Running for Your Life: If the Greats Were With Us Thursday

Missing John Lennon (1940-1980)? Trust Kevin Barry to give you what you seek -- and more -- in his new novel, "Beatlebone." Here's a sample:

"And now the fat old dog rests its chin on his [John's] knee, and he places a palm on the breathing warmth of the dog's flank, and they share a moment of sighing grace.

Never name the moment for happiness or it will pass by."

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