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1. Original fiction from Chronicle Books

Author

Goodrich, Chris

Subjects
Chronicle Publishing Co. Chronicle Books -- Planning, Publishing industry -- Planning, Fiction, Advertising, marketing and public relations, Business, Publishing industry, Company business planning, Planning
Abstract

Andre Deutsch told Britain's Publishing News recently (PW, Jan. 3) that 1991 was 'the worst year I've known in 32 years in the book trade.' That sentiment is shared by [...]

Published
1992

2. First-timers spring forth: an especially varied crop of debut novels awaits this season's readers

Author

Dyer, Lucinda, Charters, Mallay, Hix, Charles, Dahlin, Robert, Riipa, Karole, Martin, James A., Mantell, Suzanne, and Oder, Norman

Subjects
Books -- Authorship, Book publishing, Authors -- Works, Publishing industry, Fiction, Advertising, marketing and public relations, Business, Publishing industry, Works, Authorship
Abstract

MARGARET CUTHBERT Silent Cradle Pocket Books (Apr.) It took Berkeley, Calif., ob/gyn Margaret Cuthbert 10 long, soul-searching months before she reluctantly decided to close her medical practice and become a [...]

Published
1998

3. Fiction notes.

Subjects
FICTION
Abstract

Reviews fiction titles to be published in February 1998. `Pages Passed from Hand to Hand: The Hidden Tradition of Homosexual Literature in English from 1748 to 1914,' edited by Mark Mitchell and David Leavitt; `Making God,' by Stefan Petrucha; `Timesong,' by Bill Branon; Other titles.

Published
1998

4. Fiction notes.

Subjects
FICTION
Abstract

Reviews several fiction novels. `Brand New Memory,' by Miguel Munoz; `I Capture the Castle,' by Dodie Smith; `Eclipse of the Sun,' by Michael O'Brien; `Tales of the Wichitas,' by Basil Moss; `The Safari Chronicles: Volume One,' by Rick Butts; `Renegade River,' edited by Bill Pronzini.

Published
1998

5. Fiction notes.

Author

Steinberg, Sybil and Bing, Jonathan

Subjects
FICTION
Abstract

Reviews several books of fiction published in March 1998, including, `Giuseppe Rocco,' by Ronald Ruiz; `The Mole and the Owl: A Romantic Fable About Braving the Wide World for Love,' by Charles Duffie; `The Mud People,' by Laney MacKenna Clark; `Blue Ride: Stories from the Old Desert Towns,' by Ken Wilkerson; `In the Cold Light of Day,' by Ann Williams.

Published
1998

6. Fiction notes.

Subjects
FICTION
Abstract

Reviews various fiction books. `The Keys to Happiness: The Tale of a Russian `New Woman,' by Anastasia Verbitskaia, translated by Beth Holmgren and Helena Goscilo; `The Unstrung Harp; or, Mr. Earbrass Writes a Novel,' by Edward Gorey; `A Writer of Books,' by Emily Morse Symonds.

Published
1999

7. Fiction notes.

Subjects
FICTION
Abstract

Describes several fiction books. Includes Judith Woolf's translation of Natalia Ginzberg's Italian classic `The Things We Used to Say'; Norton Co.'s series of reprints celebrating the work of Paula Fox.

Published
1999

8. Fiction notes.

Subjects
FICTION
Abstract

Reports on developments related to books of fiction as of April 26, 1999. Includes planned publication in May 1999 of the book `Prologos,' by Jonathan Bayliss; `Memoirs of the Warrior Kumagai,' by Donald Richie.

Published
1999

9. Fiction notes.

Subjects
FICTION, BOOK industry
Abstract

Reports on developments related to fiction book trade as of May 24, 1999. Includes release of the book `To Be Continued: Take Two,' edited by Michele Karlsberg and Karen X. Tulchinsky; Ukrainian authors featured in the book `Two Lands, New Visions,' edited by Janice Kulyk Keefer and Solomea Pavlychko.

