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Speaking Volumes [2]
Recommended reading for the lazy days of summer.
— Tom Danehy, TUCSON WEEKLY
 

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Barbie Doll Under Glass [3]
Author George Saunders wrestles with realism and absurdity.
— Jim Hanas, MEMPHIS FLYER
 
The Poetry of Inarticulateness [4]
"Pastoralia" by George Saunders.
— Ben Winters, NEWCITY CHICAGO
 
Puppy Love [5]
A look at Carl Hiassen's latest tour de farce.
— Dan Huff, TUCSON WEEKLY
 
Now What? [7]
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.
— WEEKLY WIRE
 

ummer is often characterized as a time for doing light reading, snacking away at junky romances and escapist fare. But life's too short to waste on disposable literature, so check out some of these titles while it's hot outside.

George Saunders isn't interested in the way things are in real time, but he is interested in the internal skeleton, the spiritual truth below the truth. His new collection of stories, "Pastoralia," finds fans in two of our critics.

Two new books of photographs celebrate the joys of sex with differing results. One is a bare-skin memoir of old girlfriends, the other just a step below porn.

Plus Carl Hiaasen's latest, and more.


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The Naked Truth [6]
The bare essentials of "Naked Pictures of My Ex-Girlfriend" and "Digital Diaries."
— Ashley Fantz, MEMPHIS FLYER
 

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