John Colapinto, Author . HarperCollins $25 (272p) ISBN 978-0-06-019417-8
Cal Cunningham, the engaging, "panther-thin" protagonist of Colapinto's intrepid first foray into fiction (after his nonfictional debut As Nature Made Him) is an author with writer's block, struggling to acquire the "monastic...
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John Colapinto, Author HarperCollins Publishers $26 (279p) ISBN 978-0-06-019211-2
Forget sugar, spice, snails and puppy dog tails: discussions of how little boys and little girls are made have become quite complicated over the past three decades, as scientists, feminists and social theorists debate the relative impact of ""nature"
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John Colapinto. Counterpoint/Soft Skull (PGW, dist.), $15.95 trade paper (416p) ISBN 978-1-59376-642-9
New Yorker staffer Colapinto’s novel (after About the Author) is an over-the-top, irreverent, and darkly comical thriller. Dez, an ephebophile and convicted sex offender, has been fired from a high-school teaching job for being romantically involved
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John Colapinto. Simon & Schuster, $28 (320p) ISBN 978-1-982128-74-6
“The voice is a vital clue to character and personality—to fundamental identity,” writes journalist Colapinto (Becoming a Neurosurgeon) in this fascinating exploration of the human voice. He begins by describing how babies are born capable of...
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