From Expositions, a review essay on Ismail Kadare and the Inaugural Man Booker International Prize. Budding Genius: Can 65-year-old Stuart Dybek silence critics who say the MacArthur Foundation picks authors who are over the hill? Graphic truths: Forget the prizewinning young novelists — the best accounts of contemporary American ethnic experience are to be found in illustrated novels. Nastier than a speeding bullet: A battle for control of the Superman franchise pits Time Warner against the original Lois Lane. A review of Reading Comics: How Graphic Novels Work and What They Mean by Douglas Wolk and An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons, and True Stories. An interview with Amy Moreno on the competitive field of children's book illustration.

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