January 2002

Sleepy Little Sailor
Meredith Ochs reviews a new recording from "Oh Susanna" called Sleepy Little Sailor. Oh Susanna is really a woman named Suzie Ungerleider. This is her first CD released in the US, though she's had others in her native Canada. (4:00)

It's on Catamount Records, catalog # CCR 008.

Wetware
Alan Cheuse reviews a new novel by Craig Nova called Wetware. It is the story of a biotech engineer and his creation of extraordinary androids. The book is published by Shaye Areheart. (2:15)

Catie Curtis
Colin Berry reviews New England singer-songwriter Catie Curtis' new album My Shirt Looks Good on You. (3:45)

Here's To Shutting Up
Colin Berry reviews Superchunk's latest CD, Here's to Shutting Up. The North Carolina band has been around for more than a decade. Berry thinks this album is one of their finest. (3:00)

The album is available on Merge Records. See www.superchunk.com.

For Rouenna
Alan Cheuse reviews a new novel by Sigrid Nunez, about a woman who served as a combat nurse in Vietnam. It's called For Rouenna. (2:00)

The publisher is Farrar, Straus, & Giroux.

Lowell Limpit
Alan Cheuse reviews a new book by Ward Just. It includes the book form of a play called Lowell Limpet and two short stories. (2:00)

The book is published by Public Affairs.

Bavarian Fruit Bread
Music reviewer Colin Berry recommends the latest CD by Hope Sandoval and the Warm Inventions. It's called Bavarian Fruit Bread. (4:15)

The album is on the Rough Trade label.

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