I've recently stopped long enough to realize that many of my and my former students' favorite authors have new books out this year: Margaret Drabble, her sister A.S. Byatt, William Trevor, J.M. Coetzee, Penelope Lively, Margaret Atwood, Kazuo Ishiguro, and (78-year-old, wheelchair-bound) Chinua Achebe. Achebe's The Education of a British-Protected Child is advertised as an arc of his literary life.
The Man Booker shortlist looks interesting and varied with the announcement of the winner coming October 6 at the annual dinner at London's Guildhall. BBC online will cover the event. There's a website, http://www.themanbookerprize.com/ .
I'm currently reading Lorrie Moore's A Gate at the Stairs. How have I missed her before now?
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