Library Journal articles from June 2004, page 6

Library Journal archives from June 2004

Dekker, Ted. Red: the Heroic Rescue.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... DEKKER, TED. Red: The Heroic Rescue. WestBow: Thomas Nelson. (The Circle, Bk. 2). Jun. 2004. c.381p. ISBN 0-8499-1791-3. $19.99. CF Christian suspense author Dekker continues his highly successful "Circle" trilogy (after Black, published...

Faller, F.W. Lonama's Map.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... FALLER, F.W. Lonama's Map. Discipleship Pubns. International. (Portals of Tesslindria, Bk. 2). 2004. c.464p. ISBN 1-57782-190-4. pap. $17.95. CF Continuing the allegorical fantasy set in the mythical world of Tessalindria (after A Sword...

Hatcher, Robin Lee. Beyond the Shadows.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... HATCHER, ROBIN LEE. Beyond the Shadows. Tyndale House. Jun. 2004. c.350p. ISBN 0-8423-5558-8. pap. $12.99. CF Deborah Haskin's world is shattered when her husband, Andy, dies in the Korean War. As much as she wants to fall to pieces, she...

Olsen, Mark Andrew. The Assignment.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... * OLSEN, MARK ANDREW. The Assignment. Bethany. Jul. 2004. c.400p. ISBN 0-7642-2817-X. pap. $12.99. CF Father Stephen has heard of the secret Church society known as the Order of St. Lazare, but he does not believe that it really exists...

St. James, Sierra. What the Doctor Ordered.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... ST. JAMES, SIERRA. What the Doctor Ordered. Deseret. Jun. 2004. c.298p. ISBN 1-59038-279-X. pap. $13.95. CF Ellie Baxter loves her Aunt Bertie even if the rest of her family thinks that she is crazy and wants to put her in an...

Bell, James Scott. A Certain Truth.(Brief Article)(Book Review)(Brief Review)
June 1, 2004... BELL, JAMES SCOTT. A Certain Truth. Bethany. (Trials of Kit Shannon, Bk. 3). Jun. 2004. c.352p. ISBN 1-57856-823-4. pap. $12.99. CF In the latest entry in this popular historical series, newlywed attorney Kit Shannon defends a woman...

G'orge-Walker, Pat.Adventures of the Artificial Woman.(Brief Article)(Book Review)(Brief Review)
June 1, 2004... G'ORGE-WALKER, PAT. Mother Eternal Ann Everlastin's Dead. Dafina: Kensington. Jul. 2004. c.320p. ISBN 0-7582-0379-9. $24. CF Christian comedy fiction at its best sees Sister Betty setting off to deliver her recently departed friend's...

Gutteridge, Rene. The Splitting Storm.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... GUTTERIDGE, RENE. The Splitting Storm. Tyndale House. Jun. 2004. c.360p. ISBN 0-8423-8602-5. pap. $12.99. CF When the police cannot solve his brother's murder, Mick Kline decides to crack the case himself. Gutteridge (Ghost Writer) lives...

Henderson, Dee. True Courage.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... HENDERSON, DEE. True Courage. Multnomah. (Uncommon Heroes, Bk. 4). 2004. c.350p. ISBN 1-59052-082-3. pap. $12.99. CF In this finale to Henderson's popular series, FBI agent Luke Falcon hunts down his wife and son's kidnapper. Henderson...

Herman, Kathy. Poor Mrs. Rigsby.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... HERMAN, KATHY. Poor Mrs. Rigsby. Multnomah. Jul. 2004. c.320p. ISBN 1-59052-082-3. pap. $12.99. CF Mystery and greed put nursing assistant Sally Cox in the middle of a difficult situation. Former CBA staff member Herman lives in Tyler,...

Mackel, Kathryn. The Surrogate.(Brief Article)(Book Review)(Brief Review)
June 1, 2004... MACKEL, KATHRYN. The Surrogate. Westbow: Thomas Nelson. Jul. 2004. c.320p. ISBN 0-7852-6228-8. pap. $13.99. CF Desperate for a child, Kyle and Bethany Dolan choose a surrogate mother whose past mistakes threaten their future. Mackel, a...

