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January 01, 1990 - March 05, 2013 + Bookworm
Sigrid Nunez

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For Rouenna (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
Sigrid Nunez's books reveal the secrets of lives that have fallen through the cracks....
Ron Koertge

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Geography of the Forehead (University of Arkansas Press) In the sweet mayhem of Ron Koertge's hilarious poems, a surreal vision collides with the sadness...
An Isaac Babel Celebration

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The Complete Works of Isaac Babel (Norton)
We inaugurate Bookworm's Book Club with a celebration of the Russian master, Isaac Babel. We'll focus on...
Jane DeLynn

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Leash (Semiotexte) As always, Jane DeLynn leaves a trail of magnificent broken taboos behind her. Here, she confesses that she can go...
Steve Martin

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Shopgirl (Hyperion)
When Steve Martin brought out his first novella, Shopgirl praise from the writing community (Salman Rushdie, for example) indicated that he can be...
Susan Sontag

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On Summer in Baden Baden by Leonid Tsypkin (New Directions)Susan Sontag talks about the discovery of lost and forgotten masterpieces, in particular, this...
Art Spiegelman & Francoise Mouly, editors

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Little Lit: Strange Stories for Strange Kids (Harper Collins) Spiegelman and Mouly discuss their exciting treat for kids of all ages-the newest Little Lit,...
Allen Kurzweil

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The Grand Complication (Hyperion) A genuinely odd discussion about the consequences of scholarly book-loving. That is, a conversation about manipulation, games-playing, sexual repression and...
Mario Vargas Llosa

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The Feast of the Goat
(Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
In Mario Vargas Llosa's brilliant novel about the Trujillo regime, the Dominican Republic stands for all tyrannized...
Allan Gurganus

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The Practical Heart (Knopf)
Allan Gurganus talks intimately about the people who introduced him to art and literature during his childhood., moving beyond irony and distance...
Isabel Allende

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Portrait in Sepia (Harper Collins)
Isabel Allende on war, love, autobiography, patriarchy, feminism and sex.
Edward Said

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Power, Politics, and Culture: Interviews with Edward W. Said (Pantheon); The Said Reader (Vintage)
A passionate conversation about exile, literature and critical theory. Palestinian-born Edward Said...
John D'Agata

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Halls of Fame (Greywolf)
The inventor of a new style of lyrical essay writing, John D'Agata talks about the classical traditions he draws upon and...
Coleman Barks

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The Soul of Rumi (Harper San Francisco)
Rumi's ancient mystical poetry swings between ideals of transcendence and destruction. Coleman Barks explores the extreme polarities...
Jonathan Franzen

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The Corrections
(Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
When The Corrections appeared, it was immediately nominated as a candidate for The Great American Novel. Jonathan Franzen...