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From book to film: Authors say which ones worked or not

Sat, 11 May 2013 22:47:40 -0400

CHICAGO — Less than a year after "The Great Gatsby" was published in 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald was paid $16,666 for the film rights. "Come and see it all!" beckons the trailer for the silent film. "And enjoy the entertainment thrill of your life!"

F. Scott Fitzgerald's characters still resonate

Sat, 11 May 2013 22:47:15 -0400

MINNEAPOLIS — Few, if any, American authors have come to be so closely associated with an era like F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Roaring Twenties.

Leonard Cohen — restless spirit, poet

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 00:48:25 -0400

"I'm Your Man: The Life of Leonard Cohen" by Sylvie Simmons; Ecco (576 pages, $27.99)

C.S. Lewis: Classics, myth inspired creator of Narnia

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 00:48:00 -0400

"C.S. Lewis — A Life: Eccentric Genius, Reluctant Prophet" by Alister McGrath; Tyndale House (448 pages, $24.99)

Detective's lurid past and newfound love are woven into atypical mystery

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:30:19 -0400

"Rage Against the Dying" by Becky Masterman; Minotaur (320 pages, $24.99)

Exotic locales add atmosphere to complex plots

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:30:18 -0400

I've spent a great deal of time in the past two weeks in bookstores across the United Kingdom. In an Edinburgh bookstore, I picked up Peter May's "The Black-house" (SilverOak, $24.