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class="col-sm-8">  <div class="widget navigation breadcrumb article-breadcrumbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/"> Arts & Life </a> <span class="fico icon-arrow-right"></span> Books </div> <h1 class="section-label section-article-label"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/">Books </a> </h1> <div class="x300x300 row"> <div class="column-1"> <div class="tf1f3 r5 sbd text-capitalize grey"> <a class="link-title" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://artsblog.dallasnews.com/">arts blog</a> </div> <div class="widget code html widget-editable viziwyg-section-5909 inpage-widget-117505 codeWidgetHeadline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://artsblog.dallasnews.com/category/books/">Books</a> </div> <div class="widget feed rssHeadline rssHeadline-117504 leftRailFeed"> <div class="content"> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li class="simple-separator"> <h4 class="tf1f2 h7 sbn"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://artsblog.dallasnews.com/2015/06/big-new-arts-letters-live-events-j-c-oates-r-l-stine-more.html/" target="_self">Big new Arts & Letters Live events: J.C. Oates, R.L. Stine, more</a></h4> </li> <li class="simple-separator"> <h4 class="tf1f2 h7 sbn"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://artsblog.dallasnews.com/2015/06/kids-can-read-their-way-to-free-flat-stanley-tix.html/" target="_self">Kids can read their way to free ‘Flat Stanley’ tix</a></h4> </li> <li class=""> <h4 class="tf1f2 h7 sbn"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://artsblog.dallasnews.com/2015/06/top-writers-pick-the-best-texas-books-for-texas-rising-fans-and-foes.html/" target="_self">Top writers pick the best Texas books for ‘Texas Rising’ fans (and foes)</a></h4> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="column-2"> <div class="tf1f3 r5 sbd text-capitalize grey"> <a class="link-title" href="/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/ebooks/">ebooks</a> </div> <div class="widget code html widget-editable viziwyg-section-4 inpage-widget-408029 codeWidgetLinks p"> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/ebooks/">Browse The Dallas Morning News ebookstore.</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="tf1f3 r5 sbd text-capitalize simple-separator-top grey"> stories </div> <div class="widget stories custom headlineStoryList "> <div class="article news first default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/health-and-fitness/health/20150622-cover2x.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/cover%402x.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2342845-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8043 " alt="" title="Secrets from the Eating Lab: The Science of Weight Loss, the Myth of Willpower, and Why You Should Never Diet Again, by Traci Mann" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/health-and-fitness/health/20150622-eating-expert-tells-why-diets-dont-work.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/health-and-fitness/health/20150622-eating-expert-tells-why-diets-dont-work.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2342847-TITLE viziwyg-section-8043"> Eating expert tells why diets don’t work </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2342847-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8043">College eating lab uncovers three reasons why losing weight is a pointless battle.</span> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/health-and-fitness/health/20150622-eating-expert-tells-why-diets-dont-work.ece" data-media-url="" data-summary="College eating lab uncovers three reasons why losing weight is a pointless battle." data-headline="Eating expert tells why diets don\u2019t work"></a> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150619-the-mapmakers-children.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/The+Mapmakers+Children.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2340254-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-7993 " alt="" title="The Mapmaker’s Children, by Sarah McCoy" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150619-fiction-review-the-mapmakers-children-by-sarah-mccoy.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150619-fiction-review-the-mapmakers-children-by-sarah-mccoy.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2340255-TITLE viziwyg-section-7993"> Fiction review: ‘The Mapmaker’s Children,’ by Sarah McCoy </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2340255-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7993">A past-and-present novel involving John Brown’s daughter is compelling historical fiction — and a less-compelling modern tale.</span> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150619-fiction-review-the-mapmakers-children-by-sarah-mccoy.ece" data-media-url="" data-summary="A past-and-present novel involving John Brown\u2019s daughter is compelling historical fiction \u2014 and a less-compelling modern tale." data-headline="Fiction review: \u2018The Mapmaker\u2019s Children,\u2019 by Sarah McCoy"></a> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20150619-nf_20hepola4ma_43982437.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/NF_20HEPOLA4MA_43982437.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2339159-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="Author Sarah Hepola, at her Dallas home on Wednesday, May 20, 2015. Her memoir, Blackout, will be published by Grand Central Publishing on June 23. The memoir describes the story of her drinking issues and her hard-won recovery." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.guidelive.com/books/2015/06/19/dallas-writer-sarah-hepola-turns-boozy-memory-gaps-searing-memoir';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.guidelive.com/books/2015/06/19/dallas-writer-sarah-hepola-turns-boozy-memory-gaps-searing-memoir" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2339162-TITLE viziwyg-section-7930"> Dallas writer Sarah Hepola turns boozy memory gaps into searing memoir </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2339162-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7930"> “Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget” explains an often-misunderstood element of heavy drinking. </span> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.guidelive.com/books/2015/06/19/dallas-writer-sarah-hepola-turns-boozy-memory-gaps-searing-memoir" data-media-url="" data-summary="\n\u201CBlackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget\u201D explains an often-misunderstood element of heavy drinking. " data-headline="Dallas writer Sarah Hepola turns boozy memory gaps into searing memoir"></a> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150619-mars.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/mars.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2340317-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-7993 " alt="" title="Red Mars, by Kim Stanley Robinson" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150619-burned-out-on-game-of-thrones-try-one-of-these..ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150619-burned-out-on-game-of-thrones-try-one-of-these..ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2340318-TITLE viziwyg-section-7993"> Burned out on ‘Game of Thrones?’ Try one of these. </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2340318-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7993">A roundup of fantasy and science fiction novels you might have missed.</span> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150619-burned-out-on-game-of-thrones-try-one-of-these..ece" data-media-url="" data-summary="A roundup of fantasy and science fiction novels you might have missed." data-headline="Burned out on \u2018Game of Thrones?\u2019 Try one of these."></a> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150619-prince-edward-hc-c.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/Prince+Edward+hc+c.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2340311-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-7993 " alt="" title="Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County: A Family, a Virginia Town, a Civil Rights Battle, by Kristen Green" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150619-review-something-must-be-done-about-prince-edward-county-a-family-a-virginia-town-a-civil-rights-battle-by-kristen-green.