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05/11/2008

Imagining the last days of the greats
WILD NIGHTS! Stories About the Last Days of Poe, Dickinson, Twain, James, and Hemingway,

A mother’s unspeakable loss
COMFORT: A Journey Through Grief,

Thrillers, from the mundane to the mystical
 Harlan Coben has made a career out of transporting readers into the darkest realms of the human psyche. He narrows that scope in Hold Tight (Dutton, 416 pages, $26.95) to a simple question: How far would you go to protect your children?

Memoirs come from an irrepressible heart
THE SUM OF OUR DAYS: A Memoir,

Shareholders are king and workers come second
THE BIG SQUEEZE: Tough Times for the American Worker,

What Now? thoughtful book for grads
If you’re looking for a graduation gift, you might consider novelist Ann Patchett’s book, What Now?, based on her 2006 commencement address at her alma mater, Sarah Lawrence College, north of New York City.

Erdrich fans will not be disappointed
THE PLAGUE OF DOVES,

05/06/2008

Audition: Hard sell, soft touch
On the same page in Barbara Walters’ big, bean-spilling memoir there are photographs of Walters, the undisputed queen of the television interview, and Cha Cha Walters, her dog. One of them looks businesslike. She wears glasses and sits perched at a computer keyboard. The other is perfectly groomed, coiffed and fluffed. She looks ready for her blue ribbon as best in show.

BESTSELLERS
Our national bestseller list comes from USA Today, which compiles it each week from a wide sampling of bookstores around the country.

Baseball’s Strawberry writing memoir
Former baseball slugger Darryl Strawberry, whose achievements on the field often were overshadowed by his struggles with cancer and substance abuse, is writing a memoir, Straw, that will come out in 2009, publisher Ecco announced.

Books Calendar: Tuesday-Tuesday, May 6-13
TUESDAY

05/04/2008

Dreams and mistakes, through the generations
THE THIRD ANGEL,

Amis: Humiliation drives radicals
THE SECOND PLANE, September 11: Terror and Boredom,

The age-old East-West conflict
WORLDS AT WAR: The 2,500-Year Struggle Between East and West,

Legal eagle challenges 19th-century Italy
AMALIA’S TALE: A Poor Peasant, an Ambitious Attorney, and a Fight for Justice,

Dissecting desperate characters
REMEMBER LOVE: Stories,

04/29/2008

House-husband grapples with his radical past
My Revolutions, by Hari Kunzru, read by Simon Prebble. Unabridged, 9½ hours. HighBridge Audio, $34.95.

House-husband grapples with his radical past
My Revolutions, by Hari Kunzru, read by Simon Prebble. Unabridged, 9½ hours. HighBridge Audio, $34.95.

Iconic pregnancy book seeks a fresher, more user-friendly tone
That woman on the cover of America’s best-known pregnancy advice book doesn’t have a name — she’s only a sketch, after all. But countless women have come to know this expectant mom over the years, with her dowdy clothes and nondescript haircut, staring placidly into space from the safety of a rocking chair.

BESTSELLERS
Our national bestseller list comes from USA Today, which compiles it each week from a wide sampling of bookstores around the country.

Books Calendar: Tuesday-Tuesday, April 29-May 6
THURSDAY

04/27/2008

Hobsbawm paints a bleak global picture
ON EMPIRE: America, War, And Global Supremacy,

Boston author’s book a Holocaust hoax
On Holocaust Memorial Day this Thursday, there will be fewer eyewitness testimonies than the year before. Within the lifetimes of most people reading these words, there will be none. That is the work of time, and unalterable.

Watergate figure argues his innocence
IN NIXON’S WEB: A Year in the Crosshairs of Watergate,

Wolfe’s characters stumble and struggle
OUR STORY BEGINS: New and Selected Stories,

Stirring up some family secrets
THE RAIN BEFORE IT FALLS,

Between Columbus and the Pilgrims
VOYAGE LONG AND STRANGE: Rediscovering the New World,

Hobsbawm paints a bleak global picture
ON EMPIRE: America, War, And Global Supremacy,

04/22/2008

Books Calendar: Tuesday-Tuesday, April 22-29
TUESDAY

Kids’ books go green to celebrate Earth Day
Praise dirt and hail a recycling superhero in a lush crop of kid books for Earth Day.

04/20/2008

R.I.’s Michael Harper to receive Frost Medal
Everyone knows that Rhode Island has been showered with an embarrassment of riches. Our history, culture, geography, people — all incredible. To balance out the bad news we’re hearing every day lately about our state’s financial and ethical chaos, it’s important to count our treasures: the miles of pristine beaches, the Newport mansions, the snaking backcountry roads, the incredible array of excellent restaurants, and Michael Harper.

How the WPA pulled us through hard times
AMERICAN-MADE: The Enduring Legacy of the WPA,

Poetry both intimate and universal
ANNE STEVENSON: SELECTED POEMS,

Vonnegut, at his best and worst
ARMAGEDDON IN RETROSPECT,

American history you didn’t learn in school
THROES OF DEMOCRACY: The American Civil War Era, 1829-1877,

Irish mystery, heavy on atmosphere
THE SILVER SWAN,