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· by Rick Lewis · Sep 30, 2016

BOOK Review: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Spoiler-Free)

When the monsters inevitably show up in the end, you’ll realize that you’re not particularly invested in that long-neglected plotline and would rather Jacob keep getting into shenanigans with his new buddies than save the world.

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· by Ron Garmon · Apr 22, 2014

Happy Wonker Book Club: Uncle Sam’s First Nazis

Happy Wonker Book Club: Uncle Sam’s First Nazis

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· by Ron Garmon · Feb 19, 2014

Carl Hiaasen’s ‘Dance Of The Reptiles’: Like His Novels But A Little Less Fictiony

Carl Hiaasen's 'Dance Of The Reptiles': Like His Novels But A Little Less Fictiony

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· by Dok Zoom · Dec 13, 2013

Your Small Children Will Likely Pack Up And Leave Home If You Give Them This Ted Cruz Coloring Book

Your Small Children Will Likely Pack Up And Leave Home If You Give Them This Ted Cruz Coloring Book

· by Dok Zoom · Dec 2, 2013

Vincent Price comics definitely up to the quality of the great man's work... on Scooby Doo

So here’s a thing that exists: Bluewater Comics got a licensing deal with Vincent Price’s estate, and has been running a line of horror comics called “Vincent Price Presents” since 2008. This fall brings a trade paperback collection of a…

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· by Joline Zepcevski · Nov 27, 2013

Suck it, New York Times Book Snobs: Five Stars for Janet Evanovich’s ‘Takedown Twenty’

Suck it, New York Times Book Snobs: Five Stars for Janet Evanovich's 'Takedown Twenty'

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· by Dan Weber · Nov 26, 2013

‘I Killed Breitbart’ Review: What Chris Faraone Saw at the Revolution

'I Killed Breitbart' Review: What Chris Faraone Saw at the Revolution

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· by Dok Zoom · Nov 25, 2013

The ‘Hyperbole And A Half’ Book Is Here And We Will Guilt You Into Buying It

The 'Hyperbole And A Half' Book Is Here And We Will Guilt You Into Buying It

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· by Joline Zepcevski · Nov 7, 2013

Malcolm Gladwell’s ‘David And Goliath’ Will Probably Leave You Deflated Instead Of Inspired

Malcolm Gladwell's 'David And Goliath' Will Probably Leave You Deflated Instead Of Inspired

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· by Dan Weber · Oct 29, 2013

‘Enemies Within’ Review: The NYPD Will Keep Those Civil Liberties Safe and Warm While You’re Not Using Them

'Enemies Within' Review: The NYPD Will Keep Those Civil Liberties Safe and Warm While You’re Not Using Them

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· by Joline Zepcevski · Oct 24, 2013

Dave Eggers’ Techno-Dystopian Novel ‘The Circle’ Gets Some Things Right, But Only By Accident

Dave Eggers' Techno-Dystopian Novel 'The Circle' Gets Some Things Right, But Only By Accident

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· by Lisa Needham · Oct 23, 2013

‘Yes NFL Players Are Being Concussed To Death’ Is Pretty Much All You Need To Know About ‘League Of Denial’

'Yes NFL Players Are Being Concussed To Death' Is Pretty Much All You Need To Know About 'League Of Denial'

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· by Lisa Needham · Sep 26, 2013

Ordinary People: Julia Keller’s Bitter River

Ordinary People: Julia Keller's Bitter River

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· by Lisa Needham · Sep 24, 2013

Nothing New Under The Sun: Sue Grafton’s W Is For Wasted

Nothing New Under The Sun: Sue Grafton's W Is For Wasted

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· by Lisa Needham · Sep 18, 2013

We Lied To You And You Should Never Trust Us Again

We Lied To You And You Should Never Trust Us Again

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· by Lisa Needham · Sep 17, 2013

Predictably Good: Kathy Reichs’ Bones Of The Lost

Predictably Good: Kathy Reichs' Bones Of The Lost

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· by Lisa Needham · Sep 16, 2013

We Are All Terrible And Beautiful: Ivy Pochoda’s Visitation Street

We Are All Terrible And Beautiful: Ivy Pochoda's Visitation Street

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· by Dok Zoom · Sep 16, 2013

‘March’: John Lewis Does A Civil Rights Memoir As A Graphic Novel

'March': John Lewis Does A Civil Rights Memoir As A Graphic Novel