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150619-review-something-must-be-done-about-prince-edward-county-a-family-a-virginia-town-a-civil-rights-battle-by-kristen-green.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2340312-TITLE viziwyg-section-7993"> Review: ‘Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County: A Family, a Virginia Town, a Civil Rights Battle,’ by Kristen Green </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2340312-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7993">A key moment in the civil rights struggle is illuminated in a riveting history (entwined with a less-riveting family memoir).</span> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150619-review-something-must-be-done-about-prince-edward-county-a-family-a-virginia-town-a-civil-rights-battle-by-kristen-green.ece" data-media-url="" data-summary="A key moment in the civil rights struggle is illuminated in a riveting history (entwined with a less-riveting family memoir)." data-headline="Review: \u2018Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County: A Family, a Virginia Town, a Civil Rights Battle,\u2019 by Kristen Green"></a> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150619-daughters-of-samurai_9780393077995.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/Daughters+of+Samurai_9780393077995.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2340293-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-7993 " alt="" title="Daughters of the Samurai:: A Journey From East To West And Back, by Janice P. Nimura" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150619-history-review-daughters-of-the-samurai-a-journey-from-east-to-west-and-back-by-janice-p.-nimura.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150619-history-review-daughters-of-the-samurai-a-journey-from-east-to-west-and-back-by-janice-p.-nimura.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2340294-TITLE viziwyg-section-7993"> History review: ‘Daughters of the Samurai: A Journey from East to West and Back,’ by Janice P. Nimura </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2340294-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7993">How a group of Japanese girls sailed to America, then changed their nation.</span> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150619-history-review-daughters-of-the-samurai-a-journey-from-east-to-west-and-back-by-janice-p.-nimura.ece" data-media-url="" data-summary="How a group of Japanese girls sailed to America, then changed their nation." data-headline="History review: \u2018Daughters of the Samurai: A Journey from East to West and Back,\u2019 by Janice P. Nimura"></a> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150619-pirate-hunters_final.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/PIRATE+HUNTERS_FINAL.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2340256-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-7993 " alt="" title="Pirate Hunters: Treasure, Obsession, and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship, by Robert Kurson" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150619-nonfiction-review-pirate-hunters-treasure-obsession-and-the-search-for-a-legendary-pirate-ship-by-robert-kurson.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150619-nonfiction-review-pirate-hunters-treasure-obsession-and-the-search-for-a-legendary-pirate-ship-by-robert-kurson.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2340257-TITLE viziwyg-section-7993"> Nonfiction review: ‘Pirate Hunters: Treasure, Obsession, and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship,’ by Robert Kurson </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2340257-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7993">Nonfiction that reads like fiction, certain to grip anyone who has ever been drawn to shipwrecks and long-lost gold.</span> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150619-nonfiction-review-pirate-hunters-treasure-obsession-and-the-search-for-a-legendary-pirate-ship-by-robert-kurson.ece" data-media-url="" data-summary="Nonfiction that reads like fiction, certain to grip anyone who has ever been drawn to shipwrecks and long-lost gold." data-headline="Nonfiction review: \u2018Pirate Hunters: Treasure, Obsession, and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship,\u2019 by Robert Kurson"></a> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150619-carlson.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/carlson.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2340225-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-7993 " alt="" title="Getting Real, by Gretchen Carlson" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150619-upcoming-author-tours.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150619-upcoming-author-tours.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2340226-TITLE viziwyg-section-7993"> Upcoming author tours </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2340226-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7993">Gretchen Carlson will discuss Getting Real at the 9:15 and 10:50 services Sunday at First Baptist Church, 1707 San Jacinto St., Dallas.H.W. Brands will discuss Reagan at two World Affairs Council Dallas/Fort...</span> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150619-upcoming-author-tours.ece" data-media-url="" data-summary="Gretchen Carlson will discuss Getting Real at the 9:15 and 10:50 services Sunday at First Baptist Church, 1707 San Jacinto St., Dallas.H.W. Brands will discuss Reagan at two World Affairs Council Dallas/Fort..." data-headline="Upcoming author tours"></a> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/home-and-gardening/headlines/20150619-nhm_lovecal_0620fea_44462101.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/NHM_LOVECAL_0620FEA_44462101.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2340170-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8029 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/home-and-gardening/headlines/20150619-what-were-loving-this-week-sophistication-is-overrated.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/home-and-gardening/headlines/20150619-what-were-loving-this-week-sophistication-is-overrated.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2340171-TITLE viziwyg-section-8029"> What we’re loving this week: ‘Sophistication Is Overrated’ </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2340171-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8029">Check this fun new book on entertaining, and see what you think.</span> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/home-and-gardening/headlines/20150619-what-were-loving-this-week-sophistication-is-overrated.ece" data-media-url="" data-summary="Check this fun new book on entertaining, and see what you think." data-headline="What we\u2019re loving this week: \u2018Sophistication Is Overrated\u2019"></a> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/health-and-fitness/health/20150615-focus.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/focus.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2334537-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-8043 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/health-and-fitness/health/20150615-health-book-review-focus-the-hidden-driver-of-excellence-by-daniel-goleman.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/health-and-fitness/health/20150615-health-book-review-focus-the-hidden-driver-of-excellence-by-daniel-goleman.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2334538-TITLE viziwyg-section-8043"> Health book review: ‘Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence,’ by Daniel Goleman </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2334538-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8043">Get to know the many facets of focus — attention, comprehension, memory, the ability to bring back wandering thoughts, and more.</span> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/health-and-fitness/health/20150615-health-book-review-focus-the-hidden-driver-of-excellence-by-daniel-goleman.ece" data-media-url="" data-summary="Get to know the many facets of focus \u2014 attention, comprehension, memory, the ability to bring back wandering thoughts, and more." data-headline="Health book review: \u2018Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence,\u2019 by Daniel Goleman"></a> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150612-sunkencathedral.coverimage.