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November 2005
In This Issue

FIRST PERSON
November BookPage interviews:

Doris Kearns Goodwin: The eminent historian charts Lincoln's path to greatness

Vampire Queen Anne Rice changes pace with a novel based on the life of Christ

Jonathan Harr: The case of the missing masterpiece

Meet the Author: Al Franken tells the truth

Patrick McDonnell: "Mutts" cartoonist gives advice for children


FEATURES

Well Read: Rachel Cusk's modern-day version of Brideshead Revisited

Chronicles of Narnia: Upcoming film inspires new works on the classic series

Gift Gallery: Celebrating American icons

Chris Lynch: Getting inside the mind of a misguided teen


FICTION

Memories of My Melancholy Whores by Gabriel Garcìa Màrquez

Liberation by Joanna Scott

Light from Heaven by Jan Karon

Ordinary Heroes by Scott Turow

And Only to Deceive by Tasha Alexander

Facing Rushmore by David Lozell Martin

Saving Fish from Drowning by Amy Tan

Friends, Lovers, Chocolate by Alexander McCall Smith

Everyone Worth Knowing by Lauren Weisberger


Burning Questions
BookPage's own Magic 8-Ball answers all


CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Show Way by Jacqueline Woodson
The King of Mulberry Street by Donna Jo Napoli
Doña Flor by Pat Mora, illustrated by Raul Colón
Mr. Tuggle's Troubles by Lee Ann Blankenship
Stranded in Boringsville by Catherine Bateson
Replay by Sharon Creech

NONFICTION

Memoir
Between You and Me by Mike Wallace
The Coldest Winter by Paula Fox
Between Two Worlds by Zainab Salbi
The Other Side of Me by Sidney Sheldon

Science
Descartes's Secret Notebook by Amir Aczel

Biography
First Man by James R. Hansen
Shakespeare by Peter Ackroyd
Dream Boogie by Peter Guralnick

History
River of Doubt by Candice Millard
The Trouble with Tom by Paul Collins
When War Played Through by John Strege

Collected Writings
To Bear Witness by Kevin M. Cahill


THE AUTHOR ENABLERS
"Whan that April..."

AUDIO
The spoken word: Sukey's favorite audio books

BOOK CLUBS
Selections in new paperback releases

WHODUNIT?
This month's mysteries

ROMANCE
First impressions and second chances

SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY
Great releases for speculative fiction readers

HUMOR
A reader walks into a bar...

COOKING
The objects of our culinary affections




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