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Critics' Lists: Summer '07

Savor the Season with a Picnic of Good Books

June 4, 2007 • Summer is the season we can finally tackle the books that have been piling up on our desks and forming small mountains on the floor. Book critic Alan Cheuse offers a selection of some of the best books of late spring and early summer, and some classics that are always present in his literary landscape.

Savor the Season with a Picnic of Good Books

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Summer Books 2007: Excerpts

Excerpt: 'The Sunlight Dialogues'

June 4, 2007 • Book critic Alan Cheuse describes John Gardner's signature 1972 novel as a "dramatic encounter between modern life and ancient mythology." Largely known for his books about the art of writing, Gardner's own fiction is showcased in this upstate New York epic, Cheuse says.