
Volume II, Issue 42
April 12 - April 19, 1999

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Winterson Of Discontent [2]
Jeanette Winterson calls herself the greatest living writer in English, but her modernist experiments are wearing thin.
Randall Holdridge, TUCSON WEEKLY
A Cunning Linguist [3]
Using the mock-authoritative tone of a science textbook, Marcus fashions a meditative rumination on the physical world.
Jeff Yanc, TUCSON WEEKLY

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Guess What Time It Is [4]
"Saturday Morning Fever: Growing Up With Cartoon Culture" is an entertaining history of Saturday morning programming.
Jeff Yanc, TUCSON WEEKLY

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Everyday Mysteries [5]
Author Kathleen Norris talks about faith and laundry.
Leonard Gill, MEMPHIS FLYER

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR:
look at the "greatest living writer in English," musings on our entrapping society, cartoon culture, a chat with poet/writer
Kathleen Norris, and a myriad of mini-reviews--all in this week's Books section.

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Writes of Spring [6]
- "Kafka's Curse: A Novel" by Achmat Dangor
- "Cairo: The City Victorious" by Max Rodenbeck
- "The Peculiar Memories of Thomas Penman" by Bruce Robinson
- "Nature Studies" by John Henry Ryskamp
Off the Bookshelf [7]
- "The Last Lovely City" by Alice Adams
- "Nefertiti" by Joyce Tyldesley
- "About This Life" by Barry Lopez
- "Aliens of Affection" by Padgett Powell
Now What? [8]
Love to read? Need some clever ideas? Our library of resources and staff picks are guaranteed to turn on plenty of mental light bulbs via your electrified eye sockets.
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