Dec. 16, 2024 00:15 AM EST
The griping Vatican-based thriller “Conclave” about picking a new pope and Stephanie Hsu starring in the dark comedy “Laid” as a woman whose former lovers keep unexpectedly dying are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
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Nov. 07, 2024 13:41 PM EST
HARDCOVER FICTION
1. “The Grey Wolf" by Louise Penny (Minotaur)
2. “Throne of Secrets" by Kerri Maniscalco (Little, Brown)
3. “In Too Deep” by Child/Child (Delacorte)
4. “Counting Miracles” by Nicholas Sparks (Random House)
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Oct. 23, 2024 13:10 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Robert Harris had just completed a trilogy of novels about Cicero when he watched the election of Pope Benedict live on television. As a chronicler of power and its mutations, the scene — the Sistine Chapel smoke signaling a decision, of course, but also the whole, secretive...
Oct. 23, 2024 12:52 PM EDT
In Edward Berger’s “Conclave,” the selection of the pope is no holy affair. Instead, it’s a petty, political campaign carried out in secrecy, where gossip flows, agendas are malleable and loyalties are fleeting. All are there to serve God, they say. But we all know how helpful that has been...