Murray, Victoria Christopher. Truth Be Told.(Brief Article)(Book Review)(Brief Review)
June 1, 2004... MURRAY, VICTORIA CHRISTOPHER. Truth Be Told. Touchstone: S. & S. Jul. 2004. c.452p. ISBN 0-7432-5567-4. pap. $14. CF Two sisters traveling very different paths in life rediscover the importance of faith and family. Murray, an assistant...

Paul, Donita K. Dragonspell.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... PAUL, DONITA K. Dragonspell. WaterBrook: Random. Jun. 2004. c.352p. ISBN 1-57856-823-4. pap. $12.99. CF This fantasy about dragons and wizards has a Christian worldview reminiscent of C.S. Lewis. Paul lives in Colorado Springs, CO.

Peterson, Tracie. The Coming Storm.(Brief Article)(Book Review)(Brief Review)
June 1, 2004... PETERSON, TRACIE. The Coming Storm. Bethany. (Heirs of Montana, Bk. 2). Jul. 2004. c.400p. ISBN 0-7642-2770-X. pap. $12.99. CF This sequel to Land of My Heart finds rancher Dianne Chadwick coping with the harshness of life in 1870s...

Singer, Randy. Dying Declaration.(Brief Article)(Book Review)(Brief Review)
June 1, 2004... SINGER, RANDY. Dying Declaration. WaterBrook: Random. 2004. c.432p. ISBN 1-57856-776-9. pap. $13.99. CF The author of the Christy Award-winning Directed Verdict takes on the controversial subject of parents whose religious beliefs...

Windle, Jeanette. FireStorm.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... WINDLE, JEANETTE. FireStorm. Kregel. Jul. 2004. c.560p. ISBN 0-8254-4119-6. pap. $13.99. CF The sequel to CrossFire throws Sara Connor and Special Agent Doug Bradford into a terrorist conspiracy in South America.

A special benefit.(Book Briefs)
June 1, 2004... Christy and RITA award winner Robin Lee Hatcher is partnering with the Idaho branch of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) in a unique benefit. Anyone who makes a $5 donation to MADD Idaho can enter a special drawing, to be held September...

Bajwa, Rupa. The Sari Shop.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... BAJWA, RUPA. The Sari Shop. Norton. Jun. 2004. c.224p. ISBN 0-393-05922-7. $23.95. F A strong sense of wealth and its privileges pervades Bajwa's debut novel, set in her home of Amritsar, India. Ramchand, a 26-year-old sari shop...

Bear, Greg. Dead Lines.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... BEAR, GREG. Dead Lines. Ballantine. Jun. 2004. c.256p. ISBN 0-345-44837-5. $24.95. F Dedicating his latest novel to 13 masters of literary terror, from Henry James and Shirley Jackson to Fritz Leiber and Stephen King, award-winning sf...

Berger, Thomas. Adventures of the Artificial Woman.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... BERGER, THOMAS. Adventures of the Artificial Woman. S. & S. 2004. 208p. ISBN 0-7432-5740-5. $22. F Ellery Pierce, an expert at animatronics, has decided to forgo the usual pitfalls of human companionship by creating his ideal woman from...

Burke, James Lee. In the Moon of Red Ponies.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... BURKE, JAMES LEE. In the Moon of Red Ponies. S. & S. Jun. 2004. c.336p. ISBN 0-7432-4543-1. $24.95. F Moving to Montana fails to provide Billy Bob Holland with the peaceful, simple life of his dreams. The former Texas Ranger and federal...

Cohen, Paula Marantz. Much Ado About Jessie Kaplan.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... COHEN, PAULA MARANTZ. Much Ado About Jessie Kaplan. St. Martin's. 2004. c.288p. ISBN 0-312-32498-7. $23.95. F Cohen (Jane Austen in Boca) scores another hit with her second affectionate comedy about a Jewish widow and her chaotic but...

Emerson, Earl. Pyro.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... EMERSON, EARL. Pyro. Ballantine. Aug. 2004. c.288p. ISBN 0-345-46288-2. $24.95. F Paul Wollf is a veteran Seattle firefighter whose firefighter father died in an arson blaze when Wollf was four. Fueled by his hatred for the killer, he...

