http://www.wblib.org/programs/index.php See what new books are in this month @ your Library. en-us webmaster@wblib.org http://www.wblib.org/graphics/logo_4C.gif http://www.wblib.org http://www.wblib.org/read/pearl.php?&item=313 The main character in Carol Cassella's very readable first novel, Oxygen, is, like Cassella herself, an anesthesiologist in Seattle. Dr. Marie Heaton finds her life gone... http://www.wblib.org/read/pearl.php?&item=314 Gregor the Overlander, Suzanne Collins' first novel, is one of my all-time favorite fantasies. A brave 11-year-old hero, page-turning adventures, moral dilemmas, and a super ending... http://www.wblib.org/read/pearl.php?&item=315 I'm pretty sure that Katie Hafner's A Romance on Three Legs: Glenn Gould's Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Piano deserves credit for a slight up-tick... http://www.wblib.org/read/pearl.php?&item=316 Ellen Hawley's Open Line is the perfect choice for those looking for a satirical novel that doesn't take itself too seriously. Annette Majoris, born Annie Minor,... http://www.wblib.org/read/pearl.php?&item=317 Given the title, it will come as no surprise that Matrimony by Joshua Henkin is about marriage. What is surprising is that this quiet novel limning... http://www.wblib.org/read/pearl.php?&item=318 Minders of Make-Believe: Idealists, Entrepreneurs, and the Shaping of American Children's Literature, by Leonard Marcus, is an essential read (and perfect gift) for anyone working in... http://www.wblib.org/read/pearl.php?&item=319 Writer Patricia C. McKissack and artist Jerry Pinkney collaborated on two previous children's books: Goin' Someplace Special (which won the Coretta Scott King Award) and Mirandy... http://www.wblib.org/read/pearl.php?&item=320 Susan Minot's stylish and assured Evening was made into a movie (of the same title) featuring Meryl Streep and Vanessa Redgrave. Although I am admirer of... http://www.wblib.org/read/pearl.php?&item=321 Readers of contemporary fiction will probably have noticed that there are more and more collections of linked short stories being published. I find evidence of this... http://www.wblib.org/read/pearl.php?&item=322 The two most important words in the title of Miranda Seymour's book, Thrumpton Hall: A Memoir of Life in My Father's House, actually appear in the... http://www.wblib.org/read/pearl.php?&item=323 Even the most technophobic reader will likely find much of interest in Clive Thompson's The Best of Technology Writing 2008, a selection of 15 essays drawn... http://www.wblib.org/read/pearl.php?&item=324 Madeleine Wickham is probably best known for her Shopaholic series, written under her nom de plume, Sophie Kinsella. That's a bit of a shame, because the...