Fall 2001 Trade Paperbacks: Literary Criticism & Essays

BROADWAY BOOKS
With Love and Squalor: Fourteen Writers Respond to the Work of J.D. Salinger (Sept., $12.95), edited by Kip Kotzen and Thomas Beller. This commentary on Salinger's writings celebrates the 50th anniversary of the publication of The Catcher in the Rye.

CAMBRIDGE UNIV. PRESS
Jacques Derrida and the Humanities: A Critical Reader (Jan.; $22.95, cloth $64.95) by Tom Cohen investigates the role of Derrida's work in the humanities. Ad/promo.

CONTINUUM
J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter Novels by Philip Nel and Barbara Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible (Sept., $9.95 each) by Linda Wagner-Martin are two titles in the Continuum Contemporaries series, meant for book club and reading group use.

DA CAPO PRESS
The Nat Hentoff Reader (Oct., $16.50) by Nat Hentoff collects the author's writings over the past 20 years on such topics as jazz, politics and American thought.

GRAYWOLF PRESS
After Confession: Poetry As Autobiography (Oct., $17.95), edited by Kate Sontag and David Graham, examines the lyric "I"--the boundaries between literal and emotional truth, memory and imagination, narcissism and revelation. Advertising.

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
The Best American Essays 2001 (Oct.; $13, cloth $27), edited by Kathleen Norris, compiles essays on a variety of topics. 50,000 first paper printing.
Reprint: The Best American Essays of the Century (Nov., $18), edited by Joyce Carol Oates. 40,000 first printing.

NOVELLO FESTIVAL PRESS
'Tis the Season: The Gift of Holiday Memories (Oct., $15.95), edited by Tom Peacock, rounds up essays that explore bittersweet memories of the winter holidays.

PICADOR
Reprint: Hooking Up (Oct., $13) by Tom Wolfe. Advertising.

PLUTO PRESS
Sade: The Libertine Novels (Sept.; $22.50, cloth $69.95) by John Phillipe provides an introduction to the Marquis de Sade's most notorious novels.

PUBLIC AFFAIRS
The Best American Magazine Writing 2001 (Sept., $15) by the American Society of Magazine Editors, edited by Harold M. Evans, collects writing by the winners and nominees for the National Magazine Awards. Advertising. Author publicity.

REYNOLDS & HEARN
(dist. by Trafalgar Square)
The Guide to Middle Earth: The Unauthorized Guide to the Work of J.R.R. Tolkien (Oct., $13.95) by Iain Lowson, Peter MacKenzie and Keith Marshall is a handbook on the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

SPCK
Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings (Dec., $10.95) by Colin Duriez is a guide to the saga.

THIRD WORLD PRESS
Role Call: A Generational Anthology of Social and Political Black Literature (Oct.; $24.95, cloth $39.95), edited by Tony Medina, Samiya A. Bashir, Q. Ali Lansana and Jiton Sharmayne Davidson, compiles essays, poetry and fiction focusing on such issues as race, sexuality, education and spirituality.

THREE RIVERS PRESS
War of the Words: The VLS Anthology of Writing on Contemporary Issues (Oct., $14), edited by Joy Press, collects criticism that has appeared in the Voice Literary Supplement since its 1981 debut. Ad/promo. Author publicity.

UNIV. PRESS OF KENTUCKY
Lord of the Rings: The Mythology of Power, Rev. Ed. (Oct., $19.95) and Tolkien's Art: A Mythology for England, Rev. Ed. (Nov., $19.95) by Jane Chance each contain one-third new text.

UNIV. PRESS OF VIRGINIA
The Origins of African American Literature: A History of the African American Literary Presence, 1680-1865 (Dec., $19.50) by Dickson D. Bruce Jr. argues that early African-American writers produced widely read commentaries on American ideals.
Nature

ANTHROPOSOPHIC PRESS/BELL POND BOOKS
The Holy Order of Water: Healing Earth's Waters and Ourselves (Oct., $18) by William E. Marks names water as the mediator between life and death, the physical and spiritual worlds.

