J. D. Landis, Author . Ballantine $24.95 (400p) ISBN 978-0-345-45006-7
The flooding of a New England town sets the stage for this endlessly inventive gothic novel, an overstuffed, antic and spooky effort by veteran editor and award-winning novelist Landis (Longing; Lying in Bed). In 1938, strong-minded Mount Holyoke...
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J. D. Landis, Author Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill $19.95 (294p) ISBN 978-1-56512-068-6
Landis, former editor-in-chief at William Morrow (where he published writers like Robert Pirsig and Richard Powers, a possible clue to his offbeat mindset), is presenting this as his first novel, although he has written other adult and children's...
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J. D. Landis, Author Starfire $3.5 (0p) ISBN 978-0-553-28860-5
This comic look at the vicissitudes of the dating game stars Rosie, who can't seem to snag the boy she really wants; in PW 's words, ``The description of teen boys' kisses is hilariously, achingly perceptive.'' Ages 12-up. (Mar.)
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J. D. Landis, Author Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) $26 (464p) ISBN 978-0-15-100453-9
The tempestuous marriage of Robert and Clara Schumann has inspired many a biographer, but Landis (Lying in Bed) translates the familiar tale into glorious fiction, re-choreographing history in this finely crafted shadowbox of a novel. In the 1830s...
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J. D. Landis, Author HarperCollins Publishers $13.95 (280p) ISBN 978-0-06-023721-9
From its opening sentence, this novel (by the author of Joey and the Girls ) never misses a single, driving beat. Landis captures the essence of rock 'n' roll life and music while telling a moving tale of a 16-year-old's growth to maturity and self-k
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J. D. Landis, Author Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers $13.95 (183p) ISBN 978-0-553-05847-5
Giddy 16-year-old Rosie's universe revolves around one thing only: boys. It doesn't matter what they look like, as long as they're cute and they like her enough to ask her for a date. One date, however, is all that interests Rosie, who confides all...
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