Her name is Joanne Rowling, but she writes under the names J. K. Rowling and Robert Galbraith. The seven books of the Harry Potter series have sold a total to date of more than 500 million copies, making Rowling one of the world’s bestselling and wealthiest authors. Six years after the...
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So, chances are you’re convinced you know perfectly well how to write clear English. But, just to be sure, take this quick quiz: How many of these rules do you follow when you write? Never begin a sentence with “and” or “but.” Never split an infinitive. Never end a...
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Jonathan Kellerman launched the Alex Delaware series of mystery novels in 1985 with the publication of When the Bough Breaks. The book won the Edgar and Anthony Awards for Best First Novel the following year. He has added to the series almost every year since then. And now, in 2019, comes The...
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Groucho Marx was the third-born of the five Marx Brothers but far and away the best known. When I was growing up, I thought he was the funniest man in the world, and I’m not sure I’ve come across anyone since then who has made me laugh more. (The one possible exception is Robin...
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The first four novels in Rebecca Cantrell’s Hannah Vogel series span the history of Nazi Germany from 1931 to 1938: In the first book, set in 1931 during the tense time before Hitler seized the Chancellery, we meet Hannah, then working as a crime reporter for a leading Berlin newspaper. In...
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Mysteries & Thrillers Tuesday includes my latest mystery and thriller book review,
with links to other science fiction content.
Nonfiction Wednesday includes my latest nonfiction book review,
with links to other nonfiction content.
The Weekly includes summaries and links to all the previous week’s three to five book reviews, including some that don’t appear in any of the other newsletters.
Mysteries & Thrillers Tuesday includes my latest mystery and thriller book review, with links to other science fiction content.
Nonfiction Wednesday includes my latest nonfiction book review, with links to other nonfiction content.
The Weekly includes summaries and links to all the previous week’s three to five book reviews, including some that don’t appear in any of the other newsletters.