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Novelist draws a winning hand in ‘Octavo’
“The Stockholm Octavo” by Karen Engelmann (Ecco, 416 pages, $26.99)
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Essays offer a fresh introduction to a profound, brave thinker
Today at 7:03 a.m.“Is God Happy? Selected Essays” by Leszek Kolakowski, translated by Agnieszka Kolakowska (Basic Books, 327 pages, $28.99)
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In poetry and faith, life matters
“My Bright Abyss: Meditation of a Modern Believer” by Christian Wiman (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 182 pages, $24)
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Watermark Books & Cafe best-sellers (May 19)
Best-sellers
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New biography shows how ‘Narnia’ author C.S. Lewis’ intellect, imagination were formed
“C.S. Lewis – A Life: Eccentric Genius, Reluctant Prophet” by Alister McGrath (Tyndale House, 448 pages, $24.99)
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Novel set in WWII France doesn’t hold together
“Ignorance” by Michele Roberts (Bloomsbury, 231 pages, $25)
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From myth to movie: 'The Searchers' explores cinematic classic
“The Searchers: The Making of an American Legend” by Glenn Frankel (Bloomsbury, 405 pages, $28)
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‘Stag’s Leap’ shows triumph of art over heartbreak
“Stag’s Leap: Poems” by Sharon Olds (Knopf, 112 pages, $16.95, paperback)
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Texas Book Festival announces one-day Highland Park fest
For the past several years, if you wanted to get a taste of the Texas Book Festival, you traveled to Austin in October and spent a weekend hopping from session to session while dozens of authors spoke.
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Watermark Books & Cafe best-sellers (May 5)
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W.S. Merwin’s ‘Selected Translations’ and two new versions of classic poetic works show why we need world literature
“Selected Translations” by W.S. Merwin (Copper Canyon Press, 424 pages, $40, hardback)
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Photographers in ‘Eight Girls’ seem out of focus
“Eight Girls Taking Pictures” by Whitney Otto (Scribner, 342 pages, $25)
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Lemony Snicket faces his fears, tales of breaking up and more
In his new book “The Dark,” Lemony Snicket, a.k.a. Daniel Handler, writes,“You might be afraid of the dark, but the dark is not afraid of you.” Then he lures a young boy named Lazlo through some spooky scenarios.
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Binchy’s latest a cozy, satisfying tale of Ireland
“A Week in Winter” by Maeve Binchy (Knopf, 336 pages, $26.95)
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Nobel laureate’s ‘Sandalwood Death’ a good introduction to China
“Sandalwood Death” by Mo Yan (University of Oklahoma Press, 409 pages, $24.95)
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Big-name authors coming to Kansas
Wichita book lovers, there’s an embarrassment of riches for you this week: four big-name authors are doing readings in the area over seven days, three in Wichita and one in Salina. And there’s something for everyone: Southern culture, wry humor, literary speculative fiction and memoir.Ann B. Ross
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William Least Heat-Moon publishes his travel pieces as he intended, without editorial interference
“Here, There, Elsewhere: Stories From the Road” by William Least Heat-Moon (Little Brown and Co., 402 pages, $29.99)
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