Published
1999

10. Fiction notes.

Author

Steinberg, Sybil

Subjects
FICTION, BOOKS, BIBLIOGRAPHY
Abstract

Lists down fiction titles for publication in June 1999. Includes `The Difference,' by Charles Willeford; `The Magic Ship,' by Sandra Paretti, translated by Ruth Hein; `The Lord of the Rings,' by J.R.R. Tolkien; `Knave of Swords,' by Nicholas Carter; `The Memoirs of a Shy Pornographer,' by Kenneth Patchen.

Published
1999

11. Mystery notes.

Author

Zaleski, Jeff and Steinberg, Sybil

Subjects
MYSTERY fiction, FICTION, BIBLIOGRAPHY
Abstract

Lists down mystery novels and fiction publications for June 1999. Includes `Endangered,' by Eric C. Evans; `The Hatch and Brood of Time,' by Ellen Larson; `Brought to Book: Murderous Stories From the Literary World,' by Penny Sumner; `Daddy's Gone A-Hunting,' by Robert Skinner.

Published
1999

12. Children's Bestsellers.

Subjects
BEST sellers, PICTURE books, FICTION
Abstract

Lists the best selling picture, fiction, nonfiction, series and tie-ins books across the United States as of July 1999. `Eloise in Paris,' by Kay Thompson; `Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,' by J.K. Rowling; `Chicken Soup for the Kid's Soul,' by Jack Canfield, et al.

Published
1999

13. Fall First Fiction Favorites

Author

ALLEN, JEFFERY RENARD

Subjects
Book publishing -- Planning, Publishing industry -- Planning, Fiction, Advertising, marketing and public relations, Business, Publishing industry, Company business planning, Planning
Abstract

Debut novelists offer their thoughts on reading and writing and publishing Rails Under My Back Jeffery Renard Allen found the inspiration for his first novel during a trip to New [...]

Published
1999

14. PW Talks with William Goldman.

Author

Howell, Kevin

Subjects
FICTION
Abstract

Interviews author William Goldman on book sequels. Views on book sequels; Decision if a story idea will become a novel or screenplay; Differences in writing novels and screenplays.

Published
2000

15. Fiction NOTES.

Subjects
FICTION
Abstract

Reviews several fiction books. `At the Wall of the Almighty,' by Farnoosh Moshiri; `Exile,' by Padraic O Conaire; `Monsieur Ouine,' by Georges Bernanos; `Animal Triste,' by Monika Maron.

Published
2000

16. Fiction Notes.

Subjects
FICTION
Abstract

Reviews several fiction books. `Double Double,' by Jose Yglesias; `Anything But Love,' by Gustavo Perez; `Master of Destiny,' by Angela Drake.

Published
2000

17. Fiction Notes.

Subjects
FICTION
Abstract

Reviews several fiction books. `Caesar: The Life Story of a Panda-Leopard,' by Patrick O'Brian; `Henry Plummer,' by Frank Bird Linderman; `Pestilence,' by William Owens Roberts.

Published
2000

18. FICTION NOTES.

Subjects
FICTION, BIBLIOGRAPHY
Abstract

Deals with several fiction books. First draft of F. Scott Fitzgerald's `The Great Gatsby'; English translation of `Three Tales of Love and Death'; Rerelease of `Masters of Atlantis.'

Published
2000

19. Fiction NOTES.

Subjects
FICTION
Abstract

Reviews several fiction books. `Dictionary of Modern Anguish,' by R.M. Berry; `Body Work,' by Hollis Seamon; `His Monkey Wife,' by John Collier; `Wake Up Dead,' by Christopher Bonn Jonnes.

Published
2000

20. Revisiting THE SCENE OF THE CRIME.

Author

Frederick, Heather Vogel

Subjects
FICTION, PUBLISHING
Abstract

Reflects on the changes in the publishing of mystery books in the 1990s. Trends in the next 10 years; Growth of the genre; Philosophical view on the direction of the business. INSETS: Mysteries on the Net;Partners in Crime.

