Trashy novels and the enduring truth of trash
An editor recalls his own broad view of trashy literature and surveys colleagues and readers, from Travis McGee to Forever Amber, Peyton Place, and other novels. The piece captures diverse opinions on what makes a book trash versus literature and why taste varies across generations and communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travis McGee
John B. MacDonald
McGee
Florida
MacDonald
Travis
Daniel Silva
Silva
CIA
Michael Osbourne
Newsroom
Fort Worth
Minnesota
Peyton Place
Grace Metalious
New England
Star- Telegram
Beverly Bundy
Wayne Lee Gay
Jacqueline Susann
Judith Krantz
Mickey Spillane
Agatha Christie
John Grisham
Scott Turow
Michael Crichton
Arlington
Tex
Matthew Brady
Dick Francis
Grievance blends murder mystery with moral weight in Rocksburg
In Mysterious 23.95 novel Grievance, State Trooper Millican informs Detective Sgt. Bugs Carlucci of a murder at Conemaugh Steel CEO J. D. Lyon. The case ties to pension theft, union dues, and foreman hardship, while Carlucci navigates family illness and political pressure. The foreman's plight drives the emotional core.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Constantine
Claude Milliran
Rocksburg
Carlucci
Lyon
The Marines of Autumn a Korean War novel masterwork
James Brady presents The Marines of Autumn set in fall 1950 northeastern Korea. Captain Verity, a WWII veteran turned intelligence officer, monitors Chinese radio and ends up in combat near the Chosin Reservoir, guiding a daring Hungnam withdrawal with Marine aides Tate and Izzo. Brady’s memoir tone renders authenticity and a thunderous, dramatic conclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Brady
St. Martin’s
Brady
Korea
Thomas Verity
Marine Corps
Douglas Macarthur
China
North Korea
Verity
Sgt. Tate
Izzo
Philadelphia
Marine Headquarters
Tate
Chosin Reservoir
Yalu River
Hungnam
Sea of Japan
Nation book bestsellers list from Publishers Weekly
A整理 of hardcover fiction nonfiction and paperbacks shows top titles by Danielle Steel James Patterson Janet Evanovich Tim LaHaye Jerry Jenkins Nora Roberts Toni Morrison John Grisham Stephen Hunter Mary Higgins Clark Iris Johansen Toni Morrison Lance Armstrong and others. It lists 15 fiction titles and 15 nonfiction or general interest books with multiple authors and co authors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope Street
Danielle Steel
James Patterson
Janet Evanovich
Tim LaHaye
Jerry Jenkins
Julie Garwend
John Grisham
John Sandford
Eric Jerome Dickey
W.E.B. Griffin
Mary Higgins Clark
The
Iris Johansen
Toni Morison
Jeffrey Deaver
Tami Hoag
Op-Center
Tom Clancy
Steve Pieczenik
Jeff* Rovin
Nora Roberts
Jayne Ann Krentz
Patricia Gaffney
Perri O'Shaughnessy
W.C. Andrews
Dr. Atkins
M.D
Cheryl Richardson
Gary Zukav
Billie Letts
Melissa Bank
Robert T. Kiyosaki
Sharon L. Lechter
Toni Morrison
Robert Ludlim
Robert Ludlum
Gayle Lynds
J. Canfield
M.V. Hansen
K Kirberger
Don Miguel Ruiz
Jerry B. Jenkins
Byslanet Fitch
Dave Pelzer
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Wichita Falls
Sonny
Hollandsworth
Sonny Corleone
Sonny and the Bride
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Amber
Voice of Texas Monthly
Skip Hollandsworth
Mario Puzo
Queen Victoria
Big Guy
Texas
June Naylor Rodriguez
Jerry Springer
Northeast Star-Telegram
Earl Richardson
Journal
Avon Books
Marny
Milliran
Georgetown University
Washington,d.c
Publishers Weekly
Ruby Bayou
Elizabeth Lowell
Spencer Johnson
Bill Phillips
Michael D'‘Orso
Morrie
Mitch Albom
James Bradley
Ron Powers
Maria Shriver
David Sedaris
Bill Bryson
Tom Brokaw
Jacques Barzun
Nathaniel Philbrick
Payne Stewart
Tracey Stewart
Ken Abraham
Y al Roker
Nicholas Perricone
Lance Armstrong
Sally Jenkins
Sebastian, Junger
Hannibal
Thomas Harris
Poisonwood Bible
Barbara ‘Kingsolver
Sie Miller
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