‘The Lincoln Highway,’ by Amor Towles: An Excerpt
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‘Cloud Cuckoo Land,’ by Anthony Doerr: An Excerpt
When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. THE LAKEPORT PUBLIC LIBRARYFEBRUARY 20, 2020 4:30 P.M. [...]
‘Time is not on our side,’ New Orleans mayor warns.
NEW ORLEANS — With tracking maps for Hurricane Ida consistently showing an expected pathway toward southeast Louisiana, Mayor LaToya Cantrell of New Orleans [...]
‘The Plot,’ by Jean Hanff Korelitz: An Excerpt
CHAPTER ONEAnyone Can Be a Writer Jacob Finch Bonner, the once promising author of the “New & Noteworthy” (The New York Times Book [...]
‘Broken Horses: A Memoir,’ by Brandi Carlile: An Excerpt
MENINGITIS AND THE EARLY EDUCATION OF AN EMPATH The Carliles are nail-biters. I started biting my nails at three years old. Everyone told [...]
‘Of Women and Salt,’ by Gabriela Garcia: An Excerpt
Carmen Miami, 2018 Jeanette, tell me that you want to live. Yesterday I looked at photos of you as a child. Salt soaked, [...]
‘How Beautiful We Were,’ by Imbolo Mbue: An Excerpt
We should have known the end was near. How could we not have known? When the sky began to pour acid and rivers [...]
‘The Smash-Up,’ by Ali Benjamin: An Excerpt
What happened? Everyone asked the question, had been asking since the election. They asked while watching the news, that storm of headlines, jump-cut [...]
‘Super Host,’ by Kate Russo: An Excerpt
THE DEMONS YOU’RE STUCK WITH In the hierarchy of linen stains, blood is at the top. Everyone thinks semen is the worst, but [...]
‘150 Glimpses of the Beatles,’ by Craig Brown: An Excerpt
1. One. Two. Three. Four. In their neat black suits and ties, Brian Epstein and his personal assistant Alistair Taylor make their way [...]