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Here are the titles reviewed in this week’s web-only, freely-accessible Library Journal Xpress Reviews section. (Remember, there’s that handy-dandy RSS feed!). Also, we always welcome suggestions, comments, praise, criticisms, kittens, rainbows, and flowers.

Xpress Reviews for Week of Apr. 24, 2007
** - means that it is a starred title

FICTION
Abani, Chris. The Virgin of Flames. Penguin.

Hall, Oakley. Love and War in California. Thomas Dunne Bks: St. Martin’s.

Leonard, Elmore. Up in Honey’s Room. Morrow.

Pradhan, Monica. The Hindi-Bindi Club. Bantam.

NONFICTION
Axelrod, Alan. Blooding at Great Meadows: Young George Washington and the Battle That Shaped the Man. Running Pr.

Ford, Anne with John-Richard Thompson. On Their Own: Creating an Independent Future for Your Adult Child with Learning Disabilities and ADHD. Newmarket.

Sarig, Roni. Third Coast: Outkast, Timbaland, and How Hip-Hop Became a Southern Thing. Da Capo.

GRAPHIC NOVELS
Bagge, Peter. Buddy Does Jersey: The Complete Buddy Bradley Stories from “Hate” Comics. Vol. 3 (1994–98). Fantagraphics.

Bendis, Brian Michael (text) & Steve McNiven & Mike Deodato. The New Avengers. Vol. 4: The Collective. Marvel.

The Duchess of Northumberland (text) & Colin Simpson (illus.). The Poison Diaries. Abrams.

Kisaragi, Hirotaka. Innocent Bird. Vol. 1. BLU: Tokyopop.

Kuwabara, Yuko. Alcohol, Shirt & Kiss. Juné: Digital Manga.

Lapham, David. Silverfish. Vertigo: DC Comics.

Lien-Cooper, Barb & Park Cooper (text) & Jimmy Bott (illus.). Half Dead. Dabel Brothers: Marvel.

Sakuishi, Harold. Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad. Vol. 7. Tokyopop.

**Slott, Dan (text) & Will Conrad & others (illus.). She-Hulk. Vol. 4: Laws of Attraction. Marvel.

**TenNapel, Doug. Gear. Image Comics.

Williams III, J.H. & Dan Curtis Johnson (text) & Seth Fisher (illus.). Batman: Snow. DC Comics.

Yamada, Futaro (text) & Masaki Segawa (text & illus.). Basilisk. Vol. 4. Del Rey: Ballantine.

AUDIO
**Clinch, Jon. Finn. Recorded Bks.

Parker, Robert B. High Profile. Books on Tape.

Steel, Danielle. Sisters. Books on Tape.

I’m only human in New York City, which means I often get sick of looking at human faces. In fact, I’m supposed to avoid looking at them because you never know—a tired glance could be taken as a murderous glare, a smile for an invitation to run all the bases.

But I digress. What I’m trying to say is that I love cartoons. Give me a vulnerable, gorgeous French cartoon girl like the one pictured on the cover of Capucine and Olivier Ka’s Le Philibert de Marilou, and I’m all eyes. That sounds bad, but all I mean is it’s interesting as hell to look at an artist’s rendering of humanity. 

To boot, I’m glad to blog about my first foreign-language sighting because America is a country of multiple tongues, duh. Plenty of libraries order French materials, and given the popularity of graphic novels, they should know about this notable title by Capucine and Ka. Not much information in English exists on either author, or their creation for that matter.

With the help of Google’s not-exactly-dead-on translation mechanism and my college French, however, I’ve deduced that the graphic novel tells the story of a lonely, beautiful, celibate 30-something (Marilou) whose clinical neuroses take the form of a terrific monster (Philibert) that prevents her from being happy—and cultivating a romantic relationship with a man.

The kids and critics alike seem to dig this dark story—several French teens and twentysomethings mention it on their MySpace profiles, and it appears Ka, a Lebanese-born Frenchman known for his children’s books and comics, has a reputation for intense stories. His latest graphic novel, Pourquoi j’ai tué Pierre (Why I Killed Pierre), a winner at this year’s International Comic Book Festival in Angoulême, recounts the sexual abuse Ka suffered at the hands of a priest at a summer camp when he was 12.

