“The Nowhere Man” (Minotaur), by Gregg HurwitzEvan Smoak, the anti-hero from last year’s “Orphan X,” returns in an even more intense and harrowing thriller.Smoak was trained as an operative in the orphan program and was known as Orphan X. He has evaded that life, but his lethal skills ...
“Little Deaths” (Hachette Books), by Emma Flint“Little Deaths,” Emma Flint’s mesmerizing debut, works well as a look at misogyny, gossip, morals and the rush to judge others when a child goes missing.The novel opens with Ruth Malone in prison, convicted of killing her two children, ...
PASADENA, Calif. – Ken Burns and Trent Reznor would seem two unlikely collaborators, but both describe their recent work on the upcoming PBS documentary on the Vietnam War as among the most satisfying of their careers.Reznor, the Nine Inch Nails singer and Academy Award-winning film score ...
NEW YORK – In HBO’s absorbing new drama “The Young Pope,” Jude Law plays the title character, American-born Lenny Belardo, who, through divine intervention or woeful human error (this will be hotly debated), is made Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church at the tender age of 47.A ...
NEW YORK – Josh Holloway says he’s terrible at keeping secrets, which is ironic because the actor has starred in two TV shows where it’s key to keep plot points quiet: ABC’s “Lost” and USA’s “Colony,” which started its second season Thursday.“My wife laughs at me all the ...
PHILADELPHIA – The American Friends Service Committee is celebrating 100 years of nonviolent activism with an exhibition, “Waging Peace,” that showcases the group’s accomplishments while also illustrating work that remains to be done.General Secretary Shan Cretin hopes both aspects of ...
