BALLANTINE
The Smiles of Rome (Mar., $14.95), edited by Susan Cahill, collects writing about the eternal city from ancient times to the present.
BASIC BOOKS
Bookmark Now: A Collection of All Original Essays from Today's (and Tomorrow's) Young Authors on the State of the Art—and the Art of the Hustle—in the Age of Information Overload (June, $14.95), edited by Kevin Smokler. Writers discuss the future of literature. Ad/promo. Author tour.
CHECKMARK BOOKS
120 Banned Books: Censorship Histories of World Literature (July, $22.95) by Nicholas J. Karolides, Margaret Bald and Dawn B. Sova traces the censorship histories of 120 works worldwide, from the Bible to Fahrenheit 451.
NEW YORK UNIV. PRESS
New York Stories: The Best of theNew York Times
City Section (May, $17.95), edited by Constance Rosenblum, plucks stories about New York City from the City Section of the Times.
W.W. NORTON
How to Be a Man: Scenes from a Protracted Boyhood (July, $14.95) by Thomas Beller. The founder of www.mrbellersneighborhood.com and Open City magazine, and author of The Sleep-Over Artist, muses on the state of masculinity.
PERSEA BOOKS
The Resilient Writer, Tales of Rejection and Triumph by Twenty-three Top Authors (Mar., $14.95) by Catherine Wald. Successful authors talk about conquering the demon of rejection.
RIVERHEAD
Othello,
The Tempest (both Mar.) and
King Lear (July, $10 each) by Harold Bloom. The literary critic writes about the world's greatest writer.
Sleepaway (June, $14), edited by Eric Simonoff, anthologizes essays about summer camp from writers such as David Sedaris and Margaret Atwood.
SASQUATCH BOOKS
More Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason (May, $16.95) by Nancy Pearl. The noted librarian offers a new recommended reading list.
TEXAS TECH UNIV. PRESS
Writing on the Wind: An Anthology of West Texas Women Writers (May, $21.95), edited by Lou Halsell Rodenberger, Laura Payne Butler and Jacqueline Kolosov, covers hardships, friendship and sandstorms.
UNIV. OF ARIZONA PRESS
Conversations with Ilan Stavans: Ilan Stavans Talks with... (Apr., $19.95), edited by Ilan Stavans. The host of PBS's La Plaza interviews Latino intellectuals and artists.
UNIV. OF MISSOURI PRESS
Indian Summer: Musings on the Gift of Life (June, $19.95) by Sam Pickering implores readers to appreciate life to the fullest.
