Varied views of growing up in America
Dream Me Home Safely: Writers on Growing Up in America Edited by Susan Richards Shreve, foreword by Marian Wright Edelman Mariner, 223 pages, $13 paper This collection of 34 stories...
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Sometimes it seems like the world is…
Sometimes it seems like the world is divided into two warring tribes--vegetarians and everybody on the Atkins diet. In the old days, it meant something to be a vegetarian--one ate...
A look at the literary leaders of tomorrow
Best New American Voices 2004 Edited by John Casey Harcourt/Harvest, 306 pages, $14 paper Since its launch in 2000, this series has discovered some of the best new writers, including...
Everyone loves a “shoe-on-the-other-foot” story, and some…
Everyone loves a "shoe-on-the-other-foot" story, and some of the best are about doctors who get a taste of their own medicine. In the movie "The Doctor," William Hurt plays a...
“A house is a machine for living…
"A house is a machine for living in," wrote Le Corbusier 80 years ago. The assertion by the Swiss-born architect, famous for his International style of open plans and geometric...
Reading to help you put on a happy face
Happy All the Time By Laurie Colwin Perennial, 214 pages, $12 A friend said, "Read this book, and you'll be happy all the time"--and she was right! Since Laurie Colwin...
Many of us stick close to home…
Many of us stick close to home for winter holidays, but there are plenty of others heeding the call of the world. This week's special fall travel section is devoted...
A fine entryway into the realm of James Thurber
Thurber Country: A Collection of Pieces About Males And Females, Mainly of Our Own Species By James Thurber, introduction by Lillian Ross Simon & Schuster, 276 pages, $25 Originally published...
“Baseball, it is said, is only a…
"Baseball, it is said, is only a game," wrote columnist and author George F. Will. "True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona. Not all holes, or...
An ample story anthology that was worth the wait
What Are You Looking At?: The First Fat Fiction Anthology Edited by Donna Jarrell and Ira Sukrungruang Harvest/Harcourt, 274 pages, $14 paper The best-seller list may be bursting with diet...