Bookmarks back issues from March 2008:
Letter from the editor.(Editorial)
Mar 01, 2008 ... We live in the era of $4 cups of coffee and $7 gourmet chocolate bars. I joke with my wife that we ought to figure out what plain, boring thing we could magically transform into a luxury product--we'd make a killing! Even toothpaste has been done: you can now buy a $12 tube of toothpaste ...
Bookmarks what's new.(letters)
Mar 01, 2008 ... BOOKMARKS WEB SITE The Bookmarks Web site is becoming more useful every day. We now have over half of the reviews ever published in the magazine available online (for free), and we've also categorized each book by genre, subject, era, theme, and so forth. This means you can ...
The Amazon Kindle.(letters)(Product/service evaluation)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Yes, I broke down and got one. With all the reading I do for Bookmarks and in my spare time, I decided to take the plunge and get Amazon's Kindle, version 1.0 (not the smartest thing to do, I realize, but someone needs to check out the electronic-reader concept for those not daunted by the ...
Bookmarks selections: staff favorites from among the most highly rated books in this issue.
Mar 01, 2008 ... LITERARY Page 35 **** Fieldwork By Mischa Berlinski In Thailand, a renowned anthropologist murders a Christian missionary. Why? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Seattle Times "Bravura storytelling is his first order of ...
Between the covers: a different kind of issue overview.
Mar 01, 2008 ... CULTURES COMING TOGETHER **** BREAKFAST WITH BUDDHA. By Roland Merullo A Manhattanite and a Mongolian monk go on a road trip. PAGE 38 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] **** THEM By Nathan McCall ...
The best books of 2007.
Mar 01, 2008 ... <Pre> THE LIST OF BEST BOOKS LISTS In which we hope to mitigate the arbitrary nature of year-end "best books" lists by bringing the results together into one big arbitrary list. TOTAL NYT NYT ...
iUniverse--discovering tomorrow's authors today.(Bibliography)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Brooklyn Suite Michael Angrosino 978-0-595-43124-3 Price $13.95 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Set in the 1950s, a working-class Italian neighborhood in Brooklyn, N.Y., is captured on the verge of the great dispersion to the middle-class suburbs. Imaginatively ...
Coming soon: current and upcoming books worthy of your attention.(Bibliography)
Mar 01, 2008 ... COMING IN MARCH 2008 FICTION CHANGE OF HEART | JODI PICOULT: Picoult is the current master of the current-events-moral-dilemma strain of fiction. The promo on this book's dust jacket: "Would you give up your vengeance against someone you hate if it meant saving ...
2007 National Book Critics Circle Award finalists: the National Book Critics Circle Award honors the finest books published in English. Winners will be announced March 6, 2008.(awards)
Mar 01, 2008 ... FICTION SACRED GAMES | VIKRAM CHANDRA: In modern-day Mumbai, a Sikh police inspector goes head to head with mobster Ganesh Gaitonde--and tales about crime and corruption, Bollywood films, religion, and life's meaning emerge. (*** Mar/Apr 2007) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...
2008 Edgar Awards.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Each year, the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Allen Poe Awards honor the best in mystery fiction, nonfiction, television, film, and theater. Here are nominees in some of the categories. The Young Adult and Juvenile Nominees are listed on page 17. BEST NOVEL NOMINEES ...
Doctor's orders.(Book review)
Mar 01, 2008; ... The biggest part of a physician's day is spent listening to the stories of his or her patients--so it's no wonder that doctors are skilled storytellers. Conflict, heartache, mystery, joy, and denouement await the physician each time he or she enters the examining room. You don't have to be ...
Around the globe.(Book review)
Mar 01, 2008; ... There are so many books to read, and so many places to go. Why not escape to them in a novel that makes you feel like you are really there? DEAREST DOROTHY, ARE WE THERE YET? By Charlene Ann Baumbich This is the first book in a series that takes place in a ...
Newbery medal.( )(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Since 1922, the Newbery Medal, awarded annually by the Association for Library service to children of the American Library Association, has honored the most distinguished children's book of the year. MEDAL WINNER GOOD MASTERS! SWEET LADIES! Voices from a ...
Caldecott Medal.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2008 ... The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the Association for Library service to children of the American Library Association to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. MEDAL WINNER THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET By Brian ...
Michael L. Printz Award.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2008 ... The Michael L. Printz Award is awarded annually by the Association for Library service to children of the American Library Association and recognizes the book that best exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. WINNER THE WHITE DARKNESS ...
