December 2002
In This Issue
FIRST PERSON
December BookPage interviews:
Alice McDermott: The National Book Award winner returns with a portrait of a teenager's Long Island summer.
No one can deny that Child of My Heart is an important novel for Alice McDermott. Readers have been waiting for a
follow-up since she won the National Book Award for Charming Billy in 1998. McDermott, however, isn't one to be ruffled by all the hoopla
that descended upon her after the award or the resulting pressure to publish. She's got more pressing, day-to-day worries...
Annie Proulx: The author of The Shipping News captures the heart and soul of the American West.
In the 1990s Proulx, who lived much of her life in New England, moved to Wyoming. With the 1999 publication of her magnificent collection
of short stories, Close Range, set in an unforgiving Wyoming landscape, Proulx appeared to be setting a new course for her career.
The publication of her latest novel, That Old Ace in the Hole, confirms that direction. Proulx seems bent on nothing less than uncovering,
layer by layer, the heart and soul of the rural American West.
Thomas Hine is here just in time for the holiday shopping rush, with an explanation of how and why we buy what we do
Dilbert's creator, Scott Adams, has a warning for office workers: you may be entering the Weasel Zone
At the grand old age of 30, Marjorie Sharmat's kid detective Nate the Great has a brand new case to solve
Meet David Baldacci
FEATURES
GIFT SPOTLIGHT:
Gifts for Guys, Gifts for Gals
Religious and inspirational gifts
America, past and present: Ideas for the history lover on your Christmas list
Sage advice for surviving the holiday season
Well know authors join the Christmas chorus
Literary gifts: Books for the studious and the scholarly
Coming soon to a theater near you: Books to films
FICTION
Seek My Face by John Updike
Wild Thorn by William Hoffman
A Winter Marriage by Kerry Hardie
Matchstick Men by Eric Garcia
SCIENCE FICTION
Fitcher's Brides by Gregory Frost
BOOK CLUBS
Selections in new paperback releases
BookPage's own Magic 8-Ball answers all
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CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Christmas Classics:
Milly and the Macy's Parade by Shana Corey and Brett Helquist
Who's That Knocking on Christmas Eve? by Jan Brett
Hanukkah:
One Candle by Eve Bunting
Jewish Holidays All Year Round by Ilene Cooper
Earth From Above for Young Readers by Yann Arthus-Bertand and Robert Burleigh
HarperCollins Treasury of Picture Book Classics: A Child's First Collection
The Making of America by Robert D. Johnston, Ph.D.
The World Almanac for Kids 2003
Dillon Dillon by Kate Banks
The Snake's Tales by Marguerite W. Davol
I'm Gonna Like Me by Jamie Lee Curtis
NONFICTION
Farewell
To America by Stephen E. Ambrose
Culture
Color Stories by Mary Lisa Gavenas
History
The Feud that Sparked the Renaissance by Paul Robert Walker
The Conquerors by Michael Beschloss
Abraham: A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths by Bruce Feiler
Paris
The Seven Ages of Paris by Alistair Horne
Entertainment
Intimate Strangers by Bill Zehme
Space
Space: A History of Space Exploration in Photographs by Andrew Chaikin
Photography
A Book of Books by Abelardo Morell
Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set by Alfred Stieglitz
The Civil War in Photographs by William C. Davis
Ships
The Sea Hunters II by Clive Cussler
Travel
Plundering Paradise by Michael D'Orso
Nature
The Rural Life by Verlyn Klinkenborg
AUDIO
The Spoken Word: New audio releases sound like holiday winners
MYSTERIES
Whodunit?: December's new mysteries
COOKING
Cook up a great gift with books for your personal chef
BETWEEN THE WINES
Vintage selections for wine lovers
ROMANCE
Home and family make every day a holiday
BUSINESS & FINANCE
Weighty gifts for buiness readers:
Business: The Ultimate Resource
The One Minute Millionaire
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