Guardian Unlimited BooksThe latest Books news from Guardian Unlimited.John Crace's digested read: The Whole Truth by David Baldacci- June 24, 2008 The Whole Truth by David Baldacci: Shaw howled after his run-in with 21,784 French neo-Nazis. 'Let's get the bastards,' he spathttp://books.guardian.co.uk/digestedread/story/0,,2287150,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=10 Rebus creator turns government inspector- June 24, 2008 News: Ian Rankin to join Labour commission on child literacyhttp://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,,2287234,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=10 Obituary: Elinor Lyon- June 24, 2008 Jun24: Author of rollicking postwar children's adventure storieshttp://books.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2287141,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=10 Handstands and anger- June 24, 2008 Why I write: Poet Luke Kennard, the award-winning author of The Solex Brothers on reading Snoopy, fiddling with magnets and the unorthodox passions that drive his workhttp://books.guardian.co.uk/whyiwrite/story/0,,2287038,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=10 Mark Lawson on the rise of the critic-proof release- June 23, 2008 Publicists have come up with a novel way of stopping reviewers from slating the latest films, TV shows and books: shutting them out. Mark Lawson on the rise of the critic-proof releasehttp://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,,2287008,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=10 Islamic scholar voted world's No 1 thinker- June 23, 2008 June 23: Editor of magazine which organised survey says Fethullah Gulen's supporters 'made a mockery' of the pollhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/Guardian/world/2008/jun/23/turkey.islam?gusrc=rss&feed=10 AS Byatt follows the tangled threads between text and textiles- June 21, 2008 Sleeping Beauty pricks her finger on a spindle, the Lady of Shalott is entwined in thread, Silas Marner is enclosed in his loom ... AS Byatt follows the tangled threads between text and textileshttp://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/generalfiction/story/0,,2286817,00.html?gusrc=rss&... Colm Tibn on Henry James's last important work of fiction- June 21, 2008 Rereading: Henry James began to write The Golden Bowl in 1903, when his imagination was at its most refined and his talent as a stylist supreme. Colm Tibn on the author's last important work of fictionhttp://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/generalfiction/story/0,,2286834,00.html?gusrc=rss&... Review: Monsterology by Dugald Steer- June 21, 2008 Philip Ardagh brushes up his ologies with Dugald Steer's Monsterologyhttp://books.guardian.co.uk/reviews/childrenandteens/0,,2286793,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed... Andrew Lycett explains the significance of a newly published Dylan Thomas film and radio script- June 21, 2008 Dylan Thomas spent much of the war writing propaganda. One of these, The Art of Conversation, is published here for the first timehttp://books.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,2286721,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=10 |