Library Journal articles from May 2006

Library Journal archives from May 2006

Too clever by half? White's words of warning are still relevant.(editorial)(Editorial)
May 15, 2006... WHENEVER I READ ABOUT LIBRARIES BEING THE best government for the least money, I mentally applaud. How clever and creative librarians are at making those dollars stretch to deliver all the service they do. Every once in a while, however, I'm...

Legislative tunnel vision.(front desk)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... The hot-button issue of immigration has driven legislators and citizens in Denver to criticize harshly the library's provision of services and books in Spanish. Now Rep. David Schultheis (R-Colorado Springs)wants to take the crusade...

The end of weeding?(front desk)
May 15, 2006... Artists from the Maine College of Art, in collaboration with the Portland Public Library (PPL), have launched "Long Overdue: Book Renewal," transforming weeded PPL volumes into art. Only nine of the nearly 200 artworks can't be checked out,...

Browsing books via RSS feed.(front desk)
May 15, 2006... "To me this is a long-distance version of the kind of trolling I have done most of my life, wandering through the library stacks, making accidental discoveries in the shelves along the way" Verlyn Klinkenborg, New York Times, 4/18/06

Stat watch.(front desk)(Google Inc.)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Google's Booming R&D Budget 2003: $91 million 2004: $225 million 2005: $484 million Source: Dale Flecker, Associate Director of the University Library for Planning and Systems, Harvard University

Elevators.(front desk)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... The new Central Library of the Minneapolis Public Library opens May 20, with a green roof and other nifty features designed by Cesar Pelli. But the city's diverse library users might most appreciate multilingual signage that reflects those...

The end of LC subject headings? Report on catalog revamp provokes strong reactions.(lj news)
May 15, 2006... Should the Library of Congress (LC) jettison Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH), the longstanding professional taxonomy? That's one of the provocative suggestions in a new report released last month by LC. "The Changing Nature of the...

Manga history pulled from PL.(lj news)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Responding to complaints from a parent whose 16-year-old son was offended by explicit sex scenes in a history called Manga: Sixty Years of Japanese Comics, by Paul Gravett (Laurence King Pub.), San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors, CA,...

Smithsonian under fire: deal with Showtime denounced by filmmakers, librarians.(lj news)(Showtime Networks Inc.)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Just a year after selling its press to HarperCollins, the Smithsonian Institution has entered into a much-criticized deal with the Showtime Network to create Smithsonian Networks. "Smithsonian On Demand" will feature original documentaries,...

Providence PL faces changes: city threatens cuts, wants more members on library board.(lj news)(Providence Public Library)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... The private Providence Public Library (PPL) is under pressure to change its structure of governance, even as it may close branches or reorganize completely. Providence city councilors want the 33-member board, which now has only one city...

Maine seeks GATS exemption: librarians fear trade negotiations could jeopardize PL service.(lj news)(public libraries)(General Agreement on Trade in Services)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Maybe the state of Maine is being extra careful, or maybe citizens are appropriately wary, but residents have successfully pressured Gov. John Baldacci to ask the Bush administration to exclude the state from General Agreement on Trade in...

Controversy at OSU-Mansfield: librarian's book choice sparks harassment charges.(lj news)(Ohio State University--Mansfield)
May 15, 2006... Two faculty members filed charges of sexual harassment against an Ohio State University--Mansfield (OSUM) librarian, contending that his defense of a controversial book they consider hateful and homophobic created a hostile workplace...

New help for New Orleans PL: Ontario library creates vendor credit; Princeton students launch levee.(public libraries)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... The Guelph Public Library, ON, anticipated the New Orleans Public Library's (NOPL) recent request for cash over books (see News, LJ 4/15/06, p. 16), as last year it established a credit account for the hurricane-hit system with a common...

NY awards record $19.7m to libraries.(lj news)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... The New York State Legislature has approved a record increase in library aid, $5.7 million in additional operating funds to libraries and library systems and $14 million in additional support for public library construction/renovation...

Nearly half of ND PLs lose state aid.(lj news)(North Dakota public libraries)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... While state aid to North Dakota's 104 public libraries is a relatively small $500,000, for some the funds are vital, ranging from five to 25 percent of their past budgets. Now 47 of those libraries have lost funding this fiscal year, which...

LJ seeks politician of the year nominees.(lj news)
May 15, 2006... Is there a political figure making a difference in your library community? The editors of LJ want to know about them and what they've achieved for libraries in your area, Past winners include Philadelphia City Councilors Frank DiCicco and...

