tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9410840.post-17805173846866445872008-03-19T12:25:00.000-07:002008-03-19T12:31:02.462-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/imageDB.cgi?isbn=9780679772675"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 120px;" src="http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/imageDB.cgi?isbn=9780679772675" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />I just finished <span style="font-style:italic;"><a href="http://www.powells.com/partner/25548/biblio/0679772677">A Civil Action</a></span> by Jonathon Harr, a masterly piece of research, reporting, and narrative. I recently picked up <span style="font-style:italic;"><a href="http://www.powells.com/partner/25548/biblio/0679745351">Among the Thugs</a></span> by Bill Buford at a tiny used bookstore. Last I night finished Marilynne Robinson's "The Waste Land," a sharp, short piece published in an early issue of <span style="font-style:italic;">Granta</span> and reprinted in <span style="font-style:italic;">The <a href="http://www.powells.com/partner/25548/biblio/1862078157">Granta Book of Reportage</a></span>, and "The War at Home," Janet Wondra's lovely contribution to <span style="font-style:italic;"><a href="http://www.powells.com/partner/25548/biblio/0393326004">Short Takes: Brief Encounters with Contemporary Nonfiction</a></span>, edited by Judith Kitchen. <br /><br />-<a href="http://www.identitytheory.com/nonfiction/">Mara Naselli</a>, nonfiction editorMatt Borondyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00808239856224352060noreply@blogger.com