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Tag Archives: Book Review

Posted in Writers Next Door | Posted on May 17, 2013 by admin

Book Review: Where History and Science Fiction Collide

Maxine Tewsley

Where History and Science Fiction Collide by Maxine Tewsley Professor Tuesday’s Awesome Adventures in History, Book Three: The Underground Railroad by Jeffrey L. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Writers Next Door | Posted on October 15, 2012 by admin

“The Finish”: Mark Bowden on the Hunt for Osama bin Laden

Doug Stanton

THE DAILY BEAST – Mark Bowden’s The Finish is the first book, and, to date, the definitive one, that looks at the Osama bin Laden … Continue reading →

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Posted in NWS in the News | Posted on October 3, 2012 by admin

NWS Advisory Board Member David Finkel is a recipient of one of this year’s MacArthur Foundation Genius Grants

Doug Stanton

CHICAGO (AP) — Mandolin player and composer Chris Thile learned the hard way that when you get a call from the 312 area … Continue reading →

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‘The Yellow Birds’ by Kevin Powers: the Novel of the Iraq War
Posted in Page Two | Posted on September 12, 2012 by admin

‘The Yellow Birds’ by Kevin Powers: the Novel of the Iraq War

Doug Stanton, The Daily Beast | September 11, 2012

The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers is the novel about the Iraq War that we have been waiting for—and needed—because it finally brings … Continue reading →

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Frayed Man of Action With a Head for Figures
Posted in NWS Authors | Posted on September 11, 2012 by admin

Frayed Man of Action With a Head for Figures

Janet Maslin | New York Times: Books of the Times, 9/9/12

‘A Wanted Man: A Jack Reacher Novel’ by Lee Child “A Wanted Man” is Lee Child’s 17th Jack Reacher novel and the last … Continue reading →

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Washington Post review: "The Raven Boys" by Maggie Stiefvater
Posted in NWS Authors | Posted on September 10, 2012 by admin

Washington Post review: “The Raven Boys” by Maggie Stiefvater

Mary Quattlebaum, Washington Post | September 4, 2012

Hard on the hooves of “The Scorpio Races,” which won one of this year’s Printz Honors, comes Maggie Stiefvater’s latest supernatural thriller, “The … Continue reading →

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ARC Review: "The Raven Boys" by Maggie Stiefvater
Posted in NWS Authors | Posted on September 2, 2012 by admin

ARC Review: “The Raven Boys” by Maggie Stiefvater

amaterasureads.blogspot.com

Wednesday, August 29, 2012 My first Maggie Stiefvater book and I’m not sure how to put into words what I feel. I think … Continue reading →

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