Emma Donoghue: By the Book
The author of
"Frog Music" was happy to hear that President Obama bought her novel
"Room," but admits: "I'm tormented by the notion that it's still
in a groaning pile of books by his bed."
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'The Voyage'
By MURRAY BAIL
Reviewed by JAMES McNAMARA
In Murray
Bail's novel, an Australian tinkerer ventures to Europe to revolutionize
classical music.
'Worst. Person. Ever.'
By DOUGLAS COUPLAND
Reviewed by B. J. NOVAK
A gleefully
mean cameraman lands a reality TV assignment on a remote Pacific island.
'John Wayne: The Life and Legend'
By SCOTT EYMAN
Reviewed by PETER BOGDANOVICH
A biography
surveys the career of Marion Robert Morrison, who turned himself into a legend.
'Wonderkid'
By WESLEY STACE
Reviewed by LUCINDA ROSENFELD
A British
band is transformed into a toddler sensation in this novel.
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