Roger Rosenblatt Books In Order

Novels

  1. Lapham Rising (2006)
  2. Beet (2008)
  3. Thomas Murphy (2016)

Omnibus

  1. Roger Rosenblatt Collection (2014)

Non fiction

  1. Black Fiction in America (1974)
  2. Children of War (1976)
  3. Rules for Aging (1980)
  4. Witness (1985)
  5. Life Itself (1992)
  6. The Man in the Water (1994)
  7. Last Place on Earth: Sudan (1994)
  8. Coming Apart (1997)
  9. Where We Stand (2002)
  10. Anything Can Happen (2003)
  11. Consuming Desires (2006)
  12. Making Toast (2010)
  13. Unless It Moves the Human Heart (2011)
  14. Kayak Morning (2012)
  15. The Boy Detective (2013)
  16. The Book of Love (2015)
  17. The Story I Am (2020)
  18. Cold Moon (2020)

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Roger Rosenblatt Books Overview

Lapham Rising

How on earth did nebbish university librarian David Goldberg end up on Virginia’s Ten Most Wanted Criminals list for besti*ality? And how did he get ensnared in a vast right wing conspiracy to steal the presidency? It all begins so innocently when Goldberg starts moonlighting for eccentric, conservative billionaire Alan Carston Stowe as an archivist. But Goldberg s appointment worries a cabal of ruthless right wingers ostensibly allies of Stowe, whose money lubricates their zany scary conspiracies with very close ties to the White House. They fear that Goldberg will find something in Stowe s records that will compromise the dirty tricks involved in re electing Augustus Winthrop Scott, the dim scion of a powerful Republican political family, for a second term. As the presidential election heads into its final stretch, the hunt is on to remove Goldberg from his position by any means necessary. The acclaimed, Edgar winning mystery writer Larry Beinhart returns with this timely novel. In the tradition of Carl Hiassen, Elmore Leonard, and Joe Klein, The Librarian is a frenetic, scary and hilarious thriller that goes deep into the dark heart of election year politics.

Beet

Beet College is doomed…
and nobody really cares. The Board of Trustees, led by developer Joel Bollovate, has squandered the endowment. Sweet tempered terrorist hopeful Akim Ben Ladin n Arthur Horowitz sits in his off campus cave and dreams about blowing Beet up. Faculty members are too busy concocting useless, trendy courses to do anything about it. Not to mention that American higher education is going down the tubes, one less lesser school isn’t going to matter. So why is Professor Peace Porterfield trying to save Beet? Beats us.

Rules for Aging

Acclaimed and beloved prize winning essayist Roger Rosenblatt has commented on most of the trends and events of our time. His columns in Time magazine and his commentaries on PBS’s News Hour with Jim Lehrer have made him a household word and a trusted friend of millions. With a wry sense of humor and inimitable wit, Rosenblatt offers here guidelines for aging that are both easy to understand and, more importantly, easy to implement. More and more in the news today, we are hearing about phenomenal advances in the ‘fight against aging.’ But what Rosenblatt suggests to combat age is far more valuable than any scientific breakthrough he breaks down the hardest part of aging, the mental anguish of growing older with fifty four gems of funny, brilliant, wise, indispensable advice. A book to savor, a book to keep, and a book for all ages. This little guide is intended for people who wish to age successfully, or at all…
. One may think of this work as a how to book, akin to many health guides published these days, whose purpose is to prolong our lives and make them richer. That is the aim of my book, too. from the IntroductionAnd this is just the start of Roger Rosenblatt’s charming and thought provoking guide to surviving the episodes that shamelessly shave years off of our lives. With a wry sense of humor and peerless wit, Rules for Aging provides guidance that is, hands down, the most practical, pleasurable and, most importantly, painless advice you’ll ever receive. As Rosenblatt writes, ‘When I urge you to refrain from a certain thought or course of action, I do not mean to suggest that you are in any way wrong if you do the opposite. I mean only to say that you will suffer.’Rule 1: It doesn’t matterWhatever you think matters doesn’t. Follow this rule, and it will add decades to your life. It does not matter if you are late, or early; if you are here, or if you are there; if you said it, or did not say it; if you were clever, or if you were stupid; if you are having a bad hair day, or a no hair day; if your boss looks at you cockeyed; if your girlfriend or boyfriend looks at you cockeyed; if you don’t get that promotion, or prize, or house, or if you do. It doesn’t matter.