Calendar.(Calendar)
May 15, 2006... AUGUST 9-12--Pacific Northwest Library Assn., Eugene, OR www.pnla.org 15-19--Nevada Library Assn., N. Las Vegas www.nevadalibrafles.org SEPTEMBER 17-19--Maine Library Assn., Augusta mainelibraries.org 20-22--Georgia...

County to fund Tucson-Pima PL.(lj news)(public library)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... On July 1, the Tucson-Pima Public Library (TPPL), AZ, will join the Pima County Free Library District, and the county will assume a greater share of library funding. Over the next four fiscal years, the city contribution will decrease,...

Colgate renovates library, gains gift.(lj news)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... The library at Colgate University, Hamilton, NY, is closed for a $52.5 million expansion and renovation, with completion expected around the end of the year, but librarians have come up with an innovative and efficient way to serve students....

Lightning damages first Carnegie PL.(lj news)(Andrew Carnegi)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... The first public library funded by Andrew Carnegie remains closed after a bolt of lightning on April 7 at 8:15 p.m. struck and demolished the building's granite clock tower. Fortunately, the Allegheny Regional branch of the Carnegie Library...

Gay books bill dies in OK legislature.(lj news)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... While the Oklahoma House of Representatives voted 60-33 to deny state funding to libraries that don't confine gay-themed books and other age-inappropriate material to areas exclusively for adults (see News, LJ 4/15/06, p. 21)), the bill...

Dennis Memorial Library Association.(people)(appointment of Shirley Barron)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Shirley Barron is the new Library Director at the Dennis Memorial Library Association, MA. She recently retired from her job as Director of the Bedford Public Library, NH.

University of Miami.(people)(appointment of Yolanda Cooper)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Yolanda Cooper has been appointed Deputy University Librarian at the University of Miami, FL. She previously was Associate University Librarian for Organizational Development at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville.

Buffalo's School of Informatics.(people)(John Ellison)(State University of New York (Buffalo). School of Information and Library Studies)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... John Ellison, Associate Professor in the Department of Library and Information Studies, University at Buffalo, NY, will become the next Director of the informatics programs within Buffalo's School of Informatics. He replaces Neil Yerkey, who...

Jacksonville Public Library.(people)(appointment of Gretchen Mitchell)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Gretchen Mitchell has been named Administrative Supervisor, Main Library, Jacksonville Public Library, EL, overseeing operation of the 300,000 square foot facility that opened earlier this year. Previously, she was Administrative Supervisor...

Bruce James, Public Printer of the United States and Head of the U.S. Government Printing Office in Washington, DC, has announced his retirement; he will depart when his replacement is chosen.(people)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Bruce James, Public Printer of the United States and Head of the U.S. Government Printing Office in Washington, DC, has announced his retirement; he will depart when his replacement is chosen. He became Public Printer in 2002 at the request...

Northwestern University.(people)(appointment of Sarah Pritchard)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Sarah Pritchard has been appointed Charles Deering McCormick University Librarian at Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, effective September 1. She will oversee five libraries on the Evanston campus and one in downtown Chicago, as well as...

Pepperdine University.(people)(Melinda Raine is promoted)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Melinda Raine is now Associate University Librarian for Public Services and Programs at Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA. She previously was Coordinator of Information Services at the university.

Newport News Library System.(people)(Elizabeth Speigle)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Elizabeth Speigle has been named Assistant Director, Newport News Library System, VA. She has held positions in the Santa Ana Public Library and Anaheim Public Library, both located in California.

Raymond von Dran, Dean of the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University, NY, since 1995, will step down in August 2007 and remain a professor in the school.(people)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Raymond von Dran, Dean of the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University, NY, since 1995, will step down in August 2007 and remain a professor in the school. He plans to help the school create commercial spin-offs from its research...

Microsoft beta testing windows live academic search: the big M puts Google Scholar in its cross hairs, project partners include CrossRef, OCLC, and publishers.(infotech)
May 15, 2006... Microsoft April 12 announced the beta launch of WindowsLive Academic Search (academic.live.com), a scholarly version of its WindowsLive Search service, with peer-reviewed content both from societies like the Institute of Electrical and...

Teacher ref Center freebie.(infotech)(EBSCO Information Services)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... EBSCO is extending free access to Teacher Reference Center, which indexes more than 260 top periodicals and trade journals for educators. The bibliographic database covers assessment, best practices, continuing education, curriculum...

