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Louis Bayard
Henry Holt
ISBN 978-0805090697
338 pages
$25
Reviewed by Kathy Blumenstock, a Washington (D.C.) writer
Authors are constantly asked where they find ideas for their books, a wearisome refrain that usually yields polite, ordinary replies: from past experiences, a song fragment, a family tiff. Washington novelist Louis Bayard anticipates the ...
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Geoff Dyer
Graywolf
ISBN 978-1555975791
421 pages
$18
Reviewed by Michael Dirda, who reviews books for The Washington Post every Thursday. Visit his book discussion at washingtonpost.com/readingroom.
According to publishing wisdom, readers don't buy collections of anything, least of all collections of essays and occasional journalism. I've never understood...
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Graham Joyce
Doubleday
ISBN 978-0385533805
262 pages
$23.95
Reviewed by Jeff VanderMeer, whose latest book is "Monstrous Creatures," a collection of his reviews and essays. He lives in Tallahassee.
In Graham Joyce's brave and ultimately heartbreaking new novel, "The Silent Land," a young married couple trapped in a deserted Alpine village must come to ...
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