Topic: Stieg Larsson

David Foster Wallace Defines 'Primipara'; 'Dragon Tattoo' Merchandising Run Amok

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Today in books: Stieg Larsson's longtime girlfriend isn't a fan of Rooney Mara or H&M's The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo clothes, season's greetings from The Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library, and David Foster Wallace's vocabulary sheet from 1997.

By Ray Gustini

Dec 13, 2011

John Updike's Boyhood Home Is a Real Fixer-Upper

Today in books: How Byliner saves authors from "the dead zone, John Updike's house is for sale on eBay, and David Maraniss is now poking around Barack Obama's college days.

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By Ray Gustini

Nov 9, 2011

Pippi Longstocking Is Not a Racist; Give Don DeLillo Another Try

Today in publishing: the last book in Stieg Larsson's trilogy is headed to paperback after 70 weeks as a hardcover bestseller, Pippi Longstocking is being blamed for "colonial racial stereotypes," and Don DeLillo's short story collection is a good place to start if you don't like DeLillo.

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By Adam Martin

Aug 22, 2011

Stieg Larsson's Colleague: Final Book Was 70 Percent Done

The new rumor has the book far more complete than first reported

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By Ray Gustini

Apr 1, 2011

Dead Men Sometimes Tell Bestselling Tales

David Foster Wallace and the pack of posthumous authors dominating the bestseller list

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By Alex Eichler

Mar 29, 2011

The Unfinished 'Dragon Tattoo' Novel Is About Twins and Canada

Tiny details continue to leak out about the Swedish author's last work

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