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Brian Bethune

Brian Bethune writes about ideas, books and the book trade, and religion, but what really interests him is why people believe what they believe.

Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles

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Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles

His suspense thrillers unfold in suburbia, the battleground of the American dream

A frightening story about kids killing other kids for the amusement of adults has become a blockbuster. Here’s why.

Book by Thomas Christensen

Book by Joyce Tyldesley

There’s nothing supernatural about The Hunger Games’ dystopian world

Book by Jonathan D. Sarna

Book by Anthony Shadid