Year in books: a look back at books that captured our
attention.(1965)
THE AWARDS
Nobel Prize for Literature
Mikhail Aleksandrovich Sholokhov
(USSR, 1905-1984), honored "for the artistic power and
integrity with which, in his epic of the Don, he has given . . .
General.(nonfiction)(Book review)
NONFICTION
Out of Mao's Shadow
The Struggle for the Soul of a New China
By Philip P. Pan
Philip P. Pan, the Washington Post's bureau chief in Beijing
between 2001 and 2007, offers an . . .
Alan Furst.
Take the spy novel. Add the richness of historical fiction. The
result--historical espionage. Alan Furst is the master
Some authors shy away from the designation "genre
writer." Alan Furst . . .
The Chautauqua Society of Indianapolis.(book group)(Organization
overview)(Interview)
How did your group get started?
We started in 1995 as a lunchtime reading group at work, with three
or four members, and met for about three years. When I retired, we moved
the group out of the . . .
We were hoping for better ...(Brief article)
AUTHOR
PREVIOUS WORK
NEW RELEASE
Andre Dubus III
HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG (1999): In this tragedy, a National Book
Award finalist, a struggling Iranian immigrant buys a house at
auction--and . . .
Science.(Cannibals, Killer Viruses, and Other Journeys to the
Edge of Science)(Book review)
NONFICTION
[excellent]
Cannibals, Killer Viruses, and Other Journeys to the Edge of
Science
By Richard Preston
Richard Preston, a science writer for the New Yorker, is best known
for his . . .
Sf.(Escapement, Tigerheart and An Autumn War)(science
fiction)(Book review)
FICTION
[excellent]
Escapement
By Jay lake
SF and fantasy writer Jay Lake, winner of the 2004 John W. Campbell
Award for Best New Writer, has published more than 200 short stories, . . .
Salman Rushdie.
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Booker Prize in 2008, a
"Best of the Booker" award was created to name the best novel
of all the previous Booker recipients. The winner over other . . .
There from the start.(Book review)
A Bookmarks reader since the first issue, I am an avid reader, with
a master's degree in English literature. I am a marketing
communications writer and have launched my own company, JSA . . .
Between the covers: a different kind of issue overview.(Brief
article)
PARENTS, CHILDREN, TROUBLE
****
Cost
By Roxana Robinson An art professor is spending time with her
parents on the coast of Maine when she learns that one of her sons is
addicted to heroin. . . .
Biography.(Book review)
NONFICTION
[excellent]
The Man Who Loved China
The Fantastic Story of the Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of
the Middle Kingdom
By Simon Winchester
In the best-selling The Professor . . .
Literary.(Book review)
FICTION
NEW BOOKS GUIDE
We read hundreds of book reviews each month to select the works to
include in each issue. We seek a balance among three categories:
highly-rated books that received many . . .
Now in paperback: previously reviewed, available for less.(book
group)
SEPTEMBER 2008
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
By Junot Diaz
**** SELECTION
* PULITZER PRIZE, NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD
LITERARY - A Dominican American living in New Jersey . . .
Coming soon: upcoming books worthy of your attention.
Coming in September
Indignation | PHILIP ROTH: LITERARY Roth turns his critical eye
away from aging and death to 1950s America, during the Korean War.
Marcus Messner, from Newark, New Jersey, . . .
Recommendation a crime.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
I read Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn based on a recommendation in
your magazine. The book is brutal, and I think the writer has a sick
mind. I question your rating and the criteria you use to . . .
History.(Book review)
NONFICTION
[excellent]
One Minute to Midnight
Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War
By Michael Dobbs
One of the hottest moments of the Cold War gets the . . .
Crime.(Bibliography)
FICTION
[excellent]
Chasing Darkness
An Elvis Cole Novel
By Robert Crais
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
In Robert Crais's 12th Elvis Cole/Joe Pike novel (after The
Watchman, [excellent] . . .
Art appreciation.(what one book)(Bibliography)
Impressionist painter Edgar Degas reportedly said, "Art is not
what you see, but what you make others see." Here, we offer
recommendations on art appreciation, from classic overviews of art
history . . .
Problems big and small.(Book review)
Into the Forest
By Jean Hegland
In this postapocalyptic novel, two teenage sisters are forced to
give up their reliance on the comforts of modern life. Alone in their
house on the edge of a . . .
Bookmarks selections: staff favorites from among the most highly
rated books in this issue.
LITERARY
Page 27
*****
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
By David Wroblewski
With overtones of Hamlet, this debut novel tells the story of a
mute boy, his family, and his dogs.
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