“Anne Frank” by Francine Prose combines literary gossip and historical facts to lay claim to the belief that the young WWII icon was nothing short of a literary genius.
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32“Inseminating the Elephant”
Lucia Perillo echoes Sylvia Plath in “Inseminating the Elephant,” a collection of poems that blend tragedy with wit and humor.
33“Jeff in Venice, Death in Varnasi”
“Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi” is a brilliant satire vacillating between ancient and modern worlds and tribulations.
34“Chronic City”
Jonathan Lethem pens a hilarious cultural satire that captures, with brilliance and wit, the essence of New York.
35“The Lost City of Z”
David Grann mixes fact and conjecture to tell the story of Percy Fawcett, the Victorian explorer lost in the Amazon rainforest and—until now—in the pages of history.
36“William Trevor: Selected Stories”
William Trevor’s stories have been admired for years, and now they’re collected in one volume, Selected Stories (Penguin Group, 2010).
37“Never-Ending Birds”
“Never-Ending Birds” by David Baker covers all the topics that make great poetry with sweeping Midwestern landscapes and stories of childhood, loss, and new loves.
38“True Compass”
Published less than a month after his death, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy’s memoir, “True Compass” pays homage to the family and political life he loved.
39“Game Change”
By Katherine J. Chen
on June 10, 2010
in Books 100 > Politics and Current Events
Ranked #39 in Books 100
Ranked #39 in Books 100
Politicians are exposed in “Game Change,” Mark Halperin and John Heilemann’s juicy amalgam of White House gossip and scandalous stories.
40“Sag Harbor”
Colson Whitehead’s semi-autobiographical novel features a boy named Benji and his family’s summer in the Hamptons.