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'The Line That Held Us': Noir in Appalachia

'The Line That Held Us': Noir in Appalachia

Novelist David Joy, whose books chronicle the rural, working-class South of his own milieu, has penned a new book where a hunting accident triggers a thriller of violent vengeance.
by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

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Like 'Goosebumps?' Here's another 30 years' worth of horror for kids

Like 'Goosebumps?' Here's another 30 years' worth of horror for kids

From the late '60s to the rise of Harry Potter in the late '90s, horror fiction had a hold on young readers, and there was something to scare everyone, from realistic thrillers to possessed dummies.
by Grady Hendrix

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Nobel Prize-winning author V.S. Naipaul dies at 85

Nobel Prize-winning author V.S. Naipaul dies at 85

V.S. Naipaul, the Trinidad-born Nobel laureate whose celebrated writing and brittle, provocative personality drew admiration and revulsion in equal measures, died Saturday at his London home, his family said.
by Associated Press

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Graceful 'Court Dancer' can't escape her sorrows

Graceful 'Court Dancer' can't escape her sorrows

Kyung-Sook Shin's atmospheric, tragic novel follows a beautiful orphan whose dancing skills secure her a place at the Korean court, and later a life in Belle Epoque France -- but not happiness.
by Jean Zimmerman

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When you suddenly become 'internet famous'

When you suddenly become 'internet famous'

What happens when you become famous for the sake of being famous? This novel explores the modern obsession with fame.
by Tracy Mumford

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Spooky and off-kilter, 'Come Again' shows Nate Powell's virtuosity

Spooky and off-kilter, 'Come Again' shows Nate Powell's virtuosity

Nate Powell is known for his work on John Lewis' autobiography "March" -- but his new graphic novel goes in a different direction, digging into family secrets and supernatural horrors in an Ozarks commune.
by Etelka Lehoczky

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'American Hate' profiles survivors, but also brings hope

'American Hate' profiles survivors, but also brings hope

Amid the ugly realities of contemporary America, Arjun Singh Sethi's collection of stories affirms our courage and inspiration, opening a road map to reconciliation through the stories of victims.
by Martha Anne Toll

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'Marvellous Equations' pulses with rhythmic power

'Marvellous Equations' pulses with rhythmic power

Marcia Douglas's new book imagines a resurrected Bob Marley, living in a clock tower and conversing with spirits -- but Douglas also honors and elevates the voices of the women in Marley's orbit.
by Juan Vidal

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