In the Margin
September 09, 2009

Two years and 1300 books later...

You're not suffering from monitor malfunction.  To celebrate our second anniversary, we've given the Barnes & Noble Review a slight facelift.

 

We'll have more to say about our new look, and our new features --  such as Daybook, your daily window into the history of books and ideas -- in a short while.  In the meantime, please take a look around and check out the new wallpaper.

Daybook

May 21: The musical smash hit Gypsy opened on Broadway on this day in 1959. The bestseller upon which the show is based, Gypsy Rose Lee's memoir Gypsy, told her life as a rags-to-naked success story, and added to…

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The Long List
Books, CDs, DVDs to know about now
When the Devil Drives

Thespian-turned-P.I. Jasmine Sharp searches for a missing actress and veteran detective Catherine MacLeod tries to solve the case of a murdered one. Their paths intertwine amid the Scottish theater community with uproarious and gory results. 

Story of My People

Recounting the struggles and eventual dissolution of a family textile business in Prato, Italy, Story of My People is a heartbreaking memoir about the personal impact of globalization.

My Struggle, Book Two

A controversial sensation in Norway, A Man in Love is the second book of six in the series, detailing Knausgaard’s separation from his wife, his move to Stolkholm and the dogged pursuit of a mesmerizing poet.