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August 8, 2017

Triss Stein on the Research Behind BROOKLYN WARS, Her Latest Erica Donato Mystery

By Triss Stein

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Triss Stein is the author of a series of mysteries set in Brooklyn, New York, and featuring Erica Donato, an amateur sleuth who is currently writing her PhD dissertation about changes in city neighborhoods. Conducting research for these books is always fun for Stein, as she has spent most of her adult life living and working in New York City. This was especially true for the fourth and latest installment in the series, BROOKLYN WARS, and here she explains why.

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Books On Screen

June's Books on Screen roundup includes the feature films X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am and Shaft; the season premieres of "Big Little Lies" on HBO and Hulu's "The Handmaid's Tale," along with the made-for-TV movie Very Valentine on Lifetime and the Netflix release of the first season of "Tales of the City"; and the DVD releases of The Aftermath, Transit and Five Feet Apart.

Reading Group Guides

The Friends We Keep by Jane Green

The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai

Kick-Ass Kinda Girl: A Memoir of Life, Love, and Caregiving by Kathi Koll

Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan

Mistress of the Ritz by Melanie Benjamin

Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner

The Paris Diversion by Chris Pavone

Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok

The Summer Wives by Beatriz Williams

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