Library Journal articles from November 2006

Library Journal archives from November 2006

Say no to photo IDs: provide road maps to citizenship, not roadblocks.(Editorial)
November 1, 2006... WHEN I WAS A CHILD, YOU'D WALK INTO THE branch library with your class, print your name (or the teacher or librarian would do it for you), and get your card. When I went to the library in Wilmington, VT, as an adult, I was asked for my name,...

Mayor Nagin: "Thanks!".(Letter to the editor)
November 1, 2006... On behalf of Mayor C. Ray Nagin and the citizens of New Orleans, I would like to express our deepest gratitude to everyone in the library world for their support of our libraries and our city. As a former librarian, I was proud to see the...

ALA's alternate to an MLS.(Letter to the editor)
November 1, 2006... Change takes place in several ways. Sometimes it's instantaneous, other times it happens in gradual steps, but there is one quality about change that is constant--it's never easy. That's the case when it comes to library education (John Berry,...

Some stunning libraries are modelling for the Renaissance Library Calendar published by Sweden's ISIM.(front desk)
November 1, 2006... Some stunning libraries are modeling for the Renaissance Library Calendar published by Sweden's ISIM. The St. Peter Monastery Library, St. Peter auf dem Schwarzwald, Germany (pictured), dates from 1752. The calendar has four libraries from the...

Toting up libraries' value.(front desk)(Letter to the editor)
November 1, 2006... How much would the public pay out of pocket for library services? The Maine State Library provides a neat Library Use Value Calculator that allows librarians and members of the public to try to come up with some numbers. Among the categories:...

This 1987 "Library Workout Tape," filmed at Arizona State University's Hayden Library, Tempe, was given new life via YouTube (see tinyurl.com/egtlf).(front desk)
November 1, 2006... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: This 1987 "Library Workout Tape," filmed at Arizona State University's Hayden Library, Tempe, was given new life via YouTube (see tinyurl.com/egtlf). Dave de Neui, who shot and edited it for a class, worked...

Stat watch.(front desk)(Statistical table)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... STAT WATCH One-Year Increases in Spending for Academic Libraries Materials/ content 11.4% Electronic databases 14% Ebooks 10% Hard-copy books 6.6% Mix of 56 libraries, mean enrollment...

Boosting Boston PL efforts.(frontdesk)(Letter to the editor)
November 1, 2006... "If we were the custodians of a great painting or an important building, or the original text of a great dramatist's masterpiece, we would, of course, save them. --David McCullough, Boston Globe, October 6, 2006

Are Libraries "Limited, obsolete"? Debate in Kansas burns up the blogosphere.(lj news)
November 1, 2006... An October 2 opinion piece in the Lawrence Journal World, KS, headlined, "Libraries are limited, obsolete," set off a firestorm of online debate locally and around the library blogosphere, prompting librarians to defend their world furiously...

Google rivals hit by subpoenas.(lj news)
November 1, 2006... Also, Book Search adds leading university in Spain It's going to be a tough road for publishers and authors looking to halt Google's library scan plan. Opening its defense, Google prepared to drop subpoenas on its rivals, including...

Early September 21, an underage driver ran a stop sign and rammed his car through the wall of the University of Georgia Map Library in Athens.(lj news)
November 1, 2006... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Early September 21, an underage driver ran a stoo sign and rammed his car through the wall of the University of Georgria Map Library in Athens. Thankfully, the driver walked away uninjured, and even though...

Drug test policy deters volunteers.(lj news)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... FL library loses valuable service, hopes for revision The five-branch Levy County Public Library System, FL, located southwest of Gainesville, serves a population of only 36,000, with per capita funding under $10, so volunteers "do anything...

ALA study is push for diversity.(LJ NEWS)(American Library Association)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Also, results show that number of entry-level jobs less than hoped During the first-ever Joint Conference of Librarians of Color (JCLC), held in Dallas last month, the American Library Association (ALA) released "Diversity Counts," a study...

LSSI Turmoil in Tennessee.(LJ NEWS)(Library Systems and Services, LLC)(Jackson-Madison County Library)
November 1, 2006... Library director sent home before outsourcing contract begins Two days after the board of the Jackson-Madison County Library, TN, signed a contract to outsource management to Library Systems & Services, LLC (LSSI), two board members told...

Quills highlights librarians.(LJ NEWS)(Quill Book Awards)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Libraries and librarians were central to the Quill Book Awards October 10, as winner after winner thanked them for their votes and their support of reading. This, despite a hall full of publishing heads, authors, and celebrities, including...