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/SunkenCathedral.coverimage.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2331861-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-7993 " alt="" title="The Sunken Cathedral, by Kate Walbert" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150612-fiction-review-the-sunken-cathedral-by-kate-walbert.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150612-fiction-review-the-sunken-cathedral-by-kate-walbert.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2331862-TITLE viziwyg-section-7993"> Fiction review: ‘The Sunken Cathedral,’ by Kate Walbert </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2331862-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7993">For careful readers, a book of significant rewards.</span> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150612-fiction-review-the-sunken-cathedral-by-kate-walbert.ece" data-media-url="" data-summary="For careful readers, a book of significant rewards." data-headline="Fiction review: \u2018The Sunken Cathedral,\u2019 by Kate Walbert"></a> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150612-9781594205569_jacksonland_jkf.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/9781594205569_Jacksonland_JKF.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2331859-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-7993 " alt="" title="Jacksonland, by Steve Inskeep" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150612-history-review-jacksonland-president-andrew-jackson-cherokee-chief-john-ross-and-a-great-american-land-grab-by-steve-inskeep.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150612-history-review-jacksonland-president-andrew-jackson-cherokee-chief-john-ross-and-a-great-american-land-grab-by-steve-inskeep.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2331860-TITLE viziwyg-section-7993"> History review: ‘Jacksonland: President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a Great American Land Grab,’ by Steve Inskeep </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2331860-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7993">A disgraceful part of U.S. history is explained more clearly than ever before.</span> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150612-history-review-jacksonland-president-andrew-jackson-cherokee-chief-john-ross-and-a-great-american-land-grab-by-steve-inskeep.ece" data-media-url="" data-summary="A disgraceful part of U.S. history is explained more clearly than ever before." data-headline="History review: \u2018Jacksonland: President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a Great American Land Grab,\u2019 by Steve Inskeep"></a> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150612-green-road_9780393248210.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/Green+Road_9780393248210.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2331856-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-7993 " alt="" title="The Green Road, by Anne Enright" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150612-fiction-review-the-green-road-by-anne-enright.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150612-fiction-review-the-green-road-by-anne-enright.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2331857-TITLE viziwyg-section-7993"> Fiction review: ‘The Green Road,’ by Anne Enright </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2331857-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7993">The Booker Prize-winning author is on familiar ground, but the narrative road she travels is a rocky one.</span> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150612-fiction-review-the-green-road-by-anne-enright.ece" data-media-url="" data-summary="The Booker Prize-winning author is on familiar ground, but the narrative road she travels is a rocky one." data-headline="Fiction review: \u2018The Green Road,\u2019 by Anne Enright"></a> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150612-attenberg_saintmaziehc-2-.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/Attenberg_SaintMazieHC+%282%29.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2331854-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-7993 " alt="" title="Saint Mazie, by Jami Attenberg" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150612-fiction-review-saint-mazie-by-jami-attenberg.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150612-fiction-review-saint-mazie-by-jami-attenberg.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2331855-TITLE viziwyg-section-7993"> Fiction review: ‘Saint Mazie,’ by Jami Attenberg </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2331855-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7993">The voice of “the Queen of the Bowery” calls out from New York’s past.</span> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150612-fiction-review-saint-mazie-by-jami-attenberg.ece" data-media-url="" data-summary="The voice of \u201Cthe Queen of the Bowery\u201D calls out from New York\u2019s past." data-headline="Fiction review: \u2018Saint Mazie,\u2019 by Jami Attenberg"></a> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150612-lansdale_paradisesky.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/Lansdale_ParadiseSky.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2331851-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-7993 " alt="" title="Paradise Sky, by Joe R. Lansdale" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150612-fiction-review-paradise-sky-by-joe-r.-lansdale.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150612-fiction-review-paradise-sky-by-joe-r.-lansdale.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2331852-TITLE viziwyg-section-7993"> Fiction review: ‘Paradise Sky,’ by Joe R. Lansdale </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2331852-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7993">The story behind the legend of Deadwood Dick is imagined in this instant classic of a Western.</span> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150612-fiction-review-paradise-sky-by-joe-r.-lansdale.ece" data-media-url="" data-summary="The story behind the legend of Deadwood Dick is imagined in this instant classic of a Western." data-headline="Fiction review: \u2018Paradise Sky,\u2019 by Joe R. Lansdale"></a> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150612-dadreport.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/dadreport.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2331847-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-7993 " alt="" title="The Dad Report, by Kevin Cook" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150612-baseball-book-review-the-dad-report-fathers-sons-and-baseball-families-by-kevin-cook.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150612-baseball-book-review-the-dad-report-fathers-sons-and-baseball-families-by-kevin-cook.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2331848-TITLE viziwyg-section-7993"> Baseball book review: “The Dad Report: Fathers, Sons, and Baseball Families,” by Kevin Cook </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2331848-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7993">A book about fathers is one that their sons will want to read, too.</span> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150612-baseball-book-review-the-dad-report-fathers-sons-and-baseball-families-by-kevin-cook.ece" data-media-url="" data-summary="A book about fathers is one that their sons will want to read, too." data-headline="Baseball book review: \u201CThe Dad Report: Fathers, Sons, and Baseball Families,\u201D by Kevin Cook"></a> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150612-archer.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/archer.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2331844-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-7993 " alt="" title="Double Strike, by Gretchen Archer" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150612-brad-meltzer-brings-the-presidents-shadow-to-barnes-noble.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150612-brad-meltzer-brings-the-presidents-shadow-to-barnes-noble.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2331845-TITLE viziwyg-section-7993"> Brad Meltzer brings ‘The President’s Shadow’ to Barnes & Noble </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2331845-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7993">Learn about ‘Writing Fiction for Women: Taking Down Bad Guys (and Bad Boys)’ with 7 authors at Half Price Books.