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
BookPage's own Magic 8-Ball answers all
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