Sunday Books: coverage for August 7, 2011
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In this novel subtitled ‘A Book of Raunch,’ the author offers a series of graphic vignettes about erotica.
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James Sallis finds fertile ground in the Phoenix desert for his latest crime novel, ‘The Killer Is Dying,’ which is being published shortly before the film adaptation of his novel ‘Drive’ hits the big screen.
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Kelly Barnhill leavens horror with humor in her novel.
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The novel affectionately satirizes the national culture as its characters catalog the little things that make us miserable.
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Sins of the father are explored in a Colombia-set novel that wraps in Joseph Conrad and the building of the Panama Canal.
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In a not-too-distant future, the populace seeks refuge in the past. Dan Simmons, whose novels often look back at history, does a what-if about what’s next.
