Great reads in 2010

Great reads in 2010

Here's a look at the best titles to grace bookstore shelves in 2010. Plus: Best poetry books of 2010 | Best books by Bay Area authors | Best sci-fi and fantasy titles | 100 book recommendations

The queen and I

The queen and I

In "Cleopatra," Pulitzer Prize–winning author Stacy Schiff dispels myths about the queen with delicious detail.

Holiday book guide

Holiday book guide

A good book is a gift that keeps on giving.

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40 years of Doonesbury

40 years of Doonesbury

Gary Trudeau celebrates a milestone with the release of "40: A Doonesbury Retrospective."

A different perspective on war

A different perspective on war

Reporter Anna Badkhen's "Peace Meals" is a travelogue through dangerous war zones, as told through the dinners shared with the people she met along the way.

Making peace with past

Making peace with past

Rosanne Cash, who visited S.F. to read from her memoir, says "Composed" took on new urgency after her brain surgery.

Serra in action

Serra in action

Reflecting on the work of a larger-than-life persona can be tricky, as Paulette Frankl learned when she started "Lust for Justice."

Comics suit him

Comics suit him

James Sime mixed comic joy with comfortable seating when he opened Isotope, S.F.'s first comic book lounge, almost 10 years ago.

Reviews

'A Secret Gift' by Ted Gup review: research marvel

Review: 'The Life and Opinions of Maf the Dog ...'

'Skippy Dies,' by Paul Murray: review

'A State of Change,' by Laura Cunningham: review

Books on reading by Conroy, Pamuk, Ulin

'The Accident' by Ismail Kadare: review

'20 Under 40,' New Yorker stories: review

'You Had Me at Woof' by Julie Klam: review

'Why Mahler?' by Norman Lebrecht: review

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Bestsellers: Bay Area Fiction

Week: 12.19.10

  1. freedom
    by Jonathan Franzen
  2. squirrel seeks chipmunk
    by David Sedaris
  3. an object of beauty
    by Steve Martin
  4. the girl who kicked the hornet's nest
    by Stieg Larsson
  5. luka and the fire of life
    by Salman Rushdie

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