We have a winner.

Of the favorite-title-of-a-new-novel contest:

An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England by Brock Clarke.

To be released this September. So far, the only disappointment in the book is that a quick perusal of the galley indicates the targeted homes are, like, Edith Wharton's and Robert Frost's.

I'd been hoping the main character might trying torching this one. Just to add the requisite touch of the gothic, of course.

April 11, 2007 2:47 PM | Permalink

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THE REVIEWS:

Pat Barker, Frankenstein, Cass Sunstein on the internet, Samuel Johnson, Thrillers, Denis Johnson, Alan Furst, Caryl Phillips, Richard Flanagan, George Saunders, Michael Harvey, Larry McMurtry, Harry Potter and more ...

ESSAY:

Big D between the sheets -- Dallas in fiction

ESSAY:

Reviewing the state of reviewing

ESSAY:

9/11 as a novel: Why?

ESSAY:

How can critics say the things they do? And why does anyone pay attention? It's the issue of authority.

The disappearing book pages:

Papers are cutting book coverage for little reason

Thrillers and Lists:

Noir favorites, who makes the cut and why