http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/category/books books news from TucsonSentinel.com - Tucson's independent nonprofit online news en Copyright 2012 2012-02-04T07:23:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/020212_scorpionsinmymailbox/scorpions-my-mailbox/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/020212_scorpionsinmymailbox/scorpions-my-mailbox/ 00:15:00Z Roberto De Vido Donate to Jan PAC! Get a “free” book! 2012-02-03T00:15:12+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020212_brewer_books/brewer-pacs-biggest-expense-buying-her-book/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020212_brewer_books/brewer-pacs-biggest-expense-buying-her-book/ 17:06:00Z Dylan Smith The biggest expense reported by Jan PAC, Gov. Brewer’s political action committee, is the purchase of copies of the governor’s book, financial reports show. 2012-02-02T17:06:36+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020112_buckmaster/buckmaster-search-new-ua-president-narrowing/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020112_buckmaster/buckmaster-search-new-ua-president-narrowing/ 21:54:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - We’ve got a newsmaker interview with former U.S. Sen. Dennis DeConcini of the Arizona Board of Regents. Also, Tucson-based writer Tom Miller on his recent trip to Cuba. Next, historian Ken Scoville previews Old Ft. Lowell Days. Then, we close out the show with a newsmaker interview with State Sen. Linda Lopez. 2012-02-01T21:54:55+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/012712_scorpions/scorpions-breakfast/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/012712_scorpions/scorpions-breakfast/ 07:36:00Z Roberto De Vido Jan Brewer may think she knows scorpions, but who could know more about scorpions than a guy who grew up in Indonesia? 2012-01-27T07:36:09+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012512_brewer_obama/brewer-obama-have-tense-exchange/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012512_brewer_obama/brewer-obama-have-tense-exchange/ 01:54:00Z Janet Rose Jackman President Obama was met with a bit of an Old West showdown Wednesday when he arrived in Phoenix and was greeted by Gov. Jan Brewer with what appeared to be a terse exchange of words. 2012-01-26T01:54:07+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/012312_stegeman_letter/stegeman-clarifying-tusds-mas-book-ban/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/012312_stegeman_letter/stegeman-clarifying-tusds-mas-book-ban/ 18:27:00Z Mark Stegeman When the TUSD board voted (4-1) to end the Mexican-American Studies (MAS) curriculum, ending use of the books had to be part of that package. Staff says that the seven titles removed from classrooms and placed into storage are still available in school libraries. 2012-01-23T18:27:05+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/123111_auld_lang_syne/happy-new-year-raise-glass-auld-lang-syne/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/123111_auld_lang_syne/happy-new-year-raise-glass-auld-lang-syne/ 19:01:00Z Dylan Smith Robert Burns’ poem “Auld Lang Syne” has become a near-universal celebration of the New Year. Here are a few renditions of the famous Scots song. 2011-12-31T19:01:26+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121211_buckmaster/buckmaster-13-picks-southwest-books-year/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121211_buckmaster/buckmaster-13-picks-southwest-books-year/ 20:50:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - It’s the Monday Political Face-off featuring commentators John Munger and Vince Rabago. Plus, the announcement of the winners of 35th edition of the Southwest Books of the Year. 2011-12-12T20:50:43+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/120811_buckmaster/buckmaster-tucson-lawmaker-wants-curb-frivolous-lawsuits/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/120811_buckmaster/buckmaster-tucson-lawmaker-wants-curb-frivolous-lawsuits/ 21:00:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - the show kicks off with a newsmaker interview with Arizona State Representative Ted Vogt. Plus, Janet Marcotte talks about her new photo tribute book to Gabrielle Giffords. 