http://rockymountainnews.com/news/entertainment/books/?partner=RSSRocky Mountain News Stories: Booksen-usentertainment/bookshttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/feb/26/well-always-have-paris/?partner=RSSMost of the 22 "never-before-published" brief tales in this Ray Bradbury collection deal with relationship problems and obviously were written decades ago. Fri, 27 Feb 2009 02:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-168454-733464entertainment/booksBy Mark Graham, Special to the RockyDenver, COWe'll Always Have ParisRocky Mountain Newswell-always-have-parisurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-168454-733464Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/feb/26/a-dickens-of-a-plot/?partner=RSSLongmont's Dan Simmons uses one of the greatest novelists of all time as a character and another important Victorian author as narrator in his latest "magnum opus," Drood. Fri, 27 Feb 2009 02:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-168460-733464entertainment/booksBy Mark Graham, Special to the RockyDenver, COA Dickens of a plot Rocky Mountain Newsa-dickens-of-a-ploturn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-168460-733464Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/feb/26/specialty-bookshelf-reviews-of-mystery-science/?partner=RSSFeb. 27 picks: "Fatal February" by Barbara Levenson; "Critical Mass" by Whitley Strieber; "The Renegades" by T. Jefferson Parker; and "How to Live on Mars" by Robert Zubrin. Fri, 27 Feb 2009 02:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-168456-733464entertainment/booksRocky Mountain NewsDenver, COSpecialty bookshelf: reviews of mystery, science fiction, thriller and Colorado author titlesRocky Mountain Newsspecialty-bookshelf-reviews-of-mystery-scienceurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-168456-733464Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/feb/26/thorn-thanks-to-travis-cheeta-wont-prosper/?partner=RSSWhat turns a chimp book into a chump? An ill-timed news story about a rampaging pet, just before that aforementioned book hits the shelves. thornp@rockymountainnews.com (Patti Thorn)Fri, 27 Feb 2009 02:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-168457-733464entertainment/booksPatti ThornDenver, COTHORN: Thanks to Travis, 'Cheeta' won't prosperRocky Mountain Newsthorn-thanks-to-travis-cheeta-wont-prosperurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-168457-733464Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/feb/26/very-valentine/?partner=RSSApprentice shoemaker Valentine Roncalli has a few problems. The family business is on its last legs. Their product, handmade wedding shoes, is unpopular. And she's dating a married man. Fri, 27 Feb 2009 02:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-168452-733464entertainment/booksBy Christine Jacques, Special to the RockyDenver, COVery ValentineRocky Mountain Newsvery-valentineurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-168452-733464Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/feb/26/nine-lives-death-and-life-in-new-orleans/?partner=RSSDan Baum's book looks at nine key characters from New Orleans whose lives intertwined when Hurricane Katrina struck. Fri, 27 Feb 2009 02:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-168453-733464entertainment/booksBy Verna Noel Jones, Special to the RockyDenver, CONine Lives: Death and Life in New OrleansRocky Mountain Newsnine-lives-death-and-life-in-new-orleansurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-168453-733464Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/feb/26/intelligence-and-how-to-get-it-why-schools-and/?partner=RSSRichard E. Nisbett, a professor at the University of Michigan, aims to overthrow the idea that our intelligence is fixed at birth. Instead, he argues that our cultures, schools, and socio-economic status all have a far greater impact on our IQ. Fri, 27 Feb 2009 02:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-168455-733464entertainment/booksBy Steve Ruskin, Special to the RockyDenver, COIntelligence and How to Get It: Why Schools and Cultures CountRocky Mountain Newsintelligence-and-how-to-get-it-why-schools-andurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-168455-733464Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/feb/25/best-sellers-february-27/?partner=RSSSo you're a fan of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight saga, but even you - unabashed fan that you are of vampires and young love - have reached your saturation point. Perhaps instead you'll be interested in Meyer's first venture into adult fiction, sci-fi thriller "The Host." Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:08:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-168372-733463entertainment/booksRocky Mountain NewsDenver, COBest-sellers, February 27Rocky Mountain Newsbest-sellers-february-27urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-168372-733463Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/feb/20/thorn-troubled-turn-to-casanova/?partner=RSSA new book about Casanova has its flaws, but when you're trying to banish bad news from your brain, few subjects are better than the famous 18th century rake for lose-yourself amusement. thornp@rockymountainnews.com (Patti Thorn)Fri, 20 Feb 2009 22:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-166790-733458entertainment/booksPatti ThornDenver, COTHORN: Troubled? Turn to 'Casanova'Rocky Mountain Newsthorn-troubled-turn-to-casanovaurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-166790-733458Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/feb/19/shannon/?partner=RSSA shellshocked American priest who was a World War I chaplain travels to Ireland, the land of his ancestors, to find some peace and regain his health. Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-166520-733457entertainment/booksBy Mary J. Elkins, Special to the RockyDenver, COShannonRocky Mountain Newsshannonurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-166520-733457Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/feb/19/staggering-stone/?partner=RSSAbraham Verghese's new novel is a staggering work, a beautifully crafted account of one man's birth, exile and return to his native Ethiopia. Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-166538-733457entertainment/booksBy Ashley Simpson Shires, Special to the RockyDenver, COStaggering 'Stone' Rocky Mountain Newsstaggering-stoneurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-166538-733457Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/feb/19/lear-redo-keeps-funny-side-up/?partner=RSSChristopher Moore serves up an extremely liberal retelling of "King Lear," as told by Pocket, the diminutive fool, complete with copious footnotes, most of which will provide guffaws for readers. Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-166519-733457entertainment/booksBy Mark Graham, Special to the RockyDenver, CO'Lear' redo keeps funny side upRocky Mountain Newslear-redo-keeps-funny-side-upurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-166519-733457Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/feb/19/the-man-who-sold-the-world-ronald-reagan-and-the/?partner=RSSWilliam Kleinknect's book sloughs off 30 years of the former president's polished hero imaging to reveal a disassociated, anti-poor, pro-rapacious business figurehead prodded this way and that by a gang of power brokers determined to strip away fiscal, health and transparency regulations. Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-166521-733457entertainment/booksBy Kelly Lemieux, Special to the RockyDenver, COThe Man Who Sold The World: Ronald Reagan and the Betrayal of Main Street AmericaRocky Mountain Newsthe-man-who-sold-the-world-ronald-reagan-and-theurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-166521-733457Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/feb/18/madness-under-the-royal-palms-love-and-death-the/?partner=RSSLaurence Leamer spent 15 years examining and then exposing the inner life and drama of the wealthy in Palm Beach, Fla., and his efforts bring forth a book that is at once scandalous, sad, fascinating and (almost) unbelievable. Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:38:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-166396-733456entertainment/booksBy Cathie Beck, Special to the RockyDenver, COMadness Under the Royal Palms: Love and Death Behind the Gates of Palm BeachRocky Mountain Newsmadness-under-the-royal-palms-love-and-death-theurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-166396-733456Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/feb/18/specialty-bookshelf-reviews-of-mystery-horror/?partner=RSSFebruary 20 picks: "Whisper to the Blood" by Dane Stabenow; "Calling Mr. Lonely Hearts" by Laura Benedict; "Lethal Legacy" by Linda Fairstein; and "Listen to the Wind: The Story of Dr. Greg & Three Cups of Tea" by Greg Mortenson and Susan L. Roth Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:26:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-166392-733456entertainment/booksRocky Mountain NewsDenver, COSpecialty bookshelf: reviews of mystery, horror, thriller and children's titlesRocky Mountain Newsspecialty-bookshelf-reviews-of-mystery-horrorurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-166392-733456Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/feb/18/best-sellers-february-20/?partner=RSSNeed a laugh? Read the story of King Lear. No, we haven't been smoking banned substances. We've just been reading Rocky critic Mark Graham's assessment of Christopher Moore's new novel, "Fool," No. 1 on the local best-seller list. Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:25:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-166390-733456entertainment/booksRocky Mountain NewsDenver, COBest-sellers, February 20Rocky Mountain Newsbest-sellers-february-20urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-166390-733456Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/feb/12/the-wright-women/?partner=RSST.C. Boyle's "The Women" describes the life of famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright from the perspectives of four key women in his life. Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-164599-733450entertainment/booksBy Jenny Shank, Special to the RockyDenver, COThe Wright women Rocky Mountain Newsthe-wright-womenurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-164599-733450Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/feb/12/thorn-columbine-books-will-test-our-emotions/?partner=RSSNearly 10 years later, the word "Columbine" still has the power to take my breath away. thornp@rockymountainnews.com (Patti Thorn)Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-164604-733450entertainment/booksPatti ThornDenver, COTHORN: Columbine books will test our emotionsRocky Mountain Newsthorn-columbine-books-will-test-our-emotionsurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-164604-733450Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/feb/12/hammett-homage-revisits-sam-spade/?partner=RSSWith the blessing of Dashiell Hammett's daughter, novelist and screenwriter Joe Gores writes a bang-up prequel to Hammett's archetypal detective novel The Maltese Falcon. Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-164600-733450entertainment/booksBy Clayton Moore, Special to the RockyDenver, COHammett homage revisits Sam SpadeRocky Mountain Newshammett-homage-revisits-sam-spadeurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-164600-733450Change0Usablehttp://rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/feb/12/specialty-bookshelf-reviews-of-mystery-thriller/?partner=RSSFebruary 13 picks: "Body Copy" by Michael Craven; "The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death" by Charlie Huston; and "The Domino Men" by Jonathan Barnes Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-164605-733450entertainment/booksRocky Mountain NewsDenver, COSpecialty bookshelf: reviews of mystery, thriller and fantasy titlesRocky Mountain Newsspecialty-bookshelf-reviews-of-mystery-thrillerurn:publicid:rockymountainnews.com:news-Story-164605-733450Change0Usable