Fall 2007 Trade Paperbacks: Literary Criticism & Essays
by Staff -- Publishers Weekly, 8/6/2007
BlueBridge
(dist. by IPG)
One Hundred Great Catholic Books: From the Early Centuries to the Present (Sept., $16) by Don Brophy introduces 100 classics of Catholic literature.
CheckMark
The Drama 100: A Ranking of the Greatest Plays of All Time (Jan., $19.95) by Daniel S. Burt profiles major plays drawn from all cultures and periods.
Columbia Univ. Press
The Best American Magazine Writing 2007 (Dec., $16.95), compiled by the American Society of Magazine Writers, collects award-winning articles by noted writers. 20,000 first printing.
Continuum
This Book Contains Graphic Language: Comics as Literature (Jan.; $19.95, cloth $85) by Rocco Versaci demonstrates how comics and graphic novels expand the boundaries of literature.
Duke Univ. Press
Jameson on Jameson: Conversations on Cultural Marxism (Dec., $22.95) by Frederic Jameson, edited by Ian Buchanan, offers interviews with the literary and cultural critic.
Granta Books
Granta 99: The Deep End (Nov., $14.95), edited by Ian Jack, assembles stories about survival.
Graywolf Press
The Next Rodeo (Nov., $15) by William Kittredge confronts the myths of the western experience and the depletion of the area's natural resources. Author tour.
New York Univ. Press
Writers Under Siege: Voices of Freedom from Around the World (Sept., $18.95), edited by Lucy Popescu and Carole Seymour-Jones, collects 50 contributions by writers who have paid dearly for their writing.
WW.Norton/Pushcart Press
Pushcart Prize XXXII: Best of the Small Presses (Dec., $15), edited by Bill Henderson, celebrates more than 60 writers published in small magazines and presses.
Oneworld Publications
The Beat Generation: A Beginner's Guide (Sept., $14.95) by Christopher Gair assesses the lives and work of the beats and their influence on popular culture.
Penguin
The Book of Other People (Nov., $15), edited by Zadie Smith. Twenty-five writers demonstrate their talents for creating fictional characters.
Riverhead
The Braindead Megaphone (Sept., $14) by George Saunders presents essays on literature, travel, politics and life.
Rutgers Univ. Press
Blooming Through the Ashes: An International Anthology on Violence and the Human Spirit (Feb., $24.95), edited by Clifford Chanin and Aili McConnon, features writings on the 20th century's extreme violence and its aftermath.
SourceBooks
Why We Read What We Read (Sept., $17.95) by John Heath and Lisa Adams surveys 200 bestselling books to see what they say about human beliefs and relationships.
Univ. of Georgia Press
A Literary Guide to Flannery O'Connor's Georgia (Feb., $19.95) by Sara Gordon tours the physical world of this spiritual writer.
Univ. of Minnesota Press
Sedaris (Sept., $17.95) by Kevin Kopelson introduces the work of satirist David Sedaris.
