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Flaws subvert latest expedition By Diana Nelson Jones, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette As readers of John Irving know, terrible things happen to his characters; not just terrible things but comically far-fetched terrible things. This...
Whether it's in retail, oil or mining, Canada's richest keep spinning their ventures into gold Lesley Ciarula Taylor Staff Reporter The late Kenneth Thomson, left, who stepped down as the head of his company to let his son...
TORONTO - Here are the top 10 hardcover fiction and non-fiction books in Canada for the week of Nov. 17 compiled by Maclean's magazine. FICTION 1 (10) The Bishop's Man - Linden MacIntyre 2 (6) The Golden Mean - Annabel Lyon 3...
"I was pretty determinedly not a practitioner of autobiographical fiction. But the longer I get away from something - the political anger, the personal hurt, the psychological obsession - the easier it is to write about. And...
This year, my personal goal was to read 24 books. I’m happy to report that I have already exceeded this goal, and it’s only November. I’m indeed a little proud of myself. I have already read 27 books so far, probably 28 by this...
Last week a friend handed me a book I knew I’d have to read. It’s title: If I’d Killed Him When I Met Him (… I’d Be Out of Prison Now) . This got me thinking about titles and the importance that they have not only in describing...
Author of 12 novels set in the fictional town of Stay More In a series of 12 remarkably inventive novels set around the mythical town of Stay More in Arkansas's Ozark mountains, Donald Harington, who has died of cancer aged 73,...
Lucy Daniel is absorbed by Last Night in Twisted River, John Irving's new novel Last Night in Twisted River by John Irving John Irving aficionados, and there are many, could easily write a list of everything they would look for...
Books by Dan Brown, John Irving and others are hot sellers this week. Best-sellers As reported by Publishers Weekly Hardcover fiction 1. The Gathering Storm, Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson 2. The Lost Symbol, Dan Brown 3....
When I meet Philip Ardagh for coffee in late October, the winner of this year's Roald Dahl Funny Prize has not yet been announced. But Ardagh is sure he knows which of the six shortlisted books will win – and it's not his own.
