The “Dangerous Age” in Ellen Gilchrist's new novel is the one we live in: seven years past 9-11, five years into a divisive war that has claimed more than 4,000 American lives and rolls on with no end in sight.
In Jimmy Carter's tribute to the woman the country knew as "Miss Lillian," the former president packs a full life into a slim volume. "A Remarkable Mother" tells the story of a woman who played a pivotal role in her family's lives.
SIGNING: David Shepherd ("Resurrecting Randi"), 7 p.m. Park Road Books, 4139 Park Road. 704-525-9239.
Many college-bound students get their first taste of college work when they dip into their required summer reading. If you're looking for fine writing and provocative ideas, choose from the books Carolinas students will be reading this summer. Among the selections:
Children's Book Week is an annual event that began in 1919. ΩThere's a lot of positive buzz, including my personal praises, about a new children's book titled, "Ancient Egypt: A First Look at People of the Nile," by author and illustrator Bruce Strachan.
The haunting questions in Andrew Sean Greer's exquisite new novel resonate with us all: "What do you want from life? Could you even say?"
Last year, Kate Jacobs' “Friday Night Knitting Club,” became a debut best-seller. Now Jacobs is back with a second novel, “Comfort Food” ($24.95, G.P. Putnam's Sons). She visits Charlotte next week, signing books at Joseph-Beth Booksellers, 4345 Barclay Downs Drive, 7 p.m. May 19.
When we asked book clubs in the Charlotte area to send us their reading lists for the year ahead, more than 90 clubs responded.
SIGNING: David Shepherd ("Resurrecting Randi"), 7 p.m. Park Road Books, 4139 Park Road. 704-525-9239.
"The Hollow" by Nora Roberts; Jove ($7.99, paperback)
"The Girl on the Fridge" by Etgar Keret; Farrar, Straus & Giroux ($12)
The haunting questions in Andrew Sean Greer's exquisite new novel resonate with us all: "What do you want from life? Could you even say?"
Children's Book Week is an annual event that began in 1919. ΩThere's a lot of positive buzz, including my personal praises, about a new children's book titled, "Ancient Egypt: A First Look at People of the Nile," by author and illustrator Bruce Strachan.
Many college-bound students get their first taste of college work when they dip into their required summer reading. If you're looking for fine writing and provocative ideas, choose from the books Carolinas students will be reading this summer. Among the selections:
Last year, Kate Jacobs' “Friday Night Knitting Club,” became a debut best-seller. Now Jacobs is back with a second novel, “Comfort Food” ($24.95, G.P. Putnam's Sons). She visits Charlotte next week, signing books at Joseph-Beth Booksellers, 4345 Barclay Downs Drive, 7 p.m. May 19.
The “Dangerous Age” in Ellen Gilchrist's new novel is the one we live in: seven years past 9-11, five years into a divisive war that has claimed more than 4,000 American lives and rolls on with no end in sight.
In Jimmy Carter's tribute to the woman the country knew as "Miss Lillian," the former president packs a full life into a slim volume. "A Remarkable Mother" tells the story of a woman who played a pivotal role in her family's lives.