Wilson expanding internationally.(INFOTECH)(H.W. Wilson Co.)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... H.W. Wilson Co. is one of the print Goliaths that has moved comfortably into the online world with seeming case through its WilsonWeb product and numerous electronic databases. LJ recently had some face time with Wilson sales and marketing VP...

TLC's new deal for AquaBrowser.(INFOTECH)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... The Library Corporation (TLC) and MetaLib solutions obviously are enjoying their relationship: the two have announced that they are expanding their original agreement to allow TLC to sell AquaBrowser Library, MetaLib's visual-based search...

Binghamton picks Innovative's ERM.(INSTALLATIONS)(electronic resource management)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Binghamton University, NY, has contracted with Innovative Interfaces for its electronic resource management (ERM) tool to handle its electronic holdings. One of the State University of New York's most prestigious schools, Binghamton is...

MLC selects Auto-Graphics.(INSTALLATIONS)(Mississippi Library Commission )(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Auto-Graphics has inked a deal with the Mississippi Library Commission (MLC), led by the Washington County Library System as contracting agent, for the installation of its AGent VERSO ILS system. The libraries to receive VERSO are Carroll...

Bingham joins SirsiDynix.(INFOTECH PEOPLE)(Talin R. Bingham )(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... SirsiDynix has tapped industry veteran Talin R. Bingham as senior vice president of technology. He comes to the post with more than two decades of software engineering experience at numerous corporations and as a consultant. His resume...

E-views and reviews: a literary love match.(new search engine Accoona, (accoona.com))
May 15, 2006... TAKING ON GOOGLE? The relatively new search engine Accoona (accoona.com) now has a feature worthy of note: SuperTarget Your Search[TM] lets users highlight a keyword and then ranks search results by first displaying the pages for which the...

Digital libraries: the power of prototypes.
May 15, 2006... I LOVE PROTOTYPES. PROTOTYPES allow you to be creative without the detail that accompanies building a production system and often kills enthusiasm. It is, in other words, just the fun part. I recently grabbed about 75,000 MARC records...

The social life of books: write, read, blog, rip, share any good books lately? A conversation with Ben Vershbow.(LJ Q & A)(Institute for the Future of the Book)(Interview)
May 15, 2006... Megacompanies like Google and Amazon.com have grabbed the headlines with their programs to sell book content. But tucked away in a quiet corner of Brooklyn, a small band of big thinkers is plotting the book's true destiny. Founded in 2004...

Renovating this old house.(DATABASE MARKETPLACE 2006)
May 15, 2006... When we turn on the faucet we expect water to flow. When we flip the power switch, we expect light. We want a house to work and to look good. This old house of online databases is getting a new look and, in some cases, a new foundation to...

Company profiles.(DATABASE MARKETPLACE 2006)
May 15, 2006... AARP Research Information Center, Washington, DC; 888-687-2277 www.research.aarp.erg/research AARP produces two online databases. AgeLine, its premier database, contains abstracts from books, articles, and reports on topics related...

The big picture: SLA's commitment to priorities yields results as conference planners look forward.(SLA PREVIEW 2006)(Calendar)
May 15, 2006... Into 2006, SLA has remained focused on its goals of learning, networking, and recruitment, and that focus is playing out for the organization itself and in the programming for this year's conference in Baltimore, June 11-14. Click...

Opportunity, vision, change.(NOTABLE GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS 2005)
May 15, 2006... Despite disaster responses of a seldom seen magnitude, a checkered record of voter approval and rejection of library funding initiatives, and the reauthorization of the USA PATRIOT Act, libraries continue to make information, including...

The future is now: the era of downloadable AV has dawned--here's how it's working in the real library world.(AUDIO VIDEO 2006)
May 15, 2006... Only two years ago, in LJ's 2004 Audio/Video supplement, we asked, "Are we finally nearing the end of the age of the cassette?" We also examined the transition to DVDs in library collections. Last year, Alan Kaye, director of the Roddenbery...

My neighborhood--online.(BACKTALK)(online librarian )
May 15, 2006... RECENTLY, SOMEONE ASKED ABOUT my first job, and I said without blinking an eye that I was a "community-builder" at the local Woolworth's counter. It's true. My first job was behind the Woolworth's counter in Bremerton, wA. As a...

Mind the retail reference gap.(NEXTGEN)
May 15, 2006... WHEN I WAS PURSUING MY MLS, I would daydream about helping people. Soon after graduation, however, I came to see a darker side of reference--the retail approach. [See also "Retail Reference," LJ 3/15/06, p. 8.] The retail approach in...

