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A LIST OF STAFF FAVORITES, UPDATED WEEKLY

BOOKS | MUSIC | MOVIES

B O O K S "Death in Summer" by William Trevor, reviewed by Dan Cryer "Penguin Soup for the Soul" by Tom Tomorrow "Bag of Bones" by Stephen King, reviewed by Andrew O'Hehir "Ghost Town" by Robert Coover, reviewed by Allen Barra "Apples" by Frank Browning, reviewed by Robert Sietsema "We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families" by Philip Gourevitch, reviewed by Scott Sutherland - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - M U S I C UNKLE "Psyence Fiction," reviewed by Adam Heimlich Cat Power "Moon Pix," reviewed by Michelle Goldberg Marilyn Manson "Mechanical Animals," reviewed by Annalee Newitz Various artists "Treasures Left Behind: Remembering Kate Wolf," reviewed by Joe Heim John Cale and various artists "Somewhere in the City (Original Soundtrack)," reviewed by Andrew Hamlin Amy Rigby "Middlescence," reviewed by Mark Athitakis - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - M O V I E S "Pecker," interview by Laura Miller On video: "Patty Hearst," reviewed by Charles Taylor SALON | Sept. 25, 1998