Life Itself

After exploring the four thousand year history of abortion and showing why the conflict has become so entrenched in this society, a distinguished journalist offers a simple yet probable resolution to the problem. NYT.

Where We Stand

In these 30 essays, Roger Rosenblatt draws on his 27 years of reporting and commenting on America to reaffirm the core values of our complex and wonderful country. Famous for his ability to put wise and important ideas into witty and instructive prose, the prize winning journalist and commentator provides comfort and resolve for Americans in a time of threat. With his charm and humor, Rosenblatt reminds us of the fundamental political and moral strengths of America.

During the last 30 years, Rosenblatt believes, we have been living outside history in a bubble of wealth and power. The events of September 11, 2001, have gives us a chance to reacquaint ourselves with what the country stands for and what it should become. If we have lost our way as a country, it is because we have lost sight of the idealism on which America was founded. The fundamentals of American justice and society are more than America’s virtues they are standards by which a civilization measures its worth.

 

Anything Can Happen

A fast moving, elegant novel set in contemporary London in the glittering world of charity auctions, big business, high art, and more than enough money to spare. Take one wealthy businessman fresh from his second marriage to an avid, successful young woman; one ex wife who happens to be a saint; one artist, and a portrait for sale; two women wearing Bulgari necklaces; add a touch of the supernatural, a big dose of envy, stir, and see what happens.

Consuming Desires

Those who don’t yet have an American standard of living usually want it, yet it would take three whole Earths to provide this for everyone alive today. This text brings together a group of writers to explore and resolve the paradox, including Jane Smiley author of ‘A Thousand Acres’, Bill McKibben author of ‘The End of Nature and Juliet Schor author of ‘The Overspent American’. They investigate the roots of consumer culture and its meanings for us. The authors do not offer easy solutions for the future, rather, they seek to provide a deeper understanding of how far the issues reach into our societies and into our sense of ourselves.

Making Toast

‘How long are you staying, Boppo?’ ‘Forever.’ When his daughter, Amy a gifted doctor, mother, and wife collapses and dies from an asymptomatic heart condition, Roger Rosenblatt and his wife, Ginny, leave their home on the South Shore of Long Island to move in with their son in law, Harris, and their three young grandchildren: six year old Jessica, four year old Sammy, and one year old James, known as Bubbies. Long past the years of diapers, homework, and recitals, Roger and Ginny Boppo and Mimi to the kids quickly reaccustom themselves to the world of small children: bedtime stories, talking toys, playdates, nonstop questions, and nonsequential thought. Though reeling from Amy’s death they carry on, reconstructing a family, sustaining one another, and guiding three lively, alert, and tender hearted children through the pains and confusions of grief. As he marvels at the strength of his son in law, a surgeon, and the tenacity and skill of his wife, a former kindergarten teacher, Roger attends each day to ‘the one household duty I have mastered’ preparing the morning toast perfectly to each child’s liking. With the wit, heart, precision, and depth of understanding that has characterized his work, Roger Rosenblatt peels back the layers on this most personal of losses to create both a tribute to his late daughter and a testament to familial love. The day Amy died, Harris told Ginny and Roger, ‘It’s impossible.’ Roger’s story tells how a family makes the possible of the impossible.

Kayak Morning

There is indeed life after death, and Rosenblatt proves that without a doubt. USA Today From Roger Rosenblatt, the bestselling author of Making Toast and Unless It Moves the Human Heart, comes a poignant meditation on the nature of grief, the passages through it, the solace of solitude, and the healing power of love. Rosenblatt’s Kayak Morning is a classic in the making, akin to A Grief Observed by C. S. Lewis a coming to terms with tragic, senseless loss that offers readers an unsentimental and deeply moving account of the possibility of true redemption. A profoundly beautiful and intimate gift from an exceptional writer, Kayak Morning is Roger Rosenblatt writing bravely and unforgettably from the heart.

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