Complete books coverage for Sunday, April 5, 2009

Sept. 16, 2014 12:29 PM PT

Inside this issue: A talk with Evan Wright about Hella Nation, Raymond Chandler’s secretary remembers him, Columbine by Dave Cullen, Castle by J. Robert Lennon, Eco Barons by Edward Humes, Sonata for Miriam by Linda Olsson, All the Living by C.E. Morgan, People Are Unappealing by Sara Barron, One D.O.A., One on the Way by Mary Robison, Gayle Forman’s If I Stay, Alison McGhee’s Julia Gillian (and the Quest for Joy), The Three Robbers by Tomi Ungerer

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Entertainment & Arts

Let’s hear it for the good girls

Not every character has to be mean to be interesting. In Gayle Forman’s ‘If I Stay,’ Alison McGhee’s ‘Julia Gillian (and the Quest for Joy)’ and Tomi Ungerer’s “The Three Robbers,” the girl heroines are devoted to family, responsible -- and fascinating.
April 5, 2009
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Entertainment & Arts

‘Eco Barons: The Dreamers, Schemers and Millionaires Who Are Saving Our Planet’ by Edward Humes

In his book, Humes looks at the wealthy green elite.
April 5, 2009
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Entertainment & Arts

Evan Wright: Going where the wild things are

The journalist loves nothing better than jumping into the trenches with his subjects.
April 5, 2009
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Entertainment & Arts

Deception and a father’s loss

A man who feels he has no future takes an understandable route: He dwells in his past.
April 5, 2009
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Entertainment & Arts

Judith Freeman on Raymond Chandler

A letter led to friendship with Dorothy Fisher, once Raymond Chandler’s secretary.
April 5, 2009
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Entertainment & Arts

‘Columbine,’ by Dave Cullen

Dave Cullen, who reported the 1999 school massacre from the day it happened, sticks with the story to sift out its truths.
April 5, 2009
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Entertainment & Arts

‘Castle,’ by J. Robert Lennon

The main character in this novel finds himself between a rock and hard place in Upstate New York.
April 5, 2009
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Entertainment & Arts

‘All the Living,’ by C.E. Morgan

Also: ‘People Are Unappealing,’ by Sara Barron; ‘One D.O.A., One on the Way,’ by Mary Robison
April 5, 2009
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Entertainment & Arts

Los Angeles Times bestsellers for April 5, 2009

Fiction weeks on list1.The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows (Dial Press: $22) A writer corresponds with islanders after German occupation.34 2.Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown: $19.99) Bella must choose between her lover and a friend, between life and death..37 3.Fool by Christopher Moore (William Morrow: $26.99) King Lear’s jester and an apprentice set out to save the kingdom in this comedy of errors. 5 4.Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown: $22.99) The final book in the “Twilight” saga finds Bella choosing immortality.345.The Associate by John Grisham (Doubleday: $27.95) A law school grad’s dark secret is used to blackmail him into stealing files from a N.Y. law firm, putting his life in danger.86.Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney (Amulet: $12.95) Greg’s dad enlists him in organized sports in order to toughen him up.107.The Women by T.C.
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Entertainment & Arts

Los Angeles Times bestsellers for April 5, 2009

Fiction 1. Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons ($19.99) 2.
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Entertainment & Arts

Book calendar

Author events for the week of April 5, 2009
April 5, 2009

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