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FICTION

Released: Feb. 2, 1998

BLACK AND BLUE

by Anna Quindlen

"A book to read and savor. (Author tour)"

Pulitzerwinning columnist and novelist Quindlen (One True Thing, 1994, etc.) now takes a talk-show staplespousal abuseand gives it a compelling immediacy in a refreshingly wise and truth- telling novel about life and marriage. Read full book review >

FICTION

Released: Sept. 13, 1994

ONE TRUE THING

by Anna Quindlen

"When Quindlen gets it right—which is often—she places herself in the league of Mary Gordon and Sue Miller."

If literature were judged solely by its ability to elicit strong emotions, columnist-cum-novelist Quindlen (Object Lessons, 1991) would win another Pulitzer for this wrenching, albeit flawed fiction. Read full book review >

NONFICTION

Released: April 1, 1993

THINKING OUT LOUD: ON THE PERSONAL, THE POLITICAL, THE PUBLIC, AND THE PRIVATE

by Anna Quindlen

"Until the quota increases past one, here's a way for more readers to fall in love with at least one woman's very personal brand of passion."

In her second collection of New York Times pieces, Quindlen (Object Lessons, 1991, etc.) lets loose with her trademark intelligence, fervor, and personal focus on topics ranging from the Gulf War through absent fathers to the controversy over abortion. ``But is it really necessary for you to wear your gender on your sleeve?,'' an eager young journalist once asked the author. Read full book review >

Cover art for THE TREE THAT CAME TO STAY

CHILDREN'S

Released: Oct. 1, 1992

THE TREE THAT CAME TO STAY

by Anna Quindlen, illustrated by Nancy Carpenter

"The events are unexceptional, but narrated with grace and a good sense of childhood's pleasures (though none of its conflicts or frustrations); the soft, realistic color illustrations appealingly depict a snowy, old-fashioned northeastern Christmas. (Picture book. 4-8)"

In her first picture book, the well-known columnist tells a bland but warmhearted story: a nice family with three young children choose their Christmas tree at a farm and happily decorates it together; when the children feel sad about putting the tree out with the trash, Mom comes up with an ingenious way to hold onto its lingering fragrance—a basketful of needles that will keep the gradually diminishing Christmas smell. Read full book review >

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