Ann Skea reviews:

The Hunters
Claire Messud

Oryx and Crake
Margaret Atwood

The Good Women of China
Xinran

Monsoon Diary
Shoba Narayan

The Secret Life of the Dyslexic Child
Robert Frank with Kathryn E. Livingstone

The Wreck at Sharpnose Point
Jeremy Seal

My Year of Meat
Ruth L. Ozeki

Kevin McGowin reviews:

The Story of Lucy Gault
William Trevor

Agape Agape
William Gaddis

Blue Latitudes: Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before
Tony Horwitz

Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas
Elaine Pagels

Carl Barks: Conversations
Donald Ault, Ed.

Diary: A Novel
Chuck Palahniuk