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New Novel From Stephen Maitland-Lewis A Timely, Compelling Financial Thriller Jul 30, 2013

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Ambition , t he third novel from award-winning author and part-time New Orleanian Stephen Maitland-Lewis — is a timely financial thriller inspired by an actual multi-million dollar investment banking ripoff Maitland-Lewis got wind of while working on Wall Street in the late 1980s. To learn more about Stephen Maitland-Lewis and Ambition — please click here http://maitland-lewis.com/read-me/

"Who Was Dracula?" — A New Investigation By Acclaimed Historian Jim Steinmeyer Apr 17, 2013

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Today on The Sound of Books with Fred Kasten, the new book by acclaimed stage and magic historian Jim Steinmeyer: Who Was Dracula? Bram Stoker's Trail of Blood .

Poet Rodney Jones' Ninth Volume Explores "Imaginary Logic" Apr 11, 2013

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Today on The Sound of Books with Fred Kasten, the latest volume from award-winning poet Rodney Jones — Imaginary Logic .

Page-Turning Debut Novel About Race in 1960s Alabama Apr 03, 2013

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Today on The Sound of Books with Fred Kasten — the acclaimed debut novel from prize-winning historian Robert J. Norrell: Eden Rise .

Top Marks for New Mohsin Hamid Novel — "How To Get Filthy Rich In Rising Asia" Mar 27, 2013

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Today on The Sound of Books with Fred Kasten, the widely-praised and highly recommended new novel by Mohsin Hamid, How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia .

Susan Straight's Highly Recommended New Novel "Between Heaven and Here" Mar 21, 2013

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Today on The Sound of Books with Fred Kasten, the new novel from award-winning author Susan Straight — Between Heaven and Here .

Timely New Book from Pulitzer Prize Winner Garry Wills, "Why Priests?: A Failed Tradition" Mar 05, 2013

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Today on The Sound of Books with Fred Kasten, the new book by New York Times- bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner Garry Wills, Why Priests?: A Failed Tradition .

Hanna Rosin's New Book Explores "The End of Men" Feb 26, 2013

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Today on The Sound of Books with Fred Kasten, the latest book from award-winning journalist and author Hanna Rosin, The End of Men: and the Rise of Women .

Well Crafted Thriller from Novelist Stephen Maitland-Lewis: "Emeralds Never Fade" Feb 06, 2013

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Today on The Sound of Books with Fred Kasten, the recent novel by soon-to-be part-time New Orleanian Stephen Maitland-Lewis, Emeralds Never Fade .

Evocative New Work From Alabama Writer Frye Gaillard: "The Books That Mattered" Jan 30, 2013

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Today on The Sound of Books with Fred Kasten, the new book from journalist and author Frye Gaillard, The Books That Mattered: A Reader's Memoir .