Prepub alert.
May 15, 2006... FICTION Blachman, Jeremy. Anonymous Lawyer. Holt. Aug. 2006. 320p. ISBN 0-8050-7981-5 [ISBN 978-0-8050-7981-4]. $25. Blachman leaps from his hot new blog (anonymouslawyer. blogspot.com) to a debut novel about a high-power law partner...

Clarification.(Correction notice)
May 15, 2006... Dianne Emley's The First Cut was inadvertently deleted from the previous column and appears here.

Graphic novels.(A Perfect Day for Love Letters)(A Bit of Madness)(Grease Monkey)(Book review)
May 15, 2006... According to icv2.com, Penny Arcade, Vol. 1: Attack of the Bacon Robots! (see review, p. 84), Dark Horse's reprint of the first two years of the online comic strip (www.penny-arcade.com) by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik, quickly sold out...

Block, Francesca Lia & Carmen Staton. Ruby.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 15, 2006... Block, Francesca Lia & Carmen Staton. Ruby. HarperCollins. Jul. 2006. c.224p. ISBN 0-06-084057-9 [ISBN 978-0-06-084057-0]. $21.95. F Ruby's psychic abilities give her the confidence to escape her Midwestern home and abusive past to work...

Clement, Alison. Twenty Questions.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 15, 2006... Clement, Alison. Twenty Questions. Atria: S. & S. Jul. 2006. c.288p. ISBN 0-7432-7266-8 [ISBN 978-0-7432-7266-7]. $23. F Following a strong debut (Pretty Is as Pretty Does), Clement returns with the engrossing story of June Duvall, who...

Fesperman, Dan. The Prisoner of Guantanamo.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 15, 2006... * Fesperman, Dan. The Prisoner of Guantanamo. Knopf. Jul. 2006. c.323p. ISBN 1-4000-4466-9. $24. F Fesperman, a Baltimore Sun reporter whose stints as a foreign war correspondent in Bosnia and Afghanistan added verisi-militude to his...

Fresan, Rodrigo. Kensington Gardens.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 15, 2006... Fresan, Rodrigo. Kensington Gardens. Farrar. Jun. 2006. c.368p, tr. from Spanish by Natasha Wimmer. ISBN 0-374-18101-2. $25. F Argentine expatriate Fresan's first novel translated into English is a complex, long-winded, rather dark-framed...

Fuentes, Carlos. The Eagle's Throne.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 15, 2006... * Fuentes, Carlos. The Eagle's Throne. Random. May 2006. c.352p, tr. From Spanish by Kristina Cordero. ISBN 1-4000-6247-0. $26.95. F The year is 2020, and Mexican politics is dirtier and more violent than ever. Condoleeza Rice is the...

Furst, Alan. The Foreign Correspondent.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 15, 2006... * Furst, Alan. The Foreign Correspondent. Random. Jun. 2006. c.268p. ISBN 1-4000-6019-2 [ISBN 978-1-4000-6019-1]. $24.95. F Paris, 1939: foreign correspondent Carlo Weisz agrees to edit a clandestine journal opposing Italian fascism. He...

Correction.(Correction notice)
May 15, 2006... Correction: The correct price of Deep Night (LJ 4/15/06) is $19.95, and the author's name is actually spelled Greg F. Gifune. The review Bates Deakin's Gay Marriage, Real Life (LJ 2/15/06) listed the wrong distributor. It is actually Red...

Goudge, Eileen. Immediate Family.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 15, 2006... Goudge, Eileen. Immediate Family. Pocket Bks: S. & S. May 2006. c.352p. ISBN 0-7434-8319-7 [ISBN 978-0-7434-8319-9]. $24. F Fifteen years after graduation, four close college friends are dealing with family and romantic relationship...

Griffin, W.E.B. & William E. Butterworth IV. The Saboteurs.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 15, 2006... Griffin, W.E.B. & William E. Butterworth IV. The Saboteurs. Putnam. Jun. 2006. c.320p. ISBN 0-399-15348-9. $25.95. F Griffin (The Hostage), a.k.a. William Butterworth III, now assisted by his son, returns to the climactic events of World...

Hyde, Elisabeth. The Abortionist's Daughter.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 15, 2006... Hyde, Elisabeth. The Abortionist's Daughter. Knopf. Jun. 2006. c.283p. ISBN 0-307-26366-5. $23.95. F On a chilly December evening, Colorado abortion clinic founder Dr. Diana Duprey is found dead beside her home pool. Who killed her? The...

