KAPLAN PUBLISHING

(dist. by S&S)

The Soul of Medicine: Tales from the Bedside (Apr., $26.95) by Sherwin B. Nuland. The National Book Award—winning doctor shares anecdotes from his medical career. 50,000 first printing.

PRINCETON UNIV. PRESS

Notes on Sontag (May, $16.95) by Phillip Lopate considers the author/activist's achievements and limitations.

PUBLICAFFAIRS

The Years of Talking Dangerously (Mar., $18.95) by Geoffrey Nunberg collects meditations on everything from political buzzwords to English 2.0.

UNIV. OF IOWA PRESS

First We Read, Then We Write: Emerson on the Creative Process (Mar., $19.95) by Robert D. Richardson distills the transcendentalist's advice on the subject.

UNIV. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE PRESS

(dist. by UPNE)

Maid as Muse: How Servants Changed Emily Dickinson's Life and Language (May, $30) by Aífe Murray establishes the workers' impact on the poet's life and writing.

UNIV. PRESS OF MISSISSIPPI

Occasions: Selected Writings (Mar., $35) by Eudora Welty, edited by Pearl Amelia McHaney, gathers stories, essays, tributes and humor.

VANGUARD PRESS

Life Is Like a Sailboat: Selected Writings on Life and Living from thePhiladelphia Inquirer (May, $25.95) by John Grogan culls more than 80 newspaper articles.