Paraprofessional of the Year.(LJ Nominations Sought)
November 1, 2006... LJ's eight annual Paraprofessional of the Year award, sponsored by Brodart Library Supplies & Furnishings, recognizes the essential role of paraprofessionals in providing excellent library service. The deadline for nominations is January 10,...

Orphan Works bill postponed.(LJ NEWS)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Library advocates say they'll bring it back next year Library advocates were encouraged when Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) introduced in May the Orphan Works Act of 2006 to deal with those items still in copyright but whose owners cannot be...

Photo ID policy leads to debate.(LJ NEWS)(identification)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... The Ramapo Catskill Library System (RCLS), Middletown, NY, is dealing with a problem over which it has no control--mandating service policies. At issue is a policy requiring photo identification for library cards, which the Rockland Immigration...

Coloradans set new strategic plan.(LJ NEWS)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Colorado libraries have developed a new five-year strategic plan entitled Moving Libraries Forward: A Roadmap for Colorado Library Cooperation, aimed at guiding libraries while "doing more with less." A task force appointed by the Colorado...

EPA cuts extend to journal subscriptions.(LJ NEWS)(Environmental Protection Agency)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), which has been monitoring cuts in library service at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (see News, LJ 9/15/06, p. 14ff.), reports that agency email shows significant cuts in...

Indianapolis PL settles one lawsuit.(LJ NEWS)(public library)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... The Indianapolis--Marion County Public Library has gained an ally in its effort to recover millions of dollars from a botched and delayed Central Library construction project, as project architect Woollen Molzan and Partners has agreed to pay...

Pew Report Offers 2020 Predictions.(LJ NEWS)(Pew Internet and American Life Project)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... The latest report on the Future of the Internet by the Pew Internet & American Life Project offers some challenging--and reassuring--predictions about the Internet by 2020. Those interviewed generally portend that English will re main a...

Griffin director at Ventura County PL.(Jackie Griffin joins Ventura County Public Library)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Jackie Griffin, who resigned the directorship of the Berkeley Public Library, CA, after a settlement agreement announced in June (see News, LJ 7/06, p. 19), has been hired to direct the Ventura County Library, CA. According to the Ventura...

Calendar.(LJ NEWS)(Calendar)
November 1, 2006... November 1-4--New York Library Assn., Saratoga Springs www.nyla.org 9-10--Virginia Library Assn., Williamsburg www.vla.org 9-12--Colorado Library Assn., Denver www.cal-webs.org 10-11--Hawaii Library Assn., Oahu www.hlaweb.org...

Lami Aromire has joined the Baltimore County Public Library (BCPL) as Technology Support Coordinator, responsible for managing all systemwide technology initiatives for 17 libraries and the administrative offices.(people)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Lami Aromire has joined the Baltimore County Public Library (BCPL) as Technology Support Coordinator, responsible for managing all systemwide technology initiatives for 17 libraries and the administrative offices. He most recently was...

Jill Bourne will join San Francisco Public Library November 6 as Deputy City Librarian.(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Jill Bourne will join San Francisco Public Library November 6 as Deputy City Librarian. She comes from the Seattle Public Library, where she most recently was acting director of public services. Prior to that, she was the assistant director of...

Kay Cassell will join Rutgers's School of Communication, Information, and Library Studies, NJ, as an Assistant Professor.(Rutgers University. School of Communication, Information and Library Studies)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Kay Cassell will join Rutgers's School of Communication, Information, and Library Studies, NJ, as an Assistant Professor. She was previously the associate director of collections and services for the Branch Libraries of the New York Public...

Cranston Public Library.(Eileen Dyer appointed in place of Michelle Vallee)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Eileen Dyer is the new Youth Services Coordinator at the Cranston Public Library, RI, replacing Michelle Vallee, who is retiring September 29 after 35 years of service. Dyer was the youth services librarian at the South Kingston Public Library,...

Houston County Public Library.(Judith Golden retires )(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Judith Golden, Director of the Houston County Public Library (HCPL), Perry, GA, has retired after 30 years of service. She is replaced by Marsha Christy, assistant director, HCPL, and head librarian, Nola Brantley Memorial Library, Warner...

Rutgers's School of Communication.(Carol Gordon appointed at Rutgers University. School of Communication, Information and Library Studies)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Carol Gordon has been named Associate Professor in School Media at Rutgers's School of Communication, Information and Library Studies, NJ. Most recently she has served as head of the Pickering Educational Resources Library and as an associate...

