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Wonder from Down Under: Australian Fiction |The Reader’s Shelf, January 2012
Mark Twain wrote of Australia in More Tramps Abroad, “It does not read like history, but like the most beautiful lies; and all of a fresh new sort, no mouldy old stale ones. It is full of surprises and...
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Can You See Me? Imaginary Friendships | The Reader’s Shelf, February 1, 2012
Imaginary friends have long been omnipresent in juvenile novels, often helping the main character overcome loneliness. While not as readily visible in adult fiction, these fantastical friends exist...
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Locked Rooms: The Reader’s Shelf | June 15, 2012
Novels can tackle some of philosophy’s biggest questions: the nature of evil, the concept of free will, the mystery of consciousness. Few literary devices place such questions into as stark relief as...
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Wyatt’s World | Reading To Remember: Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong was famously private and tight-lipped about his very public achievements, so much so that “Reading To Remember” necessarily must focus on the Apollo missions. To that end, here are five...
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Busman’s Reading: Books About Bookstores | Wyatt’s World
Books about books hold deep pleasures—of recognition and discovery—and they offer avid readers and those who spend their working lives in the grand company of books the chance to compare notes. Ranging...
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Before the Line, the Lyric | Wyatt’s World
Books and music often go hand in hand. In March, Stephen King, John Mellencamp, and T-Bone Burnett will release the CD/DVD production of their debut musical, Ghost Brothers of Darkland County. Authors...
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Surviving Genocide: Memoirs of the Unthinkable | The Reader’s Shelf, April...
The men and women who survived genocide and helped others to survive deserve our everlasting admiration. Their heroic, suspenseful, and inspirational accounts are harrowing but vitally important...
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New Adult Fiction | PLA 2014
New Adult (NA) fiction is the rage these days in the publishing world, but what is it exactly? Is it an actual genre or just a marketing term? At a lively PLA 2014 ConverStation session entitled “New...
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He Says: Five Excellent Male Narrators | Wyatt’s World
Last week I highlighted five outstanding female narrators. Now it is time for the guys; here is a quintet of readers who make listening a joy. Add them to the group showcased in Wyatt’s World last year...
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