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Nicole Krauss Explores Emotional Meaning of Inheriting Something

Nicole Krauss Explores Emotional Meaning of Inheriting Something

n her new novel, “Great House,” Author Nicole Krauss writes about a looming and inspirational antique desk, passed through different hands over generations and connecting her four narrators. From a poet in Chile to a New York novelist, these characters, like those in Krauss’ last novel, “The History of Love,” tell the story of what it means to inherit something both physical and emotional.

American Assassin by Vince Flynn

American Assassin by Vince Flynn

American Assassin Vince Flynn Simon & Schuster 10-20-10 Hardcover/448 pages ISBN: 9781416595182 Buy This Book www.amazon.com         ". . .excels . . . in action and on the hunt." A thriller with murky beginnings and an ending like a...

The Deeds of My Fathers by Paul David Pope

    The Deeds of My Fathers Paul David Pope Atria Books 10-20-10 Hardcover/416 pages ISBN: 978-1-4422-0486-4 Buy This Book www.amazon.com     ". . . a revelation written by a man who knows where all the skeletons are buried . . ." Solid...

Weight of Stone by Laura Anne Gilman

Jerzy, Ao and Mahault have traded for a seaworthy boat to take them away from the Sin Washers after Jerzy for being an apostate. Jerzy convinced Ao, a trader, and Mahault, the maiar’s daughter, that there is something potent and evil behind all the trouble and they set out to finish the work Master Malech of the House of Malech set Jerzy when he went against tradition to send him to Vineart Giordan to learn some new methods of handling grapes vines.

The First Assassin by John J. Miller

    The First Assassin John J. Miller Amazon Encore 9-30-10 Hardcover/348 pages ISBN: 9781935597117 Buy This Book www.amazon.com     "...living history from a master storyteller ..." A clearly envisioned time of history. When Abraham...

Vermilion Drift by William Kent Krueger

        Vermilion Drift William Kent Krueger Atria 9-30-10 Hardcover/304 pages ISBN: 978-1-4391-5384-0 Buy This Book www.amazon.com         ". . .moody darkness counter balanced by a sharp eye for detail and memorable...

The Much Neglected Nose

  THE MUCH NEGLECTED NOSE by Rochelle Jewel Shapiro October 2010 "A great writing exercise for sharpening the nose is to hold something close to your nose, smell it, and try to describe the odor." —Shapiro In Writing 101, we all learn that we...

The Shadow Market by Eric J. Weiner

The Shadow Market by Eric J. Weiner

Acclaimed financial journalist Eric J. Weiner reveals how foreign countries and private investors are increasingly controlling the global economy and secretly wresting power from the United States in ways that our government cannot reverse and about which the average American knows nothing.

Heaven’s Fury by Stephen Frey

Heaven’s Fury by Stephen Frey

New York Times bestselling author Stephen Frey thrills readers with the mesmerizing tale of a small-town sheriff who must confront the worst violence that man and nature possess.

On-the-Nose Dialogue vs. Great Subtext

    On-the-Nose Dialogue vs. Great Subtext By Guest Columnist Hal Croasmun President, ScreenwritingU September 2010 Edition   If you are going to be a screenwriter (or even a novel), your writing toolbox needs to include great subtext. It is what gives...