Recently added articles from Bookmarks:
Letter from the editor.
Sep 01, 2008; Jon ... Has a close friend ever recommended a book that you subsequently read--and hated? If so, you've probably learned to react by saying, "Interesting, we had different takes on that book," rather than, "Wow, what critical character flaw had I previously overlooked in you?" Recommending books ...
Great Science Fiction, Vol. I.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2008; Page, Tom ... As an SF reader and Bookmarks subscriber, I want to say thanks for taking a chance and publishing an article on a subject that most of your readers avoid. While I was reading the article, I found myself thinking, "They have to put this title in," and then there it would be. ...
Only four stars?(letters)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2008; Alvarez, Patricia O. ... I am a trial attorney in Laredo, Texas, so I usually don't have time to read books, much less write e-mails on books. I do, however, love your magazine and make time to read it. I was happy to see your article by Jessica Teisch on Chris ...
But the book was better.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2008; Williams, Carol ... I miss your feature on upcoming movies based on books. Have you discontinued this feature? I would be in heaven if only you published your magazine every month. Carol Williams, via ...
Recommendation a crime.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2008; Fox, Robert J. ... I read Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn based on a recommendation in your magazine. The book is brutal, and I think the writer has a sick mind. I question your rating and the criteria you use to suggest a book to read to your subscribers. Please be more selective and ...
Bookmarks selections: staff favorites from among the most highly rated books in this issue.
Sep 01, 2008 ... LITERARY Page 27 ***** The Story of Edgar Sawtelle By David Wroblewski With overtones of Hamlet, this debut novel tells the story of a mute boy, his family, and his dogs. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Cleveland Plain ...
Between the covers: a different kind of issue overview.(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008 ... PARENTS, CHILDREN, TROUBLE **** Cost By Roxana Robinson An art professor is spending time with her parents on the coast of Maine when she learns that one of her sons is addicted to heroin. PAGE 30 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] **** ...
We were hoping for better ...(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008 ... AUTHOR PREVIOUS WORK NEW RELEASE Andre Dubus III HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG (1999): In this tragedy, a National Book Award finalist, a struggling Iranian immigrant buys a house at auction--and the prior occupant wants it back. ...
Coming soon: upcoming books worthy of your attention.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Coming in September Indignation | PHILIP ROTH: LITERARY Roth turns his critical eye away from aging and death to 1950s America, during the Korean War. Marcus Messner, from Newark, New Jersey, chooses to attend a Midwestern college in order to escape his overbearing parents and ...
Problems big and small.(Book review)
Sep 01, 2008; Harrison, Juli ... Into the Forest By Jean Hegland In this postapocalyptic novel, two teenage sisters are forced to give up their reliance on the comforts of modern life. Alone in their house on the edge of a northern California forest, they struggle with the shock of disaster and ...
There from the start.(Book review)
Sep 01, 2008; Shtulman, Jill ... A Bookmarks reader since the first issue, I am an avid reader, with a master's degree in English literature. I am a marketing communications writer and have launched my own company, JSA Creative Services LLC, specializing in direct marketing, Web copywriting, and print advertising. ...
The Chautauqua Society of Indianapolis.(book group)(Organization overview)(Interview)
Sep 01, 2008; Kendall, Daniel ... How did your group get started? We started in 1995 as a lunchtime reading group at work, with three or four members, and met for about three years. When I retired, we moved the group out of the office and opened up membership to any interested reader who could commit to regular ...
Now in paperback: previously reviewed, available for less.(book group)
Sep 01, 2008 ... SEPTEMBER 2008 The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao By Junot Diaz **** SELECTION * PULITZER PRIZE, NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD LITERARY - A Dominican American living in New Jersey and his mother, who grew up under a ...
Art appreciation.(what one book)(Bibliography)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Impressionist painter Edgar Degas reportedly said, "Art is not what you see, but what you make others see." Here, we offer recommendations on art appreciation, from classic overviews of art history to specialized studies. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Bookmarks Staff ...
Salman Rushdie.
Sep 01, 2008; Teisch, Jessica ... To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Booker Prize in 2008, a "Best of the Booker" award was created to name the best novel of all the previous Booker recipients. The winner over other favorites, including Yann Martel's life of Pi and Michael Ondaatje's The English Patient, was Salman ...
Alan Furst.
Sep 01, 2008; Smith, Patrick ... Take the spy novel. Add the richness of historical fiction. The result--historical espionage. Alan Furst is the master Some authors shy away from the designation "genre writer." Alan Furst embraces it. And why not? After all, his work--the author refers to his novels as ...
Literary.(Book review)
Sep 01, 2008 ... FICTION NEW BOOKS GUIDE We read hundreds of book reviews each month to select the works to include in each issue. We seek a balance among three categories: highly-rated books that received many reviews, highly-rated books that received less comprehensive coverage, ...
Crime.(Bibliography)
Sep 01, 2008 ... FICTION [excellent] Chasing Darkness An Elvis Cole Novel By Robert Crais [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In Robert Crais's 12th Elvis Cole/Joe Pike novel (after The Watchman, [excellent] May/June 2007), set in a gritty Los ...
Sf.(Escapement, Tigerheart and An Autumn War)(science fiction)(Book review)
Sep 01, 2008 ... FICTION [excellent] Escapement By Jay lake SF and fantasy writer Jay Lake, winner of the 2004 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, has published more than 200 short stories, a handful of collections, and four novels, including Rocket ...
General.(nonfiction)(Book review)
Sep 01, 2008 ... NONFICTION Out of Mao's Shadow The Struggle for the Soul of a New China By Philip P. Pan Philip P. Pan, the Washington Post's bureau chief in Beijing between 2001 and 2007, offers an eye-opening look at the battle for China's soul--and the ...