</span> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150612-brad-meltzer-brings-the-presidents-shadow-to-barnes-noble.ece" data-media-url="" data-summary="Learn about \u2018Writing Fiction for Women: Taking Down Bad Guys (and Bad Boys)\u2019 with 7 authors at Half Price Books." data-headline="Brad Meltzer brings \u2018The President\u2019s Shadow\u2019 to Barnes &amp; Noble"></a> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150608-nh_15barger_cover.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/NH_15barger_COVER.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2326848-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-7993 " alt="" title="Photographer Sarah Barger, 32 “was literally a starving artist” in her early 20s." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/health-and-fitness/health/20150608-make-it-meaningful-how-your-job-choice-affects-your-mental-health.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/health-and-fitness/health/20150608-make-it-meaningful-how-your-job-choice-affects-your-mental-health.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2326849-TITLE viziwyg-section-8043"> Make it meaningful: How your job choice affects your mental health </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2326849-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-8043">Beyond money and mere happiness lies something deeper and vital, experts say.</span> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/health-and-fitness/health/20150608-make-it-meaningful-how-your-job-choice-affects-your-mental-health.ece" data-media-url="" data-summary="Beyond money and mere happiness lies something deeper and vital, experts say." data-headline="Make it meaningful: How your job choice affects your mental health"></a> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150606-women-in-clothes-mirrors.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/Women+in+clothes+Mirrors.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2324242-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-7993 " alt="" title="Heidi Julavits (left), Leanne Shapton and Sheila Heti surveyed more than 600 women for their book." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150606-dallas-bound-women-in-clothes-editors-go-beyond-the-fashionable-facts.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150606-dallas-bound-women-in-clothes-editors-go-beyond-the-fashionable-facts.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2324243-TITLE viziwyg-section-7993"> Dallas-bound ‘Women in Clothes’ editors go beyond the fashionable facts </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2324243-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7993">The book explores what women think about when they get dressed.</span> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150606-dallas-bound-women-in-clothes-editors-go-beyond-the-fashionable-facts.ece" data-media-url="" data-summary="The book explores what women think about when they get dressed." data-headline="Dallas-bound \u2018Women in Clothes\u2019 editors go beyond the fashionable facts"></a> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20150605-book_lovingday-review_mw_44214735.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/BOOK_LOVINGDAY-REVIEW_MW_44214735.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2323559-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="Mat Johnson's "Loving Day" follows the life of Warren Duffy, who grapples with questions of racial identity. (Photo courtesy Penguin Random House/TNS)" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150605-fiction-review-loving-day-by-mat-johnson.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150605-fiction-review-loving-day-by-mat-johnson.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2323558-TITLE viziwyg-section-7993"> Fiction review: ‘Loving Day,’ by Mat Johnson </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2323558-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7993">Once again, the author is blurring lines in a twisty, surprising tale about race and identity.</span> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150605-fiction-review-loving-day-by-mat-johnson.ece" data-media-url="" data-summary="Once again, the author is blurring lines in a twisty, surprising tale about race and identity." data-headline="Fiction review: \u2018Loving Day,\u2019 by Mat Johnson"></a> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150605-stalin.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/stalin.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2323600-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-7993 " alt="" title="Stalin's Daughter, by Rosemary Sullivan" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150605-biography-review-stalins-daughter-the-extraordinary-and-tumultuous-life-of-svetlana-alliluyeva-by-rosemary-sullivan.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150605-biography-review-stalins-daughter-the-extraordinary-and-tumultuous-life-of-svetlana-alliluyeva-by-rosemary-sullivan.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2323601-TITLE viziwyg-section-7993"> Biography review: ‘Stalin’s Daughter: The Extraordinary and Tumultuous Life of Svetlana Alliluyeva,’ by Rosemary Sullivan </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2323601-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7993">An unfathomable life is retold in a highly accessible way.</span> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150605-biography-review-stalins-daughter-the-extraordinary-and-tumultuous-life-of-svetlana-alliluyeva-by-rosemary-sullivan.ece" data-media-url="" data-summary="An unfathomable life is retold in a highly accessible way." data-headline="Biography review: \u2018Stalin\u2019s Daughter: The Extraordinary and Tumultuous Life of Svetlana Alliluyeva,\u2019 by Rosemary Sullivan"></a> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150605-book_review_pleasantville_43444961.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/BOOK_REVIEW_PLEASANTVILLE_43444961.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2323589-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-7993 " alt="" title="Attica Locke" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150605-fiction-review-pleasantville-by-attica-locke.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150605-fiction-review-pleasantville-by-attica-locke.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2323590-TITLE viziwyg-section-7993"> Fiction review: ‘Pleasantville,’ by Attica Locke </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2323590-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7993">In a Houston suburb, the weary lawyer who was the hero in “Black Water Rising” faces fresh challenges.</span> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150605-fiction-review-pleasantville-by-attica-locke.ece" data-media-url="" data-summary="In a Houston suburb, the weary lawyer who was the hero in \u201CBlack Water Rising\u201D faces fresh challenges." data-headline="Fiction review: \u2018Pleasantville,\u2019 by Attica Locke"></a> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150605-salk.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/salk.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2323641-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-7993 " alt="" title="Jonas Salk: A Life, by Charlotte DeCroes Jacobs" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150605-biography-review-jonas-salk-a-life-by-charlotte-decroes-jacobs.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150605-biography-review-jonas-salk-a-life-by-charlotte-decroes-jacobs.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2323642-TITLE viziwyg-section-7993"> Biography review: ‘Jonas Salk: A Life,’ by Charlotte DeCroes Jacobs </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2323642-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7993">He was a national hero for triumphing over polio, but his life was more complicated than the image.</span> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150605-biography-review-jonas-salk-a-life-by-charlotte-decroes-jacobs.ece" data-media-url="" data-summary="He was a national hero for triumphing over polio, but his life was more complicated than the image." data-headline="Biography review: \u2018Jonas Salk: A Life,\u2019 by Charlotte DeCroes Jacobs"></a> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150605-epitaph-2-.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/epitaph+%282%29.