Bookstore Picks Collide With Bestselling Titles
Long list of contemporary and classic titles across genres including The Corrections Black House A Bend in the Road Cane River Antrax The Voyage of Jerle Shannara Valhalla Rising Mercy Envy The Smoke Jumper Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas The Blue Last The Deadhouse Total Recall Lake Wobegon Summer 1956 Long Time No See Jack Straight from the Gut The Prayer of Jabez Crossing Over Who Moved My Cheese John Adams Fire Wild Blue Body for Life Fish Secrets of the Vine Living a Life That Matters War in a Time of Peace Savage Beauty Germs The Road to Wealth Hearts in Atlantis Time and Again Black Hawk Down The Bear and the Dragon Dr Death The Hobbit The Third Option Wish You Well Heartbreaker The Fellowship of the Ring Touching Evil The Rescue All about Passion Night of the Blackbird Seduction in Death Band of Brothers The Four Agreements The Blind Assassin Personal History The Red Tent It’s Not About the Bike Life Strategies Girl with a Pearl Earring Me Talk Pretty One Day Relationship Rescue Drowning Ruth The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier Clay The Lord of the Rings Rich Dad Poor Dad Paris to the Moon
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Jonathan Reebees
Stephen King
Peter Straub
Nicholas Sparks
Cane River
Lalita Tademy
Jerle Shannara
Terry Brooks
Clive Cussler
Mercy
Julie Garwood
Envy
Sanave Brown
Nicholas Evans
Suzanne
Nicholas
James Patterson
Martha Grimes
Linda Fairstein
Sara Paretsky
Lake Wobegon
Garrison Keillor
Susan Isaacs
Jack
Jack Wes
John A. Byrne
Jabez
Bruce H. Wilkinson
John Edwards
Spencer Johnson
John Adams
David McCullough
Fire
Sebastian Junger
Stephen E. Ambrose
Bill Phillips
Michael D'Orso
Stephen Lundin
Nora Roberts
Mark Bowden
Tom Clancy
Dr. Death
Jonathan Kellerman
J.R.R. Tolkien
Vince Flynn
David Baldacci
Kay Hooper
Rescue
Passion
Stephanie Laurens
Heather Graham
Seduction
J.D. Robb
Stephen E. Armbrace
Don Miguel
Margaret Atwood
Katherine Graham
Anita Diamant
Lance Armstrong
Phillip C. McGraw
Trey Chavalier
David
Total Recall reshapes V I Warshawski in Holocaust mystery
Detective V I Warshawski evolves with societal change as Sara Paretsky discusses her novel Total Recall. The story revisits a decades old Holocaust reparations case with themes of identity, memory, and the past’s grip on the present. Paretsky, a Lawrence native, reflects on her upbringing and research methods.
Reading author Sara Paretsky signs at Raven Bookstore
Reading and book signing with Sara Paretsky at The Raven Bookstore 6 E Seventh St Monday 7 30 to 9 pm. She discusses past trauma inspiration and her writing process while noting ongoing projects including a V I Warshawski novel and a TV series.
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Sara Paretsky
Raven Bookstore
E. Seventh St
Franzen adjusts to newfound fame and suburban roots
Jonathan Franzen, author of The Corrections, discusses how his suburban St. Louis upbringing contrasts with urban Manhattan life. The novel, a satirical family saga, has critics calling it a masterpiece and it sits high on bestsellers lists and Oprah’s book club. His reflections touch on family dynamics, illness, and the author’s rise during a national tour.
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Jonathan Franzen
St. Jude
Franzen
St. Louis
Manhattan
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Minneapolis
New York Times
Oprah Book Club
Lambert
Alfred Lambert
Bragg Praises Grandfather in Ava’s Man Portrait
Pulitzer winner Rick Bragg presents a loving, detailed portrait of Charlie Bundrum, a poor Alabama Georgia border life story. Through half-forgotten sayings and vivid episodes, Bragg honors a man known for kindness, storytelling, and fierce family devotion, surviving hardship with humor and heart.
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V.I
Paretsky
Orld.com
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V.L
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P.i.s
Supreme Court
Sandra Day O’connor
Total Recall
Lotty Herschel
Wakarusa
Lawrence High School
Kansas University
Martin Luther King Jr
University of Chicago
Wakarusa Valley
VI. Warshawski
Wolfson College
Oxford University
England
Letty
Imperial War Museum
London
Kindertransport
Lotty
Mary Oliver
Handbook of Poetry
Wakarusa Valey
Bill Clinton
Hillary
Jan Biles
Knight Ridder Newspapers
Alfred
Enid
Bragg
Grandpa
Julie Reed
Associated Press
Rick Bragg
Charlie Bundrum
Knopf
Charlie
Ava Bundrum
Alabama-Georgia
Hootie
Ava
Guntersville
Ala
Birmingham
James
Bundrum
Margaret
Travis Bundrum
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