Sunday Books: coverage for October 31, 2010
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Ellis explores the partnership between John and Abigail Adams, using their many letters as the base of his very engaging book.
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In his latest novel, McGuane has fun playing out some thorny moral dilemmas within the confines of a regular guy, the unforgettable small-town doc Berl Pickett.
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The niece of famed fictional forensic scientist Temperance Brennan stumbles on a mystery at prep school.
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In “Storyteller,” biographer Donald Sturrock explores the dark, Grimm world of Roald Dahl.
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‘Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist at Work’ by Edwidge Danticat; ‘On Admiration: Heroes, Heroines, Role Models, and Mentors’ by W.D. Wetherell; ‘The Weekend’ by Bernhard Schlink.
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In Daniel Kehlmann’s new novel, faulty phone lines enable characters to switch identities — at least momentarily.
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In the story collection ‘Stories of Your Life and Others,’ characters challenge the limits of human knowledge.
