The Age of Shiva by Manil Suri
Sunday March 30, 2008
Following his spectacular debut novel, The Death of Vishnu, Manil Suri returns with a mesmerizing story of modern India, richly layered with themes from Hindu mythology. The Age of Shiva ... Read More
Markus Zusak Speaks With The Guardian
Friday March 28, 2008
Another good interview: The Book Thief author, Markus Zusak speaks with The Guardian about when, why, and how he writes. There's also a bit about what he's working on ... Read More
Jhumpa Lahiri Interview in The Atlantic
Friday March 28, 2008
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri speaks with The Atlantic about her latest book of short stories, Unaccustomed Earth, available April 1. Also discussed is her prose style, her favorite authors, ... Read More
The World Without Us by Alan Weisman
Wednesday March 26, 2008
In The World Without Us, science writer Alan Weisman poses the question - What if, by plague or divine rapture, the entire human race disappeared from the planet? What would ... Read More
Ultimate Blogs: Masterworks from the Wild Web
Monday March 24, 2008
The blogs in Ultimate Blogs are of all varieties. There are women writers, men writers, photos, cartoons, U.S. government documents, poems, frozen animations, sad people, happy people, funny people, people ... Read More
John: A Novel by Niall Williams
Wednesday March 19, 2008
In the years following the death of Jesus Christ, John the Apostle, now a frail, blind old man, lives in forced exile on the desolate island of Patmos with a ... Read More
The Devil's Bones by Jefferson Bass
Sunday March 16, 2008
Drawing on research at the Body Farm—three acres of land in the backwoods of Tennessee, where bodies are left to the elements to illuminate human decomposition — Jefferson Bass has ... Read More
Allen Ginsberg's Book of Martyrdom and Artifice
Monday March 10, 2008
More so than perhaps any other American author, Allen Ginsberg was known for his constant and prolific journal-keeping. From boyhood until his death, Ginsberg recorded everything from his daily minutiae ... Read More
Homecoming by Bernhard Schlink
Sunday March 9, 2008
The first novel by Bernhard Schlink since his international best seller The Reader, Homecoming is the story of one man's odyssey and another man's pursuit. Homecoming is a story of ... Read More
NBCC Award Winners
Friday March 7, 2008
The 2007 National Book Critics Circle Awards were announced, and the winners are:
Fiction: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
Autobiography: Brother, I’m Dying by Edwidge ... Read More
The Tournament of Books
Wednesday March 5, 2008
The Morning News officially announced the judges today for the 2008 Tournament of Books.
Sponsored by Powells.com, the Tournament of Books takes 16 of the year's best books and "pits them ... Read More
Robert Ludlum's The Arctic Event by James H. Cobb
Sunday March 2, 2008
On a remote island in the Canadian Arctic, researchers discover the wreckage of a Soviet strategic bomber that disappeared with its crew more than fifty years ago while carrying two ... Read More