The ex-president is sure it was not an accident and knows who was responsible. The wife of a former American president is dead, killed when her plane crashed during a humanitarian flight to deliver medical supplies to Central America. In “Hunter’s Moon,” White has outdone himself ” the plot so far-fetched that it is suitable only for readers with a highly evolved ability to suspend disbelief. In each novel, this improbable character reluctantly gets mixed up in an unlikely and perilous adventure. But try as he might, he can never seem to leave his past behind. Maybe that’s why reading his Doc Ford crime novels always feels like listening to an old salt tell a whopper.įord, introduced 14 books ago in “Sanibel Flats” (1990), is a retired intelligence agency hit man trying to make a living as a marine biologist. Putnam’s Sons, 282 pages, $24.95) ” Randy Wayne White: Before he wrote his first novel, Randy Wayne White worked as a fishing guide out of Sanibel Island on Florida’s Gulf Coast, so he’s a man who knows his way around a fish story. We learned about her difficult growing-up years in her 2002 memoir, “Black, White and Jewish: Autobiography of a Shifting Self.” The couple split when Rebecca Walker was in third grade. Her mother is best-selling black author and feminist Alice Walker, her father, a white Jewish lawyer. Rebecca Walker had a unique opportunity with her new memoir, “Baby Love.” She’s a wonderfully insightful writer who grew up in an unconventional household. And savvy readers feel shortchanged when an author wimps out.
Baring one’s soul can be messy and it’s definitely scary, but readers respond, usually with great appreciation, admiration and empathy.
It’s the act of letting readers in to one’s personal life, while managing to keep them an arm’s length away ” just a bit further than absolute honesty would allow. “Baby Love: Choosing Motherhood After a Lifetime of Ambivalence” (Riverhead Books, 207 pages, $24.95) ” Rebecca Walker: Writers call it gate-keeping. This undated photo supplied by Riverhead Books shows Rebecca Walker whose newest book, "Baby Love: Choosing Motherhood After a Lifetime of Ambivalence" about her decision to become a mother, is to be published shortly by Riverhead Books.(AP Photo/courtesy Rebecca Walker)
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