LJ, unfortunately, does not get in many French translations of graphic novels, a pity considering the seemingly smokin’ talent. French speakers in America, you’re one lucky piece of the library demographic. 

Whee! I always look forward to Tuesdays, so I can let everyone know what titles are reviewed in our web-only, freely-accessible, RSS-friendly Xpress Reviews section! We’ve got Fiction, Nonfiction,  Graphic Novels, and Audio reviews this week. Without further ado:

Xpress Reviews for Week of Apr. 17th, 2007

FICTION
Causey, Toni McGee. Bobbie Faye’s Very (very, very, very) Bad Day. Griffin: St. Martin’s.

Kohler, Sheila. Bluebird, or the Invention of Happiness. Other.

Slavin, Helen. The Extra Large Medium. Black Cat: Grove.

NONFICTION
Bauer, Joy with Carol Svec. Joy Bauer’s Food Cures: Easy 4-Step Nutrition Programs for Improving Your Body. Rodale.

Cohan, William D. The Last Tycoons: The Secret History of Lazard Frères & Co. Doubleday.

Condon, Bill. Dreamgirls. Newmarket.

Duberman, Martin. The Worlds of Lincoln Kirstein. Knopf.

Grossberg, George T., M.D., & Barry Fox. The Essential Herb-Drug-Vitamin Interaction Guide: The Safe Way To Use Medications and Supplements Together. Broadway.

A Leaky Tent Is a Piece of Paradise: 20 Young Writers on Finding a Place in the Natural World. Sierra Club Bks., dist. by Univ. of California.

Llewellyn-Thomas, Julie (text) & Ruth Jenkinson (photogs.). Breathe Your Way Through Birth with Yoga. Mitchell Beazley, dist. by Sterling.

McDougall, Wendy (photogs.) & Matt Willis & Paul Burrows (text). Classical Destinations: An Armchair Guide to Classical Music. Amadeus: Hal Leonard.

Phillips, Adam. Side Effects. HarperPerennial: HarperCollins.

Waitzkin, Josh. The Art of Learning: A Vibrant New Perspective on the Pursuit of Excellence. Free Pr: S. & S.

GRAPHIC NOVELS
Aoki, Yuya (text) & Rando Ayamine (illus.). GetBackers. Vol. 17. Tokyopop.

Carey, Mike (text) & John Bolton (illus.). God Save the Queen. Vertigo: DC Comics.

Higuri, You. Gorgeous Carat. Vol. 4. BLU: Tokyopop.

Malkasian, Cathy. Percy Gloom. Fantagraphics.

Matt, Joe. Spent. Drawn & Quarterly.

Modan, Rutu. Exit Wounds. Drawn & Quarterly.

Monchi, Kaori. Wagamama Kitchen. Juné: Digital Manga.

Mutou, Hiromu. Never Give Up. Vol. 4. Tokyopop.

Nilsen, Anders. Dogs & Water. Drawn & Quarterly.

Ogawa, Yayoi. Tramps Like Us. Vol. 11. Tokyopop.

Peach-Pit. Shugo Chara! Vol. 1. Del Rey: Ballantine.

Powell, Nate. Sounds of Your Name. reprint. Microcosm: dist. by AK Pr. & Dist. (revised review)

Soryo, Fuyumi. ES: Eternal Sabbath. Vol. 4. Del Rey: Ballantine.

Toriyama, Akira. Dr. Slump. Vol. 12. Viz Media.

Wagner, Matt. Grendel: Devil by the Deed. Dark Horse.

AUDIO
Crais, Robert. The Watchman. Brilliance Audio.

Crombie, Deborah. Water Like a Stone. Sound Library: BBC Audiobooks America.

O’Rourke, P.J. On the Wealth of Nations. Tantor Audio.

Hello everyone!

Here are the titles reviewed in this week’s web-only, freely-accessible Xpress Reviews section. You’re excited, I’m excited, let’s get on with it, shall we?

Xpress Reviews for Week of Apr. 10th, 2007

FICTION
Dickey, Eric Jerome. Sleeping with Strangers. Dutton.

