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All about Bob
Sean Wilentz, the historian-in-residence for BobDylan.com, talks about his lively, sweeping new book, "Bob Dylan in America."
A bow to Vonnegut
Rick Moody names Kurt Vonnegut, Joseph Heller and Richard Brautigan as inspirations, and dedicates his new novel to Vonnegut.
Subverting cliches
Charming but sociopathic, Fiona Yu isn't your typical protagonist. That figures: Her creator, Angela S. Choi, isn't your typical writer.
Life at zero gravity
Mary Roach, who has turned her curiosity about the human body into a stack of best-selling books, now she explores outer space.
Book digs into Hawaiian chow
"Kau Kau" traces the history of Hawaiian cuisine as it was shaped by different cultures arriving to labor on the plantations.
Shelf lives of bookstore cats
A bookstore cat is a shop's mascot and keeper, equally adept at charming customers and chasing away rodents. View their profiles »
A POW's tale
Navy pilot Dieter Dengler, the longest-held U.S. prisoner to escape during the Vietnam War, is now the subject of a book by Bruce Henderson
Ellis Island of the West
"Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America" is billed as the most comprehensive history of Angel Island's immigration station.
The illusionist's art
David Mitchell set "The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet," in Japan in 1799. " 'Write what you know' will only get you so far," he says.
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Week: 09.12.10
- freedom
by Jonathan Franzen - the girl who kicked the hornet's nest
by Stieg Larsson - star island
by Carl Hiaasen - three stations
by Martin Cruz Smith - the thousand autumns of jacob de zoet
by David Mitchell
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