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Random Review: Book on Osage murders to be discussed

"Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI" by David Grann will be reviewed ... season. Random Review will take July and August off and resume in September. * I understand ... read more

Review: 'She Lies in Wait' a worthy new addition to murder-mystery canon

Random House. 350 pages ... The present-day chapters are hyper-specific in both time and location. Characters not only reference social media sites by name and use digital lingo like “tag herself” but ... read more

Book subtitles are getting ridiculously long. What is going on?

For a slew of modern books, the answer seems to be as many as possible ... “I’m trying to give everybody as much information as I can in a short amount of time.” Silvana Paternostro, author of ... read more

How Bungie, bright colors, and four-player co-op shaped Gears of War 3

note: On July 16, Udon Entertainment is releasing Gears of War: Retrospective — The First 10 Years, a book looking back at the art and making-of story behind every Gears game to date. Written by ... read more

Random Review: Book on time use and solitude to be reviewed

Victoria Fridley, retired director of the Linn-Benton Community College writing center, will review "The Art of the Wasted Day" by Patricia Hampl at this month's "Random Review" session. The event ... read more

Christian Rock Band-Inspired Graphic Novel Goes Back to ‘Eden’

When I got on the phone with the writers [Alex Paknadel and Dan Watters of Random ... religious book, but one with messages I believe in. The overarching idea is that there is a better life available. ... read more

How ‘Aladdin’ came to be: Thank (or blame) an 18th-century French scholar

A nameless North African magician, not a vizier named Jafar, apparently chooses him at random to retrieve the magic lamp ... only the truth will set you free. Michael Dirda reviews books each Thursday ... read more

How To Cure Your Boredom — 14 Creative Ways To Entertain Yourself When You're Bored

By reading reviews, talking to your friends ... subject, etc. You can use podcasts, social media feeds and other websites to help you stay on track and devote your time to learning something new every ... read more

How the Winthrop Poll became SC's barometer for tracking politicians and public opinion

On the way to their stations, they grab crayons, a coloring book or a crossword puzzle ... All are paid for their time, which starts at $9.50 an hour and can increase in tiers based on performance ... read more

Licensing Expo 2019: Publishers Hunt New Revenue Streams

The goal is not only to create new revenue streams, but also to use the expanded retail presence to sell more books. Encyclopaedia Britannica was a first-time exhibitor ... published by Random House. ... read more