Charlotte Bacon’s third novel, Split Estate (Reviews, Nov. 26), examines the after-effects of suicide on a woman’s family. The inspiration for Split Estate was a wave of women’s suicides in New York City during the 1970s. How did these events engender the plot for a novel? I’ve known several people whose parents killed themselves, and […]

D’Souza’s Whiteman won the 2007 Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His second novel, The Konkans (Reviews, Oct. 15), explores a contemporary Indian-American family struggling with the pride and pain of their Goan heritage. This feels like a very personal book.
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In Liberty of Conscience, University of Chicago philosopher Martha Nussbaum argues that the separation of church and state is the very foundation of American freedom—and that it’s being eroded by both the right and the left. Is Liberty of Conscience [Reviews, p. TK] your first book with Basic Books? Yes.
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HELPING HANDS New titles suggest approaches to real-life problems. You Can Save the Planet: 50 Ways You Can Make a Difference by Jacquie Wines, illus. by Sarah Horne, offers proactive kids ideas about how to positively affect the planet. While some suggestions (“Tell your parents to get their car serviced regularly,” “Nag your parents to […]

After more than 20 books, a Pulitzer Prize and many other honors for his work on the executive and legislative branches of government, … More

GOP strategist Karl Rove has agreed to write about his years as an adviser to President Bush in a deal worth over $1.5 million …More

This week we look back with an NPR commentator and ahead with the 2008 presidential candidates, waste time with a bike punk and four Wisconsin sisters, marvel at 40+ years of stunning boxing photos, and face death with famous chefs.
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