Saturday, May 17, 2008 - Page updated at 02:05 a.m.

Friday, May 16

"The Story of a Marriage" digs beneath the surface of a 1950s family | Book Review

"Film Club" suffers from poor direction | Book Review

"The Post-American World" | U.S. in need of legitimacy | Book Review

Local offerings

Romance in Seattle in 3 books: "The Third Circle," "Mrs. Perfect," "Love and Biology" | Book Review

Fine writing enlivens seniors' tales in "A Place Called Canterbury" | Book Review

"Peace" gets into the heads of three soldiers | Book Review

"The Second Plane" a tiresome tirade about Islamism

Benjamin Wallace explores fine wines in "The Billionaire's Vinegar"

Tuesday, May 13

Max Mendelsohn's "Ode to Marbles" | American Life in Poetry

Nuala O'Faolain, Irish author of "Are You Somebody?" | Obituary

Saturday, May 10

"A Broom of One's Own" a slice of life from a housecleaner's perspective | Book Review

Friday, May 9

"Patient by Patient": a look inside a doctor's heart

"Dictation: A Quartet" comprises Cynthia Ozick's vivid stories of visionary cranks | Book Review

"The Hakawati" is a sweeping tale of Arab culture and family | Book Review

"The Plague of Doves" | Lives caught in a web of tragedy | Book Review

"Red Summer": The adventure of salmon fishing in Alaska

"Wild Nights! " is a surreal glimpse into 5 authors' final days

Local offerings

Old soul inside a good dog in "Racing in the Rain"

UW prof's book describes how we can act fast to address global warming

What's new in crime fiction | Scene of the Crime

Wednesday, May 7

Penguin tale tops list of 'challenged' books

"American Eve": The young and rich behaving badly | Book Review

Tuesday, May 6

Richard Hoffman's "Summer Job" | American Life in Poetry

Monday, May 5

Elizabeth George's Inspector Lynley is back

Harry Potter can't match magic of longtime children's classics

Kids coax "Goosebumps" author into new books