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This originally appeared in my free newsletter, Book Freak I came across Yesterday and Today, by Larbi Layachi, 30 years ago on the secondhand bookshelf of The Psychic Eye bookstore in Sherman Oaks, California (the San Fernando Valley's answer to...
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Sarah J. Maas' much-anticipated book "House of Flame and Shadow" was released on Tuesday. Her massive fan base proves that "romantasy" is here to stay.
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Actor Michael Caine, star of classics such as The Muppet Christmas Carol and Jaws: The Revenge1, is retiring at 90. "I keep saying I'm going to retire. Well I am now," Caine told BBC radio in an interview broadcast on Saturday. — Read the r...
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Bridge: A Novel of Suspense is a novel that absolutely deserves its seemingly superfluous sub-title. The latest book from Shining Girls author Lauren Beukes, Bridge pulls off a similar track to that rightly acclaimed novel by spinning a pulse-poundin...