The Observer index, January-December 2001 ... - Microform

* Jazz legend Duke Ellington was so overcome with grief when
his mother died that he lay in her bed for two weeks unable to do
anything but weep, according to a new book - see Ellington,
Duke 29/04/01
* Extract from The Noonday Demon by Andrew Solomon, a
novelist who has had three breakdowns in the past five years -
see Solomon, Andrew 06/05/01
* Book extract by American writer, Adam Gapnik, living in
Paris writing for the New Yorker, and in a bloody battle to save
his favourite brassiere - see Restaurants 13/05/01
* The Book I'd Give… by Yasmin Alibhai-Brown 13/05/01 R
17 5>6 Photograph
* The Book I'd Give… by Nigel Williams 20/05/01
* The Book I'd Give… by James Runcie 27/05/01 R 16 6
Photograph
* Interview with Elaine Dundy whose book Life Itself! is to be
published on 21st June - Dundy, Elaine 10/06/01
* Alex Garland, author of The Beach, has fallen victim to the
condition dreaded by authors everywhere: writer's block
24/06/01 B 3 1>4 Photographs
* A conversation with Philip Roth, author - see Roth, Philip
01/07/01
* On the eve of the publication of Robert Bingham's novel,
Amelia Hill unravels the curse of the 'Kentucky Kennedys' - see
Bingham, Robert 01/07/01
* Judge's daughter killed, cover-up by the Establishment,
innocent man framed… that's the true story, now read the novel
'The Blue Tango' by Eoin McNamee 08/07/01 R 7 1>5
Photographs
* Andrew Rawnsley caused a political sensation with his book
Servants of the People - extract from his updated bestseller - see
Rawnsley, Andrew 15/07/01
* Exclusive short story by Deborah Moggach 15/07/01
* Interview with bestseller author, Joanne Harris - see Harris,
Joanne 15/07/01
* Interview with bestseller author, Sebastian Faulks - see Faulks,
Sebastian 15/07/01
* Celebrity's choices of summer reading 15/07/01 R 3 1>5
Caricatures
* The Observer selects this season's holiday reading highlights
15/07/01 R 4>5 1>6 Photographs
* Interview with Michael Lewis, who's made millions capturing
the Zeitgeist greed in the Eighties and the dotcom rush of the
Nineties, on the publication of his book… 22/07/01
* Children's Books Summer Reading Special 22/07/01 R 17 1>6
Photograph, illustrations
* A different genre of romantic literature is about to hit British
bookshelves - Christian romance novels 22/07/01 B 9 1>2
Photograph
* Ben Cooper and Robert McCrum go to WH Smith to find out
what holidaymakers will be reading this summer 05/08/01 R 17
3>6 Photographs
* Publication this autumn of an explicit book for young
teenagers about the exploits of a promiscuous girl has prompted
calls for a national ratings system for children's fiction 05/08/01
B 5 1>4 Photograph
* In 1809 Britain was preparing to take on Napoleon but on
Newmarket Heath one man, Captain Robert Barclay was
wagering a fortune that he could complete the ultimate test... -
see Barclay, Capt. Robert 12/08/01
* In a candid new book, Damien Hirst hits out at former allies,
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reveals his taste for cocaine and alcohol and explains why he's
stopped taking ecstasy - see Hirst, Damien 12/08/01
* Lynn Barber meets this year's Booker Prize favourite Beryl
Bainbridge - see Bainbridge, Beryl 19/08/01
* Interview with John Lahr, who's made his reputation dissecting
the lives of America's rich famous and talented for the readers of
New Yorker magazine, now has two books out - see Lahr, John
26/08/01
* Philip Pulman's tales of good and evil are a far cry from C.S.
Lewis and A.A. Milen, but to the horror of the religious Right
they are a runaway hit - see Pullman, Philip 26/08/01
* Stella Rimington, the former head of MI5, is to take the
unprecedented step of going on the road to promote her
controversial memoirs, due out next month - see Rimington,
Stella 26/08/01
* Dave Peltzer is no literary genius but his memoirs of abused
childhood are bestsellers, who's buying these books and why? -
see Peltzer, Dave 02/09/01
* Interview with Peter Mayle, author on the launch of his new
book on French cuisine - see Mayle, Peter 02/09/01
* Therapist discovers the secret formula for Harry Potter's magic
- see Harry Potter 09/09/01
* A 'new book' reveals how P.G. Wodehouse, the comic author,
became a master of recycling - see Wodehouse, P.G. 16/09/01
* After winning the Booker Prize in 1998, Ian McEwan's life
was turned upside-down by his ex-wife seeking custody of their
sons... - see McEwan, Ian 16/09/01
* Billy Connolly: The early years: extract from Billy Connolly's
extraordinary biography by his wife, Pamela Stephenson - see
Connolly, Billy 23/09/01
* An extract from 'Le Mans', a new biography of the actor Steve
McQueen - see McQueen, Steve 30/09/01
* In his controversial new book, Simon Buckby argues that
patriots have no choice but to embrace the euro - see Euro, The
30/09/01
* Paul Gauguin, renowned for his paintings of exotic idylls and
Polynesian beauties, was a sadist who battered his wife,
exploited friends and lied, according to a new biography - see
Gauguin, Paul 07/10/01
* An extract from the compelling new biography of Viviene,
T.S. Eliot's wife - see Eliot, Viviene 14/10/01
* Interview with Sir Clement Freud on the publication of his
autobiography, Freud Ego - see Freud, Sir Clement 14/10/01
* France's most critically acclaimed novel has been removed
from the short list for the country's top literary award because it
has been deemed too controversial in the wake of 11th
September attacks 14/10/01 B 29 1>2 Photograph
* A British Museum curator has discovered a reel of film shot by
Agatha Christie that inspired the author to write some of her
most famous detective novels - see Christie, Agatha 28/10/01
* When Oprah Winfrey chose Jonathan Franzen's critically
acclaimed book The Corrections, as her book club's selection for
October, the author had misgivings… 28/10/01 B 23 4>7
Photographs
* Interview with writer Benjamin Zephaniah - see Zephaniah,
Benjamin 04/11/01
* One of Britain's biggest teaching unions has issued a stern
warning to parents and teachers that author J.K. Rowling's Harry
Potter creation could lead children to the sinister… - Teaching
Profession 04/11/01
* The author Raymond Brigg's new Christmas offering is Ivor,
an invisible giant, which could prove harder to market than The