Falconer, Colin. The Sultan's Harem.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Falconer, Colin. The Sultan's Harem. Crown. Jul. 2004. c.480p. ISBN 0-609-61030-9. $22.95. F Sultan of the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century, Suleyman the Just was regarded as the most significant ruler of his time by both Muslims and...

Forbes, Leslie. Waking Raphael.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... * FORBES, LESLIE. Waking Raphael. Bantam. Jun. 2004. c.432p. ISBN 0-553-38281-0. $25. F The Da Vinci Code meets Captain Corelli's Mandolin in this top-notch literary thriller. The recently divorced Charlotte Penton escapes London for the...

Giffin, Emily. Something Borrowed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... GIFFIN, EMILY. Something Borrowed. St. Martin's. Jun. 2004. c.336p. ISBN 0-312-321118-X. $23.95. F In this debut novel--a bit of bridal lit just in time for the wedding season--good girl Rachel finally breaks the rules in a big way when...

Hannah, Kristin. The Things We Do for Love.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... HANNAH, KRISTIN. The Things We Do for Love. Ballantine. Jun. 2004. c.400p. ISBN 0-345-46750-7. $23.95. F In her latest novel, Hannah (On Mystic Lake) tells the story of a woman so consumed by her inability to have a child that her...

Haynes, David. The Full Matilda.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... HAYNES, DAVID. The Full Matilda. Harlem Moon: Broadway. Jun. 2004. c.352p. ISBN 0-7879-1569-0. pap. $14. F Haynes's latest novel about African American family life (after All-American Dream Dolls and Somebody Else's Mama) doesn't exactly...

Henry, Sean Keith. Limbo.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... HENRY, SEAN KEITH. Limbo. Akashic. 2004. c.270p. ISBN 1-888451-55-6. pap. $15.95. F When Trinidad-born Pharaoh Chisholm arrives in Norway with his Norwegian wife and daughter, he anticipates culture, shock, but nothing that he can't...

Hiaasen, Carl. Skinny Dip.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... HIAASEN, CARL. Skinny Dip. Knopf. Jul. 2004. c.368p. ISBN 0-375-41108-9. $24.95. F In this tenth novel from the best-selling Hiaasen (Basket Case), Joey Perrone and her husband, Chaz, are taking a cruise to celebrate their wedding...

Jance, J.A. Day of the Dead.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... JANCE, J.A. Day of the Dead. Morrow. Aug. 2004. c.384p. ISBN 0-688-13823-3. $23.95. F This is the third entry in Jance's series featuring Tucson-based author Diana Ladd; her former-sheriff husband, Brandon Walker; their adopted Papago...

Keizer, Gregg. The Longest Night.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... KEIZER, GREGG. The Longest Night. Putnam. Aug. 2004. c.384p. ISBN 0-399-15170-2. $24.95. F In 1943, a group of Danish Jews wants to show the world that they can fight the Nazis by stealing a train bound for the death camps. They get cash...

Kononov, Mikhail. The Naked Pioneer Girl.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... KONONOV, MIKHAIL. The Naked Pioneer Girl. Serpent's Tail, dist. by Consortium, Jun. 2004. c.256p. tr. from Russian by Andrew Bromfield. ISBN 1-85242-835-X. pap. $14. F Though first-time novelist Kononov recounts the adventures of a novel...

O'Dell, Tawni. Coal Run.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... O'DELL, TAWNI. Coal Run. Viking. Jul. 2004. c.354p. ISBN 0-670-89995-X. $24.95. F O'Dell sets her second novel in the same western Pennsylvania coal-mining region of her successful debut, Back Roads. When the story opens, five-year-old...

Price, Nancy. No One Knows.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... PRICE, NANCY. No One Knows. Malmarie, dist. by Baker & Taylor. Jun. 2004. c.333p. ISBN 0-9744818-0-7. $27.95. F Best known for her romantic thrillers (e.g., Sleeping with the Enemy, 1987, which was made into the 1991 film of the same name...

Pronzini, Bill. The Alias Man.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... PRONZINI, BILL. The Alias Man. Walker. Jun. 2004. c.228p. ISBN 0-8027-3381-6. $24. F The three women featured in this latest work from the Shamus Award-winning Prozini (In an Evil Time) have lost the men in their lives through death,...

