Complete book coverage for Jan. 31, 2010
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Salinger, whose 1951 novel created a lasting symbol of teenage discontent, died Wednesday at his remote New Hampshire home. He refused interviews for years and published his last story in 1965.
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In the latest by the author of ‘Underworld,’ three characters sit around talking and thinking through the slender, nuanced novel.
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Here are stories of personal apocalypses and the outrageous tragicomedy in seemingly ordinary lives, all delivered with the author’s trademark explosive style.
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The authors remind us that we need to remember that we’re still connected to the world of nature just outside our homes.
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The collection of short stories is about people who are falling apart in front of our eyes.
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Who is the notorious lover of women? The author gives us an unexpected portrait that challenges the traditional ideas surrounding him.
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Inspired and unplugged in her Northwest attic, the author crafts essays that aim for a meeting of the minds.
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Plus: ‘Things We Didn’t See Coming’ and ‘I Want to Be Left Behind’
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Fiction Weeks on list1.The Help by Kathryn Stockett (Putnam: $24.95) The lives of a maid, a cook and a college graduate become intertwined as they change a Mississippi town. 34 2.First Rule by Robert Crais (Putnam: $26.95) Joe Pike’s past catches up with him when an old friend’s entire family is killed.2 3.The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson (Knopf: $25.95) A hacker implicated in two murders must revisit her past to prove her innocence. 22 4.Noah’s Compass by Anne Tyler (Knopf: $25.95) After being attacked, an unambitious, unemployed teacher loses his memory and embraces the exuberance of a younger woman. 25.Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel ( Henry Holt: $27) The rise of Henry VIII’s advisor Thomas Cromwell.126.The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R.
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Fiction 1. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson ($14.95) 2.
