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Displaying articles for: December 2011

December 19, 2011

Ian Rankin

Arresting classics selected by a master of crime fiction.

December 18, 2011

Diana Gabaldon

The creator of the bestselling Outlander novels on three of her favorite series.

December 12, 2011

Andy Borowitz

Three classics of American comedy, selected by the mastermind of The Borowitz Report.

December 5, 2011

Alice Hoffman

The author of The Dovekeepers chooses classic works of fiction to inspire the writer within.

December 5, 2011

Lydia Millet

The novelist picks stories of the Wild West and wild nature

December 5, 2011

Patricia Cornwell

Gift ideas from Kay Scarpetta's creator.

Daybook

May 21: The musical smash hit Gypsy opened on Broadway on this day in 1959. The bestseller upon which the show is based, Gypsy Rose Lee's memoir Gypsy, told her life as a rags-to-naked success story, and added to…

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In the Margin

Ethan Rutherford and Matt Burgess (Dogfight: A Love Story) on the writing of Rutherford's surreal and fiercely funny story collection The Peripatetic Coffin.

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When the Devil Drives

Thespian-turned-P.I. Jasmine Sharp searches for a missing actress and veteran detective Catherine MacLeod tries to solve the case of a murdered one. Their paths intertwine amid the Scottish theater community with uproarious and gory results.

Story of My People

Recounting the struggles and eventual dissolution of a family textile business in Prato, Italy, Story of My People is a heartbreaking memoir about the personal impact of globalization.

My Struggle, Book Two

A controversial sensation in Norway, A Man in Love is the second book of six in the series, detailing Knausgaard’s separation from his wife, his move to Stolkholm and the dogged pursuit of a mesmerizing poet.