Mid-Life Confidential: The Rock Bottom Remainders Tour America with Three Chords and an Attitude

Amy Tan, Stephen King, Dave Marsh. Plume Books, $12.95 (240pp) ISBN 978-0-452-27459-4

Marsh documents the adventures of 15 well-known writers, including Matt Groening, Stephen King, Amy Tan and himself, who formed a rock group and toured the East Coast. (Aug.)

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