No one does literary horror like Straub. His latest novel is a sequel to last year's Lost Boy Lost Girl. This time out Straub's protagonist, an author named Tim Underhill, meets up with a character he's creating in his journals. The results, as usual, are stranger than fiction.
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This compact but richly composed memoir tells the life story of this famed Jewish writer, from a childhood scarred by war to his difficult migration from his homeland of Romania to the new nation of Israel and his evolution into an internationally renowned literary artist.
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This account of the final eight months of World War II is as comprehensive as it is fascinating. Advance readers have praised Hastings' book for its clear language and detailed research.
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Raised by a drug-dealing dad, Red Hot Chili Peppers singer Anthony Keidis spent much of his life on drugs, so it's kind of amazing that he remembers enough to put together this memoir. By most accounts, Scar Tissue is a decent tell-all from a drug-addled rock star who eventually found a slice of redemption.
