Thursday, September 20, 2007

Pg. 99: Paul Hoffman's "King's Gambit"

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The latest feature at the Page 99 Test: Paul Hoffman's King's Gambit: A Son, a Father, and the World's Most Dangerous Game . Abo...

J. Crusie & B. Mayer's "Don't Look Down," the movie

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Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer have collaborated on two novels: Don’t Look Down and Agnes and the Hitman . In the latest entry at My Book,...

Pg. 69: Craig McDonald's "Head Games"

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The current feature at the Page 69 Test: Craig McDonald's Head Games . About the book , from the author's website: I n a dusty canti...
Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Pg. 99: Michael Elliott's "Custerology"

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The current feature at the Page 99 Test: Michael Elliott's Custerology: The Enduring Legacy of the Indian Wars and George Armstrong Cust...

What is Austin Grossman reading?

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The latest contributor to Writers Read: Austin Grossman , author of the acclaimed debut novel Soon I Will Be Invincible . About the novel, f...
Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Pg. 69: Parnell Hall's "Hitman"

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The latest feature at the Page 69 Test: Parnell Hall's Hitman . About the book, from the publisher: "What Mr. Hall does to the priv...

Pg. 99: James R. Benn's "The First Wave"

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Today's feature at the Page 99 Test: James R. Benn's The First Wave . About the book , from the author's website: The pursuit of...
Monday, September 17, 2007

Dalia Sofer's most important books

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Dalia Sofer was born in Iran and fled at the age of ten to the United States with her family. She received her MFA in Fiction from Sarah La...

What is Ken Albala reading?

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The latest contributor to Writers Read: Ken Albala , Professor of History at the University of the Pacific and author of a new book, Beans: ...

Pg. 99: "An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England"

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The current feature at the Page 99 Test: Brock Clarke's An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England . About the book, f...

Pg. 69: Eric Stone's "Grave Imports"

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Today's feature at the Page 69 Test: Eric Stone's Grave Imports . About the book , from the author's website: A routine investig...
Sunday, September 16, 2007

"Proust’s Lesbianism," the movie

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The current feature at My Book, The Movie: Elisabeth Ladenson's Proust’s Lesbianism . Ladenson's entry opens: I have always been ama...

Pg. 99: Philip Gordon's "Winning the Right War"

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The current feature at the Page 99 Test: Philip Gordon's Winning the Right War: The Path to Security for America and the World . About t...
Saturday, September 15, 2007

What is Nicholas Thompson reading?

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The latest contributor to Writers Read: Nicholas Thompson , a senior editor at Wired Magazine who has also worked for Legal Affairs , the ...

Pg. 99: Matthew Pearl's "The Poe Shadow"

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Today's feature at the Page 99 Test: Matthew Pearl's The Poe Shadow . About the novel , from the publisher: “I present to you ... th...

Pg. 69: Mark Billingham's "Buried"

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The current feature at the Page 69 Test: Mark Billingham's Buried . About the book, from the author's website: The past is a shallow...

Five best: books about fashion

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Woody Hochswender, a former features editor of Harper's Bazaar and style reporter for the New York Times , is the author of The Buddha ...
Friday, September 14, 2007

Pg. 69: James R. Gaines's "For Liberty And Glory"

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The current feature at the Page 69 Test: James R. Gaines's For Liberty and Glory: Washington, Lafayette, and Their Revolutions . About ...

Pg. 99: Aurelie Sheehan's "History Lesson for Girls"

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The current feature at the Page 99 Test: Aurelie Sheehan's History Lesson for Girls . About the book , from the publisher: A beautiful a...