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Books by Connie Willis
Bellwether
- Paperback,
Doomsday Book
- Paperback, 578 pages
Blackout
- Paperback, 491 pages
NPR stories about Connie Willis
Summer Books 2011
Your Picks: Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
August 11, 2011 More than 5,000 of you nominated. More than 60,000 of you voted. And now the results are in. Explore the winners of NPR's Top 100 Science-Fiction and Fantasy survey — an intriguing mix of classic and contemporary titles.
New In Paperback
New In Paperback, Sept. 20-26
September 22, 2010 Music infuses veteran novelist Kazuo Ishiguro's first collection of short stories and award-winning author Connie Willis views London's Blitz during WWII from the distant future while Alain de Botton watches the world pass by at Heathrow Airport — and more.
Holiday Books
The Ones That Got Away: Books Not to Miss
December 24, 2007 NPR's Lynn Neary talks with book writers — Laura Miller of Salon.com, and blogger Mark Sarvas of The Elegant Variation — about worthy books that got overlooked by the mainstream book-review sections in 2007. Here's a rundown of their recommendations.
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Librarian's Picks: Books for a Rainy Day
January 19, 2006 The wet spell in the Pacific Northwest is seen as an opportunity for Nancy Pearl, the Seattle librarian who regularly shares her recommended readings. She shares her list of books for a rainy day.
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Author Interviews
A Portrait Of The Cartoonist And Her Mother
Cartoonist Alison Bechdel has a new memoir about her complicated relationship with her mother.
Author Interviews
A Quest For Roots Uncovers Ordinary People
Lawrence Jackson went on a quest to find his late grandfather's home in Virginia.
