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Red Hot Books - Prize-winning Fiction
Prize-winning fiction offers a variety of rewards to the reader. Now, this is literature, and these will be classics.
08/26/2010 // by: Mary Louise Ruehr
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Red Hot Books - Graphic Novels: Not Just Comic Books for Grownups
Graphic novels have come a long way. They’re more popular than ever, and
nobody can say they’re just comic books for grownups. My ultimate test:
Do I want to read it again?
08/12/2010 // by: Mary Louise Ruehr
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Red Hot Books - The Lives of Authors, Real and Imagined
A pair of recent novels
focuses on the imagined lives of well-known authors. But sometimes, the
truth makes just as good a story.
07/29/2010 // by: Mary Louise Ruehr
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Red Hot Books - Memorable Characters
One of the most memorable — and certainly
unique — fictional characters I’ve ever come across can be found in
three recent books by Stieg Larsson. The series, translated from
Swedish, began with The
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, followed by The Girl Who Played with
Fire (both now in …
07/15/2010 // by: Mary Louise Ruehr
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Red Hot Books - Rainy Day Books for Children
Now that summer’s
here, it’s a good time to stock up on some books to keep the kids busy
on a rainy day.
07/01/2010 // by: Mary Louise Ruehr
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Red Hot Books - True-Life Adventures for Dad
Looking for a book for Dad? Let’s check out some true-life adventures.
06/17/2010 // by: Mary Louise Ruehr
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Red Hot Books - Questions of Identity
Think Twice by Lisa Scottoline is a
thriller about identical twin sisters, separated at birth: a good twin
versus a bad twin. One is a successful lawyer in Philadelphia (fans of
Scottoline will recognize Bennie Rosato). The other (Alice) is only good
at getting in …
06/03/2010 // by: Mary Louise Ruehr
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Red Hot Books - A Bit of Southern Hospitality
Two recent novels offer a bit of Southern hospitality, along with memorable characters. Both are pretty hard to put down, and I think both would make good choices for book club discussions.
05/20/2010 // by: Mary Louise Ruehr
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Red Hot Books - Lives of Real Women
To commemorate Mother’s Day, let’s take a look at the lives of some real women.
05/06/2010 // by: Mary Louise Ruehr
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Red Hot Books - Politicians Behaving Badly
In recent years, Americans have been
appalled by the behavior displayed by some of the people we’ve elected
to public office. It isn’t partisan; their greed, arrogance, lust for
power, and sense of superiority and entitlement indicate that a few of
them are completely out of touch with how …
04/07/2010 // by: Mary Louise Ruehr
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