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One for the Books: Novels that whisk you away to another place

Don’t you love a book that has the power to pull you out of your seat and drop you in a whole other setting? These three novels do that! (And they’re really good!)
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One for the Books: More than a mystery

I love a good mystery, and all of these are excellent. But each book also has something else going for it.
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One for the Books: Great stories, memorable characters

I love a good story. Add a memorable character, and I’m hooked. Here are a few to try.
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One for the Books: Space, UFOs and science

Do I believe in UFOs? Well, of course I do. There are thousands of reported sightings, many of which can’t be explained away. Do I believe they’re extraterrestrial? Ah. Hmm. Maybe, though I wouldn’t put money on it. But do I LIKE to believe they’re extraterrestrial? Sure — it’s fun! And there may be evidence to support that belief. Some of the information in these accounts made my blood run cold!
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One for the Books: It isn’t easy being female

Oh, the miseries women in history have gone through, just because of biology. Check out these wonderful historical novels.
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One for the Books: Historical fiction from Latin American authors

There are so many great Latin American authors writing today. Let’s take a look at three of their recent novels.
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One for the Books: Novels about real people

I’ve been reading semi-biographies of real people. You could call them biographical fiction or novelized life stories.
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One for the Books: Is there life after life?

Why are we here? What happens when we die? I found some authors who offer some answers and who say there’s no reason to fear death at all.
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One for the Books: Great stories, slow thrills

I’ve got some great “thriller” stories for you, but they have a long, slow buildup with moments of tension.
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One for the Books: What’s with all the mysterious maids?

It seems that recently the lists of new releases and bestsellers are filled with stories about mysterious maids. And why do their names always seem to start with “M”? What’s going on?
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One for the Books: Literary novels make great summer reading

There’s some fabulous fiction available right now, featuring strong characters. These three books are of solid literary quality, and once you pick one up, you won’t want to put it down.
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One for the Books: Postapocalyptic dystopias

A dystopia is an anti-utopia, the opposite of an ideal community; it’s an extremely alarming situation or a complete breakdown of society. Often in novels such a scenario is postapocalyptic; it springs up after a catastrophically destructive disaster or apocalypse. I’ve been looking at several novels set in such conditions, and I found two recent examples that have good, solid storylines.
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