Smith, Alexander McCall. The Good Husband of Zebra Drive. Pantheon.

NONFICTION
American Food Writing: An Anthology with Classic Recipes. Library of America, dist. by Penguin Group (USA).

Glassman, Keri with Sarah Mahoney. The Snack Factor Diet: The Secret to Losing Weight by Eating More. Crown.

Myers, Mitch. The Boy Who Cried Freebird: Rock & Roll Fables and Sonic Storytelling. HarperEntertainment: HarperCollins.

Waldburger, Jennifer & Jill Spivack. The Sleepeasy Solution: The Exhausted Parent’s Guide to Getting Your Child To Sleep—from Birth to Age Five. Health Communications.

GRAPHIC NOVELS
Katsura, Masakazu. I”s. Vol. 12: Room 305. Viz Media.

Kikuta, Michiyo. Mamotte! Lollipop. Vol. 1. Del Rey: Ballantine.

Kirkman, Robert (text) & Tony Moore & others (illus.). Brit. Vol. 1: Old Soldier. Image Comics.

Minekura, Kazuya. Wild Adapter. Vol. 1. Tokyopop.

Porcellino, John. King-Cat Classix: The Best of King-Cat Comics and Stories. Drawn & Quarterly.

Sakuragi, Yukiya. Inubaka: Crazy for Dogs. Vol. 2. Viz Media.

Takahashi, Yashichiro (text) & Sasakura, Ayato (illus.). Shakugan No Shana. Vol. 1. Viz Media.

AUDIO
Child, Lincoln. Deep Storm. Books on Tape.

Orman, Suze. Women & Money: Owning the Power To Control Your Destiny. Books on Tape

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Xpress Reviews for Week of Apr. 3rd, 2007

FICTION
Baldacci, David. Simple Genius. Warner.

Connelly, Michael. The Overlook. Little, Brown.

Harris, Charlaine. All Together Dead. Ace: Berkley, dist. by Penguin Group (USA).

Mostert, Natasha. Season of the Witch. Dutton.

Milton, Giles. Edward Trencom’s Nose: A Novel of History, Dark Intrigue, and Cheese. Thomas Dunne Bks: St. Martin’s.

White, Kate. Lethally Blond. Warner.

NONFICTION
Good Birders Don’t Wear White: 50 Tips from North America’s Top Birders. Houghton.

Hine, Robert V. & John Mack Faragher. Frontiers: A Short History of the American West. Yale Univ.

Katzenstein, Larry. Living with Heart Disease: Everything You Need To Know To Safeguard Your Health and Take Control of Your Life. AARP: Sterling.

Kingsolver, Barbara with Steven L. Hopp & Camille Kingsolver. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life. HarperCollins.

Parenting Beyond Belief: On Raising Ethical, Caring Kids Without Religion. AMACOM: American Management Assn.

Rinzler, J.W. The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film. Del Rey.

Witt, Carolinda. The 10-Minute Rejuvenation Plan: T5T; The Revolutionary Exercise Program That Restores Your Body and Mind. Three Rivers: Crown.

GRAPHIC NOVELS
Ando, Natsumi & Miyuki Kobayashi. Kitchen Princess. Vol. 1. Del Rey: Ballantine.

Carey, Mike (text) & Glenn Fabry (illus.). Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere. Vertigo: DC Comics.

Chiba, Tomohiro & others (text) & Tokita, Kouichi (illus.). Mobile Suit Gundam SEED X ASTRAY. Vol. 2. Tokyopop.

Ma, Wing Shing. Chinese Hero: Tales of the Blood Sword. Vol. 1. DrMaster.

Remender, Rick & Kieron Dwyer (text) & Paul Harmon (illus.). Sea of Red. Vol. 3: The Deadlights. Image Comics.

Shaw, Dash. The Mother’s Mouth. Alternative Comics.

Takada, Rie. Punch! Vol. 3. Viz Media.

Tanemura, Arina. The Gentlemen’s Alliance †. Vol. 1. Viz Media.

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Xpress Reviews for Week of Mar. 27th, 2007

FICTION
Carcaterra, Lorenzo. Chasers. Ballantine.

Greene, Jennifer & others. Like Mother, Like Daughter (but in a Good Way). Harlequin Next.