Jackson, Joshilyn. Between, Georgia.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 15, 2006... Jackson, Joshilyn. Between, Georgia. Warner. Jul. 2006. c.294p. ISBN 0-446-52442-5. $22.95. F After a great debut with Gods in Alabama, Jackson's follow-up poses the same dilemma for readers: you can't wait to finish it but don't want it...

Jelloun, Tahar Ben. The Last Friend.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 15, 2006... Jelloun, Tahar Ben. The Last Friend. New Pr., dist. by Norton. 2006. c.192p, tr. From French by Kevin Michel Cape & Hazel Rowley. ISBN 1-59558-008-5. $21.95. F Can a 30-year friendship be destroyed by a letter? In the latest by...

Karystiani, Ioanna. The Jasmine Isle.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 15, 2006... Karystiani, Ioanna. The Jasmine Isle. Europa, dist. by Consortium. 2006. c.176p, tr. From Greek by Michael Eleftheriou. ISBN 1-93337210-9. pap. $14.95. F An award--winning writer in her native Greece, Karystiani sets this tale of love,...

Kaufman, Jennifer & Karen Mack.(Literacy and Longing in L.A.)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 15, 2006... Kaufman, Jennifer & Karen Mack. Literacy and Longing in L.A. Delacorte. Jun. 2006. c.336p. ISBN 0-385-34017-6 [ISBN 978-0-385-34017-5]. $22. F One might think that Kaufman and Mack's first novel, about a Los Angeles woman who escapes...

Larson, Leslie. Slipstream.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 15, 2006... Larson, Leslie. Slipstream. Shaye Areheart: Harmony. May 2006. c.336p. ISBN 0-307-33799-5. $23.95. F Yet another story of Los Angeles and the intertwined lives of its citizens, this debut travels through the less-glamorous parts of the...

Levin, Janna. A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 15, 2006... Levin, Janna. A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines. Knopf. Aug. 2006. c.240p. ISBN 1-4000-4030-2. $23.95. F Levin (physics & astronomy, Barnard; How the Universe Got Its Spots) has written an illuminating, highly personalized account of the...

Lynds, Gayle. The Last Spymaster.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 15, 2006... Lynds, Gayle. The Last Spymaster. St. Martin's. Jun. 2006. c.464p. ISBN 0-312-30159-6 [ISBN 978-0-312-30159-0]. $24.95. F Like the fearsome plunge on a dangerous roller coaster, this thriller's denouement gets your heartbeat racing up to...

Q & A: Emily Giffin.(Interview)
May 15, 2006... Baby Proof (LJ 5/1/06), Emily Giffin's third novel after Somothing Borrowed and Something Blue, tells the story of that uncommon creature--the woman who doesn't went children. So what happens when her mate--also "baby proof" when they...

McCullough, Colleen. On, Off.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 15, 2006... McCullough, Colleen. On, Off. S. & S. Jun. 2006. c.3841p. ISN 0-7432-8642-1 [ISBN 978-0-7432-8642-8]. $25.95. F Veteran historical fiction writer McCullough (The Thorn Birds) tries her hand at the police procedural with mixed results. In...

Malmont, Paul. The Chinatown Death Cloud Peril.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 15, 2006... Malmont, Paul. The Chinatown Death Cloud Peril. S. & S. Jun. 2006. c.384p. ISBN O-7432-8785-1 [ISBN 978-0-7432-8785-2]. $24. F Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear--1937 New York--when men were men and the value of a...

Olsen, Lance. Nietzsche's Kisses.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 15, 2006... Olsen, Lance. Nietzsche's Kisses. FC2, dist. by Northwestern Univ. 2006. c.248p. ISBN 157366-127-9. pap. $15.95. F Olsen (Girl Imagined by Chance) writes highly imaginative works of what he calls "postmodern fantasy"; Nietzsche's Kisses...

Preston, Douglas & Lincoln Child. Book of the Dead.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 15, 2006... Preston, Douglas & Lincoln Child. Book of the Dead. Warner. Jun. 2006. c.440p. ISBN 0-446-57698-0. $25.95. F Preston and Child's Pendergast series, which began with Brimstone and Dance of Death, ends in grand style with this intense and...

Prunty, Morag. Recipes for a Perfect Marriage.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 15, 2006... Prunty, Morag. Recipes for a Perfect Marriage. Hyperion. May 2006. c.306p. ISBN 1-4013-0197-5. $18.95. F Irish writer Prunty explores the link between traditional Irish cooking and true love in her second novel (after Wild Cats &...

