Student readers rate top books at Lawrence panel
KU employee Kris Jackson and others discuss recent titles. Megan Dorei praises Matched by Ally Condie, while Jacque Sweany reviews New York to Dallas by J D Robb. Jay Swanson notes A Game of Thrones as a medieval mafia fantasy. Kenneth Brouchard highlights Transcendence by Chris McKitterick.
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Lawrence
Ally Condie
Jacque Sweany
Salina
New York
Dallas
J.D. Robb
Jay Swanson
Kenneth Brouchard
Berry Plastics
Chris McKitterick
Poet's Showcase Seeks Submissions From Area Poets
The paper invites local poets to submit poems via email with the subject Poet's Showcase. Include hometown and contact information for consideration by the editors at danderson ljworld.com.
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Danderson
Ljworld.com
Ebert memoir Life Itself a candid portrait of a critic
Veteran critic Roger Ebert crafts Life Itself a memoir that blends praise and personal history. The book covers Urbana childhood, Chicago journalism, Siskel partnership, marriage to Chaz Hamersmith Ebert, battles with booze, religion, health, and a long career in TV and print.
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Chicago
Dickens Street
Ebert
Urbana
Walter
Annabel
University of Illinois
Chicago Sun-Times
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Chicago Tribune
Gene Siskel
Sun-Times
Richard Roeper
London
Venice
Rogerebert.com
The
Daily Illini
Blackie
Roeper
Siskel
Death Row
Chaz
The Art of Fielding A Campus Baseball Coming-Of-Age Tale
Newsday reviews Chad Harbach's debut novel set at Westish College where the Harpooners face loyalty, love, and a star shortstop Henry Skrimshander. The narrative blends Melville echoes with other literatures as Henry confronts a crisis that tests perfection, friendship, and fate.
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Chad Harbach
Fielding
Guert Affenlight
Melville
America
Westish Harpooners
Harbach
Henry Skrimshander
Henry
Schwartz
Affenlight
Pella
Owen
Aparicio
Luis) Rodriguez
A-Rod
Malamud
Roth
Kinsella
Homer
Eliot
Emerson
Whitman
David Foster Wallace
Jonathan Safran Foer
Best sellers list shows top titles across genres
Weekly best sellers ranking includes fiction and non fiction from multiple publishers. Notable entries include Kill Me If You Can by Patterson and Earp, A Dance with Dragons by Martin, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Larsson, and Unbroken by Hillenbrand with prices spanning 22 to 35 dollars.
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James Patterson
Marshall Earp
Little, Brown
Clive Cussler
Justin Scott
Putnam
Christine Feehan
Berkley
Dragons
George R.R. Martin
Bantam
Art of
Fielding
Chad Harbach
Linda Howard
Ballantine
Laurie R. King
Kathy Reichs
Scribner
Tom Perrotta
St. Martin's
Rode: A Kansan author reimagines Tennessee Stud tale
Washburn University professor Thomas Fox Averill builds on Jimmy Driftwood's Tennessee Stud turning the song into a novel. Robert Johnson flees a false murder charge across the United States on The Stud, meeting varied allies and foes, becoming outlaw and thief, while seeking his lost Jo and a hopeful home.
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Jimmy Driftwood
Tennessee Stud
Thomas Fox Averill
Washburn University
Topeka
Tennessee
Arkansas
Texas
Mexico
Robert Johnson
New World
Johnson
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