Looking for literature with a high body count? You could go historical with Cormac McCarthy’s grisly masterpiece “Blood Meridian,” futuristic with Suzanne Collins’ dystopian “Hunger Games” trilogy or present-day with Frank Bill’s new “Donnybrook.” Yes, the mayhem quotient is off the charts in Bill’s debut novel, but there is much more to “Donnybrook” than characters maimed and murdered in
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Reading Brian Kimberling’s debut novel, “Snapper,” is a fascinating and disorienting experience. The protagonist is Nathan Lochmueller, a southern Indiana native who makes a meager living observing the effect of climate change on the region’s songbirds.
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1. “Notorious Nineteen” by Janet Evanovich 2. “Alex Cross, Run” by James Patterson 3. “Private Berlin” by James Patterson, Mark Sullivan 4. “The Husband List” by Janet Evanovich 5.
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- New library books
The following new books on cats and dogs are available at the Shawnee Branch of the Allen County Public Library.Wednesday - Books
- Angelou’s latest is a perfect Mother’s Day tribute
“My mother was irresistible,” Maya Angelou says, but “irresistible” is also a word that many readers have applied to Angelou herself. She is a one-woman autobiography industry, as well as a poet, playwright and performer, but mostly she is a Large Public Presence.Sunday - Books
Some food for deep thought
Why bother cooking? You don’t have time, of course (or you think you don’t); that’s the big one. But you also don’t do it as well as the professionals, so it’s tempting to let them handle it for you.Sunday - Books
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