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2323649-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-7993 " alt="" title="Epitaph: A Novel of the O.K. Corral, by Mary Doria Russell" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150605-fiction-review-epitaph-a-novel-of-the-o.k.-corral-by-mary-doria-russell.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150605-fiction-review-epitaph-a-novel-of-the-o.k.-corral-by-mary-doria-russell.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2323650-TITLE viziwyg-section-7993"> Fiction review: ‘Epitaph: A Novel of the O.K. Corral,’ by Mary Doria Russell </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2323650-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7993">This could be the best treatment of the famous battle yet.</span> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150605-fiction-review-epitaph-a-novel-of-the-o.k.-corral-by-mary-doria-russell.ece" data-media-url="" data-summary="This could be the best treatment of the famous battle yet." data-headline="Fiction review: \u2018Epitaph: A Novel of the O.K. Corral,\u2019 by Mary Doria Russell"></a> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150605-radiant.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/radiant.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2323617-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-7993 " alt="" title="Radiant Angel, by Nelson DeMille" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150605-author-tours-nelson-demilles-radiant-angel-to-alight-at-barnes-noble.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150605-author-tours-nelson-demilles-radiant-angel-to-alight-at-barnes-noble.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2323618-TITLE viziwyg-section-7993"> Author tours: Nelson DeMille’s ‘Radiant Angel’ to alight at Barnes & Noble </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2323618-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7993">Learn about “Johnny Appleseed: The Man, the Myth, the American Story” in Allen.</span> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150605-author-tours-nelson-demilles-radiant-angel-to-alight-at-barnes-noble.ece" data-media-url="" data-summary="Learn about \u201CJohnny Appleseed: The Man, the Myth, the American Story\u201D in Allen." data-headline="Author tours: Nelson DeMille\u2019s \u2018Radiant Angel\u2019 to alight at Barnes &amp; Noble"></a> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150530-book_expo_america_44124251.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/BOOK_EXPO_AMERICA_44124251.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2316285-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-7993 " alt="" title="Attendees at BookExpo America in New York visit the HarperCollins Publishers booth. Publishers, authors, librarians and book retailers attend the annual publishing industry show." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150530-book-lovers-get-a-read-on-the-next-big-thing-at-annual-expo.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150530-book-lovers-get-a-read-on-the-next-big-thing-at-annual-expo.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2316288-TITLE viziwyg-section-7993"> Book lovers get a read on the next big thing at annual expo </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2316288-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7993">The annual publishing event drew fans of celebrities (Julianne Moore, Mindy Kaling) and literary fiction authors (Jonathan Franzen, Geraldine Brooks).</span> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150530-book-lovers-get-a-read-on-the-next-big-thing-at-annual-expo.ece" data-media-url="" data-summary="The annual publishing event drew fans of celebrities (Julianne Moore, Mindy Kaling) and literary fiction authors (Jonathan Franzen, Geraldine Brooks)." data-headline="Book lovers get a read on the next big thing at annual expo"></a> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150529-9781101875049-1-.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/9781101875049%5B1%5D.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2315620-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-7993 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150529-fiction-review-in-the-unlikely-event-by-judy-blume.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150529-fiction-review-in-the-unlikely-event-by-judy-blume.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2315621-TITLE viziwyg-section-7993"> Fiction review: ‘In the Unlikely Event,’ by Judy Blume </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2315621-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7993">A memoirlike novel re-creates the New Jersey of the early 1950s through its music, celebrities, books, good guys and bad guys.</span> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150529-fiction-review-in-the-unlikely-event-by-judy-blume.ece" data-media-url="" data-summary="A memoirlike novel re-creates the New Jersey of the early 1950s through its music, celebrities, books, good guys and bad guys." data-headline="Fiction review: \u2018In the Unlikely Event,\u2019 by Judy Blume"></a> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150529-cartwright_s15_43982889.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/CARTWRIGHT_S15_43982889.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2315632-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-7993 " alt="" title="" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150529-memoir-review-the-best-i-recall-by-gary-cartwright.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150529-memoir-review-the-best-i-recall-by-gary-cartwright.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2315633-TITLE viziwyg-section-7993"> Memoir review: ‘The Best I Recall,’ by Gary Cartwright </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2315633-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7993">Against the odds, the legendary “Texas Monthly” writer is still around to talk about his wild days. There were many.</span> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150529-memoir-review-the-best-i-recall-by-gary-cartwright.ece" data-media-url="" data-summary="Against the odds, the legendary \u201CTexas Monthly\u201D writer is still around to talk about his wild days. There were many." data-headline="Memoir review: \u2018The Best I Recall,\u2019 by Gary Cartwright"></a> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150529-encyclopaedists.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/encyclopaedists.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2315629-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-7993 " alt="" title="‘War of the Encyclopaedists,’ by Christopher Robinson and Gavin Kovite" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150529-fiction-review-war-of-the-encyclopaedists-by-christopher-robinson-and-gavin-kovite.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150529-fiction-review-war-of-the-encyclopaedists-by-christopher-robinson-and-gavin-kovite.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2315630-TITLE viziwyg-section-7993"> Fiction review: ‘War of the Encyclopaedists,’ by Christopher Robinson and Gavin Kovite </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2315630-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7993">Two friends head off to radically different worlds in a smart and readable coming-of-age novel.</span> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150529-fiction-review-war-of-the-encyclopaedists-by-christopher-robinson-and-gavin-kovite.ece" data-media-url="" data-summary="Two friends head off to radically different worlds in a smart and readable coming-of-age novel." data-headline="Fiction review: \u2018War of the Encyclopaedists,\u2019 by Christopher Robinson and Gavin Kovite"></a> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150529-haruf.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/haruf.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2315625-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-7993 " alt="" title="Our Souls at Night, by Kent Haruf" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150529-fiction-review-our-souls-at-night-by-kent-haruf.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150529-fiction-review-our-souls-at-night-by-kent-haruf.