Seigel, Andrea. To Feel Stuff.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 15, 2006... Seigel, Andrea. To Feel Stuff. Harvest: Harcourt. Aug. 2006. c.288p. ISBN 0-15-603150-7 [ISBN 978-0-15-603150-9]. pap. $14. F As indicated by her impressive debut Like the Red Panda, Seigel has a gift for creating unapologetically...

Shaw, Rebecca. A Country Affair.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 15, 2006... Shaw, Rebecca. A Country Affair. Three Rivers: Crown. May 2006. c.288p. ISBN 14000-9820-3 [ISBN 978-1-4000-9820-0]. pap. $12.95. F Originally published in 2001 in Britain, this first of a trilogy by Shaw (A Village Dilemma) explores the...

Sorrentino, Gilbert. A Strange Commonplace.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 15, 2006... Sorrentino, Gilbert. A Strange Commonplace. Coffee House, dist. by Consortium. May 2006. c.154p. ISBN 1-56689-182-5 [ISBN 978-1-56689-182-0]. pap. $14.95. F This latest novel from PEN/Faulkner Award finalist Sorrentino (emeritus,...

SF/fantasy.('Angelos', 'Bridge of Dreams: Selling Water by the River, vol. 1', 'Cicada Summer', 'Firebird', 'Moby Jack and Other Tall Tales', 'Monster Island: A Zombie Novel', 'New Dreams for Old', 'Past Magic', 'The Elixer', 'The Four Forges', 'The Mote in Andrea's Eye', 'Thunderbird Falls', 'Time Dancers')(Book review)
May 15, 2006... Brenchley, Chaz. Bridge of Dreams: Book One: Selling Water by the River. Ace: Berkley, dist. by Penguin Group (USA). May 2006. c.416p. ISBN 0-441-01324-4. $24.95. FANTASY The two halves of the city of MarasSund face each other across a...

Toutonghi, Pauls. Red Weather.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 15, 2006... Toutonghi, Pauls. Red Weather. Shaye Areheart: Harmony. May 2006. c.256p. ISBN 0-307-33675-1 [ISBN 978-0-307-33675-0]. $23. F Make room on the shelf for another coming-of-age-in-an-immigrant-family story. This one's the tragicomic...

Trueblood, Valerie. Seven Loves.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 15, 2006... Trueblood, Valerie. Seven Loves. Little, Brown. Jun. 2006. c.240p. ISBN 0-316-05893-9 [ISBN 978-0-316-05893-3]. $23.95. F Trueblood, a contributing editor to the American Poetry Review, has written a fine debut novel about family, love,...

Updike, John. Terrorist.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 15, 2006... Updike, John. Terrorist. Knopf. Jun. 2006. c.310p. ISBN 0-307-26465-3. $25. F Along with Philip Roth, Updike remains our modern-day Henry James and Nathaniel Hawthorne. In his work, he has examined the motivations of scientists (Roger's...

Wa'Thiong'O, Ngugi. Wizard of the Crow.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 15, 2006... Wa'Thiong'O, Ngugi. Wizard of the Crow. Pantheon. Aug. 2006. c.784p. ISBN 0-37542248-X. $30. F Wa'Thiong'O is an acclaimed Kenyan writer (Petals of Blood; Matigari), as well as an academic, political activist, and former exile. With his...

Woodrell, Daniel. Winter's Bone.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 15, 2006... * Woodrell, Daniel. Winter's Bone. Little, Brown. Aug. 2006. c.206p. ISBN 0-316-05755-X. $22.95. F Sixteen-year-old Ree Dolly has a plan. She's going to join the army as soon as she can free herself from her complicated family...

Yarbrough, Steve. The End of California.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 15, 2006... * Yarbrough, Steve. The End of California. Knopf. Jun. 2006. c.288p. ISBN 1-4000-4438-3. $23.95. F When Peter Barrington gets pulled over for speeding on a stretch of long, lonely road between Fresno, CA, and Loring, MI, it is sinkingly...

Anaya, Rudolfo. The Man Who Could Fly and Other Stories.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 15, 2006... Anaya, Rudolfo. The Man Who Could Fly and Other Stories. Univ. of Oklahoma. (Chicana & Chicano Visions of the Americas). 2006. 199p. ISBN 0-8061-3738-X. $19.95. F The award-winning author of Bless Me, Ultima, Anaya is deeply interested...