Librarian Probes Hidden Histories in The Grand Complication
Alexander Short, a reference librarian at the New York Public Library, investigates an elderly patron’s call slip about secrets in 18th century furniture. The case unfolds through notes, alliances, and a web of personal ties as he writes Slips of Love with his wife Nic, while other library focused titles like The Burglar in the Library and The Archivist tempt readers into bibliophilic mysteries.
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Elegant critic Naipaul wins Nobel Prize in literature
Sir V. S. Naipaul, 69, wins the Nobel Prize in literature for incorrUp, incorruptible scrutiny of postcolonial society and Muslim fundamentalism. He calls the award a tribute to India and the subcontinent, and reflects on his career from Trinidad to Oxford and beyond.
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Best Sellers in Hardcover and Paperbacks This Week
Publishers Weekly lists top fiction and non fiction titles across hardcover, mass market, and trade paperbacks. Notable works include The Corrections by Franzen, A Bend in the Road by Sparks, Dune House Corrino, John Adams by McCullough, and Band of Brothers by Ambrose.
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Simon & Schuster
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Jodere Group
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Norton
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Michael D’orso
Harper Collins
Germany
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David Halberstam
Scribner
Kress Gillespie
Rutgers University Press
James Patterson
Pocket
John Sandford
Berkley
Robert Ludlum
St. Martin's
Impulse
Catherine Coulter
Sign
Don Miguel Ruiz
Amber-Allen
Anita Diamant
Picador
Katherine Graham
Vintage
Tracy Chavalier
Dutton/Plume
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Margaret Atwood
Terrorism books surge after 9 11 attacks
In Portland Oregon action centers on Northeastern University Press and other publishers as orders flood in for titles on terrorism Islamist militancy and Middle East conflicts. Key titles include The New Jacks by Simon Reeve Taliban Militant Islam and Fundamentalism by Ahmed Rashid and Afghanistan's Endless War by Larry Goodson.
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