Rash, Ron. Saints at the River.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... RASH, RON. Saints at the River. Holt. Aug. 2004. c.256p. ISBN 0-8050-7487-2. $24. F Like Rash's debut, One Foot in Eden, his second novel takes place in the Appalachian backwoods. A Minnesotan girl vacationing in South Carolina with her...

Reichs, Kathy. Monday Mourning.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... REICHS, KATHY. Monday Mourning. Scribner. Jun. 2004. c.320p. ISBN 0-7432-3347-6. $25. F This latest Tempe Brennan novel--the seventh in the series after Bare Bones--finds the forensic anthropologist in Montreal to testify in a murder...

Reid, Elwood. D.B.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... * REID, ELWOOD. D.B. Doubleday. Jul. 2004. c.288p. ISBN 0-385-49738-5. $23.95. F What's known for sure is that in November 1971, a man who called himself D.B. Cooper hijacked an eastbound Northwest Airlines 727 from Portland, OR, and...

Rux, Carl Hancock. Asphalt.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... RUX, CARL HANCOCK. Asphalt. Atria: S. & S. 2004. c.256p. ISBN 0-7434-7400-7. $24. F In playwright, poet, and performing artist Rux's debut novel, a moody and with drawn disc jockey named Racine has just returned to Brooklyn after an...

Scott, Lawrence. Night Calypso.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... SCOTT, LAWRENCE. Night Calypso. Allison & Busby, dist. by International Pubs. Marketing. Jun. 2004. c.320p. ISBN 0-7490-0663-3. $25.95. F In this novel by award-winning Caribbean author Scott (Aelrid's Sin), calypso is more than a...

Elwood Reid.(Q&A)(Interview)
June 1, 2004... Elwood Reid's D.B. (see review below) takes a real-life hijacking whose perpetrator then parachuted into oblivion and turns it into a masterly study of our need to remake ourselves. WHAT WAS THE GENESIS OF THIS BOOK? It started with...

Sosnowski, David. Vamped.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... * SOSNOWSKI, DAVID. Vamped. Free Pr: S. & S. Aug. 2004. c.333p. ISBN 0-7432-6253-0. $24. F Marty is your average vampire, terribly bored with eternity. The thrill of the chase has vanished: the undead sip blood made from stem cells,...

Spragg, Mark. An Unfinished Life.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... * SPRAGG, MARK. An Unfinished Life. Knopf. Sept. 2004. 257p. ISBN 1-4000-4201-1. $23. F "An unfinished life" adorns the gravestone of Griffin Gilkyson (1972-93). We never meet Griffin, but his life--or, to he more accurate, his...

Stahl, Jerry. I, Fatty.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... STAHL, JERRY. I, Fatty. Bloomsbury, dist. by St. Martin's. Jul. 2004. c.256p. bibliog. ISBN 1-58234-247-4. $23.95. F Stahl (Permanent Midnight) brings us into the fascinating, nearly forgotten era of silent film through the persona of...

Tiffany, Grace. Will.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... TIFFANY, GRACE. Will. Berkley: Penguin Putnam. 2004. 416p. ISBN 0-425-19596-1. $21.95. F Shakespeare scholar Tiffany, who had focused on the life of Shakespeare's daughter, Judith, in her debut novel, My Father Had a Daughter, now...

Tilghman, Christopher. Roads of the Heart.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... TILGHMAN, CHRISTOPHER. Roads of the Heart. Random. Jul. 2004. c.224p. ISBN 0-679-45780-1. $24.95. F It's been a bad decade or so for ex-Maryland senator Frank Alwin: first, tie is expelled from office, and his marriage is wrecked...

New times, more fiction.(Book Briefs)(Sam Tanenhaus, new editor)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Calling himself the "all time worst fill-in copy editor" the New York Times Book Review ever had, the section's new editor, Sam Tanenhaus, who took over April 12, wants it to be more journalistic, "Journalists are able to digest large...