2011-12-08T21:00:25+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/120611_mx_pena_nieto/mexican-candidate-has-palin-moment/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/120611_mx_pena_nieto/mexican-candidate-has-palin-moment/ 17:48:00Z Sarah Childress Enrique Peña Nieto, a former governor of Mexico state and the current frontrunner in Mexico’s July 1 presidential poll, floundered for “about four minutes,” per the AP, when asked to name three books that had influenced him. 2011-12-06T17:48:18+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/113011_together_book/together-we-thrive-book-features-jan-8-memorial-photos/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/113011_together_book/together-we-thrive-book-features-jan-8-memorial-photos/ 01:32:00Z Dylan Smith “Indeed all of our hearts were broken on Jan. 8,” said Janet Marcotte, explaining the genesis of her book of photos of the informal memorials that sprang up after the shooting. “But our hearts were opened in ways we couldn’t have imagined before.” (with video) 2011-12-01T01:32:03+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111611_buckmaster/buckmaster-generous-colorado-water-supply-good-news-az-consumers/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111611_buckmaster/buckmaster-generous-colorado-water-supply-good-news-az-consumers/ 20:29:00Z Buckmaster Show We’ve got a newsmaker interview with David Modeer of the Central Arizona Project. Plus, Pulitzer Prize finalist Lydia Millet on her new book, “Ghost Lights.” 2011-11-16T20:29:14+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111011_buckmaster/buckmaster-tucson-voters-keep-status-quo/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111011_buckmaster/buckmaster-tucson-voters-keep-status-quo/ 20:27:00Z Buckmaster Show We’ve got a newsmaker interview with Tucson City Councilwoman Karin Uhlich, Tucson’s vice mayor. 2011-11-10T20:27:36+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110811_buckmaster/buckmaster-majority-az-inmates-are-repeat-or-violent-offenders/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110811_buckmaster/buckmaster-majority-az-inmates-are-repeat-or-violent-offenders/ 21:17:00Z Buckmaster Show We’ve got a newsmaker interview with Pima County Attorney Barbara LaWall. Plus, the Sierra Club’s Borderlands program, and writer Janne Irvine. 2011-11-08T21:17:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110811_reading/poor-students-close-reading-gap-with-azs-higher-income-kids/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110811_reading/poor-students-close-reading-gap-with-azs-higher-income-kids/ 17:04:00Z Max Levy No state west of Lake Erie narrowed the achievement gap in reading between its higher- and lower-income students since 2009 more than Arizona. But whichever income category or grade the students were in, Arizona’s reading scores still ranked among the 10 worst in the country. 2011-11-08T17:04:51+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/102711_grillo_mexico_infiltrator3/el-narco-big-bust/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/102711_grillo_mexico_infiltrator3/el-narco-big-bust/ 14:57:00Z Ioan Grillo Several years into this work, Daniel built up his huge case in Panama. He flew down to Central America’s skyscraper paradise, packed with businessmen and criminals from all over the planet; glitzy discos, sparkling casinos and high-class prostitutes, all in a sweltering tropical climate. 2011-10-27T14:57:34+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/102611_grillo_mexico_infiltrator2/el-narco-dying-nothing/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/102611_grillo_mexico_infiltrator2/el-narco-dying-nothing/ 18:21:00Z Ioan Grillo Alongside other veterans, Daniel would buzz around the state in a helicopter carrying an M16 automatic rifle and raiding marijuana plantations. Most were run by Mexicans and located inside national parks and forests and included some huge farms with up to twelve thousand plants. During one bust, some thugs from Michoacan fired at them with Kalashnikovs. 2011-10-26T18:21:30+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102511_buckmaster/buckmaster-flat-tax-will-hurt-most-az-taxpayers-aboud-says/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102511_buckmaster/buckmaster-flat-tax-will-hurt-most-az-taxpayers-aboud-says/ 20:36:00Z Buckmaster Show We start things off with State Senator Paula Aboud and her upcoming flat-tax forums. Plus, former Corp. Commission chair Kris Mayes, and the co-authors of a book on Navajo artist Quincey Tahoma. 2011-10-25T20:36:42+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/102311_cain_scheme/unraveling-cains-money-laundering-scheme/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/102311_cain_scheme/unraveling-cains-money-laundering-scheme/ 22:30:00Z Jimmy Zuma Herman Cain’s strategy to buy books from himself sure looks like money laundering. It’s time for an investigation. 