Illinois poet Gwen Brooks visits Coe College
Pulitzer Prize winner Gwendolyn Brooks spoke at Coe College to a crowd over 450 including students and writers. She discussed themes of love loss life and light and noted her shift away from strict rhymes while emphasizing empathy and inspiration for young writers.
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Vespers by Ed McBain: A sharp 87th Precinct novel
The 87th Precinct tackles murder in a parish setting and a Satanic church with Steve Carella and Cotton Hawes. A secondary arc follows Harold Willis and Marilyn Hollis as past crimes catch up, ending in a satisfying tie between crime and character.
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Familiar authors offer new fiction for a fresh season
Spring previews four notable novels. Cynthia Freeman’s Always and Forever from Putnam follows star crossed WWII lovers facing choices. Janet Dailey’s Masquerade from Little Brown centers on Remy Jardin, amnesia, and business rivalries with her former lover. Morris West’s Lazarus from St Martin’s depicts Leo XIV under threat from illness and a terrorist group. Joseph Wambaugh’s The Golden Orange from Morrow introduces Winnie Farlowe, a drinking ex cop, a powerful widow, and a killer targeting him. Chaim Potok’s The Gift of Asher Lev from Knopf sends the painter back to Brooklyn to confront cultural clashes.
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1989 Phi Beta Kappa Book Award Winners Named
Harold Bloom wins for Ruin the Sacred Truths followed by David Park for The How and Why and Peter Brown for The Body and Society. The Phi Beta Kappa awards honor distinguished scholarly books across literature science and religion.
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Higgins at his peak turns to a flawed later pace
A review lauds Jack Higgins The Eagle Has Landed and Solo as strong earlier works while criticizing recent novels for overmachining. It highlights A Prayer for the Dying as Higgins' best, praising Fallon and Meehan as vivid figures and noting the book’s blend of adventure and character study becoming a model for writers.
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Best selling paperbacks and non fiction picks ranked
A list of top ten paperback titles and ten non fiction works with authors publishers and prices spanning crime sci fi and memoirs. Notable items include Web of Dreams by W C Andrews Mutation by Robin Cook The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King and Born on the Fourth of July by Ron Kovic.
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