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Book review: Twisty ‘Wicked Girls’ a dark treat

“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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Best-Sellers

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]