Now in paperback: previously reviewed, available for
less.(Bibliography)
MAY 2007
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CELLOPHANE
By Marie Arana
EXCELLENT SELECTION
LITERARY -- A plague of truth descends upon the rain . . .
Corrections.(Correction notice)
When we opened up the March/April issue, we were embarrassed to see
that two production errors caused problems. Our corrections to the
misspelled titles of the Michael L. Printz Award and the . . .
The Trouble with Physics.(The Trouble With Physics: The Rise of
String Theory, the Fall of a Science, and What Comes Next)(Book
GOOD/EXCELLENT
The Trouble with Physics
The Rise of String Theory, the Fall of a Science, and What Comes
Next
By Lee Smolin
A futile search for Everything?
The politics of . . .
Cross-X.(Book review)
GOOD/EXCELLENT
Cross-X
By Joe Miller
Learning how to win.
As journalist Joe Miller followed the Kansas City Central High
School debate team for one year, he found "in this small but . . .
Restless.(Book review)
GOOD/EXCELLENT
Restless
By William Boyd
Mother's little secret.
For better or worse, parents' lives often remain a source of
mystery to children. Ruth Gilmartin's discovery of her . . .
Learning guitar.(what on book)(Bibliography)
From blues to country, rock, jazz, and classical, the guitar plays
an essential part in our musical heritage and culture. If you've
ever wanted to learn how to play the guitar or improve your . . .
Lit at large: current and upcoming books worthy of your
attention.(Bibliography)
COMING IN MAY 2007
DREAM WHEN YOU'RE FEELING BLUE | ELIZABETH BERG ... LAST FLAG
DOWN The Epic Journey of the Last Confederate Warship | JOHN BALDWIN AND
RON POWERS ... THE ROPE WALK | CARRIE . . .
Bookstores: know your niche.(Letter to the editor)
It was a bit serendipitous that I had just finished reading Lewis
Buzbee's The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop when I picked up my
March/April Bookmarks and found that, like Mr. Buzbee, you were . . .
The War of the World.(The War of the World: Twentieth-Century
Conflict and the Descent of the West)(Book review)
EXCELLENT
The War of the World
Twentieth Century Conflict and the Descent of the West
By Niall Ferguson
War. What is it good for?
By a conservative estimate, the number of deaths through . . .
Imperial Life in the Emerald City.(Imperial Life in the Emerald
City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone)(Book review)
EXCELLENT
Imperial Life in the Emerald City
Inside Iraq's Green Zone
By Rajiv Chandrasekaran
We're not in Kansas anymore.
According to journalist Rajiv Chandrasekaran, the sur-reality . . .
Fab Five Book group: submitted by Kristy Quist from Grand Rapids,
Michigan.(book group)(Interview)
How did your book group get started?
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The Fab Five Book Club was Jane's idea. She envisioned a group
that would meet at her house (giving her adequate motivation to . . .
Selections: staff favorites from among the most highly rated
books in this issue.(Bibliography)
EXCELLENT
Nineteen Minutes
By Jodi Picoult
Do you know where your children are?
Entertainment Weekly EXCELLENT/CLASSIC
"This is vintage Picoult, expertly crafted, thought-provoking,
and . . .
Letter from the editor.(reading)(Editorial)
As I looked back over some of the columns I've written during
the past year, I realized that I've focused a lot on book culture.
Our worry over the loss of independent bookstores, the lack of . . .
The life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid.(The Life and Times of
the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir)(Book review)
EXCELLENT
The life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
A Memoir
By Bill Bryson
Memories of the 1950s.
Travel writer Bill Bryson reminisces about his boyhood in 1950s
Iowa--a memoir by turns . . .
Sharp Objects.(Book review)
EXCELLENT
Sharp Objects
By Gillian Flynn
Violence, past and present.
Camille Preaker, 32, works for a third-rate Chicago newspaper. Then
she returns to her hometown of Wind Gap, Missouri, . . .
Have you read? Readers recommend their favorite
books.(Bibliography)
AMERICAN MOSAIC
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Mark D. Goodman is from Elkins Park, Pennsylvania
I am a 1960s English major who ended up with a landscape business.
I also teach developmental English . . .
Between the covers: a different kind of issue overview.
WHAT'S REAL? WHAT COULD BE?
EXCELLENT
REMAINDER
By Tom McCarthy
Recreating reality after amnesia. PAGE 29
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GOOD/EXCELLENT
THE POST-BIRTHDAY WORLD
By Lionel . . .
Libraries: Story Quilt project.(Letter to the editor)
You asked for local success stories about what is working in our
communities. In Galway, NY, poetry brings people together and raises
funds for our small library.
Volunteers in the Story Quilt . . .
Love and Louis XIV.(Love and Louis XIV: The Women in the Life of
the Sun King)(Book review)
EXCELLENT
Love and Louis XIV
The Women in the Life of the Sun King
By Antonia Fraser
A monarch's varied tastes in mistresses and wives.
Louis XIV (1638-1715), the charismatic Sun King of . . .
Fragile Things.(Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders)(Book
review)
EXCELLENT
Fragile Things
Short Fictions and Wonders
By Neil Gaiman
Tales from the dark side.
Two teenage boys crash a party filled with alien women; Sherlock
Holmes sleuths in an . . .
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