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Mo Hayder's 'Poppet' takes nuanced, compelling look at evil
Since introducing Detective Inspector Jack Caffery 14 years ago in "Birdman," Mo Hayder has written some of the grisliest crime fiction in recent memory. Caffery's cases in London and, later, in Bristol's Major Crime Investigation Team, have included...Tags: Murder, Human Interest, Crime, Law and Justice, Arts and Culture, Literature
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READER SUBMITTED: "Crestmont" At The Cromwell Belden Public Library
CromwellThe Cromwell Belden Public Library will present an author talk and book signing featuring Holly Weiss, author of "Crestmont," on Wednesday Mary 22, at 6:30 p.m. (Note: this program was postponed from its original date of March 7 due to bad weather.)...Tags: Polio, Libraries, Arts and Culture, Literature, Authors
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Razor-sharp ad ideas
This story starts at a point in time that most observers predicted it would end. The year was 2002. The Internet party was long over. Pets.com and other high-flying digital darlings were defunct. It was the dark days for the few survivors of the dot-com...
Tags: Sales, Microsoft Corporation, Online Advertising, Marketing, Politics
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This week's best-sellers
HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "Dead Ever After" by Charlaine Harris (Ace, $27.95). A shocking murder in Bon Temps lands Sookie Stackhouse in jail in the final novel of the series that spawned HBO's "True Blood." Last week: — 2. "12th of Never" by James...
Tags: Murder, The O'Reilly Factor (tv program), Diabetes, Jim Gaffigan, Recipes
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Florida Travel Tips & Deals
Special CorrespondentCheck this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in: No need to leave Fido behind Vacationers traveling to Orlando don’t have to leave Fifi or Fido behind with Rosen Hotels & Resorts’ VIP ¿ Very Important Pet ¿ package...Tags: Technology, Tony Awards, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Government, Chocolate Bars
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Catholic Leaders Call Faithful Back To Confession, Report Some Success
The Hartford CourantThere's an iPhone app for confession. Password protected, of course. You can't tell it your sins, receive forgiveness, and fulfill the Roman Catholic sacrament of penance, or reconciliation. But the Confession app — billed as "the perfect aid for...Tags: Religion and Belief, Media Industry, Politics, Elections, Belief and Faith
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Williamsburg to get its own book festival!
I've written several times over the past few months about how much I love book festivals and how much fun they are, for both readers and writers. Since I typically travel at least 90 miles to a book festival, I was thrilled to learn that Williamsburg will...
Tags: College of William and Mary, Festive Events, Arts and Culture
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Friday roundup: DOJ and Apple, John Green's commencement speech
John Green, bestselling and prize-winning author of young adult novels including "The Fault In Our Stars" and "Looking for Alaska," gave the commencement address at Butler University on May 11. It's witty, smart, thoughtful, and going viral; if you...
Tags: The New York Times, Steve Jobs, Media Industry, Antitrust Issues, Prices
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Spanish book festival LéaLA aims to further cultural communication
When Carmen Cervantes was growing up in the 1960s in East Los Angeles, it would've been nearly as surprising to find a Spanish-language bookstore in her neighborhood as it would be to unearth an Aztec pyramid in the middle of Beverly Hills. The...Tags: Entertainment Events, Antonio Villaraigosa, Festive Events, Universal CityWalk, Culture
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John le Carre's 'A Delicate Truth' isn't gentle with war on terror
John le Carré's novels have responded brilliantly to the absence of the Cold War, which was, from 1963's classic "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" to "The Secret Pilgrim" in 1990, their traditional domain. In one sense, though, whether set before or...Tags: Religion and Belief, Ethics, Values, United Kingdom, Cornwall
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Rethinking the 'Bounds'
When Amber Lehman transferred schools to join her boyfriend, everyone knew something about him that she didn't. He was gay. Lehman, then 16, recalled a sense of bewilderment about her former beau, who exuded a "tough guy" vibe. "I was surprised...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Arts and Culture, Literature, Authors
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Geza Vermes dies at 88; scholar wrote about Dead Sea Scrolls
Geza Vermes was a graduate student in Belgium in the late 1940s when he was captivated by news sweeping the globe about a remarkable discovery in the desert east of Jerusalem. He quickly switched gears, penning his doctoral thesis on the Dead Sea Scrolls,...
Tags: Anglicanism, Religion and Belief, Teachers, Nazareth, Canterbury
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