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BOOK REVIEW
This week in Calendar
This Week in Calendar
Derangement: A Terrifying True Story of War, Politics, and Religion at the Twilight of the American Empire" by Matt Taibbi.
David L. Ulin reviews "Bright Shiny Morning,"
a novel by James Frey.
Tim Rutten reviews "Lamentations of the Father," essays by Ian Frazier.
Kristina Lindgren reviews "A Freewheelin' Time: A Memoir of Greenwich Village in the Sixties"
by Suze Rotolo.
Susan Salter Reynolds reviews "Friday Nights,"
a novel by Joanna Trollope.
Tom McGonigle reviews "Welcome to Shirley:
A Memoir From an Atomic Town"
by Kelly McMasters.
On the Web
In Dark Passages, Sarah Weinman writes about Nicola Upson's "An Expert in Murder," Gyles Brandreth's "Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance" and Laura Joh Rowland's "The Secret Adventures of Charlotte Brontë" -- three novels in which real-life protagonists solve fictional crimes.
Lists and blog: Look for expanded bestseller lists, book excerpts and our comprehensive calendar of local literary events.
Also, please visit Jacket Copy, our book blog, at latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy.
The following reviews are scheduled:
Steve Appleford reviews "The GreatDerangement: A Terrifying True Story of War, Politics, and Religion at the Twilight of the American Empire" by Matt Taibbi.
David L. Ulin reviews "Bright Shiny Morning,"
a novel by James Frey.
Tim Rutten reviews "Lamentations of the Father," essays by Ian Frazier.
Kristina Lindgren reviews "A Freewheelin' Time: A Memoir of Greenwich Village in the Sixties"
by Suze Rotolo.
Susan Salter Reynolds reviews "Friday Nights,"
a novel by Joanna Trollope.
Tom McGonigle reviews "Welcome to Shirley:
A Memoir From an Atomic Town"
by Kelly McMasters.
On the Web
In Dark Passages, Sarah Weinman writes about Nicola Upson's "An Expert in Murder," Gyles Brandreth's "Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance" and Laura Joh Rowland's "The Secret Adventures of Charlotte Brontë" -- three novels in which real-life protagonists solve fictional crimes.
Lists and blog: Look for expanded bestseller lists, book excerpts and our comprehensive calendar of local literary events.
Also, please visit Jacket Copy, our book blog, at latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy.
What accessory can make you look like anything from a pirate to a Greek goddess? A headband.
Motorcycle columnist Susan Carpenter shows how to take the bike from "The Dark Knight" for a ride -- if you were allowed to touch it. Video
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