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Jennifer Weiner is proud to be the queen of chick lit
Her work has been dismissed as fluff in some quarters. That’s fine for her. Besides, she says, her books sell. Jennifer Weiner, the bestselling author of eight books, had been battling traffic for close to an hour before landing at the Regent Beverly Wilshire. With her kids ensconced in an upstairs room, she collapses into… »
THRILLERS: 100 Must-Reads
David Morrell and Hank Wagner Oceanview ISBN 978 1 933515 56 4 378 pages $27.95 Reviewed by Michael Dirda. Visit Dirda’s online book discussion at… »
97 ORCHARD: An Edible History of Five Immigrant Families in One New York Tenement
Jane Ziegelman Smithsonian/Harper ISBN 978-0061288500 253 pages $25.99 Reviewed by Timothy R. Smith Modern American cuisine was born in 19th-century New York when… »
Summer Lovin’ - Timeless Romance
If you have not already read The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger , there probably isn’t anything I can say that would get you to read it now. I could not do a series on love stories without including it though. It is one of my favorite books of the past decade, and… »
The White Ribbon Movie Review
A couple years ago, I took a quiz on Facebook to determine who my best relationship match is in regards to taste in movies. Being of considerable movie taste, it’s important that I don’t end up with someone with drastically inferior inclinations toward what is quality cinema. The resulting match: my brother. Thanks, Facebook. In… »
Star Island (Unabridged) - Carl Hiaasen
Star Island (Unabridged) Carl Hiaasen Genre: Fiction Price: $23.95 Release Date: July 27, 2010… »
Star Island (Unabridged) - Carl Hiaasen
Star Island (Unabridged) Carl Hiaasen Genre: Fiction Price: $23.95 Release Date: July 27, 2010… »
PEARL BUCK IN CHINA: Journey to "The Good Earth"
Hilary Spurling Simon & Schuster ISBN 978-1416540427 304 pages $27 Reviewed by Leslie T. Chang In the winter of 1930, an American missionary’s wife wrote a novel about… »
New in Paperback: The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver , which won the Orange Prize earlier this year, is now available in paperback. The Lacuna follows the life of Harrison Shepherd, a boy with an American father and Mexican mother who grows up in both countries, from 1929 - 1951. Although The Lacuna is presented as Shepherd’s diaries… »
Book review: ‘Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and the Marriage of the Century’
Authors Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger draw on sources that include some of the remarkable love letters that Burton sent to Taylor over the years. Love is a condition of life that rewards all the virtues, except moderation…. »

















































