Critics' Lists: Summer 2008
Sifting Through Summer, Page By Page()
August 27, 2008 The last summer holiday, Labor Day, is fast approaching and Karen Grigsby Bates is planning to use the weekend to kick back and catch up on some summer reading.
Carry-On Books To Take You Up, Up And Away()
July 10, 2008 Nancy Pearl confronts one of her worst nightmares — being stuck on a plane without a good book to read — by analyzing what makes a perfect tarmac book. Here are her nine picks for books to squeeze into your carry-on luggage.
Holy Bookworms! Superheroes Take To The Page()
July 3, 2008 Quake in fear, puny humans! Spandex-clad superbeings have engineered a mass escape. From big screens and billboards to bus ads and even bookshelves: this summer, nowhere is safe from superheroes.
Summer Books to Feed Your Literary Addiction()
June 3, 2008 Alan Cheuse confesses his literary addiction — and offers reading suggestions for other book junkies.
Nine First Books that Make a Lasting Impression()
May 27, 2008 While there's definite comfort to be had in the familiar authors, sometimes what you really want is the spark and thrill of a chance encounter — that's where first books come in.
Better than Sliced Bread: Summer's Best Nonfiction()
May 26, 2008 Fresh Air book critic Maureen Corrigan presents her nonfiction summer reading list — three true tales, plus one book of fiction she just couldn't resist.
Booksellers' Selections for Summer Afternoons()
May 23, 2008 What better way to spend a summer afternoon than curled up with a good book? NPR Special Correspondent Susan Stamberg asks three independent booksellers for their picks for lazy days and warm nights.
Fiction Picks for Your Mental Getaway()
May 19, 2008 There are beach books full of sun and cotton candy and beach books dappled with shadow and sardonic humor. The very different beach books Maureen Corrigan recommends all have one thing in common: They carry a reader far beyond the familiar.
