I just finished Jack Butler’s Jujitsu for Christ.
It was FANTASTIC! Just a well crafted southern tale dealing with some serious issues. The whole book takes place over a few years in 1950’s-1960’s Mississippi. Great characters and great writing. The dialect and depictions of southern concerns will have your side splitting at times.
Highly recommended for folks looking for an easy entertaining read.
Here’s the list, with links to the books and the publishers:
Desai, Kiran The Inheritance of Loss – Hamish Hamilton
Grenville, Kate The Secret River – Canongate
Hyland, M.J. Carry Me Down – Canongate
Matar, Hisham In the Country of Men – Viking
St Aubyn, Edward Mother’s Milk – Picador
Waters, Sarah The Night Watch – Virago
The folks over at engadget posted pics of Amazon’s own e-book reader. No real details on price or launch yet. I wonder how they’re going to pitch this to the publishers?
Cold Mountain author Charles Frazier is interviewed by Newsweek about his new novel Thirteen Moons.
I have to say that I haven’t read the new book yet, but it seems to be sporting one of the most unimaginative covers this year. Ho hum.