Wareham, Louise. Since You Ask.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... WAREHAM, LOUISE. Since You Ask. Akashic. 2004. c.224p. ISBN 1-888451-63-7. pap. $14.95. F For her working manuscript of Since You Ask, Wareham won the 1999 James Jones Literary Society First Novel Award, given "to honor the spirit of...

Weisman, John. Jack in the Box: a Shadow War Thriller.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... WEISMAN, JOHN. Jack in the Box: A Shadow War Thriller. Morrow. Jun. 2004. c.320p. ISBN 0-06-057068-7. $24.95. F While there is nothing nostalgic about this spy thriller, it hearkens back to the best of the Cold War's covert special...

Barnes, Julian. The Lemon Table.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... BARNES, JULIAN. The Lemon Table. Knopf, Jul, 2004. c.256p. ISBN 1-4000-4214-3. $22.95. F What the characters from vastly different backgrounds, time periods, and countries have in common in this superb collection is the vantage point of...

Felice, Simone. Goodbye, Amelia.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... FELICE, SIMONE. Goodbye, Amelia. Monkfish, dist. by Consortium. 2004. c.202p. ISBN 0-9726375-9-3. pap. $12. F In this experimental work, New York City-based poet and artist Felice opens with a novella in which we meet Payne and Elton, two...

Goldstein, Naama. The Place Will Comfort You.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... GOLDSTEIN, NAAMA. The Place Will Comfort You. Scribner, 2004. c.224p. ISBN 0-7432-5135-0. $22. F In her quirky debut collection, Goldstein, an Israeli American who grew up in Orthodox surroundings in Israel, explores the circumstances of...

Micklem, Sarah. Firethorn.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... MICKLEM, SARAH. Firethorn. Scribner, Jun. 2004, c.400p. ISBN 0-7432-4794-9. $25. F In this first volume of a new fantasy trilogy, debut author Micklem has created a credible world of highborn lords, lowborn mudpeople, and 12 gods who...

Bartram, Alan. Bauhaus, Modernism and the Illustrated Book.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... BARTRAM, ALAN. Bauhaus, Modernism and the Illustrated Book. Yale Univ. in assoc, with the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. 2004. 144p. illus. index. ISON 0-300-10117-1. $35. GRAPHIC ARTS The Bauhaus, a German art and design school that...

Dupin, Jacques. . rev. ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... DUPIN, JACQUES. Miro. rev. ed. Flammarion, dist. by Rizzoli. 2004. 479p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 2-0803-0450-X. $85, FINE ARTS Devoted to the multifaceted life and art of Joan Miro (1893-1983), this is a revised edition of a...

Kabakov, Ilya (Illus.) & Oskar Batschmann & Boris Groys (Text). Ilya Kabakov: Installations 1983-2000; Catalogue Raisonne. 2 vols.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... KABAKOV, ILYA (ILLUS.) & OSKAR BATSCHMANN & BORIS GROYS (TEXT). Ilya Kabakov: Installations 1983-2000; Catalogue Raisonne. 2 vols. Richter Verlag, dist. by D.A.P, Jun. 2004. 1008p. ed. by Toni Stooss & the Kunstmuseum Bern. illus. bibliog....

Kahn, Lloyd. Home Work: Handbuilt Shelter.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... KAHN, LLOYD. Home Work: Handbuilt Shelter. Shelter, dist. by Publishers Group West. 2004. c.256p. illus. ISBN 0-936070-33-1. pap. $26.95. ARCHITECTURE Produced in eclectic scrapbook style and considered an important resource for the...

Kao, Deborah Martin. Gary Schneider: Portraits.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... KAO, DEBORAH MARTIN. Gary Schneider: Portraits. Yale Univ. 2004. 121 p. photogs. bibliog. ISBN 0-300-10054-X. pap. $24.95. PHOTOG The photographic portraits of Gary Schneider encompass myriad influences and technologies, ranging from the...

Michael Graves: Buildings and Projects 1995-2003.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Michael Graves: Buildings and Projects 1995-2003. Rizzoli, dist. by St. Martin's. 2004. 352p. ed. by Karen Nichols. illus. ISBN 0-8478-2652-X. $65; pap. ISBN 0-8478-2569-8. $45. ARCHITECTURE Long known for playing on the traditional...

