Bellevue author to appear at Mill Creek book store
Bellevue author Christina Dudley will read from and sign her novel, “Mourning Becomes Cassandra” ($15.95), at 7 p.m. Monday at University Book Store at Mill Creek. [More]
December 6
‘Julie & Julia’ blogger turns sights to meat, marriage
From the title to the last page, former blogger Julie Powell’s startling second memoir, “Cleaving: A Story of Marriage, Meat and Obsession” ($24.99), is smart and compelling but frequently coy: Does she mean cleaving together? Or... [More]
By Laura Impellizzeri
Associated Press | December 6
After a slump, King returns to top form in massive new novel
“I tried to write a book that would keep the pedal consistently to the metal,” Stephen King writes in an afterword to “Under the Dome” ($35), his massive new novel — his 48th! — an explanation for why you will carry... [More]
By Rene Rodriguez
McClatchy Newspapers | December 6
Nearing the end of the alphabet, Grafton’s still got her A-game
Can it really be 27 years since Kinsey Millhone sifted through clues in “A Is for Alibi?” And can Sue Grafton really be approaching the end of the alphabet? [More]
By Mary Foster
Associated Press | December 6
Michael O’Leary Herald file |
Some hummingbirds stay through the winter
It’s usually a surprise to folks when they spot a hummingbird in late fall or winter. The sighting of one brought this question from Julie, in Arlington: [More]
December 5
AP |
Sapling from Anne Frank tree planted in Amsterdam
AMSTERDAM — The ancient chestnut tree that cheered up Jewish teenager Anne Frank as she hid from the Nazis is dying, but thanks to a planting campaign now under way its descendants will live on around the globe. [More]
Associated Press | December 4
Associated Press |
Copy of Poe’s 1st book sells for record $662K
NEW YORK — A rare copy of Edgar Allan Poe’s first book has sold for $662,500, smashing the previous record price for American literature. [More]
Associated Press | December 4
Associated Press |
People: Jesse Ventura, John Mellencamp; Alicia Keys, Sarah Palin
Jesse Ventura is back for another stab at TV stardom, this time hosting a program that digs into conspiracy theories, including alternate views of what was behind the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and the purpose of a sprawling research center... [More]
December 2
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