Speed Reads: November
Autobiography of Mark Twain Volume 1
By Mark Twain, out now
In what will supposedly be the first of three volumes, the life of Mark Twain will be revealed in full detail by the mans own words.
To Sound in the Know: Twain wouldnt allow this material to be published until 100 years after his death because he didnt want anyone he knew or their kids to be scandalized. US Weekly does not approve.
Life
By Keith Richards and James Fox, out now
The autobiography of the Rolling Stone who continues to defy the odds by simply being alive.
To Sound in the Know: Richards has confessed that he would love to be a librarian. Makes senserock icon, librarian. Really, that could have gone either way.
Lost Boys of the BronxThe Oral History of the Ducky Boys Gang
By James Hannon, out now
The true story of a gang of preteen kids from the Irish Bronx who wreaked havoc and formed fierce bonds in the 1960s.
To Sound in the Know: The Ducky Boys Gang was the basis for Richard Prices novel, The Wanderers.
Moonlight Mile
By Dennis Lehane, out now
In this sequel to Gone, Baby, Gone, two Boston PIs return to find that the 4-yearold kidnapped girl they saved in the previous novel is now a teenager who has disappeared.
To Sound in the Know: Apparently, Lehane novels are like crack for big name directorsScorsese (Shutter Island), Eastwood (Mystic River) and Affleck (Gone, Baby, Gone). Lets guess wholl take on this one.
Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People
By Amy Sedaris, out now
Sedaris takes on the bright side of a terrible economy and, with her characteristic wit, explores the process of turning junk into craft or at least less junky junk.
To Sound in the Know: Sedaris runs Dusty Food Cupcakes, a cupcake and cheeseball business, out of her Greenwich Village apartment kitchen.
Sunset Park
By Paul Auster, out now
In his 16th novel, Auster tells the story of a group of squatters occupying a house in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, including Miles, who is running from a Lolita-ish love he found in Florida and the father he hasnt talked to in years.
To Sound in the Know: Auster lets go a bit of his usual surrealist bent in this novel.
Decoded
By Jay-Z, out Nov. 16
A twist on the conventional memoir, Jay-Z takes his lyrics and decodes them as a way to explore the stories from his childhood in Brooklyn and his life as a worldwide superstar.
To Sound in the Know: Jay-Z has started a treasure hunt where fans follow clues on a website to find the locations of pages from his book all over NYC.