Danbury Public Library.(Mark Hasskarl appointed)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Mark Hasskarl has been appointed the new Director of the Danbury Public Library, CT. He began his new duties on September 6, replacing the retiring Elizabeth McDonough. He served as director of the Chappaqua Public Library, NY, for 22 years.

Smithtown Special Library District.(Robert Lusak appointed)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Robert Lusak is the new Director of the Smithtown Special Library District, NY. He spent the previous 6 1/2 years as director of the Babylon Public Library, NY.

Washington County Library.(Joseph Manion appointed)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Joseph Manion is now Public Services Division Manager at the Washington County Library, Woodbury, MN. He formerly was manager of the central region, consisting of three libraries.

Kentucky State Librarian.(William Onkst appointed)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... William Onkst has been named Kentucky State Librarian. He was director of the Kenton County Public Library (KCPL), Covington, KY, for the past seven years and has spent his entire professional career at KCPL.

Des Moines Public Library.(Kay Runge to retire)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Kay Runge, Director of the Des Moines Public Library, will retire in January. She was hired in April 2001, and during her tenure, a $32.3 million new main library was built, as well as a $3 million renovation of the East Side Library. Runge...

Government Printing Office.(Judith Russell to retire)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Judith Russell, Superintendent of Documents at the Government Printing Office (GPO), will retire early next year. She has been with the GPO for nearly a decade and also spent five years at GPO in the 1990s, directing electronic dissemination...

Hoyt Public Library.(John Sheridan appointed)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... John Sheridan is now Head of the Hoyt Public Library, the main branch of the Public Libraries of Saginaw, MI. He most recently was director of the St. Charles District Library, MI.

Serials solutions debuts Vivisimo: federated searching gets supercharged with results clustering technology.
November 1, 2006... Federated searching has been both a blessing and a curse. It is wonderful for users to be able to search across all your holdings with one query, but often they have to hack through the results with a machete to find the item they really want....

Jackson joins Agent team.(Auto-Graphics Inc. appoints Mary E. Jackson )(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Auto-Graphics has named Mary E. Jackson product manager for its Agent Resource Sharing tool. She comes to the post following a 13-year tenure with the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and is an expert in interlibrary loan (ILL), portal...

Endeavor adds reporting module.(Endeavor Information Systems Inc. introduces Endeavor Analyzer)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Endeavor Information Systems is now marketing Endeavor Analyzer, an analysis and reporting module. Announcing the product, Endeavor said that Analyzer "provides web-based reporting and analytic capabilities through an easy-to-use graphical...

Scopus enhances lit searches.(PatentCites and WebCites are introduced)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Scopus is adding two features that enhance literature searches. Available now, PatentCites "allows users to track how primary research is practically applied in patents." PatentCites identifies citations from patent sources that cite Scopus...

Searching made easy.
November 1, 2006... ALL THE NEWS THAT'S FIT TO DIGITIZE If you haven't yet taken a look at NewspaperDirect PressDisplay Version 3.0, distributed to library markets by ProQuest, you'll want to do so without further delay. This current events resource has been...

Under the online hood.(Online Retrieval: A Dialogue of Theory and Practice)(The Librarian's Guide to Online Searching)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... THE FAVORED SEARCHING TEXT in LIS programs for over a decade has been Online Retrieval: A Dialogue of Theory and Practice by Geraldine Walker and Joe Janes (Libraries Unlimited). It covers search basics and more advanced techniques, focusing on...

Real simple? Exploring online user satisfaction in Michigan.(INFOTECH FEATURE)(Survey)
November 1, 2006... "Give us simple!" the focus group demanded. In 2005, we asked patrons what they wanted from a digital library interface. They told us they wanted reliable information. They wanted an uncluttered design. Most important, they wanted a search box...

Reading maps remake RA: re-create a book's entire universe online, and transform readers' advisory.(LJ SERIES: REDEFINING RA)(readers' advisory)
November 1, 2006... For years, readers' advisory (RA) librarians focused primarily on matching readers to books based upon the concept of appeal--traditionally considered pacing, character, story line, and frame (setting, tone, atmosphere, etc.). For example,...

Handle with care.(food safety)
November 1, 2006... "Food safety" encompasses a wide range of topics, from the security and integrity of the food production and supply chain through the industrial processes that prepare and distribute our food to the food handling practices we follow in our...

