NEW YORK — One of the world s better known fans of mystery novels, Hillary Rodham Clinton, is now writing one.Clinton is teaming up with her friend, the Canadian novelist Louise Penny, on "State of . . .
But George Lucas’ own plans to explore the conflict with 2008 s
Star Wars: The Clone Wars pushed the original
animated take aside. That’s a damn shame, because the 2003-2005 series heavily influenced many
Star Wars stories afterward and yet there’s still more greatness from it that can be reinstated. Here are a few suggestions.
Durge
The most important
Star Wars villain that hasn’t made his way to the new canon is Durge, a Gen’Dai bounty hunter seen in the first season of Tartakovsky’s
Star Wars: Republic comic series. His hulking shape and bulky blue armor feel on-brand for the aesthetics of the prequel trilogy, but Durge comes with a twist.
Fiction by Souvankham Thammavongsa: “Dad was encouraged to flirt with women at the gym. Harmless flirting. Talking and smiling and being friendly, being nice. Leave the rest up to the imagination.”
Caribbean Confusion by Mary Lyons (1984) (B53) Harlequin Presents #673, Romance
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Condition: Used These past two years have been exceptionally hard on Annabel. Try as she might, she’s been unable to overcome the heartbreak of her first love. Ready to start anew in some place far away from all the leftover traces of her ex, Annabel jumps at the opportunity to become a governess in Barbados. Unfortunately, fate has a cruel sense of humor. Her new employer is none other than Hugh Grey…the man who broke her heart.
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Screenwriter and author Riva Razdan holds forth on her debut novel ‘Arzu’, a coming-of-age story
First-time author Riva Razdan’s protagonist Arzu (the Urdu name means hope and love) is uncertain about her future, after being dumped by her long-time boyfriend and trying to evade the society circles of Bombay in 1991.
A media baron’s daughter, she nurtures no dream of journalism, until she finds herself drawn to it in New York.
Arzu (Hachette India) is a coming-of-age story of the protagonist at a time when India is on the verge of economic liberalisation.
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