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"Life of Pi," by Yann Martel

"You Are Not a Stranger Here," by Adam Haslett

"The Weather in Berlin," by Ward Just

"The Whore's Child," by Richard Russo

"The Girl From the Coast," by Pramoedya Ananta Toer

"The Lovely Bones," by Alice Sebold

What to read in August

Bush allies question Iraq strategy

Corporate getaways!

Ignore, ignore, ignore

Love Pelvis style

The shadow president

Ham and cheese

"Full Frontal"

"Fundamentally Unsound"

Literary daybook, Aug. 2

Joe Conason's Journal

Lynda Barry

Ask the pilot

"The Not-So-Sweet Success of Organic Farming"

Paul Gauguin's erotic life

Defense lawyer or terrorist's accomplice?

The foolishness of the baseball writers. Plus: More baseball memories

Death of a journalist, battle for the truth