Hand, Elizabeth. Generation Loss. Small Beer.

Montiel, Dito. Eddie Krumble Is the Clapper. Thunder’s Mouth: Avalon, dist. by Publishers Group West.

Sharpe, Matthew. Jamestown. Soft Skull.

Smith, Wilbur. The Quest. Thomas Dunne Bks: St. Martin’s.

NONFICTION
Figgis, Mike. Digital Filmmaking: The Essential Guide to the Digital Film Revolution. Faber & Faber.

Koff, Ashley. Recipes for IBS: Great-Tasting Recipes and Tips for Your Systems. Fair Winds: Quayside.

AUDIO
Clarke, Richard A. Breakpoint. Books on Tape.

Grimes, Martha. Dust. Books on Tape.

Kellerman, Jesse. Trouble. Books on Tape.

Tademy, Lalita. Red River. Books on Tape.

GRAPHIC NOVELS
Akimoto, Yasushi (text) & Mayumi Shihou (illus.). One Missed Call 1 + 2. Dark Horse.

Campbell, T. (text) & Amy Mebberson (illus.). Divalicious! Vol. 1. Tokyopop.

[composite review] Ellis, Warren (text) & Adi Granov (illus.). Iron Man: Extremis. Marvel.
Knauf, Daniel & Charles Knauf & Patrick Zircher (illus.). Iron Man: Execute Program. Marvel.

Harlan Ellison’s Dream Corridor. Vol. 2. Dark Horse.

Kuper, Peter. Stop Forgetting To Remember. Crown.

Miyasaka, Kaho. Kare First Love. Vol. 10. Viz Media.

Shinjo, Mayu. Sensual Phrase. Vol. 18. Viz Media.

Tamura, Yumi. Basara. Vol. 22. Viz Media.

Tanabe, Yellow. Kekkaishi. Vol. 8. Viz Media.

Yoshinaga, Fumi. Ichigenme…The First Class Is Civil Law. Vol. 1. 801 Media: Digital Manga.

Yumeka, Sumomo. The Day I Become a Butterfly. Juné: Digital Manga.

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Xpress Reviews for Week of Mar. 20th, 2007

FICTION
Hornby, Simonetta Agnello. The Marchesa. Farrar.

NONFICTION
Barish, Eileen. Bestspasusa: The Guidebook to Luxury Resort, Hotel, and Destination Spas. Bestspasusa.

Glancy, Diane. Asylum in the Grasslands. Univ. of Arizona.

Hauer, Rutger with Patrick Quinlan. All Those Moments: Stories of Heroes, Villains, Replicants, and Blade Runners. HarperEntertainment: HarperCollins.

Healy, Bernadine, M.D. Living Time: Faith and Facts To Transform Your Cancer Journey. Bantam.
Nathan, David G., M.D. The Cancer Treatment Revolution: How Smart Drugs and Other New Therapies Are Renewing Our Hope and Changing the Face of Medicine. Wiley. [composite review]

Leonard, Kendra Preston. The Conservatoire Américain: A History. Scarecrow.

McClanahan, Rue. My First Five Husbands…and the Ones Who Got Away. Broadway.

Marchand, Philip. Ghost Empire: How the French Almost Conquered North America. Praeger.

Ramin, Cathryn Jakobson. Carved in Sand: When Attention Fails and Memory Fades in Midlife. HarperCollins.

GRAPHIC NOVELS
Chabot, Jacob. The Mighty Skullboy Army. Dark Horse.

David, Peter (text) & Ryan Sook & Dennis Calero & others (illus.). X-Factor. Vol. 1: The Longest Night. Marvel.

Ellis, Warren (text) & Stuart Immonen (illus.). Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. Vol. 1: This Is What They Want. Marvel.

Fujima, Takuya. Free Collars Kingdom. Vol. 1. Del Rey: Ballantine.

Fukushima, Haruka. Kedamono Damono. Vol. 1. Tokyopop.

Kim, Seyoung. Boy Princess. Vol. 5. Netcomics.

Kirkman, Robert (text) & Charlie Adlard & Cliff Rathburn (illus.). The Walking Dead. Vol. 5: The Best Defense. Image Comics.

