FIRST PERSON
July BookPage interviews:

Monica Ali British author follows the success of Brick Lane with a surprising second novel

Laura Lippman Crimes ripped from the headlines

Sara Gruen Running away with the circus

J.A. Konrath Meet the Author

Susan Cooper Award-winning fantasy writer spins another tale for teens

Tim Egan Author/illustrator gives advice for children

FEATURES

Summer Reading Best Books for the beach

Well Read Mark Childress chronicles Southern discomfort

Behind the Book Katharine Weber imagines a survivor's story

Debut Novels Seven talented newcomers

Fire It Up Advice from America's grilling expert, Steven Raichlen

Pets The joy of animal companionship

Pirates Ahoy there, Johnny!

4th of July Saluting America's birthday with kids

NONFICTION

History
Dancing Under the Red Star by Karl Tobien
The Voyage of Vizcaina by Klaus Brinkbaumer and Clemens Hoges
When the Astors Owned New York by Justin Kaplan

Environment
An Inconvenient Truth by Al Gore

Autobiography
Indestructible by Jack Lucas

Biography
The Most Famous Man in America by Debby Applegate

Music
How Nashville Became Music City, U.S.A. by Michael Kosser

Energy
Big Coal by Jeff Goodell

Architecture
Basilica by R.A. Scotti

Memoir
Tabloid Love by Bridget Harrison

Gems
Hope Diamond by Richard Kurin

4th of July
Wow! America! by Robert Neubecker
Yankee Doodle America by Wendell Minor
The Declaration of Independence by Rod Gragg

Little Ones
Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss, illustrated by Bonnie Timmons
Five for a Little One by Chris Raschka
The Ladder by Halfdan Rasmussen, trans. by Marilyn Nelson, illustrated by Pierre Pratt

Ages 6-10
Honky-Tonk Heroes and Hillbilly Angels by Holly George-Warren, illustrated by Laura Levine
Ivy and Bean by Annie Barrows, illustrated by Sophie Blackall

Ages 10 and up
Semiprecious by D. Anne Love
King Dork by Frank Portman
Desert Crossing by Elise Broach

FICTION
She May Not Leave by Fay Weldon
Natural Flights of the Human Mind by Clare Morrall
Pegasus Descending by James Lee Burke
Twenty Questions by Alison Clement
Blood and Iron by Elizabeth Bear
Talk Talk by T.C. Boyle
Beach Road by James Patterson
Love in the Present Tense by Catherine Ryan Hyde
Between, Georgia by Joshilyn Jackson
The Futurist by James P. Othmer
Cellophane by Marie Arana
Song of the Crow by Layne Maheu
London Is The Best City in America by Laura Dave
Red Weather by Pauls Toutonghi
The Observations by Jane Harris
Family and Other Accidents by Shari Goldhagen

THE AUTHOR ENABLERS
Minding your publishing manners

AUDIO
The spoken word: Sukey's favorite audio books

BOOK CLUBS
Selections in new paperback releases

WHODUNIT?
This month's mysteries

ROMANCE
It's all about character