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All herself: A woman (Clare Dunne) with two young daughters must escape from an abusive living situation in the Irish drama “Herself.” Teetering on poverty and unable to secure appropriate housing from the local council, Sandra endeavors to build herself and her girls a home fit for a family with the help of the community. The film, from “Mamma Mia!” and “The Iron Lady” director Phyllida Lloyd, received great reviews out of the Sundance Film Festival and streams on Amazon Prime Video.
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Boy band: Three years after releasing their full-length debut album, boy band Why Don’t We are back with their sophomore release “The Good Times and the Bad Ones.” The 10-track album includes the single “Fallin’ (Adrenaline),” which samples Kanye West’s “Black Skinhead” and is the group’s first song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Another track, “Slow Down,” borrows from the Smashing Pumpkins’ mid-90s hit 1979,” while S
6 new paperbacks for reading list By Moira Macdonald, The Seattle Times
Published: January 24, 2021, 6:04am
Share: A Beautiful Crime by Christopher Bollen. (Harper)
It’s a new year, and time for hope and self-examination and … maybe some new books? Visit your local bookstore and wish them well for 2021 and don’t miss that new-in-paperback table, which might hold these recommended titles and many more.
• “A Beautiful Crime” by Christopher Bollen (HarperCollins, $16.99). “What makes the crime in Bollen’s stylish new novel so beautiful is that the perps’ plan works out even better than they’d hoped at least for a while,” wrote Washington Post reviewer Dennis Drabelle of “A Beautiful Crime” last year. In a plot that sounds very Patricia Highsmith-influenced, the tale focuses on two young New Yorkers and co-conspirators determined to carry out a fraudulent plan including some questionable silver and a crumbling palazzo in Venice, I
Itâs a new year, and time for hope and self-examination and . maybe some new books? Visit your local bookstore and wish them well for 2021 â and donât miss that new-in-paperback table, which might hold these recommended titles and many more.
âA Beautiful Crimeâ by Christopher Bollen (HarperCollins, $16.99).
âWhat makes the crime in Bollenâs stylish new novel so beautiful is that the perpsâ plan works out even better than theyâd hoped â at least for a while,â wrote Washington Post reviewer Dennis Drabelle of âA Beautiful Crimeâ last year. In a plot that sounds very Patricia Highsmith-influenced, the tale focuses on two young New Yorkers and co-conspirators determined to carry out a fraudulent plan including some questionable silver and a crumbling palazzo in Venice, Italy. At a time when we canât visit Venice ourselves, Drabelle suggests, âyou might want to settle for a few cuticle-biting hoursâ with thi
It s a new year, and time for hope and self-examination and . maybe some new books? Visit your local bookstore and wish them well for 2021 — and don t miss