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May 23, 2007
Ask a Book Question: The 54th in a Series (Hunting for Short Stories) 1
by C. Max Magee
“Troubled in Tacoma” writes in with this plea: I find myself becoming increasingly upset about the fact that I can’t figure out where someone is publishing their new short stories. For example, just today I came across George Saunders’ new story, “Puppy” in the New Yorker. I was happy that I was able to come [...]
April 23, 2007
Ask a Book Question: The 53rd in a Series (A Pair of Kings) 1
by C. Max Magee
Mike writes in with this question: I am a big Stephen King reader, and I am ready to read Desperation and The Regulators. I have heard these two books have the same characters with different storylines. Which was released first, and which is better to read first to enhance the overall stories? All I can [...]
April 1, 2007
Ask a Book Question: The 52nd in a Series (Paris Reading) 4
by C. Max Magee
Judy writes in looking for something to read on an upcoming trip abroad: I am going to Paris for a week in April. I want to read at least a couple novels set in Paris before I go. I want them to be contemporary (as in written recently) by a French author but translated into [...]
March 12, 2007
Ask a Book Question: The 51st in a Series (How Hagar Got Its Name) 1
by C. Max Magee
Nancy wrote in with this question about All Aunt Hagar’s Children by Edward P. Jones: I am listening to this book on CD and in the past week I have driven over a 1000 miles just to keep listening. It is a wonderful book. I am wondering what the significance of the title is? Since [...]
February 18, 2007
Ask a Book Question: The 50th in a Series (Hurricane Kids Sequel) 0
by C. Max Magee
Cheryl writes in with this question: My 72 year old father’s favorite book is The Hurricane Kids on the Lost Islands by Oskar Lebeck and Gaylord DuBois. He read it as a teen. I was able to find it in a used book store a few years ago and gave it to him as a [...]
February 17, 2007
Ask a Book Question: The 49th in a Series (A Miniature Story) 1
by C. Max Magee
Molly writes in with this question: I’m hoping you remember a short story from the New Yorker published, I think, in 2006. Of course I don’t remember the author or title, or the date of publication (spring? fall? no idea). But the story was about a minaturist who worked for a king, he made intricate [...]