100 Notable Books of 2008

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Notable Children's Books

In the past month I've been particularly intrigued by what I've heard about:
2666 by Roberto Bolaño. "A maddening, alluring, wild and woolly five-part magnum opus from a Chilean-born literary superstar who wrote as if his life depended on it - ( Read more... )

Title: The Real Cool Killers
By: Chester Himes (Random House, 145 pp., 1955)
Concerning: Harlem police detectives Coffin Ed Johnson and Gravedigger Jones investigate a fatal shooting and discover a youth gang called “The Real Cool Moslems” and a fraught personal connection to Coffin Ed.
Quote: “Both of the two men rose with alacrity, picked up ( Read more... )