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2315626-TITLE viziwyg-section-7993"> Fiction review: ‘Our Souls at Night,’ by Kent Haruf </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2315626-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7993">The Colorado author’s final novel is an impeccably written depiction of a late-life love affair.</span> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150529-fiction-review-our-souls-at-night-by-kent-haruf.ece" data-media-url="" data-summary="The Colorado author\u2019s final novel is an impeccably written depiction of a late-life love affair." data-headline="Fiction review: \u2018Our Souls at Night,\u2019 by Kent Haruf"></a> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150529-buckley.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/buckley.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2315623-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-7993 " alt="" title="Buckley and Mailer: The Difficult Friendship That Shaped The Sixties, by Kevin M. Schultz" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150529-biography-review-buckley-and-mailer-the-difficult-friendship-that-shaped-the-sixties-by-kevin-m.-schultz.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150529-biography-review-buckley-and-mailer-the-difficult-friendship-that-shaped-the-sixties-by-kevin-m.-schultz.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2315624-TITLE viziwyg-section-7993"> Biography review: ‘Buckley and Mailer: The Difficult Friendship That Shaped the Sixties,’ by Kevin M. Schultz </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2315624-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7993">They were opposites, and alike, and they helped define an era.</span> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150529-biography-review-buckley-and-mailer-the-difficult-friendship-that-shaped-the-sixties-by-kevin-m.-schultz.ece" data-media-url="" data-summary="They were opposites, and alike, and they helped define an era." data-headline="Biography review: \u2018Buckley and Mailer: The Difficult Friendship That Shaped the Sixties,\u2019 by Kevin M. Schultz"></a> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <div class="textDetailNoImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150529-author-tours-deborah-harkness-to-open-the-book-of-life-in-frisco.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2315618-TITLE viziwyg-section-7993"> Author Tours: Deborah Harkness to open ‘The Book of Life’ in Frisco </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2315618-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7993">H.W. Brands will discuss “Reagan” at 7 Highland Park United Methodist Church.</span> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150529-author-tours-deborah-harkness-to-open-the-book-of-life-in-frisco.ece" data-media-url="" data-summary="H.W. Brands will discuss \u201CReagan\u201D at 7 Highland Park United Methodist Church." data-headline="Author Tours: Deborah Harkness to open \u2018The Book of Life\u2019 in Frisco"></a> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150522-craig_johnson_photo_credit_johnny_louis_jlnphotography.com_c_2013.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/Craig_Johnson_Photo_credit_Johnny_Louis_jlnphotography.com_c_2013.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2306181-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-7993 " alt="" title="Craig Johnson is author of the best-selling Walt Longmire mysteries." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150522-craig-johnson-went-a-long-way-to-find-his-latest-walt-longmire-mystery.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150522-craig-johnson-went-a-long-way-to-find-his-latest-walt-longmire-mystery.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2305661-TITLE viziwyg-section-7993"> Craig Johnson went a long way to find his latest Walt Longmire mystery </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2305661-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7993">The best-selling author will visit Dallas on Saturday to sign books.</span> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150522-craig-johnson-went-a-long-way-to-find-his-latest-walt-longmire-mystery.ece" data-media-url="" data-summary="The best-selling author will visit Dallas on Saturday to sign books." data-headline="Craig Johnson went a long way to find his latest Walt Longmire mystery"></a> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20150523-ns_21champ2_44001709.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/NS_21CHAMP2_44001709.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2307523-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-4 " alt="" title="the book, 'Champion of the Barrio: The Legacy of Coach Buryl Baty'. Photo taken in DMN Studio on Friday May 21, 2015. (Nathan Hunsinger/The Dallas Morning News)" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/columnists/kevin-sherrington/20150523-sherrington-first-time-author-tells-story-of-father-and-former-aggie-he-barely-got-to-know.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/columnists/kevin-sherrington/20150523-sherrington-first-time-author-tells-story-of-father-and-former-aggie-he-barely-got-to-know.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2307525-TITLE viziwyg-section-7640"> Sherrington: First-time author tells story of father and former Aggie he barely got to know </a> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/columnists/kevin-sherrington/20150523-sherrington-first-time-author-tells-story-of-father-and-former-aggie-he-barely-got-to-know.ece" data-media-url="" data-summary="" data-headline="Sherrington: First-time author tells story of father and former Aggie he barely got to know"></a> </span> </h3> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150522-anthrax.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/anthrax.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2306246-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-7993 " alt="" title="I’m the Man: The Story of That Guy from Anthrax, by Scott Ian" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150522-author-tours-meet-scott-ian-that-guy-from-anthrax-whos-now-an-author-too.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150522-author-tours-meet-scott-ian-that-guy-from-anthrax-whos-now-an-author-too.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2306247-TITLE viziwyg-section-7993"> Author Tours: Meet Scott Ian, ‘That Guy From Anthrax,’ who’s now an author, too </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2306247-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7993">C.W. Smith will sign “A Throttled Peacock: Observations on the Old World” at DeGolyer Library.</span> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150522-author-tours-meet-scott-ian-that-guy-from-anthrax-whos-now-an-author-too.ece" data-media-url="" data-summary="C.W. Smith will sign \u201CA Throttled Peacock: Observations on the Old World\u201D at DeGolyer Library." data-headline="Author Tours: Meet Scott Ian, \u2018That Guy From Anthrax,\u2019 who\u2019s now an author, too"></a> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150522-9780374203412.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/9780374203412.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2306258-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-7993 " alt="" title="The Making of Zombie Wars, by Aleksandar Hemon" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150522-fiction-review-the-making-of-zombie-wars-by-aleksandar-hemon.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150522-fiction-review-the-making-of-zombie-wars-by-aleksandar-hemon.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2306259-TITLE viziwyg-section-7993"> Fiction review: ‘The Making of Zombie Wars,’ by Aleksandar Hemon </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2306259-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7993">‘Weird stuff’ from an accomplished writer ends up being not that entertaining.</span> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150522-fiction-review-the-making-of-zombie-wars-by-aleksandar-hemon.ece" data-media-url="" data-summary="\u2018Weird stuff\u2019 from an accomplished writer ends up being not that entertaining." data-headline="Fiction review: \u2018The Making of Zombie Wars,\u2019 by Aleksandar Hemon"></a> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150522-strong.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/strong.