Review Book Reviews 'Circling My Mother,' A Memoir of Love and Pain Fresh Air August 21, 2007 • Fresh Air's book critic reviews Circling My Mother, the new memoir by novelist Mary Gordon; the book chronicles Anne Gordon's battles with polio, alcoholism, and eventually with senile dementia, and details the author's acceptance of both "the burdens and blessings of caring for her mother in old age." 'Circling My Mother,' A Memoir of Love and Pain Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/13823297/13824076" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Review Book Reviews In an Empire's End, Seeds of Freedom and Conflict Fresh Air August 2, 2007 • Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire probes the behind- the-scenes politicking — and the secret love affair — that facilitated Britain's handover of power in India 60 years ago. In an Empire's End, Seeds of Freedom and Conflict Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12445972/12445977" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Review Book Reviews When Culture Collides with the American Dream Fresh Air July 25, 2007 • Min Jin Lee's debut novel Free Food for Millionaires tells the story of a young Korean-American woman whose Ivy League education exposes her to a glitzy, glamorous lifestyle she can't afford to maintain. When Culture Collides with the American Dream Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12225079/12225082" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Review 'New England White': A Return to a Rarefied Clime July 3, 2007 • Stephen Carter's latest novel is his second excursion into the lesser-known world of the African American upper-middle class. In New England White, he tells the story of Lemaster and Julia Carlyle, two minor characters from his best-selling fiction debut, The Emperor of Ocean Park. 'New England White': A Return to a Rarefied Clime Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/11695852/11695862" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Critics' Lists: Summer '07 True Stories to Dive Into This Summer June 25, 2007 • Critic Maureen Corrigan is back with summer-reading suggestions from the nonfiction shelf — titles from Susan Richards Shreve, Jon Katz and Juliet Nicolson. True Stories to Dive Into This Summer Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/11354716/11354723" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Critics' Lists: Summer '07 Three Picks for Your Vacation Packing List Fresh Air June 18, 2007 • Fresh Air's book critic suggests the aptly titled 'Summer Reading,' by Hilma Wolitzer; 'Be Near Me,' by Andrew O'Hagan, and the much-lauded 'On Chesil Beach,' by Ian McEwan. Three Picks for Your Vacation Packing List Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/11155875/11155882" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Review Book Reviews Arnold Rampersad, Revisiting Ralph Ellison Fresh Air May 31, 2007 • Arnold Rampersad's new biography re-examines the life of Ralph Ellison, the influential cultural critic and author of Invisible Man, and offers insights about why Ellison never produced a second masterpiece. Arnold Rampersad, Revisiting Ralph Ellison Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10576942/10576945" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Review Book Reviews Rethinking Edith Wharton Fresh Air April 16, 2007 • Distinguished biographer Hermione Lee is known for her writings on the lives of Virginia Woolf and Willa Cather, among other subjects. Now her much-anticipated biography of Edith Wharton has been published, and book critic Maureen Corrigan has just resurfaced after a long, long read. Rethinking Edith Wharton Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9603444/9603445" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Review Book Reviews A Novelist's Memoir: 'Mistress's Daughter' Fresh Air April 2, 2007 • Novelist A.M. Homes writes about her real life — including her reunion with her biological parents, 31 years after they gave her up for adoption — in a memoir called The Mistress's Daughter. A Novelist's Memoir: 'Mistress's Daughter' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9283899/9283902" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Review Book Reviews Natsuo Kirino's 'Grotesque' New Novel Fresh Air March 20, 2007 • Celebrated Japanese crime writer Natsuo Kirino made her American debut in 2005, when the novel Out was translated into English, and became a finalist for an Edgar award. Another Kirino novel, Grotesque, has just been translated into English. Natsuo Kirino's 'Grotesque' New Novel Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9007947/9007950" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Review Book Reviews 'The Other Side of You' by Salley Vickers Fresh Air March 14, 2007 • The Other Side of You is a new novel by Salley Vickers. 'The Other Side of You' by Salley Vickers Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/8906969/8906970" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Review Book Reviews Write On: Yagoda's 'Catch an Adjective' Fresh Air February 22, 2007 • Ben Yagoda is the author of When You Catch an Adjective, Kill It. It's a guide to writing that capitalizes on the lively advice of writers from Mark Twain (author of the title quote) to Stephen King. Write On: Yagoda's 'Catch an Adjective' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7546726/7546729" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Review Book Reviews 'Sacred Games' Fresh Air February 1, 2007 • The new novel by Vikram Chandra is about the mob in India. 'Sacred Games' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7115605/7115606" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Books 'Him Her Him Again The End of Him' Fresh Air January 11, 2007 • Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews Him Her Him Again The End of Him, the new novel by Patricia Marx. 'Him Her Him Again The End of Him' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6808384/6808387" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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End-of-Year Book Selections, 2006 Best Fiction of 2006 Fresh Air December 11, 2006 • Maureen Corrigan runs down her list of the year's best fiction, including a series of books set in post-Sept. 11 New York City, Richard Ford's last installment in the Frank Bascombe trilogy and fiction by two Alices. Best Fiction of 2006 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6592643/6592644" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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