Charles Dickinson, Author . Forge $24.95 (288p) ISBN 978-0-7653-0579-4
Author of such imaginative novels as Waltz in Marathon
and Crows, Dickinson is a splendid writer who has yet to reach the audience he deserves. After a decade's hiatus, he edges close to sci-fi in this psychologically rich and engrossing novel...
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Charles Dickinson, Author Quill $12.5 (386p) ISBN 978-0-380-70847-5
Dickinson depicts recently widowed elderly sisters Ina and Helene, who resolve to leave their suburban Chicago neighborhood behind, master their fear of loneliness and drive to Los Angeles; only Helene knows how to drive, and she is blind. ``Dickinso
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Charles Dickinson, Author Collier Books $7.95 (175p) ISBN 978-0-02-019560-3
The author of Crows ``reaffirms his stature as an original writer with a talent for creating offbeat characters of uncommon depth and appeal . . . his subtle commentary on the human condition always rings true,'' said PW of this short-story...
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Charles Dickinson, Author William Morrow & Company $18.95 (381p) ISBN 978-0-688-08924-5
``Two o'clock in the morning, the eleventh day of September, a Monday. For the occasion, Helene wore new sunglasses with water-blue lenses and lemon frames. She sucked on a chip of ice. They were traveling toward California at 12 miles per hour.''...
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Charles Dickinson, Author William Morrow & Company $18.95 (232p) ISBN 978-0-688-10225-8
Along with his colleagues, associate metro editor Danny Fain of the Chicago Bugle learns at a hurriedly called staff meeting that the mismanaged, mediocre tabloid will be shut down in two weeks, the victim of a circulation battle with its competitor,
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Charles Dickinson, Author Avon Books $9 (0p) ISBN 978-0-380-71346-2
Dickinson's widely accessible and but nonetheless engaging fourth novel details one frantic day in the life of a Chicago tabloid editor. who learns that the mediocre tabloid where he works is folding. (Apr.)
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