From the current Book Sense bestseller lists, available at booksense.com, here are the recommended titles, which are also Book Sense Picks:
Hardcover
Let Me Finish by Roger Angell (Harcourt, $25, 0151013500). "In this moving series of autobiographical essays, Angell reflects on a rich, full life and looks back on his long career at the New Yorker, as well as the careers of his mother and stepfather, Katherine and E.B. White, at that same magazine. He also provides enchanting accounts of growing up in New York during the 1930s, his military career in World War II, and his love of baseball, movies, reptiles(!), and martinis. An undeniably witty and charming work."--Joe Murphy, Olsson's Books & Records, Washington, D.C.
Crows Over the Wheatfield by Adam Braver (Morrow, $24.95, 0060782323). "From the tragic opening scene of an accident on a New England road to the uncovering of Van Gogh's secrets in Auvers, France, this is a haunting novel about truth, morality, and art, full of suspense and artful design. It's a story you will find impossible to put down--and impossible to forget."--Sue Woodman, A Novel Idea, Bristol, R.I.
Paperback
Cancer Made Me a Shallower Person: A Memoir in Comics by Miriam Engelberg (Harper Paperbacks, $14.95, 0060789735). "Engelberg has written a graphic novel of her battle with cancer that pulls no punches. This is gutsy and funny and in your face. It is a memoir of her disease, but it is bigger than the disease--it is a story that should not be shuffled to the back of the women's health section, but read for the sheer joy and humor."--Jude Sales, A Clean Well-Lighted Place for Books, San Francisco, Calif.
For Children to Age 8
Hush Little Digger by Ellen Olson-Brown, illustrated by Lee White (Tricycle Press, $12.95, 1582461600). "A fun remake of the classic song 'Hush Little Baby.' Papa sings a song to his son using all kinds of machines, such as a dump truck, asphalt spreader, and concrete grinder. This book will spark a lot of discussion, and, then, you can go on your own search for machines."--Julie Gaston, Butterfly Books, De Pere, Wis.
John, Paul, George & Ben by Lane Smith (Hyperion, $16.99, 0786848936). "Such wild little boys--who became the Fathers of their Country! John, Paul, George & Ben will bring a smile to adults, too, as they follow this outrageous 'history.' Young readers won't forget the personal take on four Revolutionary leaders."--Becky Milner, Vintage Books, Vancouver, Wash.
[Many thanks to Book Sense and the ABA!]
Hardcover
Let Me Finish by Roger Angell (Harcourt, $25, 0151013500). "In this moving series of autobiographical essays, Angell reflects on a rich, full life and looks back on his long career at the New Yorker, as well as the careers of his mother and stepfather, Katherine and E.B. White, at that same magazine. He also provides enchanting accounts of growing up in New York during the 1930s, his military career in World War II, and his love of baseball, movies, reptiles(!), and martinis. An undeniably witty and charming work."--Joe Murphy, Olsson's Books & Records, Washington, D.C.
Crows Over the Wheatfield by Adam Braver (Morrow, $24.95, 0060782323). "From the tragic opening scene of an accident on a New England road to the uncovering of Van Gogh's secrets in Auvers, France, this is a haunting novel about truth, morality, and art, full of suspense and artful design. It's a story you will find impossible to put down--and impossible to forget."--Sue Woodman, A Novel Idea, Bristol, R.I.
Paperback
Cancer Made Me a Shallower Person: A Memoir in Comics by Miriam Engelberg (Harper Paperbacks, $14.95, 0060789735). "Engelberg has written a graphic novel of her battle with cancer that pulls no punches. This is gutsy and funny and in your face. It is a memoir of her disease, but it is bigger than the disease--it is a story that should not be shuffled to the back of the women's health section, but read for the sheer joy and humor."--Jude Sales, A Clean Well-Lighted Place for Books, San Francisco, Calif.
For Children to Age 8
Hush Little Digger by Ellen Olson-Brown, illustrated by Lee White (Tricycle Press, $12.95, 1582461600). "A fun remake of the classic song 'Hush Little Baby.' Papa sings a song to his son using all kinds of machines, such as a dump truck, asphalt spreader, and concrete grinder. This book will spark a lot of discussion, and, then, you can go on your own search for machines."--Julie Gaston, Butterfly Books, De Pere, Wis.
John, Paul, George & Ben by Lane Smith (Hyperion, $16.99, 0786848936). "Such wild little boys--who became the Fathers of their Country! John, Paul, George & Ben will bring a smile to adults, too, as they follow this outrageous 'history.' Young readers won't forget the personal take on four Revolutionary leaders."--Becky Milner, Vintage Books, Vancouver, Wash.
[Many thanks to Book Sense and the ABA!]