Articles for tag: Dave Barry, Sue Grafton

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Book Review: Big Trouble by Dave Barry

Former humor columnist Dave Barry has amassed quite a devoted fan club over the years. This comes not only from his Miami Herald pieces, but the series of hilarious books compiled from his best columns. In September of 1999, Barry published his first official work of fiction, Big Trouble, a blatant send-up of thriller and ...

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The Pros and Cons of Joining Doubleday Book Club

Their advertisements are everywhere. In magazine inserts, on line and they appear periodically in your mailbox amongst the bills and credit card solicitations. Book clubs are highly attractive to the avid reader and those who like to collect and enjoy hardcover books. I am a former member of Doubleday book club and found it both ...

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Best Used Book Stores in Houston, TX

Since I go through about three paperpack books each week, I tend to spend a lot of my time in used book stores. I don’t like to shop online because it takes the texture out of shopping for books, so I’ve found most of the used book stores in Houston, TX. Following are four of ...

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Three Female Mystery Authors and Books Worth Reading

When it comes to reading, I do quite a bit of it. Recently, I started reading books in the mystery genre, and in my opinion, these are the three authors – and their series – worth reading. Kathy Reichs: The Temperance Brennan Novels In the past three years books by Kathy Reichs featuring forensic anthropologist ...