Books
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A New Focus |
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| Tiburon's David Elliot Cohen, the mastermind behind the popular "Day in the Life" photography books, is back on the shelves with "What Matters," in which major photographers and writers ponder significant issues of the time. Plus: Cohen talks about why he chose some of the photos in the book. |
'Anathem'
By Neal Stephenson
Reviewed by Michael Berry
'American Wife'
By Curtis Sittenfeld
Reviewed by Sara Ivry
'The Letters of Allen Ginsberg'
Edited by Bill Morgan
Reviewed by Paul Wilner
'Indignation'
By Philip Roth
Reviewed by Alan Cheuse
'Goldengrove'
By Francine Prose
Reviewed by Mary Dixie Carter
'The Other Half: The Life of Jacob Riis and the World of Immigrant America'
By Tom Buk-Swienty | Translated by Annette Buk-Swienty
Reviewed by Peter Kupfer
'The Ancient Ship'
By Zhang Wei | Translated by Howard Goldblatt
Reviewed by Vanessa Hua
Fall Reading
Here are some titles of interest coming out this month through November.
Staying Put
The famed six-toed cats at Ernest Hemingway's island home aren't going anywhere.
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Starved For Heroes Author Brad Meltzer meshes the Bible and comics in "The Book of Lies." |
David Foster Wallace Dies
The 46-year-old author was found dead in his home, according to police.
Two Creative Careers
Actress Amber Tamblyn is a published poet, and you didn't even know it.
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Talking About Change Philip Roth considers liberation's price in "Indignation." Review. |
Gender Answers
New handbook has tips for parents whose children don't fit the societal mold.
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What Did You Say? Steven Pinker talks about his book "The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window Into Human Nature." |
Prize Winners
Barney Rosset and Stockton-born author Maxine Hong Kingston win National Book Awards.
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Heading To Shelves Sherry Jones' "The Jewel of Medina" to be published by Beaufort Books. |
Chew On This
Raj Patel takes on food inequality in "Stuffed & Starved."
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Carr Gets Clean David Carr's new memoir, "The Night of the Gun," chronicles his years of addiction. |