Coretta Scott King Award.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2008 ... The Coretta Scott King Award, presented annually by the Association for Library service to children of the American Library Association, recognizes outstanding contributions in African American literature written for a youth audience. AUTHOR AWARD ELIJAH OF BUXTON ...
Edgar nominees.(Edgar Allen Poe Awards )(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2008 ... The Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Allen Poe Awards for adults are listed on page 13. Below are the nominees for younger readers. YOUNG ADULT NOMINEES RAT LIFE | TEDD ARNOLD DIAMONDS IN THE SHADOW | CARO-LINE B. COONEY TOUCHING SNOW | M ....
All things medieval.(book group)(Interview)
Mar 01, 2008; ... How did your group get started? I felt a "calling" to form a book club in order to bond with others who were equally as obsessed with "all things medieval." As a librarian at the Forbes Library in Northampton, Massachusetts, I had a natural love of books and research--and my ...
Now in paperback: previously reviewed, available for less.
Mar 01, 2008 ... MARCH 2008 THE GOD OF ANIMALS By Aryn Kyle **** LITERARY - Adolescent Alice Winston, who lives on the family horse ranch, learns to cope with her hardscrabble life. (July/Aug 2007) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION ...
The Tudor Dynasty.(what one book)
Mar 01, 2008 ... The following authors recommend books on all aspects of the Tudor Dynasty and early Renaissance England, loosely bracketed between the end of the Wars of the Roses (and the crowning of Henry Tudor) in 1485 and the reign of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...
D. H. Lawrence.
Mar 01, 2008; ... "Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you've got to say, and say it hot." -- D. H. Lawrence (1885-1930) "ONE MUST LEARN TO LOVE, and go through a good deal of suffering to get to it," D. H. Lawrence wrote in 1914, "and the ...
Geraldine Brooks: from globe-trotting journalist to Pulitzer prize--winning novelist.(Book review)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Geraldine Brooks is no stranger to tales that weave in and out of centuries and far-flung places. In her most recent novel, People of the Book (page 30), she draws on her infatuation with all things global to reveal the secrets of a Jewish illuminated manuscript--the renowned "Sarajevo ...
Sue Miller: Ms. Miller turns to politics, as the wife of a senator deals with his chronic infidelity.(The Senator's Wife)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Sue Miller's latest novel, The Senator's Wife, explores one of her trademark themes--the complexities of marriage--as two wives, one a new mother-to-be and the other wed to a philandering senator, come to terms with their joys, disappointments, and betrayals. Described as "the doyenne of ...
Literary.(Book review)
Mar 01, 2008 ... 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, and lower-rated books ...
Crime.(Watchman: A Novel)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2008 ... *** Watchman By Ian Rankin The path not taken. In 1988, just after his first Inspector Rebus novel, Knots and Crosses (1987), Ian Rankin invented another character who never took off in quite the same way. A cynical spy who has been with the ...
Sf.(Duma Key: A Novel )(Book review)
Mar 01, 2008 ... FICTION **** Duma Key By Stephen King King's roots show in spooky Florida novel. The prosperous life of Edgar Freemantle, a Minnesota construction mogul, changes in an instant when he becomes involved in a horrific work accident ....
General.(Book review)
Mar 01, 2008 ... NONFICTION **** In Defense of Food An Eater's Manifesto By Michael Pollan Keeping it simple. In The Omnivore's Dilemma (**** SELECTION July/Aug 2006), Michael Pollan examined our food's origin in enlightening--and ...
Biography.(Book review)
Mar 01, 2008 ... NONFICTION **** Born Standing Up A Comic's Life By Steve Martin The artist as a wild and craaaazy guy. Even as a kid, comedian Steve Martin didn't want for material. He cut his teeth on legends Lenny Bruce and Mort Sahl, ...
History.(Book review)
Mar 01, 2008 ... NONFICTION **** American Creation Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic By Joseph J. Ellis Ideas, not just men. Joseph Ellis is best known for his portrayals of the Founding Fathers: Thomas Jefferson in ...
Science.(Book review)
Mar 01, 2008 ... NONFICTION Proust Was a Neuroscientist By Jonah Lehrer A bridge between modern science and the arts. "In the stuffy silence of his Parisian studio, [Marcel Proust] listened so intently to his sentimental brain that he discovered how it ...
1950.(year in books)(Book review)
Mar 01, 2008 ... A look back at books that captured our attention THE AWARDS Nobel Prize for Literature BERTRAND RUSSELL (UK, 1872-1970) Russell was honored "in recognition of his varied and significant writings in which he champions humanitarian ideals and ...