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Novel set in WWII France doesn’t hold together
“Ignorance” by Michele Roberts (Bloomsbury, 231 pages, $25)
Biography
New biography shows how ‘Narnia’ author C.S. Lewis’ intellect, imagination were formed
May 12 at 9:03 a.m.“C.S. Lewis – A Life: Eccentric Genius, Reluctant Prophet” by Alister McGrath (Tyndale House, 448 pages, $24.99)
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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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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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New beginnings in ‘Life After Life’ bring innovative vitality to contemporary novel
“Life After Life” by Kate Atkinson (Reagan Arthur Books, 544 pages, $27.99)
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Wichita native’s third novel, ‘Zero Separation,’ a high-flying thriller
“Zero Separation” by Philip Donlay (Oceanview Publishing, 312 pages, $25.95)
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