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Of the new novel, Need to Know (Ballantine), thriller writer Lee Child said, “If you read chapter one, you’ll read chapter two. If you read chapter two, you’ll miss dinner, stay up far too late, and feel tired at work tomorrow.” As…
Brad Meltzer’s new thriller, written with Tod Goldberg, is called The House of Secrets (Grand Central). The title comes from the name of a television program in which the host, Jack Nash, debunks mysteries. (It’s a lot like the author’s own show, Brad…
by Tony Buchsbaum Things got much more crowded — and much more musical — on day two of Book Expo 2016. There were stacks of books everywhere and more authors than you could easily count. There was an even a mini-concert: Kenny…
by Tony Buchsbaum I think of it as book publishing’s running of the bulls. Thousands of people — booksellers, assorted book professionals, and press — gather in quasi-defined lines, crowds really (okay, hordes), hearts aflutter, as the minutes count down to the opening of Book…
by Tony Buchsbaum Every year at this time, the book universe gathers to celebrate itself (and why shouldn’t it?) at Book Expo America. This is the spot to be if you’re a book lover. But good luck getting in. It’s not open…
Some novels are novels. That is, they’re just novels. You read them, they infect you or may even insinuate themselves into you, and it’s fun to spend a few hours or days losing yourself inside them. Other books, though, they haunt you….
A film based on Interview with the Vampire author Anne Rice’s novel Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt is currently in development. A film is expected to reach screens by 2015. According to The Hollywood Reporter, FilmDistrict will distribute while Hyde Park…
This is the Best Fiction segment of January Magazine’s Best Books of 2012 feature. Also available are our picks for best non-fiction, best SF/F, best books for children and young adults, best crime, mystery and thriller fiction of 2012, in two parts: one and two. As well, here are the best…
This is the Best Non-Fiction segment of January Magazine’s Best Books of 2012 feature. Also available are our picks for best SF/F, best books for children and young adults, best crime, mystery and thriller fiction of 2012, in two parts: one and two. As well, here are the best cookbooks of 2012….
Every once in a while, you come across a book that changes the way you think about life, yourself, and what’s possible. Emotional Equations (FreePress) is such a book. I was always taught — or maybe I just assumed — that emotional and…