Nightow, Yasuhiro. Trigun Maximum. Vol. 11. Dark Horse.

Omote, Sora. Metamo Kiss. Vol. 1. Tokyopop.

Togashi, Yoshihiro. YuYu Hakusho. Vol. 11. Viz Media.

Togashi, Toshihiro. Hunter x Hunter. Vol. 13. Viz Media.

Ueda, Miwa. Peach Girl: Sae’s Story. Vol. 1. Tokyopop.

Hi folks,

I was felled by the flu last week, thus the double-packed post this week. Here are the titles reviewed our web-only, freely accessible Xpress Reviews section for the last two weeks.

Xpress Reviews for Week of March 13th, 2007

NONFICTION
Fulbright, Yvonne K. Touch Me There!: A Hands-On Guide to Your Orgasmic Hot Spots. Hunter House.

Miller, Arnold with Kristina Chrétien. The Miller Method®: Developing the Capacities of Children on the Autism Spectrum. Jessica Kingsley.

GRAPHIC NOVELS
Beasts!: A Pictorial Schedule of Traditional Hidden Creatures from the Interest of 90 Modern Artists. Fantagraphics.

CLAMP. Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE. Vol. 12. Del Rey: Ballantine.

Cuneo, John. nEuROTIC: Drawings from the Sketchbook of John Cuneo. Fantagraphics.

Duggan, Gerry & Brian Posehn (text) & Rick Remender, Hilary Barta, & Michelle Madsen (illus.). The Last Christmas. Image Comics.

Emura. W Juliet. Vol. 14. Viz Media.

Hipp, Dan. Gyakushu! Vol. 1. Tokyopop.

Kang, E-Jin. Good Luck. Vol. 1. Tokyopop.

Remender, Rick (text) & Eric Nguyen & others (illus.). Strange Girl. Vol. 2: Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now. Image Comics.

Takahashi, Kazuki. Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duelist. Vol. 19: Duel with the Future. Viz Media.

Takahashi, Kazuki. Yu-Gi-Oh!: Millennium World. Vol. 5: Tomb of Shadows. Viz Media.

Toyama, Ema. Pixie Pop: Gokkun Pucho. Vol. 1. Tokyopop.

Watanabe, Taeko. Kaze Hikaru. Vol. 4. Viz Media.

Watsuki, Nobuhiro. Buso Renkin. Vol. 4. Viz Media.

Wight, Eric. My Dead Girlfriend. Vol. 1. Tokyopop.

Won, Sooyeon. Let Dai. Vol. 5. Netcomics.

Yoshinaga, Fumi. Flower of Life. Vol. 1. Digital Manga.

Yoshinaga, Fumi. The Moon and the Sandals. Vol. 1. Juné: Digital Manga.

Xpress Reviews for Week of March 6th, 2007 (same page as the March 13th; you will have to scroll down past March 13th reviews)

NONFICTION
Allenby-Jaffé, Margaret. National Dance. Crowood, dist. by Trafalgar Square.

Gerstenzang, Sarah. Another Mother: Co-Parenting with the Foster Care System. Vanderbilt Univ.

Johnson, Chalmers. Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic. Metropolitan: Holt.

Prashad, Vijay. The Darker Nations: A People’s History of the Third World. New Pr., dist. by Norton.

Shabsigh, Ridwan, M.D. Sensational Sex in 7 Easy Steps: The Proven Plan for Lasting Health and Intimacy. Rodale.

Shook, Robert L. Miracle Medicines: Seven Lifesaving Drugs and the People Who Created Them. Portfolio: Penguin Group (USA).

Tobias, Michael & Jane Gray Morrison. Donkey: The Mystique of Equus Asinus. Council Oak.

GRAPHIC NOVELS
Aoyama, Gosho. Case Closed. Vol. 15. Viz Media.

Brubaker, Ed (text) & Trevor Hairsine & Scott Hanna (illus.). X-Men: Deadly Genesis. Marvel.

Dixon, Chuck (text) & Sergio Cariello & Flint Henry (illus.). The Iron Ghost. Image Comics.

