Literature Held Hostage [2]
A decade after the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini put out a hit on Salman Rushdie, the greatest victory for the novelist is the fact that he's managed to avoid a bloody end.
— Gregory McNamee, TUCSON WEEKLY
 

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Remaking History [3]
Charles Darwin becomes a supporting character in a new book about the life of his assistant.
— Michael Sims, NASHVILLE SCENE
 
Chris Crossed [4]
Offutt's home hills, Bohjalian's homeopathy.
— Leonard Gill, MEMPHIS FLYER
 
Little Bites [5]
Martin Amis's long-awaited "Heavy Water and Other Stories" leaves us hungry for more.
— Chris Wright, THE BOSTON PHOENIX
 

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Collected Bunch [6]
"Word Virus: The William S. Burroughs Reader" goes a long way toward defining the author's career.
— Gary Susman, THE BOSTON PHOENIX
 

hen a world religious leader announces your death sentence, the gauge for success in this life changes in huge ways. Explore the path to literary success and a life of fear and suspicion as Tucson Weekly's Greg McNamee walks us through Salman Rushdie's ascent to the peak of Arab hatred in "Literature Held Hostage."

Reviews this week include a look at a new fictional account of Charles Darwin's assistant, a collection of William S. Burough's work, and new novels by Chris Offutt, Martin Amis, and Chris Bohjalian plus mini-reviews in "The Writes of Winter."

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The Writes of Winter [7]

• "The KGB Bar Reader" edited by Ken Foster
• "Bech at Bay" by John Updike
• "The Book of Eleven" by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
• "Frank Was a Monster Who Wanted to Dance" by Keith Graves
• "Nureyev: His Life" by Diane Solway

Now What? [8]
Love to read? Need some clever ideas? Our library of resources and staff picks are guaranteed to turn on plenty of mental light bulbs via your electrified eye sockets.
— WEEKLY WIRE
 

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