Books - The Durango Herald

So many new celebrity memoirs, so little time

Plethora of fall fiction titles will also keep you busy

DATE: Aug 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

Q&A: Factory Man author talks about one manufacturer who fought back

WASHINGTON – Much of U.S. manufacturing has been decimated in the past decade by less expensive imports from China, but it didn’t necessarily have to be that way, according to a compelling n...

DATE: Aug 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

Review: An insightful look at digital-age clutter

The End of Absence: Reclaiming What We’ve Lost in a World of Constant Connection (Current), by Michael Harris I fall asleep to the glow of Netflix and, when I awake, begin the dig...

DATE: Aug 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

A rocky journey from Egypt to U.S. academia

Book by former FLC professor mirrors her own life

DATE: Aug 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

Hikers rescued amid ‘Into the Wild’ bus pilgrimage

FAIRBANKS, Alaska – Authorities rescued three men making a pilgrimage to an abandoned bus in the Alaska wilderness made famous by the book and film “Into the Wild.” Three hikers,...

DATE: Aug 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

Magician’s Land closes a trilogy that matures

“The Magician’s Land” (Viking) by Lev Grossman Quentin Coldwater – a moody, man-child magician – is finally growing up. And just in time to save everything, mostly, that’s ever ma...

DATE: Aug 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

Haruki Murakami’s new novel journeys to the past

NEW YORK – Haruki Murakami’s new novel is yet another risky reunion with the past. “The past is my treasure chest, and once I open it, I have so many materials in there,” says the...

DATE: Aug 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

Bunny Mother looks back at 1960s

Local author tells true story of sister at her Playboy Club gig

DATE: Aug 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

Prize-winning poet still at work at age 86

NEW YORK – He is 86 years old, his eyesight is failing and much of his recent work reads like a man saying goodbye. But W.S. Merwin continues to write poems; he cannot help himsel...

DATE: Aug 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

Colorful past comes to life

‘Shootout at the El Moro’ recounts 1906 tragedy in Durango

DATE: Jul 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

The Home Place a strong debut for Carrie La Seur

“The Home Place” (William Morrow), by Carrie La Seur Carrie La Seur’s finely crafted debut chronicles a woman’s complicated relationship with her hometown of Billings, Montana, he...

DATE: Jul 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

Book Buzz: Dueling ‘Mockingbirds’ duke it out on list

Apparently there’s nothing like a good old-fashioned author smackdown to propel book sales. Last week famously reclusive author Harper Lee, 88, made headlines disavowing;http://ww...

DATE: Jul 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books