2011-10-23T22:30:16+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/102211_machiavelliredux/machiavelli-redux/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/102211_machiavelliredux/machiavelli-redux/ 03:19:00Z Roberto De Vido Nearly 500 years ago, Italian diplomat and philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli wrote a treatise most notable for its candid assessment of the political behavior of princes and “great men.” 2011-10-23T03:19:06+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/101911_giffords_audiobook/giffords-read-part-memoir-audiobook/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/101911_giffords_audiobook/giffords-read-part-memoir-audiobook/ 00:13:00Z Dylan Smith U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, yet to speak in public after being shot in the head Jan. 8, will read the last chapter of her joint memoir with her husband, set for release next month. 2011-10-20T00:13:50+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/101811_booker_prize_barnes/julian-barnes-wins-booker-prize/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/101811_booker_prize_barnes/julian-barnes-wins-booker-prize/ 23:51:00Z Global Post Julian Barnes won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2011 on Tuesday night for his novel, “The Sense of an Ending.” 2011-10-18T23:51:50+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/092611_twain_eves_diary/ban-lifted-mark-twains-eves-diary/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/092611_twain_eves_diary/ban-lifted-mark-twains-eves-diary/ 17:36:00Z Global Post It’s Banned Books Week, and to celebrate, a Massachusetts public library has added to its selection a Mark Twain book that has been off limits for more than a century. 2011-09-26T17:36:23+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091211_giffords_interview/giffords-tv-interview-undecided-spokesman-says/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091211_giffords_interview/giffords-tv-interview-undecided-spokesman-says/#When: 13:10:000 Dylan Smith Updated: U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has not decided to give her first TV interview since being shot in January any time soon, the congresswoman’s spokesman said Monday, quashing reports that Giffords would grant ABC’s Diane Sawyer an interview. %2011-%09-%12GMT%19:%10:%00%Q http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090711_911_events_sked/tucson-events-mark-10th-anniversary-9-11/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090711_911_events_sked/tucson-events-mark-10th-anniversary-9-11/#When: 23:02:000 Janet Rose Jackman Updated: Tucson-area events marking the 10th anniversary of 9/11 include discussions, film screenings, theater productions, art exhibits, prayer services and tributes. %2011-%09-%11GMT%05:%02:%00%Q http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/090711_gabby_book/gabby-book-due-out-nov-15/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/090711_gabby_book/gabby-book-due-out-nov-15/ 16:04:00Z Dylan Smith The memoir of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, former astronaut Mark Kelly, will be released Nov. 15. 2011-09-07T16:04:59+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090611_ziggy_marley/ziggy-marley-in-store-promo-comic-somalia-aid/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090611_ziggy_marley/ziggy-marley-in-store-promo-comic-somalia-aid/ 15:49:00Z Ted Prezelski Something that comic book fans come to expect out of their local comic shop is the “in-store”: an appearance by a comic book artist, maybe doing a sketch or two for eager admirers. Exciting for fans, but not all that unusual. What is unusual is for an internationally known reggae musician to do an in-store. 2011-09-06T15:49:37+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/071211_hitler_blow_up_dolls/hitler-gave-blow-up-sex-dolls-nazi-soldiers-author-claims/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/071211_hitler_blow_up_dolls/hitler-gave-blow-up-sex-dolls-nazi-soldiers-author-claims/ 22:10:00Z Global Post Did Adolf Hitler supply Aryan blow-up sex dolls to discourage his troops from sleeping with disease-ridden French prostitutes? 2011-07-12T22:10:53+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/070611_shakespeare_pot/drug-testing-shakespeare-did-he-or-didnt-he/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/070611_shakespeare_pot/drug-testing-shakespeare-did-he-or-didnt-he/ 19:37:00Z Global Post A South African anthropologist asks for permission to open the literary legend’s grave to perform analyses that could explain whether or not the bard got his inspiration from smoking pot, among other questions. 2011-07-06T19:37:07+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062111_giffords_book_deal/giffords-kelly-have-book-deal-kelly-retiring/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062111_giffords_book_deal/giffords-kelly-have-book-deal-kelly-retiring/#When: 09:15:000 Dylan Smith Updated: U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, Navy Capt. Mark Kelly, will tell their story in a book. Kelly announced Tuesday that he will retire from the Navy and NASA in October. %2011-%06-%21GMT%15:%15:%00%Q