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by Mo Fact: children's books are illustrated. Always illustrated with gorgeous, resplendent drawings of overzealous butterfly larva, daughters of wealthy but absent parents allowed to maraud luxury hotels, and still rooms painted in primary colors. Children's books are ALWAYS ILLUSTRATED. FALSE. Enter B.J. Novak to take that patent assumption away from the book-loving … Continue reading B.J. Novak says NO to Pictures!
One More Thing: Stories And Other Stories by B. J. Novak Reviewed by Steve(n) Tightrope-walking between the heartfelt and the absurd, the short fiction of BJ Novak balances high above saccharine whimsy, but, when it does take a deliberate tumble into irreverrent silliness, it climbs back into its native, rarefied air with a guilty, knowing grin … Continue reading Review: ONE MORE THING by B. J. Novak
HARDCOVER FICTION By Blood We Live by Glen Duncan From the author of the best sellers The Last Werewolf and Talulla Rising, comes the hair-raising conclusion to the saga that has galvanized readers' imaginations and one last incisive--brilliantly ironic--look at what it means to be, or to not be, human. Glen Duncan will be at … Continue reading New Releases – 2/4
This Dark Road to Mercy by Wiley Cash On Sale 1/28/14 We had the pleasure of hosting a conversation between Wiley Cash and Ben Fountain earlier this year where Cash discussed his previous novel, A Land More Kind Than Home, a bestseller which was also named a New York Times Notable Book (and appeared on many Best of 2012 … Continue reading Books to Look Forward to In 2014: Part Two
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