Published
2000

21. Fiction NOTES.

Subjects
FICTION, BIBLIOGRAPHY
Abstract

Presents list of fiction books. `Before Scarlett: Girlhood Writings of Margaret Mitchell,' edited by Jane Eskridge; `The Slum,' by Aluisio Azevedo; `Widening the Road,' by Fred Bonnie.

Published
2000

22. Mystery NOTES.

Subjects
FICTION
Abstract

Features several fiction books. `Second Chair,' by William Manchee; `The Crossbow Murder,' by Wayne Minnick; `The Dolomite Solution,' by Trevor Scott.

Published
2000

23. Fiction NOTES: August Publications.

Subjects
FICTION
Abstract

Offers information on several books released in August 2000. `The Granny,' by Brendan O'Carroll; `The Silence,' by Jens Bjorneboe; `Dancing in Damascus,' by Nancy Lindisfarne.

Published
2000

24. Pwforecasts: Fiction.

Subjects
FICTION
Abstract

Reviews several books about fiction. `New Stories From the South: The Year's Best, 2000,' edited by Shannon Ravenel; `Wild Kids: Two Novels About Growing Up,' by Chang Ta-Chun and translated by Michael Berry; `Dead and Gone,' by Andrew Vachss.

Published
2000

25. FICTION NOTES.

Subjects
FICTION
Abstract

Reviews several fiction books. `A Feast in the Mirror, Stories by Contemporary Iranian Women,' translated and edited by Mohammad Mehdi Khorrami and Shouleh Vatanabadi; `Kings of Albion,' by Jullia Rathbone; `Adam's Will,' by Steven M. Greenberg.

Published
2000

26. The First Fiction Scene.

Author

Dahlin, Robert

Subjects
FICTION, BIBLIOGRAPHY
Abstract

Focuses on several fiction books. `The Aerialist,' by Richard Schmitt; `The Sugar Island,' by Ivonne Lamazares; `Robbers,' by Christopher Cook.

Published
2000

27. forecasts: Fiction.

Subjects
FICTION
Abstract

Reviews several fiction books. `Light Action in the Caribbean,' by Barry Lopez; `A Christmas Wedding,' by Andrew M. Greeley; `The Aerialist,' by Richard Schmitt.

Published
2000

28. Fiction NOTES.

Subjects
FICTION
Abstract

Reviews several fiction books. `Lords of the Two lands Egyptian,' by Pauline Gedge; `Inca: The Scarlet Fringe,' by Suzanne Alles Blom; `Chancellorsville,' by James Reasoner; `The King's Cat, by Klaus Lindner.

Published
2000

29. Fiction NOTES.

Subjects
FICTION
Abstract

Reviews several fiction books. `Letters From Cleo and Tyrone,' by L. Virginia Brown and Linda Hamner; `Parallel Truths,' by Robert Erniger; `Prescription for Creed,' by Philip W. Hurst and J. Willis Hurst; `A Month in the Country,' by J. L. Carr.

Published
2000

30. SF/Fantasy/Horror NOTES.

Subjects
FICTION
Abstract

Reviews several fiction books. `The Independent Command,' by James Doohan and S.M. Sterling; `Triskell Tales: Twenty-two Years of Chapbooks,' by Charles de Lint; `Thirteen Phantasms & Other Stories,' by James P. Blaylock.

Published
2000

31. Fiction NOTES.

Subjects
FICTION
Abstract

Lists several fiction books that have been released in the United States in November 2000. `Special Interest,' by Chris Benson; `Through the Picture Tube,' by Patrick Grady; `Carnal Nation: Brave New Sex Fictions,' by Sky Gilbert.

Published
2000

32. December Publications.

Subjects
FICTION
Abstract

Features several fiction books released in December 2000. `The Song of the Distant Root,' by Elizabeth Subercaseaux; `The Celtic Ring,' by Bjorn Larsson; `Puppet,' by Margarita Cota-Cardenas.

