Stand By Your Men : THE KENNEDY WOMEN, By Laurence Leamer (Villard Books: $27.50; 796 pp.)
Marie Brenner is a staff writer at The New Yorker. Her most recent book is "House of Dreams: The Collapse of an American Dynasty" (Avon)…
Forgotten boyband hunks who quit fame for normal jobs – 90s icon who became ambulance driver to pin-up now pulling pints
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The week’s bestselling books, Nov. 17
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How Taylor Swift reinvented pop music
Welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter.Hello, fellow readers. I’m culture critic and fervent bookworm Chris Vognar. This week we speak with Rolling Stone…
Prince Harry is ‘uncomfortable’ at showbiz events & wants to see ‘old pals he’s drifted from’ in the UK, claims expert
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The week’s bestselling books, Nov. 10
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The week’s bestselling books, Nov. 3
Hardcover fiction1. Intermezzo by Sally Rooney (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $29) Two grieving brothers come to terms with their history and the people they love.…
Soft Power and Great Power Competition: Shifting the Sand in the Balance of Power Between the US and China -Book Review
The twenty-first century is witnessing a change in global power structure marked by peaceful rise of China, resurgence of Russia and America’s intent to retain…
The week’s bestselling books, Oct. 27
Hardcover fiction1. Intermezzo by Sally Rooney (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $29) Two grieving brothers come to terms with their history and the people they love.…
Hanif Abdurraqib’s new book shows basketball can be poetry
Welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter.Hello, fellow readers. I’m culture critic, fervent bookworm and hoops head Chris Vognar.This week we speak with poet…
Five Christmas market cruises you can still book with live carols, ice rinks and ‘windmill cookies’
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Luke Littler’s rival Damon Heta grimaces in disbelief as ‘unplayable’ teen smashes darts history books to beat him
LUKE LITTLER made it back-to-back record-breaking performances in the Czech Darts Open.The "unplayable" teen sensation left Damon Heta grimacing in disbelief as he smashed in…
We were thought of as just weird people from Bath in the 80s, say Tears for Fears ahead of first live album
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The week’s bestselling books, Oct. 20
Hardcover fiction1. Intermezzo by Sally Rooney (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $29) Two grieving brothers come to terms with their history and the people they love.…
Four great coffee clubs that will help you cut back on the cost of your cuppas
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How a new book honors Emmett Till
Welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter.Hello, fellow readers. I’m culture critic and fervent bookworm Chris Vognar.This week I spoke with Wright Thompson, a…
I blame ‘impetuous’ Meghan Markle for forcing Prince Harry to quit UK – he cut everyone dead overnight, says Sun legend
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The week’s bestselling books, Oct. 13
Hardcover fiction1. Intermezzo by Sally Rooney (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $29) Two grieving brothers come to terms with their history and the people they love.…
The Middle East in International Relations: Power, Politics and Ideology – Book Review
The book titled “The Middle East in International Relations: Power, Politics and Ideology” written by Fred Halliday provides a useful overview of the major approaches…
Climate Travels: How Ecotourism Changes Mindsets and Motivates Action -Book Review
Several narratives about climate change describe catastrophes occurring in remote locations, such as ice caps melting, hurricanes, disastrous floods and massive fires. The book “Climate…