A Rose by any other name.(hostile work environment in libraries)(Case study)
November 1, 2006... "BOY, THIS ISN'T GOING TO BE good," librarian Deborah Madigan said. "No, sir, not at all." "What?" Annette Franze asked. "Didn't you hear? Rose Tayer has applied for that reference job." "Oh, no, you must be kidding?" Franze...

Ill will trickles down.(hostile work environment in library)(Case study)
November 1, 2006... The situation presented is multifaceted, and the stakes are high. Libraries, no matter the size, foster an environment of sharing and personal and organizational growth. When two or more employees are at odds, the rest of the staff, and in the...

Professionalism expected.(library workers)
November 1, 2006... There is nothing a library director enjoys more than dealing with personal problems among staff members that spill over into the workplace. Many directors will hear of such an issue and reflexively reach with shaking hand for the ant-acid...

Prepub alert.(forthcoming books)(List)
November 1, 2006... FICTION Andersen, Kurt. Heyday. Random. Mar. 2007. 608p. ISBN 0-375-50473-7 [ISBN 978-0-375-50473-0]. $25.95. Having recently arrived in the newly minted United States, English gentleman Benjamin Knowles finds himself on the run out...

Mystery.(Book review)
November 1, 2006... EXPLORING NEW WORLDS As readers' advisors, we hear what our patrons seek in a good reading experience. My customers like mysteries that open up new worlds to them and that inform them about new places and people. That is why they read Margaret...

Prepub mystery.(The Bad Quarto: An Imogen Quy Mystery)(Amen Corner)(Angel's Share)(A Wrinkle in Crime: A May List Mystery)(Disturbing the Dead)(The Return: An Inspector Van Veeteren Mystery)(Cat Pay the Devil: A Joe Grey Mystery)(Vinnie's Head)(The Best British Mysteries, vol. IV)(Fools Rush In)(The Chick and the Dead: A Pepper Martin Mystery)(The Accidental Florist)(Priest)(Puss 'n Cahoots: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery)(Murder on the lie Saint-Louis: An Aimee Leduc Investigation)(Murder by Installment)(Nerve Damage)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... Abrahams, Peter. Nerve Damage. Morrow. Mar. 2007. 288p. ISBN 0-06-113797-9 [ISBN 978-0-06-113797-6]. $24.95. When sculptor Roy Valois is diagnosed with a respiratory disease and given four months to live, he discovers that his wife, dead...

Christian fiction.(books)(book)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS This holiday season brings stories of angels and miracles, as well as a new telling of the Nativity. These titles stay true to the genre, with tales of the faithful being rewarded and the beleaguered relieved of their...

Gravewriter.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... Arsenault, Mark. Gravewriter. Thomas Dunne Bks: St. Martin's. Dec. 2006. c.288p. ISBN 0-312-33596-2 [ISBN 978-0-312-33596-0]. $23.95. F In this latest from reporter Arsenault (Speak Ill of the Living), what starts out looking like typical...

Chandra, Vikram. Sacred Games.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... Chandra, Vikram. Sacred Games. HarperCollins. Jan. 2007. c.912p. ISBN 0-06-113035-4 [ISBN 978-0-06-113035-9] $29.95. F The city is Mumbai, but given the methods both cops and gangsters use in the illegal pursuit of money and the way young...

Clark, Bridie. Because She Can.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... Clark, Bridle. Because She Can. Warner. Feb. 2007. c.275p. ISBN 0-446-57924-6 [ISBN 978-0-446-57924-7]. $23.99. F Iowa native Claire Truman is an editor in New York, fulfilling her lifelong dream. When her kindly mentor retires, an old...

Clark, Simon. London Under Midnight.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... Clark, Simon. London Under Midnight. Severn House. Nov. 2006. c.208p. ISBN O7278-8398-3 [ISBN 978-0-7278-6398-0]. $27.95. F Throughout London, the graffiti "VAMPIRE SHARKZ--They're coming to get you" appear in blood-red letters. Freelance...

Clarke, Richard A. Breakpoint.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... Clarke, Richard A. Breakpoint. Putnam. Jan. 2007. c.320p ISBN 0-399-15378-0 [ISBN 978-0-399-15378-5]. $25.95. F Controversial former national security advisor Clarke has written an intriguing but flawed second novel (after The Scorpion's...

Collins, Julia C. The Curse of Caste; or, The Slave Bride: A Rediscovered African American Novel.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... Collins, Julia C. The Curse of Caste; Or, the Slave Bride: A Rediscovered African American Novel. Oxford Univ. 2006. c.144p. ed. by William L. Andrews & Mitch Kachun. ISBN 0-19-530159-5 [ISBN 978-0-19530160-5]. $25; pap. ISBN 0-19-530160-9...

