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On the critic's reading list: Naipaul, Sorensen and Tarbell

What I've been reading: "Counselor: A Life at the Edge of History" By Ted Sorensen Harper, $27.95 Looking back on his 80 years of a life marked by responsibility, loyalty and circumspection, the ... (05/11/2008)

'Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation,' by Cokie Roberts

She calls it history's "other half." ... (05/11/2008)

Books

Book Reviews: Tales show choices and their consequences (05/06/2008)
PEN/Faulkner finalists have Pittsburgh ties (05/06/2008)
New Yinzer adds music to readings (05/06/2008)
Worthwhile nonfiction books for kids (05/06/2008)
One man's plan to rescue book reviewing (05/04/2008)
'Bonk' by Mary Roach (05/04/2008)
'Dictation' by Cynthia Ozick (05/04/2008)
'Sleeping It Off in Rapid City' by August Kleinzahler (05/04/2008)
Partnerships mark new season of American Shorts (05/04/2008)
Poetry reading Saturday (05/04/2008)
England celebrating Ian Fleming's centennial (05/04/2008)
Readers, writers celebrate mysteries (05/02/2008)
Doctor's book provides a kid's-eye view of cosmetic surgery (04/30/2008)
Book News: Author's mountain of work melds history and fiction (04/29/2008)
Author says the secret to success in business is keeping people happy (04/28/2008)
Literary notes from the road (04/27/2008)
Circling the bases: New baseball book lineup full of surprises (04/27/2008)
'Greenspan's Bubbles: The Age of Ignorance at the Federal Reserve' By William A. Fleckenstein with Frederick Sheehan (04/27/2008)
A brace of whodunits: (04/27/2008)
Popular author provides guide about pregnancy experience (04/23/2008)
Bookstore and poet in war of words over reading (04/22/2008)
My Generation: New picture books for toddler's reading time (04/22/2008)
Celebrating a 'living literary legend' (04/20/2008)
Don't know much about history (04/20/2008)
'Unaccustomed Earth' by Jhumpa Lahiri (04/20/2008)
'The Third Angel' by Alice Hoffman (04/20/2008)
For love and money (04/18/2008)
Book Review: 'Last chance chance' by Fiona Maazel (04/15/2008)
Fantasy series opening new chapters for author John Flanagan (04/15/2008)
A fascinating look at Pluto (04/15/2008)
Harry Potter author Rowling in federal court: 'I don't want to cry' (04/14/2008)
Whitman helped end poetry 'lite' (04/13/2008)
'Throes of Democracy: The American Civil War Era, 1829-1877' by Walter A. McDougall (04/13/2008)
Robert Frost has novelist's sympathy in this new story about his life (04/13/2008)
Remembering, reconnecting, Bidart reveals himself (04/13/2008)
Art and war clash in tender Barker story (04/13/2008)
Novelist, Pitt historian form unusual bond (04/08/2008)
Venture into R.L. Stine's 'HorrorLand' -- if you dare! (04/08/2008)
TV Review: PBS provides puzzle pieces to enigmatic writer Hurston (04/08/2008)
Duquesne U. dean's book tells how church dealt with pedophile priests (04/07/2008)
Brian Turner reading launches Poetry Month (04/06/2008)
'Bad Money' by Kevin Phillips (04/06/2008)
'Sorrows of an American' by Suri Hustvedt (04/06/2008)
'The Blue Star' by Tony Earley (04/06/2008)
'The Last Lecture' by Randy Pausch/Jeffrey Zaslow (04/06/2008)
Happy 50th to the peace sign (04/04/2008)
Drue Heinz Lecture: Food adventurer Bourdain shows biting wit (04/01/2008)
My Generation: Award-winning novels use historical themes (04/01/2008)
Book Review: In 19th century New England, creative lives flower and intertwine (03/30/2008)
