11.20.09
Guardians of Being
Oprah guru Eckhart Tolle shares lessons from the higher masters: the animals.
11.19.09
Imperial
For the brave reader ready to tackle it, this sprawling text offers a fascinating glimpse of a corner of America at work.
11.18.09
The Original of Laura
Vladimir Nabokov’s last unfinished manuscript feels like a generous gift to readers.
11.17.09
Under the Dome
This story of a Maine town trapped under a dome shows Stephen King at the height of his powers.
11.16.09
Eating Animals
Spurred by the birth of his son, novelist Jonathan Safran Foer investigates the system that puts meat on our plates.
11.15.09
Classic review: Gorky Park
"Gorky Park" is a thriller that grapples with one man's search for meaning.
11.14.09
Raven Summer
'Raven Summer’ leads two teens to both adventure and danger in this evocative young adult novel.
11.13.09
A Rumpole Christmas
“A Rumpole Christmas” makes a holiday treat for the mystery lover on your shopping list.
11.12.09
Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original
This affectionate biography of Theolonius Monk fills in the backstory of an artist the world has long wished to know better.
11.11.09
Memoir: A History
What is a memoir – and when and why did we go so crazy for the genre?
11.10.09
Crude World
On the 150th anniversary of the discovery of petroleum in the US, "Crude World" prepares us for petroleum’s demise.
11.09.09
Googled: The End of the World as We Know It
A look at the meteoric rise of Google.
11.08.09
Classic review: The Lovely Bones
In Alice Sebold's debut novel, the dead must learn to let go, too
11.07.09
D-Day: The Battle for Normandy
This is the best one-volume history of the invasion of Normandy yet written.
11.06.09
Last Night in Twisted River
A life on the lam leads to a career as a novelist in John Irving’s new novel.
11.05.09
The Education of a British-Protected Child
This collection of beautifully written autobiographical essays reveals much about the worldview of celebrated Nigerian author Chinua Achebe.
11.04.09
Lit
Mary Karr tells the story of her failed marriage, her struggles with alcohol and mental illness, and the peace she finally found in prayer.
11.03.09
Mentors, Muses & Monsters
Well-known writers recall the big names they encountered on the way up – both those that helped them and those that hindered.
11.02.09
What the Dog Saw
New Yorker writer Malcolm Gladwell delves into everything from Enron to 9/11 to pit bulls.
11.01.09
Classic review: Love in the Time of Cholera
A tale of love, illusions, and life's possibilities.
10.31.09
My Paper Chase
The energetic memoir of Harold Evans, a newspaperman who refuses to sing the blues.
10.30.09
The Lacuna
Barbara Kingsolver magnificently re-creates 1930s Mexico City in her first novel in nine years.
10.29.09
When Everything Changed
American women have traveled a long road since the 1960s.
10.28.09
The Tin Drum
Marking the 50th anniversary of ‘The Tin Drum,’ a new English translation gives Günter Grass’s classic a fresh musicality.
10.27.09
Becoming Americans
Selections from 85 immigrants tell what it means to become an American.