Cornwell, Bernard. Lords of the North.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... Cornwell, Bernard. Lords of the North. Harper: HarperCollins. Jan. 2007. c.320p. ISBN 0-06-088862-8 [ISBN 978-0-06-088862-6]. $25.95. F In this third title in "The Saxon Chronicles" series (after Last Kingdom and Pale Horseman), Cornwell...

Cusk, Rachel. Arlington Park.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... * Cusk, Rachel. Arlington Park. Farrar. Jan. 2007. c.256p. ISBN 0-374-10080-2 [ISBN 978-0-374-10080-3]. $23. F In the opening pages of this latest from Whitbread winner Cusk (Saving Agnes), Juliet is so incensed by the highhandedness of a...

Downie, Ruth. Medicus.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... * Downie, Ruth. Medicus. Bloomsbury, dist. by St. Martin's. Mar. 2007. c.320p. ISBN 1-59691-231-6 [ISBN 978-1-59691-231-6]. $23.95. F Is it a mystery? Is it historical fiction? Or is it simply a good novel that uses suspicious death--two...

Flock, Elizabeth. Everything Must Go.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... Flock, Elizabeth. Everything Must Go. Mira: Harlequin. Nov. 2006. c.368p. ISBN O7783-2323-4 [ISBN 978-0-7783-2323-5]. $21.95. F Henry Powell's life is one of missed opportunities and lost youth. His parents blame him for a terrible accident...

Francis, Patry. The Liar's Diary.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... Francis, Patry. The Liar's Diary. Dutton. Feb. 2007. c.304p. ISBN 0-525-94990-9 [ISBN 978-0-525-94990-9]. $24,95. F The unlikely friendship between Jeanne Cross and Ali Mather should be at the heart of this debut novel, but instead its crux...

Haines, Lise. Small Acts of Sex and Electricity.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... Haines, Lise. Small Acts of Sex and Electricity. Unbridled. 2006. 241p. ISBN 1-932961-27-5 [ISBN 978-1-932961-27-0]. $23.95. F Haines's awkwardly titled second novel (after In My Sister's Country) focuses on a few months in the life of its...

Hall, James W. Magic City.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... * Hall, James W. Magic City. Minotaur: St. Martin's. Mar. 2007. c.320p. ISBN 0-312-27179-4. $24.95. F On February 25, 1964, in Miami, Cassius Clay (Muhammad All) beat Sonny Liston to win the world heavyweight championship. The same...

Jakes, John. The Gods of Newport.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... Jakes, John. The Gods of Newport. Dutton. Nov. 2006. c.304p. ISBN 0-525-94976-3. $25.95. F Jakes's latest historical novel is a very mixed bag. The details of life in the so-called Gilded Age of the 1890s are fascinating, but the political...

Light, Douglas. East Fifth Bliss.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... Light, Douglas. East Fifth Bliss. Behler. 2006. C.212p. ISBN 1-933016-40-X. pap. $14.95. F Set on New York's Lower East Side, this first novel by Light (founding editor, Epiphany) introduces Morris Bliss, 35 years old and living with his...

Lins, Paulo. City of God.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... Lins, Paulo. City of God. Black Cat: Grove. 2006. c.448p, tr. from Portuguese by Alison Entrekin. ISBN 0-8021-7010-2 [ISBN 978-0-8021-7010-1]. pap. $14. F After being adapted in 2002 for the screen as City of God, this 1997 novel of...

Matturro, Claire. Bone Valley.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... Matturro, Claire. Bone Valley. Morrow. Nov. 2006. c.336p. ISBN 0-06-077324-3 [ISBN 978-0-06-077324-3]. $23.95. F When attorney Lillian Belle Rose Cleary's client, Angus John Cartright, gets sued by Delilah Groves for saying bad things about...

Mosley, Walter. Killing Johnny Fry: A Sexistential Novel.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... Mosley, Walter. Killing Johnny Fry: A Sexistential Novel. Bloomsbury, dist. by St. Martin's. Jan. 2007. c.288p. ISBN 1-59691-226-X [ISBN 978-1-59691-226-7]. $23.95. F Like his last two adult novels (The Wave and Fortunate Son), Mosley's...

