COVER FEATURE
The 2001 Original Voices Awards
An ornery racehorse, a magician, and adolescent angst: These are a few of our favorite things among the 2001 finalists for Borders' annual awards in fiction and nonfiction and children's and young adult books.
TAKE NOTE
Harry's first year at Hogwarts on DVD (it won't be long now, little Muggles); Andrew Weil and Rosie Daley's The Healthy Kitchen; Bonnie Raitt finds a Silver Lining; and more.
THE WRITER'S LIFE
A Three-Story House, by Anita Shreve
The Pilot's Wife, Fortune's Rocks, and now Sea Glass: three very different novels set in different eras but all in the same house.
ORIGINAL VOICES
Hari Kunzru
His debut novel, The Impressionist, spawned a publishing bidding war. It's as wildly good as they say. An interview.
Jonathan Safran Foer
An essay by the 24-year-old author of Everything Is Illuminated, a funny and deeply moving debut novel.
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FEATURES
Books
April Is National Poetry Month
A sampling of verse from recent and recommended collections.
A Different Spin
Michael J. Fox on acting, writing, and Parkinson's disease.
Shadows and Twilight, Kisses and Caresses
An interview with the queen of provocative fantasy, Laurell K. Hamilton.
Music
Deep in the Delta
Jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson on the rich land from which her sensual sound grew.
Indigo GirlsPerfect Harmony
After 20 years of singing together, the Indigo Girls are even closer to fine. An interview with Amy Ray.
She's only Human
Alanis Morissette chats about privacy, femininity, and the pressures of success.
Children's
More Fun Than a Barnyard Full of Bicycles
Picture book genius David Shannon on the craft that goes into telling a story about a duck riding a bike.
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