October's new releases include a collection of essays from Malcolm Gladwell, the long meditation on the meaning of manhood from Michael Chabon, A.S. Byatt's sprawling novel of Victorian through post-World War I England, The Children's Book, and more.
1. 'And Another Thing' by Eoin Colfer
© Hyperion
October 12, 2009
Eight years after the death of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy creator Douglas Adams, bestselling children's author, Eoin Colfer has been authorized by Adams' widow Jane Belson to write the sixth book in the series, And Another Thing, re-immersing grateful readers once again in the world of Arthur Dent and Zaphod Beeblebrox.
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Eight years after the death of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy creator Douglas Adams, bestselling children's author, Eoin Colfer has been authorized by Adams' widow Jane Belson to write the sixth book in the series, And Another Thing, re-immersing grateful readers once again in the world of Arthur Dent and Zaphod Beeblebrox.
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2. 'The Children’s Book' by A.S. Byatt
© Knopf
October 6, 2009
A.S. Byatt exhibits extensive research in this expansive novel that follows two artistic British families from Victorian England through to the end of World War II.
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A.S. Byatt exhibits extensive research in this expansive novel that follows two artistic British families from Victorian England through to the end of World War II.
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3. 'Chronic City' by Jonathan Lethem
© Doubleday
October 13, 2009
Jonathan Lethem's latest novel follows Chase, a handsome former child star, and Perkus, an aging, angry counter-cultural rock critic, as they drift dope-fueled through Manhattan.
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Jonathan Lethem's latest novel follows Chase, a handsome former child star, and Perkus, an aging, angry counter-cultural rock critic, as they drift dope-fueled through Manhattan.
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4. 'Last Night in Twisted River' by John Irving
© Random House
October 27, 2009
John Irving's latest novel begins in a 1954 New Hampshire logging cookhouse, where a twelve-year-old boy mistakes the local constable's girlfriend for a bear, setting into motion the flight of both boy and father across New England.
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John Irving's latest novel begins in a 1954 New Hampshire logging cookhouse, where a twelve-year-old boy mistakes the local constable's girlfriend for a bear, setting into motion the flight of both boy and father across New England.
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5. 'Manhood for Amateurs' by Michael Chabon
© Harper
October 6, 2009
Michael Chabon's first major nonfiction work is a series of interlinked essays in which Chabon recounts his only family history and his roles as father, husband, and son.
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Michael Chabon's first major nonfiction work is a series of interlinked essays in which Chabon recounts his only family history and his roles as father, husband, and son.
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6. 'The Wild Things' by Dave Eggers
© McSweeney's
October 13, 2009
Dave Eggers' novelization of Maurice Sendak's wonderfully captivating children's book about a young boy, who after being sent to his room for making "mischief of one sort and another," sails off into the world of imagination to a jungle island populated with a small cast of monsters who proclaim him their king.
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Dave Eggers' novelization of Maurice Sendak's wonderfully captivating children's book about a young boy, who after being sent to his room for making "mischief of one sort and another," sails off into the world of imagination to a jungle island populated with a small cast of monsters who proclaim him their king.
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7. 'What the Dog Saw' by Malcolm Gladwell
© Little, Brown & Co.
October 20, 2009
What is the difference between choking and panicking? Why are there dozens of varieties of mustard -- but only one variety of ketchup? What do football players teach us about how to hire teachers? What does hair dye tell us about the history of the 20th century? This collection of essays is the best of Malcolm Gladwell's past decade of writing from The New Yorker.
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What is the difference between choking and panicking? Why are there dozens of varieties of mustard -- but only one variety of ketchup? What do football players teach us about how to hire teachers? What does hair dye tell us about the history of the 20th century? This collection of essays is the best of Malcolm Gladwell's past decade of writing from The New Yorker.
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