Hamme, J. Van & Ben Avery (text) & W. Vance (illus.). XIII. Vol. 1: The Day of the Black Sun. Dabel Brothers: Marvel.

Kaishaku. Key Princess Story: Eternal Alice Rondo. Vol. 1. DrMaster Publns.

Kawai, Toko. Loveholic. Vol. 1. Juné: Digital Manga.

Lasko-Gross, Miss. Escape from “Special.” Fantagraphics.

Lee, Jae. Hellshock. Image Comics.

Moore, B. Clay (text) & Steven Griffin & Nick Derington (illus.). Hawaiian Dick. Vol. 2: The Last Resort. Image Comics.

Murakami, Maki. Gravitation EX. Vol. 1. Tokyopop.

Oh! Great. Air Gear. Vol. 3. Del Rey: Ballantine.

Park, Jin-Hwan. Archlord. Vol. 1. Tokyopop.

Sala, Richard. The Grave Robber’s Daughter. Fantagraphics.

Tenzen, Momoko. Seven. Juné: Digital Manga.

Trondheim, Lewis. Mister i. Nantier Beall Minoustchine.

Vinton, Will & Andrew Wiese (text) & Fabio Laguna (illus.). Jack Hightower. Dark Horse.

Yoshinaga, Fumi. Solfege. Juné: Digital Manga.

Yesterday on a bitterly cold evening, I walked from my office on East 25th Street down to the New School in Greenwich Village to hear 24 of the 30 finalists for the 2006 National Book Critics Circle Awards read brief excerpts from their nominated works. Since my job limits my precious reading time to the categories I assign (popular and genre fiction; natural history and sciences), I was curious to hear from the authors of the nominated autobiographies, works of criticism, biographies, literary novels, poetry collections, and general nonfiction.

I was not disappointed. I felt like a kid in a Baskin-Robbins store, sampling its 31 ice cream flavors from classic vanilla to yummy pistachio almond. Each author reflected his or her own unique reading and writing style. Comics artist Alison Bechdel displayed panels from her poignant graphic novel memoir Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic as she narrated the story. Flaubert biographer Frederick Brown’s mellifluous voice and perfect French accent conjured up the rainy, muddy funeral of Flaubert’s dear friend, novelist George Sand. Novelist Dave Eggers introduced the real-life hero of his heartbreaking What is the What, Sudanese refugee Valentino Achak Deng, who movingly read the book’s final paragraph. And poet Daisy Fried, with two-month-old Quinn strapped to her chest (how’s that for a captive audience?) revealed her gritty, streetwise view of life in My Brother is Getting Arrested Again.  

For those who missed the reading or don’t live in New York City, all is not lost. BookTV on C-Span 2 plans to air the reading on Sunday March 11 at 7pm and Monday March 12 at 12am. For readers interested in learning more about the nominees, the NBCC blog Critical Mass is running an interesting series, “30 Books in 30 Days”, that profiles the authors and their books. The winners will be announced tonight in a ceremony at the New School.

At the beginning of my minibreak from reviewing (”mini” because it will last only until I find something intriguing in the bookroom or find an editor that needs a last-minute review of something I dig or know a little bit about) I am excited to get back to the three books I’ve left unfinished, along with loads of magazines.  

I was reminded to return to Danielle Trussoni’s memoir, Falling Through the Earth, as I was reading the books section of this week’s New York magazine. The favorable review of The Father of All Things reads, “Remarkably, Bissel comes at the subject [Vietnam] with a fresh perspective”: his father is a Vietnam War vet, and he travels there to find out more about his father’s defining experience.  What of Trussoni’s similar venture?  Her book, just out in paperback, made the Time’s “10 Best Books of 2006″ just 3 months ago. Perhaps along with roundups on arts and China (forthcoming), we’ll soon need one on memoirs by children of Vietnam veterans.

In the rest of my unfinished collection, I have The Little Prince and Volume 2 of the first graphic novel series I’ve read, Fables.  I’d recommend the latter to any adult looking for an entertaining introduction to the genre. (Download issue #1 or a sneak peak from DC’s web site.) However, it doesn’t even begin to represent the subgenres; check out the latest GN reviews coming in the March 15 issue, and read new ones nearly every week as Xpress Reviews.