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...MILK?: In August, Fireside/Simon & Schuster will publish "The Maternity Leave Breastfeeding Plan: How to Enjoy Nursing for 3 Months and Go Back to Work Guilt-Free" (paperback original) by Dr. Will Wilkoff. According to the publisher, "Most doctors advise new mothers to breastfeed for at least six months - a longer commitment than most working women can make. 'The Maternity Leave Breasfeeding Plan' brings welcome news to working mothers and others: women who nurse for three months (or until their maternity leave is over) provide their children an optimal start in terms of nutrition and can have the same rewarding experience...
...action-packed and weird, "Grip: The Strange World of Men," completely satisfies your basic comix needs. For years Gilbert Hernandez has weaved the themes of pulp comicbooks into his narratives. Now he has put them all into one story. DC says it plans on collecting the series into a paperback but doesn't have it on schedule yet. Though it would be a relief to read this series without all the intrusive videogame ads you might not want to hold out for this top-notch comicbook...
...turning out to be about humans. Oh, the horses are in there, all right, but they are unknowable observers--they watch the action around them with their long, silent faces, seeming a little bemused by all the high jinks they inspire. Last year's best seller Seabiscuit (out in paperback this week) was an unforgettable read, but the horse was the least interesting thing about it. The fun is in the human menagerie that collects around a top racehorse...
...TIME reporter Mitch Frank has written the forthcoming "Understanding September 11th: Answering Questions About the Attacks on America" (Viking Children's Books; August 5; hardcover and paperback), for young people ages 12 and up. According to his publisher, the book will be "written on a level that sixth graders and up can easily comprehend and filled with pictures, maps, and straightforward explanations. This is the book that will enable young people to understand both the events of 9/11 and the history leading...
...Judy Blume hasn't written a kid's book in 12 years. But that's about to change, reports PW. In September, Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers will publish "Double Fudge," the latest hardcover entry in her best-selling Fudge series. There are currently16 million Fudge books in paperback...