Every Book by Michael Chabon

a list by Peter, the avid reader who runs Flashlight Worthy

Michael Chabon had some quiet successes under his belt ("Wonder Boys" comes to mind) when he wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay." Ever since then, he's been a writing machine with a tremendous amount of diversity to his work.

onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Maps_and_Legends_2008');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/1932416897'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Maps_and_Legends_2008');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/1932416897'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">Maps and Legends (2008) by Michael Chabon Amazon readers say: "Chutzpah and creativity." "Chabon fans should not hesitate." "Excellent collection of essays." "Point well made in this series of essays." onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Maps_and_Legends_2008');" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Maps_and_Legends_2008');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/1932416897'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> 200 page hardcover \|$16.32 \|10 reviews


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Gentlemen_of_the_Road_2007');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0345502078'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Gentlemen_of_the_Road_2007');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0345502078'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">Gentlemen of the Road (2007) by Michael Chabon Amazon readers say: "Best opening line in a long time." "Jews with swords, secular humanists with sharpened sticks." "Wonderful homage to classic adventure." "Richly evokes the lost world of the Khazars." onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Gentlemen_of_the_Road_2007');" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Gentlemen_of_the_Road_2007');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0345502078'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> 224 page paperback \|$11.20 \|83 reviews


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/The_Yiddish_Policemens_Union_2007');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0007149832'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/The_Yiddish_Policemens_Union_2007');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0007149832'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">The Yiddish Policemen's Union (2007) by Michael Chabon Amazon says: A gripping whodunit, a love story, an homage to 1940s noir, and an exploration of the mysteries of exile and redemption... For sixty years, Jewish refugees and their descendants have prospered in the Federal District of Sitka, a "temporary" safe haven created in the wake of revelations of the Holocaust and the shocking 1948 collapse of the fledgling state of Israel. Proud, grateful, and longing to be American, the Jews of the Sitka District have created their own little world in the Alaskan panhandle, a vibrant, gritty, soulful, and complex frontier city that moves to the music of Yiddish. For sixty years they have been left alone, neglected and half-forgotten in a backwater of history. But all that is coming to an end. onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/The_Yiddish_Policemens_Union_2007');" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/The_Yiddish_Policemens_Union_2007');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0007149832'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> 464 page paperback \|$10.85 \|296 reviews This book also appears on: 2007's 3-Star Fiction (and 3 Stars is Very Good) Books in 140's Favorite Reads of 2008 Salon.com's Favorite Fiction of 2007 The Economist's 10 Best Books of 2007 (Fiction & Memoir) The New York Times' 50 Notable Books of 2007 (Fiction)


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/The_Final_Solution_2004');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0060777109'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/The_Final_Solution_2004');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0060777109'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">The Final Solution (2004) by Michael Chabon Amazon readers say: "Much to esteem, and little to regret, about this novella." "Has Sherlock returned?" "Chabon's exquisite take on the detective story." "Exquisitely compact and realized." onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/The_Final_Solution_2004');" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/The_Final_Solution_2004');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0060777109'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> 160 page paperback \|$10.36 \|86 reviews


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/McSweeneys_Enchanted_Chamber_of_Astonishing_Stories_2004');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/1400078741'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/McSweeneys_Enchanted_Chamber_of_Astonishing_Stories_2004');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/1400078741'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">McSweeney's Enchanted Chamber of Astonishing Stories (2004) edited by Michael Chabon Amazon readers say: "Astonishingly great collection of shorts." "Tremendous collection of short stories." "Some excellent stories with an unconvincing thesis." "An interesting collection of literary fiction." onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/McSweeneys_Enchanted_Chamber_of_Astonishing_Stories_2004');" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/McSweeneys_Enchanted_Chamber_of_Astonishing_Stories_2004');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/1400078741'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> 352 page paperback \|$11.16 \|11 reviews


