Mark Strand recommends Journey to the Land of the Flies, essays by Aldo Buzzi: “It is impossible to describe the homey exoticism of this book, its associative richness, its great intelligence manifested so casually, its wit, its imaginative scope, its revelations, its dilemmas, e.g., ‘I was reflecting on the menu, undecided between serpent soup, roast…
Maxine Kumin recommends Late Summer Break, fiction by Ann B. Knox (Papier-Mache): “A delightful series of interwoven short stories, mostly with female protagonists, set on the fringes of rural life, in which the author explores interaction between the generations in ways that touch all of us.”
Rosellen Brown recommends Lies of the Saints, stories by Erin McGraw: “These stories are wonderfully understated glimpses of believable lives, of men, women, and-in the title novella-children in uneasy embrace, trying for honesty and grace, and sometimes succeeding.” Reviewed in “Bookshelf” on page 239. (Chronicle)
James Alan McPherson recommends Life in Double Time: Confessions of an American Drummer, a memoir by Mike Lankford: “A very unpretentious account of the riff-style lifestyle of dedicated musicians. This is an excellent, humorous account of rock and roll.” (Chronicle)
Philip Levine recommends Lifelines, poems by Philip Booth: ” Lifelines is an astonishingly mature work of poetry that represents a life’s work of dedication. The poems trace an adult’s experience in the world from boyhood to old age, largely in the world of New England, and pay tribute to the toughness and decency of ordinary…
Mary Gordon recommends Defiance, a novel by Carole Maso: “A wholly original, darkly brilliant, and poetic novel about a mathematician who murders her students.” (Dutton)
George Garrett recommends Hockey Sur Glace, stories by Peter LaSalle: “It may sound crazy, but seven stories and four poems, all involving ice hockey, really work. Why? Because LaSalle is a wonderful writer and knows more about hockey than anyone.” (Breakaway)
George Garrett recommends Dogfight and Other Stories, a first collection by Michael Knight: “An outstanding collection of ten stories, various in form and content, which have already won this young and gifted writer several awards.” (Plume)
Maxine Kumin recommends Hope Is the Thing with Feathers, essays by Christopher Cokinos: “The vividly researched story of six extinct birds of the U.S.A. written by a Kansas State professor and ardent birder/environmentalist. This book deserves a wide readership and distribution. Is it possible for an author to exalt and depress his audience at…
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