Stories tagged with "novel"

Drunken driving excuse amuses Indiana State Police by John Tuohy

PORTAGE, Ind. — A northern Indiana driver arrested with a blood-alcohol level nearly four times Indiana’s threshold today claimed his innocence with a novel defense,... – Nov 05, 2009 at 4:12 PM in Crime & Courts

New book puts novelist in the spirit of things by indystar

For the millions of readers who loved “The Time Traveler’s Wife” and have waited patiently for Audrey Niffenegger’s follow-up novel, the wait is over.... – Oct 08, 2009 at 7:12 PM in Books

Bagpipes, Celtic music help launch Trafalgar orchard's season by Cindy Marshall

A pple Works in Trafalgar kicked off the fall season with a Scottish Highlander Festival, complete with Celtic music groups, Irish dancers and traditional food. The festival... – Sep 30, 2009 at 8:31 PM in Greenwood

Conservationists honor author Stratton-Porter by indystar

One of Indiana’s earliest environmentalists — 20th century writer Gene Stratton-Porter — is set to be inducted into the Indiana Conservation Hall of Fame. Porter,... – Sep 24, 2009 at 7:12 AM in News

History textbook catches attention of Christian show by indystar

Rochester — A Northern Indiana high school’s new history textbook is getting national attention from a Christian television network. The Christian Broadcasting... – Aug 24, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Communities

'The Best of Times' by indystar

By Penny Vincenzi (Knopf Doubleday, $26) An ordinary Friday afternoon becomes a nightmare when a truck driver loses control of his vehicle on a London highway and causes a multicar... – Jul 29, 2009 at 10:52 PM in Books

'Twenties Girl' by indystar

By Sophie Kinsella (The Dial Press, $26) In “Twenties Girl,” chick-lit queen Sophie Kinsella introduces readers to Lara Lington, a 27-year-old Brit who sees something... – Jul 29, 2009 at 10:50 PM in Books

'A Happy Marriage' weds fact and fiction by USA Today

Rafael Yglesias' newest book, A Happy Marriage, is boldly subtitled A Novel right on its cover.It is, and it isn't.Yes, some of the names have been changed — as have time... – Jul 29, 2009 at 7:49 PM in Entertainment

You can tell these beach books by their titles by USA Today

Driftwood, dune, swimming. If the words in a novel's title evoke the season, it's sure to grab our attention while the weather's hot. USA TODAY checks out 10 new books that say... – Jul 01, 2009 at 9:19 PM in Entertainment

Author sued by J.D. Salinger submits defense by USA Today

NEW YORK (AP) — An author being sued by J.D. Salinger for copyright infringement is asking a judge to let his book be published.Attorneys for Fredrik Colting, who writes... – Jun 15, 2009 at 10:19 PM in Entertainment

State reports 15 new H1N1 flu cases by indystar

State health officials this morning reported 15 new confirmed cases of H1N1 flu in Indiana. Eight of the new confirmed cases are Marion County, with five others in Lake County.... – May 16, 2009 at 11:42 AM in News

Hedge your bets on these two novels by USA Today

What recession? Two New York author/socialites put the fun back in hedge funds with new novels about the privileged lives of those who made millions, even billions, in hedge-fund... – May 13, 2009 at 9:18 PM in Entertainment

Ending for 'My Sister's Keeper' film veers from Picoult's book by USA Today

Jodi Picoult's 2004 novel My Sister's Keeper has one of the great shocker endings of recent fiction.But here's another shock: The movie version, due June 26, has a different... – Mar 02, 2009 at 9:17 PM in Entertainment

Post 9/11 novel 'Netherland' wins PEN/Faulkner prize by USA Today

NEW YORK (AP) — Joseph O'Neill's Netherland, an acclaimed post-Sept. 11, 2001, novel bypassed for the National Book Awards and the National Book Critics Circle prize, has... – Feb 26, 2009 at 12:46 AM in Entertainment

Two more Roth novels coming by USA Today

NEW YORK (AP) — Fifty years after debuting with Goodbye, Columbus, Philip Roth is as prolific as ever.Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announced Wednesday that the... – Feb 25, 2009 at 3:46 PM in Entertainment

New voices: Jamie Ford by USA Today

Jamie Ford is the author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet: A Novel (Ballantine, $24) What the book's about: In 1986, the new owner of an old Seattle hotel discovers... – Feb 18, 2009 at 9:31 PM in Entertainment

Pittsburgh university upset over Grisham novel by The Associated Press

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Officials at Duquesne (doo-KAYN') University in Pittsburgh are upset that best-selling author John Grisham mentions the school in connection with a... – Jan 30, 2009 at 12:16 PM in Entertainment

The hunt goes electric: Clancy books going digital by The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) -- Tom Clancy is going digital.The author of such blockbusters as "Patriot Games" and "Clear and Present Danger" is finally making his work available... – Jan 29, 2009 at 10:03 AM in Entertainment

French actor-director Claude Berri hospitalized by The Associated Press

PARIS (AP) -- French actor, director and producer Claude Berri has been hospitalized in serious condition.The Paris Hospital authority says 74-year-old Berri was... – Jan 11, 2009 at 7:46 PM in Entertainment

Prolific mystery writer Donald Westlake dead at 75 by The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) -- Donald Westlake, a prolific author considered one of the most successful and versatile mystery writers in the United States, has died. He was 75.Westlake... – Jan 01, 2009 at 6:16 PM in Entertainment