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Lullaby

spenser-lullabyWriter Ace Atkins delivers the first novel of the Spenser series to be published by anyone other than the character’s creator Robert B. Parker. Lullaby is akin to listening to a really good tribute band who play all the same notes and manage to recapture most, although certainly not all, of the magic they themselves obviously love.

The novel begins when Boston P.I. is hired by 14 year-old Mattie Sullivan who four years after the death of her mother still believes the police locked up the wrong man for the crime. Immediately taking a shine to the tough young woman, Spenser accepts the case which will entangle him with an ongoing investigation by the FBI, an old enemy, and all the usual kinds of trouble.

Atkins gets the feel of the basic relationships of the Spenser universe mostly right, including Spenser and Hawk’s bullshitting, and Spenser’s spirited relationships with Susan Silverman, Rita Fiore, and Martin Quirk. Atkins also brings back Frank Belson, Vinny Morris, and baddies Joe and Gerry Broz in order to make longtime fans of the series feel more at home.

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GQ Shoots the Revolutionary Tracy Spiridakos

GQ recently sat down for an interview and photoshoot with actress Tracy Spiridakos, one of the stars of producer J.J. AbramsRevolution about the human race battling for survival 15 years after the global shutdown of all electronic devices on the planet. In the interview the Canadian actress discusses her addiction to PlayStation and her love of Battlestar Galactica. You can find more of her photos along with a behind-the-scenes video of the photoshoot inside.

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Glamourous short-haired Anne Hathaway is far from Misérable

In the January 2013 issue of Glamour actress Anne Hathaway shows off her sporty new hairdo (courtesy of her role in Les Misérables) and talks with the magazine about her recent marriage, her upcoming projects, her honeymoon, taking on the role as the face of One Billion Rising (the global movement to end violence against women), her love of dance and fashion, swearing off shopping until the end of the year, her critics, and how different she might act if she didn’t know people were always watching. You can find the pics from her cover photoshoot inside.

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Hayden Panettiere, a Bikini, and a Really Bad Joke

Hayden Panettiere

Actress Hayden Panettiere took a little time off from filming new episodes of Nashville to show off her new bikini in the January 2013 issue of Esquire Magazine. The actress also shares a pretty bad joke in the magazine’s ongoing Funny* Joke(s) from a Beautiful Woman series. You can find the video for the joke, along the pics from the photoshoot, inside.

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Leighton Meester Flaunts her work ethic and long legs

In her cover interview for the latest issue of Flaunt Magazine actress Leighton Meester discusses her tendency to work 60 days straight without a break, the upcoming finale of Gossip Girl, working with director Julian Farino and Hugh Laurie in The Oranges, the care she takes in choosing her roles, her desire to have children, working on Country Strong, and her musical career and recent tour. You can find pics from the cover shoot inside.

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