The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-28
BY WALTER d. HICKMAN

BY WALTER d. HICKMAN
EVERYBODY who reads books at
II some time in his life has
longed to write book reviews. Now
you have that opportunity because
the writer of this department wants
you to write some thumbnail re-
views.
The plan is a simple one Read
any book, old or new, and write your
review, not to exceed 200 words.
Can be less. About $50 words is a
nice review length.
Send your review to the Literary
Editor of The Indianapolis Times.
The writer of the review that is
published will receive a copy of
some good book.
If child should win the weekly
prize, then the winner will get a
good children's book. If an adult
wins the prize and goes in for mys-
terry novels, then the award will be
such a novel.
But write your reviews and send
them in at once because the weekly
90 AOAlS Go tAAN ACAAOCoN ASboVNs
will be more than worthwhile.
Be sure and put your name, age,
occupation and address on your re-
view If you so desire, your age will
not be published. That's nice.
Thank you.
NNE of my friends the other
~ night told me that when
summer vaniShes each year. he feels
that a number of books he should
have read in warm weather remain
unread. He asks me for a must list
My "six must" list is as follows:
"Shadows on the Rock" by Villa
Gather, Alfred A. Knopf; Martins
Summer" by Vicki Baum, Cosmo-
politan; washington Merry-Go-
Round" Anonymous, Liveright;
"Simple Peter Cradd," by E. Phillips
Opperheim, Little Brown; "Educa-
ton of a Princess" Grand Duchess
Marie, Viking. and "The Caliph of
Bagdad," by Robert H. Davis and
Arthur B. Maurice, D. Appleton and
Company.
on Sept. William Morrow and
Company will publish 1.-THE Bor-
der: A Missouri Saga" by Dagmar
Doneghy; 1.-THE Wanton Way" by
Norah c. James; Death of an Edi-
tor" by Vernon Loder; MY South
Sea Island" by Eric Muspratt; ROC
A Dogs Eye View of War;" by Ed
mund Vale; "Now and Then, Here
and There, Around the States with
Johnny Bear" by Janet Smalley.
Readers Of r. NJ. Freeman's
samuel Pepys Listener" probably
did not suspect that Freeman re-
corded his domestic difficulties on
no experience whatever. He re-
ports that he was bachelor until
June "a of this year when he mar
ried a young lady who is now the
authentic Mrs. Pepys in his daily
Diary" in the Radio Times.
It was fashionable not so long
ago to quote as fine recommends
ton for a book that a reviewer had
read it at single sitting. The
Book League of America does not
believe that it will get any such
comments from reviewers on their
September choice, Albert Grope,
by F.. O. Mann (Harcourt, Brace)
The book is some 600 pages, written
with leisurely charm in the de Nor
gan tradition. AS one of the read
ers happily remarked, 1T is part
Horatio Alger and part William dc
Morgan, containing the best fea-
lures of each"
The juvenile department OF Brew
err, Warren and Putnam announces
two rev books, "Bernt Balchen
viking of the Air" by John Law
renee, and The Adventures of The
Boy Gliders," by Eustace l.. Adams
"Bernt Balchen: Viking of the
Air" is the story of the life of thi,
modern viking whose name is sur,
rounded with deeds of exploit anC
adventure. AS a flyer and explorer
he has roamed the far corners o.
the world, rolling up a saga of ex'
perience varied and exciting.
q
Although her two books bear suct
unassuming titles as plain Anne
Ellis" and THE Life of an Ordinary
Woman" Anne Ellis is nevertheless
alarmingly ambitious II have three
overwhelming ambitions" she says
Ito have some one call me dear
and mean 1t; to have dress I diC
not make myself; to be so rich tina
when dining in public place ant
mechanical music is turned on,
could hand a waiter $40 and tel
him to turn 1t off,"