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Colin Dexter dies at 86; created Inspector Morse

by Bart Barnes The Washington Post March 22, 2017March 22, 2017

The one-time British grammar school teacher ‘represented the absolute epitome of British crime writing.’

by Laurie Hertzel Tribune News Service March 19, 2017March 17, 2017

Lisa Dickey and Ludmilla Petrushevskaya offer insights dating from the Stalin era to the present day.

by WILLIAM DAVID BARRY March 19, 2017March 17, 2017

‘Unearthed’ tells the story of the college and its surrounds partly through artifacts uncovered on campus.

Sutherland adopted the title dog from the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland and will return there Thursday to talk about her new book.

by MARK KENNEDY Associated Press March 10, 2017March 10, 2017

The novel reached No. 1 on The New York Times best-seller list and stayed on it for over three years.

The 6.2-acre island featured in Robert McCloskey’s 1954 classic will be protected as a place to find inspiration.

by Joan Silverman March 5, 2017March 3, 2017

A man who can’t help rubbing people the wrong way emerges by way of a tender backstory.

Michael Finkel tells the story of Christopher Knight’s life, at times with too much gusto.

by Thomas Urquhart February 26, 2017February 24, 2017

The stories he tells could surprise even those who live by tidal charts.

by Joan Silverman February 19, 2017February 20, 2017

Starting with the facts, Christina Baker Kline imagines the life of the painter’s real-life muse.