The Book We're Talking About This Week

Tuesday, September 4, 2012 The Book We're Talking About This Week "NW" by Zadie Smith Penguin, $26.95 September 4, 2012 What is it about? The book is about four Londoners' adult lives outside their childhood home of Caldwell. The book takes places in Northwest London, hence the name "NW." Why are we talking about it? Zadie Smith's past work has been strong and brilliant. She is an acclaimed literary writer, so we couldn't help but pick it up. Who wrote it? Zadie Smith is the author of "White Teeth," "The Autograph Man," "On Beauty," and the essay collection "Changing My Mind." She won the Orange Prize in 2006 for "White Teeth" and was also included in Time magazine's "TIME 100 best English-language novels from 1923-2005" list for the book as well. Who will read it? Fans of Zadie Smith, and the literary circle she inhabits (Jonathan Franzen, David Foster Wallace, Jennifer Egan). What do the reviewers say? To read the reviews and more, click here! More from HuffPost Books: 6 Expert-Recommended Reads About The Drug War Bestselling Author Caught Faking His Own Amazon Reviews WATCH: How To Survive A Book Club 'Call Me Maybe' Meets 'Moby Dick' How The Media Polarizes Political Books BLOG POSTS Jesse Kornbluth: A Jury Said Jeffrey MacDonald Killed His Wife and Kids. So Did '60 Minutes' and a Bestseller. 40 Years Later, Errol Morris Counters With 500 Pages of Awkward Questions. Because on the basis of the evidence presented at trial and the evidence that was not allowed to be presented at trial, Errol Morris does not believe that Jeffrey MacDonald is guilty. If you followed this case, you know different. Joe Osborne: World of Warcraft: Jaina Proudmoore: Tides of War Review Tides of War follows Jaina Proudmoore, a powerful wizard sworn to protect the martial island city of Theramore, as she quickly becomes as jaded to the idea of peace in the war-torn world of Azeroth as she is to love. Devon Corneal: Great Children's Books For Back To School Steve Turtell: Allen Ginsberg, Teacher He was the single best teacher I've ever had. That he liked me and my work confirmed me as no other encouragement ever had. James Stack: FEARLESS MEMOIR: 'World's Fair' (Chapter 13) Daddy ordered a beer as soon as we were seated, and a second one before we had ordered. He was on his fifth by the time we had finished eating. As he tapped on his empty glass, Gee said, "Daddy, I think you've had enough."

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