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Talk Talk by T. Coraghessan Boyle In his eighteenth book of fiction, T. C. Boyle wildly impresses some critics (as he often does) but leaves a few critics wanting more. The slick, page-turning plot... More about this book »	Roy Blount's Book of Southern Humor by Roy Blount, Jr. There may be no funnier species in the literary universe than a Southern writer on a roll. The richest vein of American humor - the broadest, the earthiest, the... More about this book »
If Only You Knew How Much I Smell You: True Portraits of Dogs by Roy Blount, Jr. A delight for dog lovers and, until dogs learn to talk, the best way to remember that the “inner dog” is probably much like the outer one, this winning collection... More about this book »	Hot Rod by Barry Gifford With the grace and style of a souped-up Seville—and published to coincide with the annual race extravaganza at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah—Hot Rod captures... More about this book »
The Face of Poetry (edited by Zack Rogow) by Maxine Hong Kingston From the explosion in creative writing programs and workshops to the poetry slams and open mikes in every city to the reading groups venturing beyond prose for the... More about this book »	I Am the Cat, Don't Forget That: Feline Expressions by Roy Blount, Jr. What would cats say if they were of a mind to talk? Valerie Shaff and Roy Blount, Jr. have a good idea ... On the heels of their hugely successful I Am Puppy, Hear... More about this book »
Be Sweet: A Conditional Love Story by Roy Blount, Jr. Roy Blount, Jr., Georgia boy turned New York wit, lover of baseball and interesting women, bumbling adventurer, literary lion, salty-limerick virtuoso and... More about this book »	About Three Bricks Shy... and the Load Filled Up by Roy Blount, Jr. Any number of writers could spend an entire season with an NFL team, from the first day of training camp until the last pick of the draft, and come up with an... More about this book »
Crackers by Roy Blount, Jr. To get at the heart of being Southern, one should turn to Crackers. Roy Blount, Jr., puts readers in touch with possums, heterosexist dancing, men named Junior, a... More about this book »	I Am Puppy, Hear Me Yap: The Ages of Dog by Roy Blount, Jr. When puppies yap, people listen—especially when the message is as entertaining and enlightening as I Am Puppy, Hear Me Yap. Valerie Shaff and Roy Blount Jr., have... More about this book »

Much Ado About Marshals by Jacquie Rogers Buy a copy and see for yourself what everyone is talking about. Once you read just one of Ms. Roger's books, I can assure you that you'll be a fan... Diana Coyle... More about this book »	Etel Adnan: Critical Essays on the Arab-American Writer and... by Lisa Suhair Majaj Co-edited by Lisa Suhair Majaj and Amal Amireh. The first-ever book-length collection of essays on the Lebanese/French/American author and artist Etel Adnan,... More about this book »
Intersections: Gender, Nation and Community in Arab Women's... by Lisa Suhair Majaj Co-edited by Lisa Suhair Majaj, Therese Saliba and Paula Sunderman. A collection of original essays by leading authorities in the field on nine contemporary Arab... More about this book »	Bouchon Bakery by Thomas Keller Co-authored with Sebastien Rouxel Baked goods that are marvels of ingenuity and simplicity from the famed Bouchon Bakery The tastes of childhood have always been a... More about this book »
Merry Christmas, Alex Cross by James Patterson It's Christmas Eve and Detective Alex Cross has been called out to catch someone who's robbing his church's poor box. That mission behind him, Alex returns home... More about this book »	Going Global: The Transnational Reception of Third World Women... by Lisa Suhair Majaj Co-edited by Amal Amireh and Lisa Suhair Majaj. By investigating the undertaking of reading and writing about third world women and their narratives, Going Global... More about this book »
The Final Appearance of America's Favorite Girl Next Door by Stephen Stark "It" girl Ellen Gregory has it all: a brilliant career in stand-up comedy, a smash-hit sitcom, the obligatory celebrity mansion in L.A., and the publicists, manager... More about this book »	Encounters (translation) by beverley bie brahic "Isn't it … particularly difficult to 'speak' of your work?" Frédéric-Yves Jeannet asks Hélène Cixous in this fascinating book of interviews. "[I]t's only in... More about this book »
Perfect Red by Jennie Nash It's 1952 in New York City, the height of the Red Scare. When the sheltered secretary of a prominent book editor becomes obsessed with the story of a... More about this book »	The History of the Mayan Ball League by Matthew Michael Hanlon ** Buying via the Buy Now link above is a little broken while Amazon update the ISBN number of the book. You may buy it (and still help Red Room) from http://... More about this book »