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Welcome new year, now here are old books

January 4, 2015January 4, 2015 ~ The Longest Chapter ~ Leave a comment

Here are three novels, two of them crime mysteries, published in 1993, 2009 and 1930. It's a way of welcoming the new year by remembering that the past in literature shall not be forgotten.

A book list and a control measure

January 26, 2012January 26, 2012 ~ The Longest Chapter ~ 2 Comments

I discovered these six books via review publications. I think they offer the promise of good reading and thought I'd share what I've learned. Brief descriptions and links to more information included. Ficion and non-fiction.

A Georges Simenon runaround

December 14, 2010 ~ The Longest Chapter ~ Leave a comment

Some authors are so prolific their books can't possibly list the track record on the inside pages. Georges Simenon is one of them. We're talking a literary "oeuvre" of around 400 books, and it took three bookshops to help me find my way to a starting point.

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