Pepper, Terence. Beaton: Portraits.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... PEPPER, TERENCE. Beaton: Portraits. Yale Univ. 2004. 240p. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-300-10289-5. $50. PHOTOG Compiled by photography curator Pepper (Horst Portraits: 60 Years of Style), this companion to a recent exhibition...

Smart, Tom. Alex Colville: Return.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... SMART, TOM. Alex Colville: Return. Douglas & Mcintyre, dist. by Publishers Group West. Jun. 2004. 144p. photogs. bibliog. ISBN 1-55054-982-0. $35. FINE ARTS Colville (b. 1920) is an acclaimed Canadian artist who lives in Wolfville, Nova...

Byzantine delights: the finest in fine arts publishing.(Book Briefs)(Brief Article)(Bibliography)
June 1, 2004... Since the 1980s, Istanbul-based Ertug-Kocabiyik has been a secret of European art-book publishing and of a few exclusive retailers in the United States. But this spring, the fine arts publisher has decided to spread its wings and offer its...

Zeisel, Eva. Eva Zeisel on Design: the Magic Language of Things.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... * ZEISEL, EVA. Eva Zeisel on Design: The Magic Language of Things. Overlook, dist. by Penguin Putnam. 2004. c.224p. illus. bibliog. ISBN 1-58567-407-9. $35. DEC ARTS Now in her late nineties, legendary designer and stylist Zeisel...

Andersch, Alfred. The Cherries of Freedom: a Report.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... ANDERSCH, ALFRED. The Cherries of Freedom: A Report. Toby. 2004. c.88p. tr. from German by Michael Hulse. ISBN 1-59264-052-4. $19.95. LIT Best known for his novel Sansibar (all international best seller translated into English as Flight...

Azrael, Judith. Wherever I Wander.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... AZRAEL, JUDITH. Wherever I Wander. Impassio. Jun. 2004. c.302p. ISBN 0-9711583-4-7. pap. $17. LIT Azrael, the author of four books of poetry, fiction, and essays, has been fortunate to spend a good part of her life engaged in travel and...

Bonnefoy, Yves. Shakespeare & the French Poet.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... BONNEFOY, YVES. Shakespeare & the French Poet. Univ. of Chicago. Jun. 2004. c.300p, ed. & tr. from French by John Naughton. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-226-06443-3. pap. $22.50. LIT Bonnefoy is a well-known French poet and literary critic...

Dekoven, Marianne. Utopia Limited: the Sixties and the Emergence of the Postmodern.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... DEKOVEN, MARIANNE. Utopia Limited: The Sixties and the Emergence of the Postmodern. Duke Univ. (Post-Contemporary Interventions). 2004. c.392p. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-8223-3280-9. $84.95; pap. ISBN 0-8223-3269-8. $23.95. LIT DeKoven...

Dewdney, Christopher. Acquainted with the Night: Excursions Through the World After Dark.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... DEWDNEY, CHRISTOPHER. Acquainted with the Night: Excursions Through the World After Dark. Bloomsbury, dist. by St. Martin's. Jun. 2004. c.320p. bibliog. index. ISBN 1-58234-396-9. $24.95. LIT Dewdney, a prize-winning Canadian poet and...

The Genius of Language: Fifteen Writers Reflect on Their Mother Tongue.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... The Genius of Language: Fifteen Writers Reflect on Their Mother Tongue. Pantheon. Jul. 2004. c.256p. ed. by Wendy Lesser. ISBN 0-375-42238-2. $23. LIT Lesser, founding editor of the Threepenny Review, presents 15 essays with a unique...

Johnson, Joyce. Missing Men: a Memoir.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... JOHNSON, JOYCE. Missing Men: A Memoir. Viking. 2004. c.276p. illus. ISBN 0-670-03310-3. pap. $24.95. LIT Johnson's Minor Characters, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1983, disclosed her relationship with Jack Kerouac...

Kristeva, Julia. Colette.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... KRISTEVA, JULIA. Colette. Columbia Univ. (European Perspectives). Jul. 2004. c.448p. tr. from French by Jane Marie Todd. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-231-12896-7. $35. LIT French writer Colette's last word was "look." Perhaps it should have...

