, this is required reading for anyone interested in opera and its complete history.
This accessible, thoughtful work is ideally suited for academic libraries, as well as undergraduate and graduate courses, and general readers of maritime history.
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