http://www.bookslords.com Popular books, reviews, publications and news Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:03:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Gina Ochsner’s first novel links the grim anomie of post-Soviet Russia to the delirium of magic realism. More: continued here http://www.bookslords.com/2010-03-book-review-the-russian-dreambook-of-color-and-flight-by-gina-ochsner.html This darkly humorous satiric novel, a witty paean to white-collar loserdom, stars a deeply cynical academic fund-raiser fighting for his job. More: continued here http://www.bookslords.com/2010-03-book-review-the-ask-by-sam-lipsyte.html In Danielle Trussoni’s rousing novel, a young nun is drawn into an ancient struggle against the Nephilim, hybrid offspring of humans and heavenly beings. More: continued here http://www.bookslords.com/2010-03-book-review-angelology-by-danielle-trussoni.html In John Banville’s novel, a crew of Greek deities attends a mathematician’s deathbed. More: continued here http://www.bookslords.com/2010-03-book-review-the-infinities-by-john-banville.html Modern profiles and historical sketches animate a moonshine enthusiast’s study of homemade liquor. More: continued here http://www.bookslords.com/2010-03-book-review-chasing-the-white-dog-an-amateur-outlaw%e2%80%99s-adventures-in-moonshine-by-max-watman.html A philosopher and psychoanalyst documents the stories of veterans and brings a dual perspective to the experience of war. More: continued here http://www.bookslords.com/2010-03-book-review-the-untold-war-inside-the-hearts-minds-and-souls-of-our-soldiers-by-nancy-sherman.html The life and hard times of the country singer Tammy Wynette. More: continued here http://www.bookslords.com/2010-03-book-review-tammy-wynette-tragic-country-queen-by-jimmy-mcdonough.html Helen Simonson mischievously unleashes stock village-novel characters into a new England. More: continued here http://www.bookslords.com/2010-03-book-review-major-pettigrew%e2%80%99s-last-stand-by-helen-simonson.html An exploration of the world of libraries and librarians, via a tour of eccentric characters and unlikely locations. More: continued here http://www.bookslords.com/2010-03-book-review-this-book-is-overdue-how-librarians-and-cybrarians-can-save-us-all-by-marilyn-johnson.html Christopher de Bellaigue investigates the bewildering historical entanglements in which Turkey is ensnared. More: continued here http://www.bookslords.com/2010-03-book-review-rebel-land-unraveling-the-riddle-of-history-in-a-turkish-town-by-christopher-de-bellaigue.html