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Pushing the envelope
"In Search of Adventure," a new anthology, is like any trip: A mix of sleepless nights and epiphanies.
True Gore
Gore Vidal picks five favorite postwar novels, including one by ... Gore Vidal.
Passion and possibility
Laurie Gough's "Kite Strings of the Southern Cross" poignantly depicts the pleasures and perils of wanderlust.
In play
A legendary newspaperman picks five sports novels that really hit home.
"Carpet" and other tales
A magic carpet in a hotel room, a safari gone astray, a mysterious mission, a map mishap -- four excerpts take unexpected twists.
Wanderings in the world of imagination
The surreal tales in Barry Yourgrau's "Haunted Traveller" embody some hard-won real-world truths.
World English
The author of "Gain" and "The Gold Bug Variations" picks five novels from the edge of a new language.
Expatriates on Japan
In his new book, T.R. Reid follows a grand tradition: Western writers evoking and explaining daily life in their adopted home.
L.A. stories
The author of "The Sea Came in at Midnight" recommends five great contemporary novels about Los Angeles.
Frances Mayes and the riches of Tuscany
The poet-turned-memoirist talks about Italy, writing and how a bestseller changed her life.
Overlooked
Five direly underappreciated U.S. novels >1960.
Lonely Planet's hidden passion
Guidebook pioneer publishes Eric Newby collection, prepares to launch three new series.
Short list
The author of "Bad Behavior" picks her five favorite short stories.
Better _ead than _uck
New ABC books are breathing life into an old genre by making letters vanish, get lost and pop up in unexpected places.
Censorship and sensibility
I used to tell my daughter she could read anything she wanted -- until she took me up on the offer.
The man who loved books in Turkey
For Lisa Michaels, an encounter with a book-starved shopkeeper in Turkey provides a new perspective on literary packing.
Mothers who read
Reading is the one thing worth staying up all night for -- but only if you find the right book.
Time for one thing: Time for the Times
An ode to relaxing with the Sunday New York Times
Christmas Books
The naughty, the nice and the nauseating. Snowed in by the spawn of The Christmas Box.
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