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2306256-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-7993 " alt="" title="Only the Strong, by Jabari Asim" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150522-fiction-review-only-the-strong-by-jabari-asim.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150522-fiction-review-only-the-strong-by-jabari-asim.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2306257-TITLE viziwyg-section-7993"> Fiction review: ‘Only the Strong,’ by Jabari Asim </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2306257-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7993">A panoramic, moving tale exploring black life in a fictionalized St. Louis in the early 1970s.</span> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150522-fiction-review-only-the-strong-by-jabari-asim.ece" data-media-url="" data-summary="A panoramic, moving tale exploring black life in a fictionalized St. Louis in the early 1970s." data-headline="Fiction review: \u2018Only the Strong,\u2019 by Jabari Asim"></a> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150522-rain-jacket-image.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/RAIN+Jacket+Image.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2306254-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-7993 " alt="" title="Rain, by Cynthia Barnett" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150522-science-book-review-rain-a-natural-and-cultural-history-by-cynthia-barnett.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150522-science-book-review-rain-a-natural-and-cultural-history-by-cynthia-barnett.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2306255-TITLE viziwyg-section-7993"> Science book review: ‘Rain: A Natural and Cultural History,’ by Cynthia Barnett </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2306255-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7993">The problem of climate change underlies a compelling set of vividly told, often funny tales.</span> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150522-science-book-review-rain-a-natural-and-cultural-history-by-cynthia-barnett.ece" data-media-url="" data-summary="The problem of climate change underlies a compelling set of vividly told, often funny tales." data-headline="Science book review: \u2018Rain: A Natural and Cultural History,\u2019 by Cynthia Barnett"></a> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150522-jacket-image--dietland.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/Jacket+image+-DIETLAND.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2306252-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-7993 " alt="" title="Dietland, by Sarai Walker" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150522-fiction-review-dietland-by-sarai-walker.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150522-fiction-review-dietland-by-sarai-walker.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2306253-TITLE viziwyg-section-7993"> Fiction review: ‘Dietland,’ by Sarai Walker </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2306253-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7993">A woman whose life is focused weight loss finds herself drawn into a guerrilla group avenging those who would shame and exploit her.</span> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150522-fiction-review-dietland-by-sarai-walker.ece" data-media-url="" data-summary="A woman whose life is focused weight loss finds herself drawn into a guerrilla group avenging those who would shame and exploit her." data-headline="Fiction review: \u2018Dietland,\u2019 by Sarai Walker"></a> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150522-9780670026593_large_your_band_sucks.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/9780670026593_large_Your_Band_Sucks.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2306249-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-7993 " alt="" title="Your Band Sucks, by Jon Fine" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150522-memoir-review-your-band-sucks-what-i-saw-at-indie-rocks-failed-revolution-but-can-no-longer-hear--by-jon-fine.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150522-memoir-review-your-band-sucks-what-i-saw-at-indie-rocks-failed-revolution-but-can-no-longer-hear--by-jon-fine.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2306250-TITLE viziwyg-section-7993"> Memoir review: ‘Your Band Sucks: What I Saw at Indie Rock’s Failed Revolution (But Can No Longer Hear),’ by Jon Fine </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2306250-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7993">The sordid, smelly, angry and sometimes poetic truth about a young life on the road, as recalled by the middle-age business editor who lived it.</span> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150522-memoir-review-your-band-sucks-what-i-saw-at-indie-rocks-failed-revolution-but-can-no-longer-hear--by-jon-fine.ece" data-media-url="" data-summary="The sordid, smelly, angry and sometimes poetic truth about a young life on the road, as recalled by the middle-age business editor who lived it." data-headline="Memoir review: \u2018Your Band Sucks: What I Saw at Indie Rock\u2019s Failed Revolution (But Can No Longer Hear),\u2019 by Jon Fine"></a> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150520-fea_19doerrpodiumhands_43971709.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/FEA_19DOERRPODIUMHANDS_43971709.JPG" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2302415-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-7993 " alt="" title="Anthony Doerr, author of the acclaimed “All the Light We Cannot See,” talked about storytelling as a way to escape “the prisons of the familiar” during an Arts & Letters appearance Tuesday night." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150520-anthony-doerr-draws-a-crowd-for-arts-letters-live-in-dallas.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150520-anthony-doerr-draws-a-crowd-for-arts-letters-live-in-dallas.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2302416-TITLE viziwyg-section-7993"> Anthony Doerr draws a crowd for Arts & Letters Live in Dallas </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2302416-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7993">Doerr, a Pulitzer winner for his novel “All the Light We Cannot See,” joined fellow novelist Jim Shepard for a night of reading and wonder.</span> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150520-anthony-doerr-draws-a-crowd-for-arts-letters-live-in-dallas.ece" data-media-url="" data-summary="Doerr, a Pulitzer winner for his novel \u201CAll the Light We Cannot See,\u201D joined fellow novelist Jim Shepard for a night of reading and wonder." data-headline="Anthony Doerr draws a crowd for Arts &amp; Letters Live in Dallas"></a> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150515-nf_13book_cover.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/NF_13book_COVER.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2296774-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-7993 " alt="" title="Attendees at the Romantic Times Convention stand in front of a poster for “The Sons of Dusty Walker” series the Hyatt Regency Dallas." width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150515-now-in-dallas-a-giant-fanfest-for-passionate-readers-of-romance-books.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150515-now-in-dallas-a-giant-fanfest-for-passionate-readers-of-romance-books.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2296775-TITLE viziwyg-section-7993"> Now in Dallas: ‘A giant fanfest’ for passionate readers of romance books </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2296775-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7993">Events during the RT Booklovers Convention include workshops on writing, opportunities for aspiring authors to pitch ideas to agents and editors, a steampunk party and fun genre-themed games. </span> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150515-now-in-dallas-a-giant-fanfest-for-passionate-readers-of-romance-books.ece" data-media-url="" data-summary="Events during the RT Booklovers Convention include workshops on writing, opportunities for aspiring authors to pitch ideas to agents and editors, a steampunk party and fun genre-themed games. " data-headline="Now in Dallas: \u2018A giant fanfest\u2019 for passionate readers of romance books"></a> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150515-bard.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/bard.