Spirit Magazine - May 2013 - (Page 68)

A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, by Anthony Marra Among the most anticipated debuts of 2013, Marra’s novel spans just five days in war-torn Chechnya, where a doctor provides safety for an 8-year-old girl. (May 7) Pacific, by Tom Drury Siblings play out their rights of passage: his amid the surface temptations of the City of Angels, hers amid deep family drama in the Midwest. (May 7) Americanah, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie From one of The New Yorker’s celebrated “20 Under 40” writers, a novel about two Nigerians separated by continents and the trials of our post-9/11 world. (May 14) The Son, by Philipp Meyer This buzz book, from the writer of American Rust, has epic sweep, capturing two centuries of American life in both poetic and unflinchingly violent images. (May 28) You Are One of Them, by Elliott Holt A friendship between 10-year-old American girls is shattered. A decade later, the truth about of one of their deaths is revealed in Cold War–era Moscow. (May 30) The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls, by Anton DiSclafani This stunning debut was the subject of a big-money bidding war. Not bad for a story set in Depression-era Florida and the Blue Ridge Mountains. (June 4) TransAtlantic, by Colum McCann Dublin 1845–46. Newfoundland 1919. New York 1998. An ocean and centuries are crossed in the National Book Award–winner’s riveting exploration of history and identity. (June 4) Big Brother, by Lionel Shriver The prolific author of the chilling best seller We Need to Talk About Kevin takes on the unsettling, complex subject of obesity. (June 4) The Silver Star, by Jeanette Walls In her second novel, the author of the heartbreaking memoir The Glass Castle tells a story of two young sisters and their very wayward mother. (June 11) History & Politics The Guns at Last Light, by Rick Atkinson Atkinson’s monster of a book (almost 900 pages) wraps up his Liberation Trilogy, a peerless account of the Allied forces’ transcontinental triumphs in World War II. (May 14) The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America, by George Packer Packer’s The Assassin’s Gate was a landmark of Iraq War reporting. In The Unwinding, he paints a portrait of America from the lives of a factory worker, a tobacco farmer, a tech billionaire, and a D.C. insider. (May 21) The Astronaut Wives Club, by Lily Koppel The Right Stuff memorably captured the heroics and human foibles of America’s Apollo astronauts. On Earth, their wives had their own rocketing adventures. (June 11) Dead Ever After, by Charlaine Harris The final installment of Harris’ “southern vampire mysteries” (the basis of HBO’s True Blood) is so rabidly anticipated it took a bite out of Amazon’s best sellers list months in advance. (May 7) Magician’s End: Book Three of the Chaoswar Saga, by Raymond E. Feist Wizards, princesses, warring kingdoms. Thirty years after it began with the publication of Magician, Feist’s epic Riftwar Cycle finally comes to an end. (May 14) The Fall of Arthur, by J.R.R. Tolkien This heretofore unpublished work by the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings is a long narrative poem. We’re not talking LOTR long, but as poems go… (May 23) SciFi & Fantasy I would live to see one hundred and having achieved that age I see no reason to doubt it. (The Son) ¶ In Moscow I was always cold. (You Are One of Them) ¶ My sister saved my life when I was just a baby. (The Silver Star) ¶ They had endured years of waking up alone, making their kids breakfast, taking them to school and picking them up, fixing dinner and kissing them good night, promising that Daddy was thinking of them all the time. (The Astronaut Wives Club) ¶ Summer is everybody else’s party. (Visitation Street) ¶ It was only a duck pond, out at the back of the farm. (The Ocean at the End of the Lane) 68 SPIRIT MAY 2013

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Spirit Magazine - May 2013

Spirit Magazine - May 2013
Contents
Gary’s Greeting
Gary’s Greeting en Español
Star of the Month
Freedom Story
From the Editor
Your Words
Your Pictures
Media Center
Eat Drink Sleep
Break out of the martini mold
Get cozy in Colorado
The Numbers
Watch your back for ninjas
Discover a secret strength
Learn a key to longevity
Wise Guide
Think like a lady
Business
Pick up a trick from Penn Jillette
Cross time zones with confidence
The Great American Vacation
Plan your next great escape
The Summer Wins
Dear Matthew, Joshua, & Noah...
Your Adventure In Orlando
Life Adventure In Orlando
Promotional Series: Spirit of California
Promotional Series: Spirit of New Mexico
Calendar
Fun!
Make a May flower
Spotlight
Community Outreach
Route Map
Terminal Maps
Rapid Rewards Partners
Flight Service
The “If” List

Spirit Magazine - May 2013