Books: Raymond Chandler rebooted, a true view of Appalachia and more

Hi, I’m Carolyn Kellogg, books editor of the L.A. Times, with the news in books this week. THE BIG STORY Raymond Chandler’s iconic private detective Philip Marlowe has been rebooted before, not particularly successfully, which made Lawrence Osborne reluctant, at first, to take the case. But as... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Unearthed Raymond Chandler Story Rebukes U.S. Health Care System

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