O'Brien, Maureen. B-Mother.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... * O'Brien, Maureen. B-Mother. Harcourt. Feb. 2007. c.288p. ISBN 0-15-101398-5. $24. F In a small Maine town in the late 1970s, 16-year-old Hillary Birdsong finds herself pregnant. Haunted by the death of her older brother and then by her...

Parker, Barbara. The Perfect Fake.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... Parker, Barbara. The Perfect Fake. Dutton. Jan. 2007. c.352p. ISBN 0-525-94986-0. $25.95. F Popular author Parker's (Suspicion of Innocence) newest novel is for the most part your typical mystery/suspense yarn. But what makes it stand...

Patterson, James. Cross.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... Patterson, James. Cross. Little, Brown. Nov. 2006. c.400p. ISBN 0-316-15979-4 [ISBN 978-0-316-15979-1]. $27.99. F For Alex Cross's 12th descent into hell, Patterson (Mary, Mary) abandons the nursery-rhyme titles he has used for other books...

Shafak, Elif. The Bastard of Istanbul.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... * Shafak, Elif. The Bastard of Istanbul. Viking. Jan. 2007. c.357p. ISBN 0-670-03834-2 [ISBN 978-0-670-03834-3]. $24.95. F Turkish author Shafak's second English-language novel (after The Saint of Incipient Insanities) asks a profound...

Snoop Dogg & David E. Talbert. Love Don't Live Here No More: Book One of Doggy Tales.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... Snoop Dogg & David E. Talbert. Love Don't Live Here No More: Book One of Doggy Tales. Atria: S. & S. 2006. c.224p. ISBN 0-7432-7363-X. $24 with CD. F Despite the hardened title and recognizable authors, hip-hop star Snoop Dogg and...

Tschinag, Galsan. The Blue Sky.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... Tschinag, Galsan. The Blue Sky. Milkweed. 2006. c.192p, tr. from German by Katharina Rout. ISBN 1-57131-055-X [ISBN 978-1-571310-55-2]. $24. F Storyteller, poet, shaman, and leader of the Tuvans of Mongolia, Tschinag debuts in English with...

Twining, James. The Black Sun.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... Twining, James. The Black Sun. HarperCollins. Dec. 2006. c.432p. ISBN 0-06-076214-4 [ISBN 978-0-06-076214-8]. $24.95. F Former CIA agent-turned-art thief Tom Kirk returns! Reformed in Twining's debut, The Double Eagle, Kirk and his partner...

Vida, Vendela. Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... Vida, Vendela. Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name. Ecco: HarperCollins. Jan. 2007. c.240p. ISBN 0-06-082837-4 [ISBN 978-0-06-082837-0]. $23.95. F Vida follows up her debut, And Now You Can Go, with this glimpse of life among the...

Von Der Lippe, Angela. The Truth About Lou.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... Von Der Lippe, Angela. The Truth About Lou. Counterpoint: Perseus. Jan. 2007. c.304p. ISBN 1-58243-358-5. $24. F It's appropriate that Von Der Lippe would dare attempt a fictionalized account of the complex Lou Andreas Salome. She holds a...

Baraka, Amiri. Tales of the Out & the Gone.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... Baraka, Amiri. Tales of the Out & the Gone. Akashic. Dec. 2006. c.240p. ISBN 1-933354-12-7 [ISBN 978-1-933354-12-5]. pap. $14.95. F Baraka, who has had a long and distinguished career as a poet, fiction writer, activist, and provocateur,...

Hand, Elizabeth. Saffron and Brimstone: Strange Stories.(book)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... * Hand, Elizabeth. Saffron and Brimstone: Strange Stories. Milwaulkie Pr:. Nov. 2006. c.275p. ISBN 1-59582-096-5 [ISBN 978-1-59582-096-9]. pap. $14.95. F Lovely and unsettling, these eight stories by Hand (Maze of Deception) give a sensual...

Un Lun Dun.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... Mieville, China. Un Lun Dun. Del Rey: Ballantine. Mar. 2007. c.448p. illus. ISBN 0-345-49516-0 [ISBN 978-0-345-49516-7]. pap. $17.95. FANTASY Though it's being marketed as a YA title, Mieville's (The Scar) latest will appeal to his adult...

Early Work.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... Almasy, Paul (photogs.) & Klaus Kleinschmidt & Axel Schmidt (text). Early Work. Art Stock/ Edition Braus, dist. by CDS Group. 2006. 144p. photogs. ISBN 3-89904-174-7. $49.95. PHOTOG Commemorating the centenary of the birth of French...