Stories, and lots of them! Stories from Alice Munro and Augusten Burroughs, and even previously unpublished work from Kurt Vonnegut plus essays from Zadie Smith and a new Philip Roth novel will keep readers occupied as we head into the holiday season.
1. 'Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays' by Zadie Smith
© Penguin Press
November 12, 2009
Zadie Smith's collection of mostly previously published essays is divided into five sections - Reading, Being, Seeing, Feeling, and Remembering - and includes an eclectic array of topics.
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Zadie Smith's collection of mostly previously published essays is divided into five sections - Reading, Being, Seeing, Feeling, and Remembering - and includes an eclectic array of topics.
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2. 'Eating Animals' by Jonathan Safran Foer
© Little, Brown
November 2, 2009
The author of Everything is Illuminated and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close probes history, science, literature and philosophy in questioning our carnivorous habits.
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The author of Everything is Illuminated and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close probes history, science, literature and philosophy in questioning our carnivorous habits.
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3. 'Generation A' by Douglas Coupland
© Simon & Schuster
November 10, 2009
Pop culture chronicler Douglas Coupland (Microserfs, Jpod) is back with what's being billed as a sequel to his ground-breaking debut, Generation X. In a world in which bees are believed to be extinct, five seemingly random people in different countries are stung by bees.
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Pop culture chronicler Douglas Coupland (Microserfs, Jpod) is back with what's being billed as a sequel to his ground-breaking debut, Generation X. In a world in which bees are believed to be extinct, five seemingly random people in different countries are stung by bees.
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4. 'The Humbling' by Philip Roth
© Houghton Harcourt
November 1, 2009
The protagonist of Philip Roth's latest novel, The Humbling, is an aging stage actor who, finding his acting ability ebbing, takes solace in a young and wild woman.
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The protagonist of Philip Roth's latest novel, The Humbling, is an aging stage actor who, finding his acting ability ebbing, takes solace in a young and wild woman.
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5. 'The Lacuna' by Barbara Kingsolver
© HarperCollins
November 3, 2009
Barbara Kingsolver employs letters, newspaper articles, and diary clippings in telling the story of Harrison Shepherd, a child of both Mexico and America, who came of age in the 1930's Mexican art world of Diego rivera and Frida Kahlo, comes into his own as an author of historical fiction, and is later accused of political subversion.
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Barbara Kingsolver employs letters, newspaper articles, and diary clippings in telling the story of Harrison Shepherd, a child of both Mexico and America, who came of age in the 1930's Mexican art world of Diego rivera and Frida Kahlo, comes into his own as an author of historical fiction, and is later accused of political subversion.
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6. 'Look at the Birdie' by Kurt Vonnegut
© Delacorte
November 1, 2009
Kurt Vonnegut fans will welcome these fourteen previously unpublished short stories from the author's early years.
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Kurt Vonnegut fans will welcome these fourteen previously unpublished short stories from the author's early years.
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7. 'Matchless: A Christmas Story' by Gregory Maguire
© Morrow
November 1, 2009
Gregory Maguire, the author of Wicked and Son of a Witch, retells the Hans Christian Andersen classic "The Little Match Girl."
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Gregory Maguire, the author of Wicked and Son of a Witch, retells the Hans Christian Andersen classic "The Little Match Girl."
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8. 'Too Much Happiness' by Alice Munro
© Knopf
November 17, 2009
Ten new stories from 2009's Man Booker International Prize winner, Alice Munro, display the author's ongoing ability to capture readers with uniquely poignant narrative.
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Ten new stories from 2009's Man Booker International Prize winner, Alice Munro, display the author's ongoing ability to capture readers with uniquely poignant narrative.
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9. 'Under the Dome' by Stephen King
© Simon & Schuster
November 10, 2009
When an invisible force field surrounds a small Maine village, the citizens break into factions having both good and evil intentions. Under the Dome is being compared to King's earlier science fiction masterpiece The Stand in its ambition.
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When an invisible force field surrounds a small Maine village, the citizens break into factions having both good and evil intentions. Under the Dome is being compared to King's earlier science fiction masterpiece The Stand in its ambition.
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10. 'You Better Not Cry: Stories for Christmas' by Augusten Burroughs
© St. Martin's
November 1, 2009
Augusten Burroughs has written memoirs about his childhood (Running with Scissors), his recovery from alcoholism (Dry), and his father (A Wolf at the Table). In You Better Not Cry, he turns his wit to Christmas memories.
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Augusten Burroughs has written memoirs about his childhood (Running with Scissors), his recovery from alcoholism (Dry), and his father (A Wolf at the Table). In You Better Not Cry, he turns his wit to Christmas memories.
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