“The Wicked Girls” became the British press’ catchphrase for 11-year-old Bel Oldacre and Jade Walker, who were convicted in the mid-1980s of killing a much younger child in this absorbing dark novel of crime and punishment, revenge and forgiveness. Marwood delivers an insightful psychological study of the two girls and the women they became 25 […]
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FICTION HARDCOVER 1. “The Cuckoos Calling,” by Robert Galbraith (Mulholland) 2. “Good Night Maine,” by Adam Gamble (Our World of Books) 3. “Silver Star,” by Jeannette Walls (Scribner) 4. “The Fault in Our Stars,” by John Green (Dutton) 5. “The Light in the Ruins,” by Chris Bohjalian (Doubleday) 6. “Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” by […]
Signings, etc.: Carla Maria Sullwold
Author Carla Maria Sullwold will detail her new book, “The Whaler’s Bride.” Obsessed by a scrimshaw carving given to her by her late husband on their honeymoon, a middle-aged widow sets out to discover the origins of the piece in a journey that takes her across several lifetimes to another dimension. Books will be available […]
Books Q&A: Tamra Wight and her scrappy campers
In Wight’s new book, outdoorsy duo Cooper and Packrat team up to solve a mystery against the backdrop of a lakeside campground.
Book review: Cleverness lifts crime novel out of its gore
“Sunrise,” by Portland author Al Lamanda, is a high-action crime novel that delivers the unbeatable combination of realism wrapped into a very imaginative plot. And for a thriller knee-deep in blood and gore, it’s a remarkably funny book. In one passage early in the novel, for instance, private investigator John Bekker and partner Walt meet […]
JK Rowling revealed as writer of crime novel
The Harry Potter author admits she wrote a detective novel under her pseudonym Robert Galbraith.
Book review: Summer scorcher sexy and sublime
‘My Education’ is at once smart, witty and extremely well-written.
Book Review: Racism and dream dominate in ‘Until’
In her second novel, Lori Roy delivers an engrossing tale set in 1958 Detroit.
Outspoken Catholic priest, novelist dies at 85
The Rev. Andrew Greeley, who wrote more than 50 best-sellers, never hesitated to criticize the Roman Catholic Church.
Signings, etc.: Jeff Foltz
Camden resident and author Jeff Foltz will sign copies of his new novel, “Two Men Ten Suns” and his award-winning novel, “Birkebeiner, A Story of Motherhood and War.” Foltz’s latest work is set during World War II and follows the lives of an American scientist and a Japanese officer, each battling his obsessions and flaws […]