Jan 30 2008
Thirteen people have been arrested in Turkey as part of an investigation into an ultra-nationalist gang reported to be planning the assassination of Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk, reports the Guardian newspaper. According to reports in the Turkish press, Pamuk was targeted as part of a campaign to sow chaos in preparation for a military coup, scheduled for 2009. The suspects now in custody include retired military officers and lawyer Kemal Kerincisz who has been instrumental in filing cases against a series of writers and intellectuals including Pamuk, Elif Shafak, Perihan Magden and the murdered journalist Hrant Dink.
The Flower Sisters
by Michelle Collins Anderson
From the new Fannie Flagg of the Ozarks, a richly-woven story of family, forgiveness, and reinvention.
The House on Biscayne Bay
by Chanel Cleeton
As death stalks a gothic mansion in Miami, the lives of two women intertwine as the past and present collide.
The Funeral Cryer by Wenyan Lu
Debut novelist Wenyan Lu brings us this witty yet profound story about one woman's midlife reawakening in contemporary rural China.
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