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Sarah Waters has switched gears. Her latest novel, The Night Watch, is a departure from her first three: instead of her reader-tested Victorian settings, she's jumped to the 1940s. Her mainstay of one or two central protagonists has evolved into an ensemble of characters. Oh, yeah - and the novel's narrative moves backwards in time. "It did feel like a leap of faith," reflects Waters, 39, eating satsumas in her publisher's London office. Her manner is almost shy, but she exudes a palpable self-possession. "I thought," she says, with a hint of wistfulness to her smile...
...directly using these popular podcasting tools: iTunes | MyYahoo Or copy and paste this URL into your favorite podcasting tool Listen to individual Podcasts: Cover Story: In Search of the Real Google Listen Interview: Meet the Google Guys with Page and Brin Listen Talk Back: Google executives respond to TIME.com reader questions Listen
Daniel Williams, the young protagonist of Nick Laird’s “Utterly Monkey,” is bored with his life. Suffice it to say, the feeling for the reader is mutual...
...process, he takes off his pants at a sushi bar, aggressively challenges a stranger to a drink-off, and wakes up bleeding in his car, his last memory of someone telling him “kiss my ass” at 1:24 a.m. For those Bell Lap readers who have not yet discovered him, we present Tucker Max of TuckerMax.com fame, the man who received a B.A. from the University of Chicago and a J.D. from Duke Law School (two facts he mentions frequently), but decided to make a living blacking out, juicing women, and recounting his adventures...
...Silent Lies” has the feel of a first time novel, which it is. Although the reader may not feel an emotional urgency on behalf of Leo, the plot takes enough twists and turns to make the ride agreeable...