What's being reviewed in the local papers? Here you go!
This week, in the St. Paul Pioneer Press, there was an article about Jess Lourey, who is most well known for her mystery novel series, the most recent of which is December Dread. She's now publishing children's book, starting with The Toadhouse Trilogy, Book One. Also mentioned was Christopher Valen's newest, Bone Shadows.
And on the other side of the river in the ...
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According to the excellent Fall Movie Preview in Entertainment Weekly (8/17-8/24/12), it's once again a great year for making movies out of books. It's arguably better to read the book first, so click on the title links to request the books from our catalog. Don't agree? Like seeing the movie better? Comment below and tell us why!
Twilight: Breaking Dawn, Part Two - You may have heard about this--based on a vampire series by Stephenie Meyer? Anything? The Perks of Being a Wallflower ... Read More
Here's what happening in the local papers, bookwise! Over at the Pioneer Press, they featured Telegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon, and a host of info about local author signings.
In the Star Tribune Books section, there was a front page article about the next Talking Volumes author, Jeffrey Toobin and his book The Oath: The...
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The buzz is building for The Cutting Season by Attica Locke. Wonderfully reviewed in the New York Times, and chosen by Dennis Lehane as the first title in his new imprint, this mystery is being talked about as the must read of the season.
From our catalog: Caren Gray manages Belle Vie, a sprawling antebellum plantation that sits between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, where the past and the present coexist uneasily. The estate's owners have turned the place into an eerie tourist attraction, complete with full-dress re-enactments and carefully restored slave quarters....
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Not so many years ago, if you wanted to attend an opera at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, you needed to get on a plane and pay exorbitant ticket prices. Now, thanks to the Live in HD broadcasts, you can drive to your local movie theater and see a beautifully filmed opera in comfortable seats, with great sound and with a better view than even those in the orchestra seats. There's nothing like live theater and opera, but this is a very close second!
Now theater companies are getting in on the digital broadcast action. ...
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