CAMBRIDGE UNIV. PRESS
The Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring the Real State of the World (Sept.; $27.95, cloth $69.95) by Bjorn Lomborg argues that the global environment has actually improved. Ad/promo. Author publicity.

FULCRUM
Six-Legged Sex: The Erotic Lives of Bugs (Sept., $17.95) by James K. Wangberg, illus. by Marjorie C. Leggitt, reveals the sexual behavior of insects.

HARVARD UNIV. PRESS
Millions of Monarchs, Bunches of Beetles: How Bugs Find Strength in Numbers (Oct., $16.95) by Gilbert Waldbauer examines group behavior and the social lives of an array of bugs.

JOHNSON BOOKS
Defending Our Wildlife Heritage: The Life and Times of a Special Agent (Sept., $18) by Terry Grosz is the story of a wildlife conservation law enforcement officer.

MENASHA RIDGE PRESS
Dangerous Wildlife in the Southeast (Oct.) and Dangerous Wildlife in the Mid-Atlantic (Dec., $22.95 each) by F. Lynne Bachleda introduce plants and animals harmful to people. Advertising. Author tour.

MILKWEED EDITIONS
Arctic Refuge: A Circle of Testimony (Sept., $14), compiled by Hank Lentfer and Carolyn Servid, presents debates about drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

W.W. NORTON
State of the World 2002 (Jan.; $15.95, cloth $29.95) by the Worldwatch Institute analyzes current global environmental problems.

PHANES PRESS
The Voice of the Earth: An Exploration of Ecopsychology (Oct.; $19.95, cloth $35) by Theodore Roszak explores the relationship between the human psyche and the larger world. Advertising.

RED DEER PRESS
Buffalo: Sacred & Sacrificed (Oct., $14.95) by Grant MacEwan chronicles the efforts of early conservationists to protect the plains animal.
RIO NUEVO PUBLISHERS
(dist. by Gem Guides)
Hummingbirds of the American West (Oct., $9.95) by Lynn Hassler Kaufman describes the habits and habitats of various species of hummingbirds.
Cacti of the Desert Southwest (Oct., $9.95) by Meg Quinn focuses on 86 types.

SASQUATCH BOOKS
Mount Rainier: Adventures and Views (Oct., $19.95) by John Harlin III, photos by James Martin, offers a portrait of this majestic peak.

SCHOLARLY RESOURCES
So Glorious a Landscape: Nature and the Environment in American History and Culture (Oct., $19.95) by Chris J. Magoc collects essays that trace changes in the American landscape from the 17th century to the present. Ad/promo.

STACKPOLE BOOKS
Wilderness Living (Sept., $16.95) by Gregory J. Davenport is a guide to a long-term stay in the wilderness.

UNIV. OF GEORGIA PRESS
City Wilds: Essays and Stories About Urban Nature (Feb.; $19.95, cloth $45), edited by Terrell Dixon, collects writings about the nature found in cities.

UNIV. OF IOWA PRESS
Mountains of Memory: A Fire Lookout's Life in the River of No Return Wilderness (Nov., $19.95) by Don Scheese recounts a fire lookout's long season on the Idaho River.
Landscape with Figures: Nature and Culture in New England (Nov., $19.95) by Kent C. Ryden offers a personal meditation on the connection between nature and culture.

UNIV. OF WASHINGTON PRESS
Fire: A Brief History (Oct., $18.95) by Stephen J. Pyne traces the history of fire from prehistoric times to the present.
WILLOW CREEK PRESS
Common Birds of North America: An Expanded Guidebook, Eastern and Midwest (Sept., $22.50 each) by James D. Wilson. An ornithologist identifies and discusses the habits of the most commonly viewed birds.

ZONE BOOKS
Wonders and the Order of Nature, 1150-1750 (Sept., $24) by Lorraine Daston and Katharine Park discusses how early European naturalists used oddities and marvels to explain the natural world.