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I’m Jim McKeown, welcome to Likely Stories, a weekly review of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. I stumbled on Crossings by Alex Landragin in a local book…
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Classic tale, in the way of Thoreau, about the beauty and mystery of nature. I’m Jim McKeown, welcome to Likely Stories, a weekly review of fiction,…
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Ishiguro mines fragments from Beowulf, Le Morte D’Arthur, and dragon-lore in this adventure tale.I’m Jim McKeown, welcome to Likely Stories, a weekly…
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Suspense-filled story of the disappearance of a young art student, and her sister’s desperate and determined attempt to find her.I’m Jim McKeown, welcome…
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Kitty runs a bookstore with her best friend Frieda, and all is well, until Kitty begins a series of half-real, half-imagined dreams. I’m Jim McKeown,…
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Suspense-filled story of the disappearance of a young art student and her sister's desperate and determined attempt to find her.I’m Jim McKeown, welcome…
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Haruki Murakami and Nick Bantock offer wonderfully illustrated books of mysterious secrets.I’m Jim McKeown, welcome to Likely Stories, a weekly review of…
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Another “newspaper novel” of a young reporter stumbles on a complicated plot of theft, corruption, smuggling, and murder. I’m Jim McKeown, welcome to…
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An interesting novel, by a long-time transcriptionist at The New York Times, adds to the list of “newspaper fiction.” I’m Jim McKeown, welcome to Likely…