FIRST PERSON
August BookPage interviews:

Jonis Agee Mining the past

Patricia Wood First novel is a lucky strike

Betsy Carter A Florida mermaid's coming-of-age tale

Meet the Author Jasper Fforde, in his own words

David Ezra Stein Meet the author-illustrator

Deborah Wiles Southern storytelling

FEATURES

NARUTO conquers American fans

Debut Novelists Making their mark

Behind the Book Kate Braestrup's twin callings

Well Read An imaginary anthology

Tricky Dick Examining Nixon's legacy

Crafts The latest and greatest project ideas

Chick Lit Light and lively summer fun

Parenting Surviving life's toughest job

College-Bound Books to ease the transition

NONFICTION

Politics
The Preacher and the Presidents by Nancy Gibbs & Michael Duffy

Hurricane Katrina
Sugarcane Academy by Michael Tisserand

Biography
Circling My Mother by Mary Gordon

History
Indian Summer by Alex von Tunzelmann
Sovereign Ladies by Maureen Waller
Amerigo by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto

Tourist Attractions
Weeki Wachee, City of Mermaids by Lu Vickers

Books
Everything I Needed to Know About Being a Girl I Learned from Judy Blume by Jennifer O'Connell

Science
The Lives of the Planets by Richard Corfield

School Days Calming little ones' fears
Sam Tells Stories by Thierry Robberecht and Philippe Goossens
Harry and the Dinosaurs Go to School by Ian Whybrow
Wow! School! by Robert Neubecker
Middle School Is Worse than Meatloaf by Jennifer L. Holm

0 to 4
My Go to Bed Book by Hildegarde Ford, illustrated by Mary Win

9 and up
Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat by Lynne Jonell

10 to 14
The Train Jumper by Don Brown

FICTION
Letter from Point Clear by Dennis McFarland
The Tin Roof Blowdown by James Lee Burke
Strawberry Fields by Marina Lewycka
Consumption by Kevin Patterson
Down Town by Ferrol Sams
The Rest of Her Life by Laura Moriarity
Bad Monkeys by Matt Ruff

THE AUTHOR ENABLERS
Hold on tight to your dreams

AUDIO
The spoken word: Sukey's favorite audio books

WHODUNIT?
News of the weird

BOOK CLUBS
Selections in new paperback releases

ROMANCE
The impossibility of having it all

COOKING
Summer's favorite scoops

Science Fiction & Fantasy
Location, location, location