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41. Books

    Hollywood or Bust

    Exploring the generational effect of failed dreams

    By Pablo Tanguay

    Published: July 17, 2008

    In 1999, when Oprah Winfrey chose Bret Lott's novel Jewel for her book club, the respected but obscure writer was catapulted from literary writer to Superstar Author. Within...

42. Theater

    Brothers in Arms

    Local production examines sibling relationships, poverty and parental neglect

    By Martin Brady

    Published: July 17, 2008

    Suzan-Lori Parks' Topdog/Underdog is a work of social relevance—a strongly worded, cleverly crafted and often poignant meditation on matters that transcend its African...

43. Books

    A View to a Thrill

    Facing danger in a cold climate

    By Chris Scott

    Published: July 17, 2008

    For readers who want to escape the summer heat, Ridley Pearson's latest thriller, Killer View (Putnam, 340 pp., $24.95), should generate some welcome chills. Pearson's second...

44. Books

    "She terrified people"

    Finally, a book tells the story of Tennessee's infamous baby seller

    By Maria Browning

    Published: July 17, 2008

    You could never sell the story of Georgia Tann as fiction. Imagine trying to peddle a novel about a butch lesbian—in Depression-era Memphis, of all places—with a...