McFarland, Philip. Hawthorne in Concord.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... MCFARLAND, PHILIP. Hawthorne in Concord. Grove. Jul. 2004. c.352p. index. ISBN 0-8021-1776-7. $25. LIT This year, as literary enthusiasts celebrate the bicentennial of Nathaniel Hawthorne's birth, historian McFarland (The Brave...

Maher, Paul, Jr. Kerouac: the Definitive Biography.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... MAHER, PAUL, JR. Kerouac: The Definitive Biography. Taylor. Jun. 2004. c.512p. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-87833-305-3. $27.95. LIT A book with the word definitive in the title is immediately judged on depth of content. For a subject...

Phillips, Carl. Coin of the Realm: Essays on the Life and Art of Poetry.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... PHILLIPS, CARL. Coin of the Realm: Essays on the Life and Art of Poetry. Graywolf. Jun. 2004. c.256p. ISBN 1-55597-401-5. pap. $15. LIT The author of seven books of poetry, Phillips turns his talents to an explication of the art and...

Strumpf, Michael & Auriel Douglas. The Grammar Bible.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... STRUMPF, MICHAEL & AURIEL DOUGLAS. The Grammar Bible. Owl Bks: Holt. Jun. 2004. c.512p. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-8050-7560-7. $18. LANG Strumpf, founder of the National Grammar Hot Line, and editor/writer Douglas have produced a readable...

Newmarket teams with ABA.(Book Briefs)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Newmarket Press is teaming with the American Booksellers Association's (ABA) Book Sense marketing operation to release Book Sense Best Books Volume 1: 125 Favorite Books Recommended by Independent Booksellers, "a compilation of independent...

Whedon, Tony. A Language Dark Enough: Essays on Exile.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... WHEDON, TONY. A Language Dark Enough: Essays on Exile. Mid-List. (Creative Nonfiction). Jun. 2004. c.248p. ISBN 0-922811-58-X. pap. $16. LIT In this collection of 18 essays--which won the Mid-List Press First Series Award for Creative...

Yes I Said Yes I Will Yes: a Celebration of James Joyce, Ulysses, and 100 Years of Bloomsday.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Yes I Said Yes I Will Yes: A Celebration of James Joyce, Ulysses, and 100 Years of Bloomsday. Vintage: Random. Jun. 2004. c.91p. ed. by Nola Tully. photogs. ISBN 1-4000-7731-1. pap. $11. LIT Whether Ulysses truly is the 20th century's...

John Kenneth Muir.(Q&A)(Interview)
June 1, 2004... John Kenneth Muir's The Unseen Force (see review, p. 138) offers the first full-length look at the films of Sam Raimi. With Spider-Man 2 opening this month, the book is sure to be in demand. LJ posed a few quick questions to Muir on his...

Bazzana, Kevin. Wondrous Strange: the Life and Art of Glenn Gould.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... BAZZANA, KEVIN. Wondrous Strange: The Life and Art of Glenn Gould. Oxford Univ. 2004. c.528p. illus. index. ISBN 0-19-517440-2. $35. MUSIC As famous as pianist Glenn Gould was during his all-too-short lifetime, the growth of his...

Cowie, Peter. Revolution!: the Explosion of World Cinema in the Sixties.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... COWIE, PETER. Revolution!: The Explosion of World Cinema in the Sixties. Faber & Faber. Jun. 2004. c.304p. illus. filmog. index. ISBN 0-571-20903-3, $25. FILM An aging Hollywood, the vibrant postwar Italian and French cinemas, the...

Focus on African Films.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Focus on African Films. Indiana Univ. Jun. 2004. c.312p. ed. by Francoise Pfaff. illus. index. ISBN 0-253-34388-7. $65; pap. ISBN 0-253-21668-0. $24.95. FILM In the past two years, seven books have been published on the topic of African...

Jovanovic, Rob. Perfect Sound Forever: the Story of Pavement.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... JOVANOVIC, ROB. Perfect Sound Forever: The Story of Pavement. Justin, Charles, dist. by National Bk. Network. Jun. 2004. c.224p, illus. discog. ISBN 1-932112-07-3. pap. $19.99. MUSIC Stockton, CA, is not generally thought of as the...