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Investigating the Infamous Yogurt Shop Murders
Beverly Lowry's new book, 'Who Killed These Girls?', is an investigation into the 1991 rape and murder of four teenage girls in an Austin, Texas, yogurt shop.
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Robert Gottlieb is a Man of a Million Words
Publishing icon Gottlieb reflects on his life as an editor and writer, and why he wants "He got things done" engraved on his tombstone.
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How Advertising Ate the World: Tim Wu
In 'The Attention Merchants,' Tim Wu examines the many ways advertising gets into consumers' minds and sticks there.
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No, Alan Moore Isn't a Recluse
'Watchmen' creator Alan Moore talks about 'Jerusalem,' his 600,000-word novel due out in September.
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The Detective Whose Key to Success is Empathy
YA author Melina Marchetta makes her adult debut with the thriller 'Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil.'
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Leaving Nothing on the Table: Jonathan Safran Foer
Jonathan Safran Foer talks about his first novel in over a decade, "Here I Am," a chronicle of the lives of the Bloch family as an earthquake surges through the Middle East.
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Not Just a Southern Writer: Ron Rash
Ron Rash has become established as a representative of Southern Literature, although after more than two decades writing poetry, stories, and novels, he transcends the notion of a southern writer.
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John le Carré: A Most Wanted Author
As the master of the British espionage thriller prepares to release his memoir, we take an infographic look at his dossier.
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Spotlight on Carolyn Arnold
Carolyn Arnold, the prolific Ontario-based author of mystery novels, writes with a deeply felt commitment to truth and accuracy.
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Children in Peril: Emma Donoghue
The 'Room' author discusses her latest novel, 'The Wonder,' about the so-called Fasting Girls of 1850s Ireland.
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Missing is Better than Dead: Harlan Coben
Harlan Coben’s "Home" (Dutton, Sept.), his 11th Myron Bolitar novel, exemplifies two of the things that have made the mega-bestselling author stand out from the pack.
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Gangster Biographer: Deirdre Bair
The author of lauded books on Samuel Beckett, Simone de Beauvoir and other literary luminaries trains her sights on Al Capone.
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Spotlight on Cathy Lamb
Cathy Lamb is no stranger to writing about secrets—the kind that, left buried, can tear lives apart.
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Partners in Crime (and Life): Nicci French
The married writing team of Nicci Gerrard and Sean French, who together write mystery novels under the pseudonym Nicci French, have published 20 books in as many years.
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The Underground Railroad, Literally Underground: Colson Whitehead
Colson Whitehead's eighth novel, 'The Underground Railroad,' imagines a literal subway that slaves would use to travel north to freedom and is poised to be the big novel of the fall.
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Melissa Sweet: Illuminating the Life of E.B. White
Using watercolors, collages, letters, and photos, Sweet portrays a titan of children's literature in 'Some Writer!'
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Spotlight on Kevin O’Brien
'You’ll Miss Me When I’m Gone,' the new thriller by New York Times–bestselling author Kevin O’Brien, is a page-turner wrapped around one of today’s pressing issues: school bullying.
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Banished to Luxury: Amor Towles
At the center of 'A Gentleman in Moscow,' Amor Towles's latest novel, is a Russian aristocrat held under house arrest at Moscow's luxurious Hotel Metropole after the Bolshevik coup.
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The Good Fight
In 'A Road Unseen,' the veteran activist writes about the women fighting fundamentalism in northern Syria.
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