Sunday, July 20, 2008 - Page updated at 02:01 a.m.

Saturday, July 19

Add a few wizards and creatures to your child's reading list

Friday, July 18

"All About Lulu": Bainbridge Island author flexes literary muscles in a winning debut | Book Review

"America America": An epic refrain | Book Review

"Claim of Privilege": Trail of "state secrets" followed like an absorbing mystery | Book Review

"Hardheaded Weather": Desires unmet across the great racial divide | Book Review

"Hell's Cartel": The German chemical industry's deal with the devil | Book Review

"Shining City": Novelist spins a witty tale of dry cleaning, hookers and American ingenuity | Book Review

"The People on Privilege Hill": Engrossing stories of hilarity and heartbreak | Book Review

"What the Nose Knows": Too bad this isn't a scratch-and-sniff book | Book Review

1960 Rome Games were a turning point for Olympics | Book Review

Best-sellers

Local offerings

Tuesday, July 15

Veronica Patterson's "Marry Me" | American Life in Poetry

Saturday, July 12

Children's books to tickle and inspire future voters

Stolen edition of rare Shakespeare work is recovered

Friday, July 11

"The Story of Edgar Sawtelle" is a captivating tale about the bonds of family and four-legged friends | Book Review

"First Stop in the New World": Human snapshots of an often-chaotic capital | Book Review

"Missy" and "Telex From Cuba": Hidden worlds in history

"Pig Candy": Father-daughter journey proves bittersweet | Book Review

"The Eaves of Heaven": a journey of extremes through 3 wars | Book Review

"The World Before Her" an out of balance interwoven narrative | Book Review

Best-sellers

From a critical condition, a critical look at China | Book Review

Local offerings

New crime-fiction roundup

Hanging out with gorillas in Uganda | Book Buzz

Tuesday, July 8

"Planting The Sand Cherry" | American Life in Poetry