Friday, February 10, 2012 - Page updated at 07:00 a.m.
Read short reviews of Seattle Times reviewers' favorite books of 2011.
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'The Good News Club': proselytizing in the public schools | Book review
Katherine Stewart's new book "The Good News Club" documents the Christian right's program for spreading Christian beliefs to schoolchildren at legally sanctioned meetings in public schools, including Loyal Heights Elementary in Seattle. Stewart discusses her book Sunday at Town Hall Seattle.
Tuesday, February 7
Local books: dragons and their keepers, and a history of the Elwha
Monday, February 6
4 good reads from National Book Critics Circle awards' finalists | Lit Life
A wandering gene's destructive path | Book review
Granta series at Elliott Bay features David Long
Sunday, February 5
'Defending Jacob': a father in courtroom battle for son's life | Book review
'Gemma Hardy': a Scotland-set homage to 'Jane Eyre' | Book review
'Three Messages': Mexican stories of the fantastic | Book review
Comics: Justice League fights real-world hunger
National best-sellers: 'Private: 1 Suspect' and 'Ameritopia'
Suzanne Collins is popular author at Ravenna Third Place Books
Friday, February 3
'The Mirage': Matt Ruff's novel of 9/11 role reversal | Book review
Tuesday, January 31
Local Books: the rhythms of Eastern Washington farm life
Monday, January 30
A book festival that means something at Seattle University | Lit Life
Kristin Hannah's 'Home Front': a military family's struggles | Book review
What makes bugs tick? This book will keep you buzzing
Sunday, January 29
'Kayak Morning': moving with the current of mourning | Book review
John M. Barry's 'Roger Williams': separating church and state | Book review
Best-sellers at Magnolia's Bookstore include 'Bossypants'
Elizabeth George's 'Believing the Lie' tops best-sellers' list
