FIRST PERSON
August BookPage interviews:

Terry McMillan: Facing midlife head-on in a hilarious and heartwarming novel

Jacqueline Winspear: Her atmospheric mystery series brings the world between the wars to life

Jeff Lindsay: There's laughter - and shivers - aplenty in a second outing for Lindsay's loveable serial killer

Suzanne Fisher Staples: Author shares stories from Afghanistan

Meet James Lee Burke

Meet Eric Rohmann

FEATURES

Bill Maher lays down the law

Behind the Book: Karen Fisher imagines her ancestors' westward journey

History: Keying in on Benjamin Franklin as popular scientist

Crafts: Inspiration for creative summer projects

Advice: Primers for navigating the tortuous terrain of parenthood

Back to School: The new college try

FICTION

The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde

The Testing of Luther Albright by MacKenzie Bezos

No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy

Incendiary by Chris Cleave

Dinner with a Perfect Stranger by David Gregory

The Icarus Girl by Helen Oyeyemi

User I.D. by Jenefer Shute

Pomegranate Soup by Marsha Mehran

Q & A by Vikas Swarup

Little Beauties by Kim Addonizio

Here Is Where We Meet by John Berger

BOOK CLUBS

Selections in new paperback releases

Defiance by Valerie Hobbs

The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs by Betty G. Birney

Nicholas translated by Anthea Bell

Eyes of the Emperor by Graham Salisbury

Listening for Lions by Gloria Whelan

The Serpent Came to Gloucester by M.T. Anderson

Whittington by Alan Armstrong

Permanent Rose by Hilary McKay

Lunch Money by Andrew Clements

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

The Bora-Bora Dress by Carole Lexa Schaefer

The Real Deal: School by Canfield, Hansen & Reber

Science Fiction: Fantastic tales for teens
Mister Boots by Carol Emshwiller
Magic or Madness by Justine Larbalestier
Siberia by Ann Halam
The Web: GulliverZone by Stephen Baxter
The Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy for Teens edited by Jane Yolen and Patrick Nielson Hayden

NONFICTION

Advice
Eats, Poops & Leaves by Adam Wasson

History
The 8:55 to Baghdad by Andrew Eames
Stealing God's Thunder by Philip Dray
The Fall of Rome by Bryan Ward-Perkins

Nature
The Golden Spruce by John Vallant

Memoir
The Farmworker's Daughter by Rose Castillo Guilbault

Current Affairs
War Reporting for Cowards by Chris Ayres

Religion
Thirteen and a Day by Mark Oppenheimer

Self-Help
The Last Self-Help Book You'll Ever Need by Paul Pearsall

Sports
Buckeye Madness by Joe Menzer

Lifestyle
The Ultimate Tailgater's Handbook by Stephen Linn
The Mom Book Goes to School by Stacy DeBroff