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2297677-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-7993 " alt="" title="The Millionaire and the Bard: Henry Folger's Obsessive Hunt for Shakespeare's First Folio, by Andrea Mays xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150515-history-review-the-millionaire-and-the-bard-henry-folgers-obsessive-hunt-for-shakespeares-first-folio-by-andrea-mays.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150515-history-review-the-millionaire-and-the-bard-henry-folgers-obsessive-hunt-for-shakespeares-first-folio-by-andrea-mays.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2297678-TITLE viziwyg-section-7993"> History review: ‘The Millionaire and The Bard: Henry Folger’s Obsessive Hunt for Shakespeare’s First Folio,’ by Andrea Mays </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2297678-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7993">The story of how one book saved Shakespeare from oblivion — and a man’s quest to gather the surviving copies.</span> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150515-history-review-the-millionaire-and-the-bard-henry-folgers-obsessive-hunt-for-shakespeares-first-folio-by-andrea-mays.ece" data-media-url="" data-summary="The story of how one book saved Shakespeare from oblivion \u2014 and a man\u2019s quest to gather the surviving copies." data-headline="History review: \u2018The Millionaire and The Bard: Henry Folger\u2019s Obsessive Hunt for Shakespeare\u2019s First Folio,\u2019 by Andrea Mays"></a> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150515-beale-street-dynasty_978-0-393-08257-9.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/Beale+Street+Dynasty_978-0-393-08257-9.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2297691-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-7993 " alt="" title="Beale Street Dynasty, by Preston Lauterbach" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150515-history-review-beale-street-dynasty-sex-song-and-the-struggle-for-the-soul-of-memphis-by-preston-lauterbach.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150515-history-review-beale-street-dynasty-sex-song-and-the-struggle-for-the-soul-of-memphis-by-preston-lauterbach.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2297692-TITLE viziwyg-section-7993"> History review: ‘Beale Street Dynasty: Sex, Song, and the Struggle for the Soul of Memphis,’ by Preston Lauterbach </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2297692-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7993">A mix of race and vice led to one of America’s most celebrated, and notorious, districts.</span> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150515-history-review-beale-street-dynasty-sex-song-and-the-struggle-for-the-soul-of-memphis-by-preston-lauterbach.ece" data-media-url="" data-summary="A mix of race and vice led to one of America\u2019s most celebrated, and notorious, districts." data-headline="History review: \u2018Beale Street Dynasty: Sex, Song, and the Struggle for the Soul of Memphis,\u2019 by Preston Lauterbach"></a> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150515-sympathizer.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/sympathizer.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2297688-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-7993 " alt="" title="The Sympathizer, by Viet Thanh Nguyen" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150515-fiction-review-the-sympathizer-by-viet-thanh-nguyen.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150515-fiction-review-the-sympathizer-by-viet-thanh-nguyen.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2297689-TITLE viziwyg-section-7993"> Fiction review: 'The Sympathizer' by Viet Thanh Nguyen </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2297689-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7993">A spy examines the world of Vietnamese expatriates.</span> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150515-fiction-review-the-sympathizer-by-viet-thanh-nguyen.ece" data-media-url="" data-summary="A spy examines the world of Vietnamese expatriates." data-headline="Fiction review: &#039;The Sympathizer&#039; by Viet Thanh Nguyen"></a> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150515-essbaum_hausfrau.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/ESSBAUM_Hausfrau.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2297679-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-7993 " alt="" title="Hausfrau, by Jill Alexander Essbaum" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150515-fiction-review-hausfrau-by-jill-alexander-essbaum.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150515-fiction-review-hausfrau-by-jill-alexander-essbaum.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2297680-TITLE viziwyg-section-7993"> Fiction review: ‘Hausfrau,’ by Jill Alexander Essbaum </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2297680-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7993">A lonely expat housewife reveals complex and fascinating layers in this rich, smart novel.</span> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150515-fiction-review-hausfrau-by-jill-alexander-essbaum.ece" data-media-url="" data-summary="A lonely expat housewife reveals complex and fascinating layers in this rich, smart novel." data-headline="Fiction review: \u2018Hausfrau,\u2019 by Jill Alexander Essbaum"></a> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150515-onenation.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/onenation.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2297694-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-7993 " alt="" title="One Nation Under God: How Corporate America Invented Christian America, by Kevin Kruse" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150515-history-review-one-nation-under-god-how-corporate-america-invented-christian-america-by-kevin-m.-kruse.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150515-history-review-one-nation-under-god-how-corporate-america-invented-christian-america-by-kevin-m.-kruse.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2297695-TITLE viziwyg-section-7993"> History review: ‘One Nation Under God: How Corporate America Invented Christian America,’ by Kevin M. Kruse </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2297695-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7993">The story of how anti-New Deal capitalists found religion — and entwined it with patriotism.</span> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150515-history-review-one-nation-under-god-how-corporate-america-invented-christian-america-by-kevin-m.-kruse.ece" data-media-url="" data-summary="The story of how anti-New Deal capitalists found religion \u2014 and entwined it with patriotism." data-headline="History review: \u2018One Nation Under God: How Corporate America Invented Christian America,\u2019 by Kevin M. Kruse"></a> </span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article news default "> <div class="text"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040im_/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150508-9780385536394.jpg.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/9780385536394.jpg" class="left inpage-cropable inpage-image-2289135-ALTERNATES-w140 inpage-dim-140-92 viziwyg-section-7993 " alt="" title="Reagan: The Life, by H.W. Brands" width="140" height="92" onclick="location.href='https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150508-an-impartial-look-at-ronald-reagan.ece';"/> <div class="textDetailWithImage"> <h3 class="h6 tf1f2 sbs"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102040/http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150508-an-impartial-look-at-ronald-reagan.ece" class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2289136-TITLE viziwyg-section-7993"> An impartial look at Ronald Reagan </a> </h3> <p class="summary"> <span class="viziwyg-editable viziwyg-field-2289136-LEADTEXT viziwyg-section-7993">Biography review: ‘Reagan: The Life,’ by H.W. Brands. A comprehensive, balanced look at a man who was part political phenomenon and part mirage.</span> <span class="inline-share"> <a class="inline-share-button icon-export" data-link="http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/books/20150508-an-impartial-look-at-ronald-reagan.ece" data-media-url="" data-summary="Biography review: \u2018Reagan: The Life,\u2019 by H.W. Brands. 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