http://registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/rg/feeds/rss.csp RG RSS 2018-05-03T05:49:01+08:00 http://registerguard.com/rg/life/lifestyles/36565811-74/heart-of-the-nation.html.csp 36565811 It was an extraordinary sight, even by Washington, D.C., standards. As I stepped into the fashionable vestibule of the classic old Willard Hotel, no fewer than 23 craggy-faced and bearded Abraham Lincolns were chatting amiably, most wearing the dark trademark stovepipe hat that had made America’s 16th president so universally … http://registerguard.com/rg/life/lifestyles/36688116-74/arrest-finishes-authors-pursuit.html.csp 36688116 On Tuesday night, comedian Patton Oswalt was in Chicago at an event to promote “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark,” a chilling true crime book about the Golden State Killer, who committed a string of unsolved rapes and homicides in California in the 1970s and ’80s. Oswalt told the crowd … http://registerguard.com/rg/life/lifestyles/36688210-74/a-new-martin-book-planned--but-not-that-book.html.csp 36688210 NEW YORK — As the world awaits his next “A Song of Ice and Fire,” George RR Martin has begun a new project. Random House announced Wednesday that a prequel to the “Ice and Fire” series is coming out Nov. 20. The book is called “Fire and Blood” and it’s … http://registerguard.com/rg/life/lifestyles/36684345-74/mars-room-looks-at-life-in-close-quarters.html.csp 36684345 The Mars Room By Rachel Kushner (Scribner, 338 pages, $27) The title of Rachel Kushner’s new novel, “The Mars Room,” refers to a San Francisco strip club. It’s not just any strip club, either. The Mars Room is “the worst and most notorious, the very seediest and most circuslike place … http://registerguard.com/rg/life/lifestyles/36684380-74/ai-weiweis-latest-forum-is-written-word.html.csp 36684380 The prominent Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei has long used his fame and social media as a megaphone for his activism. It was because of his blogging and Twitter activity criticizing the government that he was detained by Chinese police for nearly three months and had his passport taken … http://registerguard.com/rg/life/lifestyles/36681419-74/story.csp 36681419 Author appearance Thursday Mid-Valley Willamette Writers Speakers Series — Gina Oschner, a two-time Oregon Book Award winner, will speak about magical realism. Tsunami Books, 2585 Willamette St. 7 p.m. $10 suggested donation, free for members. 541-345-8986. Events Friday and Saturday Friends of Fern Ridge Library Book Sale — Thousands of … http://registerguard.com/rg/life/lifestyles/36688160-74/the-new-york-times-best-sellers-list.html.csp 36688160 Fiction 1. The Thief by J.R. Ward (Ballantine). The 16th book in the “Black Dagger Brotherhood” series. Sola Morte falls for a man who sells weapons to a group of vampire warriors. 2. Shoot First by Stuart Woods (Putnam). Stone Barrington searches for the person who plotted to kill the … http://registerguard.com/rg/life/lifestyles/36684366-74/what-to-read-this-week-new-books-by-sara-shepard-christopher-moore-and-patricia-hampl.html.csp 36684366 New releases on the shelves this week. “The Elizas” by Sara Shepard. The dysfunctional, unreliable heroines of “Girl on a Train” and “The Woman in the Window” have a new sister-in-arms: Eliza Fontaine, protagonist of this adult novel by the author of the YA juggernaut “Pretty Little Liars.” Suffering from … http://registerguard.com/rg/life/lifestyles/36688680-74/raining-on-paradise.html.csp 36688680 MAUI, Hawaii — So you came all this way and, oh, it’s raining. Hey, you’re still on Maui. Are you really going to get all cranky? Often you can drive a few miles — or wait 10 minutes — and you’ll have sunshine again. But there are days when spongy … http://registerguard.com/rg/life/lifestyles/36688812-74/how-to-navigate-air-travel-like-a-pro.html.csp 36688812 … http://registerguard.com/rg/life/lifestyles/36688575-74/story.csp 36688575 Greenhill Humane Society Dabo is a beautiful pointer and German shorthair mix who loves being with people and enjoying an active life. He is one sweet boy with lots of love to share. At 9 years old, he’s mature enough to enjoy chilling out and being loved on — especially …