“The World in Half” by Cristina Henriquez
"The World in Half"By Cristina HenriquezPenguin Group, 2009, 305 pages Tales about lost fathers in literature often end in extremes, with the fathers turning out to be dramatic cads or...
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Review: ‘The Lacuna’ by Barbara Kingsolver
"The Lacuna" By Barbara KingsolverHarper Perennia, 544 pages, $16.99 In Barbara Kingsolver's rich new novel "The Lacuna," the artist Frida Kahlo remarks that she would like to think she is...
Family expectations at the heart of 2 new novels
Chasing the Jaguar By Michele Dominguez Greene HarperCollins, 227 pages, $15.99 Estrella's Quinceanera By Malin Alegria Simon & Schuster, 260 pages, $14.95 Some teenagers dream of turning 15 because they're...
LOOKING AT POETRY
BY HERSELF: Women Reclaim Poetry Edited by Molly McQuade Graywolf, 425 pages, $16 The female poets who have contributed essays on craft and influences to this collection do not conform...
A LIVELY GUIDE
THE SALON.COM READER'S GUIDE TO CONTEMPORARY AUTHORS Edited by Laura Miller with Adam Begley Penguin, 435 pages, $16.95 Many guides to authors and literature tend to be dry; the biographies...
AN IMAGE AND A LIFE
THE GIRL IN THE PICTURE By Denise Chong Viking, 373 pages, $25.95 When Kim Phuc was 9 years old, she became one of the most famous and searing images of...
WILLIAM MAXWELL1908 (TILDE) 2000
He came from what he called "the dead center of Illinois" and ended up in the heart of 20th Century American literature, a quiet giant of an editor and novelist...
POINTER IN PARADISE
COLTER: The True Story of the Best Dog I Ever Had By Rick Bass Houghton Mifflin, 188 pages, $22 A book about a beloved pup runs the risk of sentimentality,...
PRIVACY UNDER SIEGE
THE UNWANTED GAZE By Jeffrey Rosen Random House, 274 pages, $24.95 Internet users beware: Web sites can access data trails of visitors that indicate employers and sites they used previously....
SHORT AND EXCELLENT
THE ANGEL ON THE ROOF: The Stories of Russell Banks By Russell Banks HarperCollins, 506 pages, $27.50 Some strong novelists falter with the short story, requiring more space and sweep...