Published
2000

33. Fiction NOTES.

Subjects
FICTION
Abstract

Focuses on several fiction books. `The Wooden Sea,' by Jonathan Carroll; `Code Name: Fire Ant,' by Roland J. Bishop; `Sanin,' by Mikhail Artsybashev.

Published
2000

34. Fiction NOTES.

Subjects
FICTION
Abstract

Reviews several fiction books. `The Fire of Origins,' by Emmanuel Dongala; `Ain't No River,' by Sharon Ewell Foster; `Whatever Happened to Dulce Veiga?,' by Caio Fernando Abreu.

Published
2000

35. FAT BALD JEFF (Book Review).

Author

Zaleski, Jeff

Subjects
FAMILIES, FICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book `Fat Bald Jeff,' by Leslie Stella.

Published
2001

36. THE STONE OF LIGHT (Book Review).

Author

Zaleski, Jeff

Subjects
FICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book `The Stone of Light, Volume III: Paneb the Ardent,' by Christian Jacq.

Published
2001

37. GABRIEL'S EYE (Book Review).

Author

Zaleski, Jeff

Subjects
MAN-woman relationships, FICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book `Gabriel's Eye,' by C.W. Smith.

Published
2001

38. REAL FOR ME (Book Review).

Author

Zaleski, Jeff

Subjects
FICTION, ROMANCE fiction
Abstract

Reviews the book `Real for Me,' by Eric E. Pete.

Published
2001

39. THE DARK REMAINS (Book Review).

Author

Zaleski, Jeff and Cannon, Peter

Subjects
FANTASY (Psychology), FICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book `The Dark Remains: Book Three of the Last Rune,' by Mark Anthony.

Published
2001

40. ROBIN'S HOME (Book Review).

Author

Zaleski, Jeff, Roback, Diane, Brown, Jennifer M., and Britton, Jason

Subjects
FICTION, ROBINS
Abstract

Reviews the book `Robin's Home,' by Jeannine Atkins, illustrated by Candace Whitman.

Published
2001

41. RUFFERELLA (Book Review).

Author

Zaleski, Jeff, Roback, Diane, Brown, Jennifer M., and Britton, Jason

Subjects
PETS, FICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book `Rufferella,' by Vanessa Gill-Brown, illustrated by Mandy Stanley.

Published
2001

42. THE THREE LITTLE PIGS (Book Review).

Author

Zaleski, Jeff, Roback, Diane, Brown, Jennifer M., and Britton, Jason

Subjects
ANIMALS, FICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book `The Three Little Pigs,' by David Wiesner.

Published
2001

44. AUNT RACHEL'S FUR (Book Review).

Author

Zaleski, Jeff

Subjects
FAMILIES, FICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book `Aunt Rachel's Fur,' translated by Raymond Federman from the French version by Patricia Privat-Stanley.

Published
2001

47. MARVIN THE TAP-DANCING HORSE (Book Review).

Author

Zaleski, Jeff, Roback, Diane, Brown, Jennifer M., and Britton, Jason

Subjects
HORSES, FICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book `Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse,' by Betty Paraskevas, illustrated by Michael Paraskevas.

Published
2001

48. LIZARDS, FROGS, AND POLLIWOGS (Book Review).

Author

Zaleski, Jeff, Roback, Diane, Brown, Jennifer M., and Britton, Jason

Subjects
CHILDREN'S literature, FICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book `Lizards, Frogs, and Polliwogs,' by Douglas Florian.

Published
2001

49. ONE PUPPY, THREE TALES (Book Review).

Author

Zaleski, Jeff, Roback, Diane, Brown, Jennifer M., and Britton, Jason

Subjects
PUPPIES, FICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book `One Puppy, Three Tales,' by Karen Salmansohn.

Published
2001

50. The Prodigy (Book Review).

Author

Zaleski, Jeff

Subjects
FICTION, SUSPENSE fiction
Abstract

Reviews the book `The Prodigy: A Novel of Suspense,' by Alton Gansky.

Published
2001