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Entranced by the folk tales of an old mountain man, and repulsed by the same man’s grisly crimes, Redmond Hatch struggles to narrate the events which led him to bring his beloved wife and daughter to winterwood.
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I was upset by the way Winterwood seduced me. I did not want to be reeled in [...]

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In a rotting-down town in nowheresville Maine, a woman with a broken mind haunts the minds of the inhabitants, tormenting their dreams and leading them to make deadly choices.
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I picked The Keeper up after reading about it on SciFi Wire, but I have to say I was disappointed. The writing is assured, and Langan [...]

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Amazon.com has an online book club, and they’re currently reading the Kristin Lavransdatter trilogy by Sigrid Unset. I read the first one last fall, and am looking forward to books 2 and 3.
I fell in love with Kristin, and so did translator Tiina Nunnally, who writes for Amazon:
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Cinematical reported today that The Giver by Lois Lowry has had some action on the adaptation front:
For years, the book has floated around in development hell. After it was published, it was picked up by Lancit Media, and then RCN Entertainment, but both businesses tanked. Nicole Silver then grabbed it with Jeff Bridges, holding onto [...]

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I just discovered this site today, and loved this piece on the appeal of Kazuo Ishiguro.
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A friend of mine and I were emailing about Robin Hobb’s Six Duchies books, and she wrote about why she liked them:

Heroes aren’t all good. Love alone doesn’t conquer all. Women don’t pine away and die. Even the annoying characters can grow up and become really interesting.
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This is why I read. This is what [...]

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