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May 2006
In This Issue

FIRST PERSON
May BookPage interviews:

Nathaniel Philbrick Charting the course of the Mayflower Pilgrims

Michael Connelly An author's inspiration

Jacquelyn Mitchard Moving through grief

Julia Cameron The life of an artist

Nando Parrado Thirty years after a tragic plane crash, a survivor tells all

Karen Katz Meet the author of Mommy Hugs

Sarah Dessen Having it all


FEATURES

Well Read Anne Tyler explores American identity

Baseball This season's starting lineup

Graduation Advice and inspiration for starting out

Mother's Day A special relationship, and new perspectives

Careers Climbing the ladder to success

Natural Cures More for what ails you


NONFICTION

Memoir
A Writer's Life by Gay Talese
Let Me Finish by Roger Angell
One Small Boat by Kathy Harrison
Casting with a Fragile Thread by Wendy Kann

True Crime
A Death in Belmont by Sebastian Junger

History
The Defining Moment by Jonathan Alter
The Scratch of a Pen by Colin G. Calloway Space Race by Deborah Cadbury

Travel
Home by Another Way by Robert Benson
The 10 Best of Everything by Nathaniel Lande and Andrew Lande

Autobiography
An Ordinary Man by Paul Rusesabagina

Middle East
The Lemon Tree by Sandy Tolan

Politics
House of War by James Carroll

Sports
Sound and Fury by Dave Kindred

Science
Walking Zero by Chet Raymo


CHILDREN'S BOOKS

Ages 8 and under
Railroad John and the Red Rock Run by Tony Crunk, Illustrated by Michael Austin

Ages 8 to 14
Listen! by Stephanie S. Tolan
Strange Happenings by Avi
Two Hot Dogs With Everything by Paul Haven, Illustrated by Tim Jessell
Singing Hands by Delia Ray
Chew on This by Eric Schlosser

Ages 14 and up
The Love Curse of the Rumbaughs by Jack Gantos
Stay with Me by Garret Freymann-Weyr


FICTION
The Janissary Tree by Jason Goodwin
Adverbs by Daniel Handler
Absurdistan by Gary Shteyngart
Everyman by Philip Roth
Elements of Style by Wendy Wasserstein
The Stolen Child by Keith Donohue
The Virgin of Small Plains by Nancy Pickard
The Girls by Lori Lansens
Theft by Peter Carey
This Book Will Save Your Life by A.M. Homes
The Faithful Spy by Alex Berenson
Which Brings Me to You by Steve Almond and Julianna Baggott
Gatsby's Girl by Caroline Preston


THE AUTHOR ENABLERS
Try group therapy

AUDIO
The spoken word: Sukey's favorite audio books

BOOK CLUBS
Selections in new paperback releases

WHODUNIT?
This month's mysteries

ROMANCE
Finding love by the book

COOKING
Cooking as a couple

SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY
Three reasons for sci-fi fans to rejoice


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




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