Inside this month's issue of BookPage

June 2002
In This Issue

FIRST PERSON
June BookPage interviews:

Stephen L. Carter: An eagerly awaited literary thriller follows a son's journey of discovery

For almost 20 years Stephen L. Carter has been carrying a powerful character around in his imagination. So powerful that Knopf outbid 11 other publishers with a $4 million, two-book deal, and movie makers fell in line soon thereafter, offering a hefty sum for the film rights. It's a hefty gamble on a first-time fiction author, but the publisher is confident readers will flock to this complex literary thriller.

Bob Kerrey: Looking at life from both sides now

Former U.S. Senator Bob Kerrey says there is a very practical reason for ending his new autobiography, When I Was a Young Man in 1970, when he is only 26 years old and a fresh (and reluctant) recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor. "When I finished the longer version, it was almost 300,000 words... [My whole life] was too big for one book. So I had to cut it down to size."

Meet the Author: Jodi Picoult

Mystery is at home on the range with Wyoming writer C.J. Box

From the city to the country: John Bemelmans Marciano (grandson of Madeline creator) carries on a family tradition

Meet the Author: Lauren Child

A magical place inspires Sharon Creech's latest novel

FEATURES

Father's Day: Gift ideas for dear ol' Dad

Book Clubs: The race to replace Oprah

Audiobook Month: Author Evan Hunter (Ed McBain) describes the challenges of recording his own work

Travel: Tourism rolls right along in the USA

FICTION

In This Mountain by Jan Karon

The Sands of Pride by William R. Trotter

The Dream of Scipio by Iain Pears

Big If by Mark Costello