Inside this month's issue of BookPage

July 2002
In This Issue

FIRST PERSON
July BookPage interviews:

Ethan Hawke: On his new novel, the reality of married life, and Uma's advice

Ethan Hawke isn't content to act, direct and enjoy married life with the lovely Uma Thurman. He's back with a second novel, Ash Wednesday, six years after delivering The Hottest State, a fiction debut that fans loved and reviewers loved to hate. Critics are no doubt sharpening the knives again, ready to take the Hollywood hottie down a peg or two.

Greg Iles: The former musician sounds off on his thrilling suspense novel, Sleep No More

Fans of best-selling thriller writer Greg Iles may be surprised to find him crossing over into Stephen King country with his latest psychodrama, a spooky supernatural tale. As it happens, the Natchez, Mississippi-based Iles has been hanging out with the master of horror lately.

Ever a devoted defender of the West's wild place, Rick Bass delivers a new short story collection from his own piece of Montana's remote Yaak Valley

Meet the Author: Peter Benchley

An inspiring look at one man's struggle to overcome poverty and racism, Shelley Stewart tells it like it was

Picture perfect suspense from Jeffrey Ford

Come to a special family reunion with beloved children's author Patricia Palacco

FEATURES

New Voices: First time novelists worth watching

Sizzling selections for your beach bag in Beach Reads

Short Stories: Old-fashioned storytelling makes a comeback

Advice on taking care of your canine and feline companions: Man's Best Friends

Brain Food: New research can help you protect your brain from the effects of aging

FICTION

The Solace of Leaving Early by Haven Kimmel

Twelve by Nick McDonell

Angel Rock by Darren Williams

The Egg Code by Mike Heppner

A Simple Habana Melody by Oscar Hijuelos