FIRST PERSON
October BookPage interviews:

Stephen King The best-selling author talks about his most personal novel yet

John Grisham A look at small-town justice

Adam Gopnik From Paris to New York

Kate Atkinson The Scottish author's new literary mystery takes inspiration from her own backyard

Amy Sedaris The quirky comedian offers advice for hostesses

Jordan Sonnenblick Former teacher shares a lesson with teen readers

Nick Bruel Meet the creator of Melvin Bubble

FEATURES

Well Read O'Brien's tale of mother and daughter

Politics Required reading for the midterm elections

Christian Fiction Charting new waters

Graphic Memoirs Lives in pictures

Halloween Haunting tales for the season

NONFICTION

Memoir
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson
Saving Graces by Elizabeth Edwards
Freedom by Malika Oufkir
The Joke's Over by Ralph Steadman

True Crime
The Beautiful Cigar Girl by Daniel Stashower

History
Villa Air-Bel by Rosemary Sullivan
Unbowed by Wangari Maathai
I Wish I'd Been There edited by Byron Hollinshead
The Classical World by Robin Lane Fox

Biography
Mary Poppins, She Wrote by Valerie Lawson

Science
The Demon Under the Microscope by Thomas Hager

Travel & Food
The World in My Kitchen by Colette Rossant

Sports
The Echoing Green by Joshua Prager

Society
50+ by Bill Novelli

Ages 8 and Under
Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen, illustrated by Kevin Hawkes
Pancakes for Supper by Anne Isaacs, illustrated by Mark Teague
The Cat Who Wouldn't Come Inside by Cynthia von Buhler
Mommy? by Maurice Sendak

Teens
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing by M.T. Anderson
Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Haters by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
What Are You Afraid Of? Stories about Phobias by Donald R. Gallo
Scary Stories by Barry Moser
All Hallows' Eve by Vivian Vande Velde

FICTION
Chasing the Dead by Joe Schreiber
Thirteen Moons by Charles Frazier
When Madeline Was Young by Jane Hamilton
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
The Uses of Enchantment by Heidi Julavits
The Ladies of Grace Adieu by Susanna Clarke
For One More Day by Mitch Albom
Black Girl/White Girl by Joyce Carol Oates
Brothers by Da Chen
Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman
Goodnight, Texas by William J. Cobb

THE AUTHOR ENABLERS
Taking the plunge

AUDIO
The spoken word: Sukey's favorite audio books

BOOK CLUBS
Selections in new paperback releases

WHODUNIT?
This month's mysteries

ROMANCE
Combining the best of both worlds

COOKING
Heavy hitters