Bernard Cornwell

I’m an addict. There I’ve said it. I’m addicted to several things, but the one I’m talking about in this column is books. I am a voracious reader and that costs me money, time, a broader behind and a larger girth. None of the costs...

"A Cold and Lonely Place" by Sara J. Henry, Crown, 304 pages, $24. Freelance writer Troy Chance lives at Lake Placid. She is photographing an ice-cutting machine at the lake. Men are building an ice palace for a winter festival. The work stops...

I'm still swamped, so my list today is somewhat truncated. I figured I'd let you guys do the work. My question is: Who are the best duos in historical fiction? I read a lot of the stuff, so I'll offer......

Behind the action of Simon Armitage's marvelous translation of the Middle English epic "The Death of King Arthur" (W.W. Norton: 306 pp., $26.95), there's an unmistakable mood of bitterness. It has nothing to do with Arthur's fate — yes, there's...

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"Death of Kings" by Bernard Cornwell, Harper, 315 pages, $27.99. This novel begins where "The Burning Land" ended. It is the 9th century and Alfred the Great is dying. His son Edward is to succeed him, but there are other claimants. The kingdom is on the...

The Los Angeles Times Book section looks to its Jan. 29, 2012, issue. Book criticism, Gil Scott-Heron and more....

Listen, my children, and you shall hear of a “messed up” tale of Paul Revere. The tea party movement’s obsession with the American Revolution wouldn’t be so risible if its supporters would read some history before they rewrite it....

All this talk last week about the Rapture reminded me that I may be the only person in the Lehigh Valley who read the entire series of Left Behind novels, which dealt with precisely this topic. Any others out there?......

++++++++++++++++++++ || Fiction || weeks on list || || 1. || Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown: $19.99) Bella must choose between her lover and a friend, between life and death. || 29 || || 2. || The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski...