...stories of the Pacific Northwest, this is arresting fantasy from an original new voice. "Self's Punishment," by Bernhard Schlink and Walter Popp. Because he was a prosecutor for the Nazis during the war, Gerhard Self is barred from the profession...

...Out Stealing Horses" by Per Petterson 5. "The Elegance of the Hedgehog" by Muriel Barbery 6. "The Reader" by Bernhard Schlink 7. "The White Tiger" by Aravind Adiga 8. "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" by Junot Diaz 9. "Praise...