“Harry Potter” series author J.K. Rowling may be finished with the fantasy favorite, but she’s still got a few tricks up her sleeve.
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Rowling lives on with new book, website launch
Tags: Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, The Casual Vacancy
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New novel “Fallback Plan” not worth your time
Leign Stein’s first novel comes off as an uninspired flop by spending too much time trying to relate to Generation Y.
Tags: Esther, Fallback Plan, Leigh Stein
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Anthony Bourdain: Chef, author and BAMF
Chef, author and television host Anthony Bourdain shocks audiences with his culinary insights in his new book “Kitchen Confidential: Adventure in the Culinary Underbelly”.
Tags: Anthony Bourdain, Kitchen Confidential: Adventure in the Culinary Underbelly, No Reservations, travel
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The Hunger Games: The new “it” series?
The “Hunger Games” trilogy is quickly becoming the newest attention-getting series with the first book currently being made into a film.
Tags: book review, film adaptation, New York Time Bestseller, Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games
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Light reading for diehard Red Sox Nation
Here are five Red Sox books that any Fenway Fan would enjoy.
Tags: Bill Ballou, books, David Green, Jerry Remy, Mike Vaccaro, Nick Cafardo, Red Sox Nation
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Life doesn’t have a script, Arkin doesn’t use one
In his new memoir, “An Improvised Life,” Alan Arkin uncovers what it means to play other people and write new characters, and how to teach others.
Tags: Allen Arkin, An Improvised Life, Little Miss Sunshine
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Jay-Z tells all in “Decoded”
Jay-Z is a titan of hip-hop, and he knows it, and he knows that all of you know it, too. And in his new book, he is ready to level with you about what it all means.
Tags: Decoded, hip hop, Jay-Z
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“Master of Shadows:” deeper than the normal spy-thriller
Mark Lamster’s new book “Master of Shadows” attests international espionage can be deeply engrossing and entertaining in its own way, especially with the unusual twist that Lamster puts on it. Don’t be fooled though; it’s not your grandmother’s typical spy-thriller.
Tags: books, espionage, Mark Lamster, Master of Shadows, spy-thriller
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“The Humbling” is a smashing success
In his new book, “The Humbling,” author Philip Roth explores the decline of an actor as he hits rock bottom. As the character struggles through depression and thoughts of suicide, Roth draws upon experience to develop a complex novel that confirms his spot as one of the truly great American writers of our time.
Tags: book review, Philip Roth, The Humbling
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Tucker Max fails to ‘finish first’
New York Times Best-selling author Tucker Max releases his second book, “Assholes Finish First.” Picking up from where “I Hope they Serve Beer in Hell” left off, Max’s new book is filled with drunken debacles certain to entertain and offend.
Tags: Assholes Finish First, I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, Tucker Max
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