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Physician/author to discuss women's sexuality in Tempe
Dr. Leonard Shlain’s “Sex, Time and Power: How Women’s Sexuality Shaped Human Evolution” is certain to rile the almost unrile-able.

Updated Oct. 24

Stephen King's lasting impression
Last year, reigning spook scribe Stephen King horrified his fans even more by announcing his retirement.
Don’t worry, he assured us, he’s still got a few projects in the works — his latest is a children’s pop-up book version of his novel “The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon.” And, of course, he’ll finish the last three books in his “Dark Tower” series.

ASU professor Peter Iverson strives to clear
up misconceptions of the Navajo Nation
Although he is the highly acclaimed Regents’ Professor of History at ASU, Peter Iverson still considers himself a student when it comes to the Southwest. The territory is vast, and so is its history.

Author Krich launches new hero
Rochelle Krichs new best friend is named Molly Bloom. No, Molly isnt a character in a James Joyce novel shes the journalist/amateur detective in Krichs new mystery, Blues in the Night.

Updated Nov. 19

Garrison Keillor doesn't disappoint at book reading
When Changing Hands Bookstore wants to throw a fund-raiser for KJZZ and KBAQ, it does it up right. The bookstore brought in NPR's Garrison Keillor on Wednesday night to read from "Good Poems" and not only sold out the house at Red River Music Hall, but managed to sell a few standing-room-only tickets, too.

Updated Nov. 7

McCain’s book store appearance in Tempe draws fans, foes
Sen. John McCain's discussion of his new book, Worth the Fighting For, Friday evening at Tempes Changing Hands book store was both entertaining and informative but what a zoo.

Updated Nov. 2

Warning: Dave Barry's new novel contains nudity, drug use and lots of . . . puking
But the Pulitzer Prize-winning humor columnist for the Miami Herald had a few other goals in mind when he sat down to write his comic adventure of gambling and crime on the high seas.
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Updated Oct. 6

Big-name writers flock to the Valley
to raise money for charities
If you like books, youre either going to have a great time next weekend or a really bad time. A great time because chances are some of your favorite authors will be in town. A bad time because they just may be in different places at the same time, and youll have to choose between them.

Updated Sept. 29

Scottsdale author recounts her life in ‘Chasing God’
Life never followed a straight course for Shirley Cunningham. It often seemed to make no sense, but now that Cunningham looks back, she can see there was a pattern.
The whole thing was about experiencing forgiveness and acceptance, but that knowledge didnt come easily, says Scottsdale's Cunningham, a counselor who has a master of social work degree and is also a Certified Independent Social Worker.

Updated Sept. 15

Here’s what will be on the shelves soon
In the fall, publishers come out with their prestige titles, aware that folks are looking for holiday gifts but also that the big book awards soon will be announced the National Book Awards, for example, are presented in late November. The following selection of promising fall books has been gleaned from publishers catalogs and trade buzz. The announced months of publication may change check with your bookseller.