Arts & Entertainment

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Our annual summer reading roundup
of new fiction and nonfiction.

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ecial to the Jewish News

ewish armchair -- or beach chair — travelers can visit
lots of different places this summer using recently pub-
lished books as guides. Whether the Jewish connection
comes strictly through the author's heritage or the world the
author created, each volume presents willing readers with a
conventional or unconventional destination.
Go to the real Hollywood with Goldie Hawn or the surreal
Florida with Rodney Rothman. Surf an imaginary Internet led
by David Israel or meet some fictional New Yorkers created by
Jonathan Safran Foer. Recall sports celebrities in and out of
the nations capital with Shirley Povich, or meet up with
intrigue uncovered by Hiller Halkin in the Mideast.
Pick a book that tempts your interest, find a comfortable
spot beside a lake — or in an air-conditioned den — and let
the relaxation of solitude take over. The only finger you have
to lift is the one that turns the pages.

SUMMER READING

on page 40

Jig

6/23

2005

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