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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) ...
'Conclave' and Ralph Fiennes go for the (papal) throne
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...
Movie Review: It’s all politics at the Vatican in ‘Conclave’
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...