Book review: Baltimore as intriguing as ever in latest adventure of Tess Monaghan (03/30/2008)
Book Review: Plot develops at snail's pace in new Alex Delaware mystery (03/30/2008)
Our Chinese food made with red, white and blue flavor (03/30/2008)
Book Review: Sex tour goes awry in thoughtful, funny novel (03/30/2008)
Entrepreneur finds possibilities problems are vast when doing business in China (03/30/2008)
'One Book' picks Fred Rogers title (03/25/2008)
R.L. Stine returns with 'HorrorLand' series' (03/25/2008)
Children's Corner: 20 questions for Jeanette Winterson (03/25/2008)
'The 10-Cent Plague: The Great Comic Book Scare and How It Changed America' by David Hajdu (03/23/2008)
'Lush Life' by Richard Price (03/23/2008)
Separating fact from fiction is author's job (03/23/2008)
Before the parades (03/23/2008)
Book News: British literary winner to speak (03/18/2008)
Book Reviews: Having fun with history (03/18/2008)
Children's Corner: An inspiration for children's books (03/18/2008)
Lit life survives politics (03/16/2008)
'Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy and the West' by Benazir Bhutto (03/16/2008)
Master craftsmen at work (03/16/2008)
HBO miniseries remains faithful to 'John Adams' (03/16/2008)
NPR's Simon to discuss book on Chicago politics here (03/14/2008)
Gratitude that's truly noteworthy (03/12/2008)
TV producer puts funny spin on his memoir (03/11/2008)
My Generation book review: It's Greek to me (03/11/2008)
Children's Corner: A toy bear's big anniversary (03/11/2008)
Broadway music star Peters pursues a doggy-dog life (03/11/2008)
Bookseller settles discrimination case for $180,000 (03/11/2008)
How to torpedo your career (03/10/2008)
A hoax? Nah, just a memoir (03/09/2008)
'American-Made: The Enduring Legacy of the WPA' by Nick Taylor (03/09/2008)
'Song Yet Sung' by James McBride (03/09/2008)
Mean foggy streets of 1950s Dublin inspire John Banville (03/09/2008)
Democrats, Republicans skewered in books of stupid quotes (03/05/2008)
Poetry Forum presents readings at Carnegie Library (03/05/2008)
Audubon's 'Birds' now in flock on one Web site (03/04/2008)
Book Review: 'Sweethearts' delves into teens' heartbreaking world (03/04/2008)
Children's Corner: 'Diaries' author Meg Cabot reaches out to younger princesses (03/04/2008)
Sewickley native steps up for peace in 6-month crusade (03/04/2008)
'Negro League Baseball' brings an era alive (03/03/2008)
'The Age of American Unreason' by Susan Jacoby (03/02/2008)
'The Telephone Gambit: Chasing Alexander Graham Bell's Secret' by Seth Shulman (03/02/2008)
'Coal River' by Michael Shnayerson (03/02/2008)
Free WiFi to go on Downtown (03/02/2008)
Journey to faith: Writer Anne Lamott shares her life lessons this weekend (02/28/2008)
The Catch 22 of Iraq: Pitt law professor's book recalls trying experiences in 'Mesopotamia' (02/27/2008)
Book Reviews: 'Spare Wife' falls shy of sympathetic (02/26/2008)

'A Remarkable Mother,' by Jimmy Carter

On her 70th birthday, Lillian Carter wrote a letter to her family from India, where she was serving as a nurse in the Peace Corps. ... (05/11/2008)

'Save the Last Dance,' by Gerald Stern

There's a distinctly incantatory quality to Gerald Stern's verse. Not that there's anything high-falutin' about it. ... (05/11/2008)

'Red Sugar,' by Jan Beatty

Pittsburgh poet Jan Beatty is a blue-collar bard, noted for writing bluntly in passionate, sometimes raw language, of waitresses and junkies, miners and steelworkers, not to mention sex, drugs, ... (05/11/2008)

'The Host,' by Stephenie Meyer