Country Star Danielle Peck - Hope longs for pugs and the perfect man

Hope longs for pugs and the perfect man
PUG HILL. Alison Pace. Penguin. 320 pages. $14 in paper. In her latest novel, Alison Pace delivers a love story for man and dog alike, a pleasurable yarn about likable Hope McNeill, who restores paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and loves pugs as much as the idea of Finding a Good Man. Her hunt for this rare species feeds the suspense and comedy of this satisfying book.
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RECORDINGS Quick Spins
WEST OF THE WEST Dave Alvin Dave Alvin is as well-known for songs recorded by Dwight Yoakam ("Long White Cadillac") and his former group the Blasters ("Border Radio," "Marie Marie") as for his own compositions. But this time around, the man who once recorded an album called "King of California"...
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SHORT TAKES: Talk show host at heart of mystery
In "Hardscrabble Road" (St. Martin's Minotaur, $24.95), Jane Haddam has a mystery for readers who pay attention. This is Haddam's 20th novel starring Gregor Demarkian, retired FBI agent, so you know he'll solve the mystery, even as he worries about what has gone wrong with his girlfriend.
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Not just standing 'Idol'
While she may not carry the title of American Idol , Shellita Boxie, isn't too far from stardom. The Plaisance native is now working with Season 3 American Idol Fantasia Barrino on a movie scheduled to debut this fall.
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