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/McSweeneys_Mammoth_Treasury_of_Thrilling_Tales_2003');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/140003339X'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/McSweeneys_Mammoth_Treasury_of_Thrilling_Tales_2003');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/140003339X'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales (2003) edited by Michael Chabon Amazon readers say: "The gems outweigh the duds!" "A varied collection of well-done short stories." "Fun riffs that reinvigorate the short story format." "Literate pulp for literate bibliophiles." onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/McSweeneys_Mammoth_Treasury_of_Thrilling_Tales_2003');" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/McSweeneys_Mammoth_Treasury_of_Thrilling_Tales_2003');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/140003339X'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> 480 page paperback \|$11.16 \|31 reviews


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Summerland_2002');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0786816155'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Summerland_2002');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0786816155'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">Summerland (2002) by Michael Chabon Amazon readers say: "Fantastic writing and depth of concept." "You don't have to love baseball." "A shocking fairy tale adventure." "Baseball saves the world! Michael Chabon hits a grand slam!" onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Summerland_2002');" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Summerland_2002');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0786816155'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> 512 page paperback \|$8.95 \|136 reviews


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/The_Amazing_Adventures_of_Kavalier__Clay_2000');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0312282990'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/The_Amazing_Adventures_of_Kavalier__Clay_2000');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0312282990'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (2000) by Michael Chabon Amazon readers say: "Ambitious, funny, heartbreaking... this one's a winner." "Chabon draws a brilliant & moving book." "Witty, evocative, gripping -- and just plain fun." "I couldn't put it down." onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/The_Amazing_Adventures_of_Kavalier__Clay_2000');" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/The_Amazing_Adventures_of_Kavalier__Clay_2000');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0312282990'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> 656 page paperback \|$10.20 \|589 reviews This book also appears on Peter Steinberg's Favorite Novels


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Werewolves_in_Their_Youth_1999');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0312254385'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Werewolves_in_Their_Youth_1999');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0312254385'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">Werewolves in Their Youth (1999) by Michael Chabon Amazon readers say: "Chabon offers masterful snapshots of the human condition." "Uneven, but the good ones are incredible!" "I feel like a teenage rock fan...." "Second only to Carver." onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Werewolves_in_Their_Youth_1999');" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Werewolves_in_Their_Youth_1999');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0312254385'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> 224 page paperback \|$10.40 \|27 reviews


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Wonder_Boys_1995');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/1857024052'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Wonder_Boys_1995');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/1857024052'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">Wonder Boys (1995) by Michael Chabon Amazon readers say: "A funny story about the bungling life of an ordinary guy." "Entertaining weekend of a loser." "Marrying sentences as though they were always meant to be..." "Beauty unsurpassed." onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Wonder_Boys_1995');" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Wonder_Boys_1995');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/1857024052'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> 384 page paperback \|$2.42 \|133 reviews


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/A_Model_World_and_Other_Stories_1991');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0060790601'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/A_Model_World_and_Other_Stories_1991');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0060790601'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">A Model World and Other Stories (1991) by Michael Chabon Amazon readers say: "One of the best collections of the last 50 years." "Solid collection of stories." "Intelligent and unassuming." "Makes me want to write." onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/A_Model_World_and_Other_Stories_1991');" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/A_Model_World_and_Other_Stories_1991');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0060790601'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> 208 page paperback \|$11.86 \|15 reviews


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Mysteries_of_Pittsburgh_1988');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0060790598'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Mysteries_of_Pittsburgh_1988');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0060790598'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">Mysteries of Pittsburgh (1988) by Michael Chabon Amazon readers say: "Beautiful and complex story." "The most enjoyable read I've ever experienced." "Made me remember my college days with fond loathing." "A novel of believable originality." onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Mysteries_of_Pittsburgh_1988');" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Every_Book_by_Michael_Chabon/Mysteries_of_Pittsburgh_1988');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0060790598'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> 320 page paperback \|$11.86 \|115 reviews

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