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Show BOOKMAN'S NOTES : I Shellabamer's New Book Arrives At Sugar House Spramic Lil)rary By Aurelia licnnion Lllxrarian, Spraffiie Branch, in Sugar House Shellabarpcr's new book, THE KING'S CAVALIER, is finally ready for circulation on Monday. The story has French background and takes place at the time of the Bourbon conspiracy con-spiracy against Francis I in 1523. Ren-iember CAPTAIN FROM CASTILE and PRINCE OF FOXES? they were by the same author. It's tops on the fiction list of the New York Herald-Tribune Book Section. THE MATURE MIND still heads the non-fiction list. EL CAMINO REAL (The Royal Highway) is our lead in this week's non-fiction list. Edwin Ed-win Corle, author of many histories his-tories and other books about California, has written another history of California by tracing the history of this old road that extends from Lower California to San Francisco, across the bay to Sonora. The book provides pro-vides fascinating reading. The author has no reverence for discuss her work and personality personal-ity while students of institutions institu-tions affiliated with the Center listen and ask questions. Many famous people have spoken at the meetings, which are informal infor-mal and pleasant New Literature Form Detective fiction now has a competitor in the form of Science Sci-ence Fiction, which is a new form of literature fast claiming attention of readers. These stories are expertly written by authors educated in the sciences. sci-ences. Some of them write as a sideline to important scientific research. The newest book in this field at the library is THE BIG EYE, by Max Erlich. We have several others besides this one. Many people interested in good literature ask us the question: "How can you tell a good book?" Here is one answer an-swer which Jessamyn West, author au-thor and critic, has given: "The test of the novel is this: 'Does the fictional world created by the novelist persist after the book is closed? When the last page is turned, does it retain its firm outline, even when the ej'e, no longer concerned with it, observes the hard compelling compell-ing forms of the non-fictional world beyond the window?'" Following is the list of new books for Monday, April 3: FICTION KING'S CAVALIER, Shella-bargcr; Shella-bargcr; ONCE AND FOREVER, Bangeit; A NEW FRIEND, Eden: THE LONELY, Callico; DEFINITION OF LOVER, McCarthy; Mc-Carthy; EIGHT APRIL DAYS, Hart. NON-FICTIOX POWER SKIING ILLUSTRATED, ILLUS-TRATED, Micoleau; TRIAL AND ERROR, Weizmann; WE WENT THATAWAY, Smith; LET'S LIVE AT HOME, Mill-gate; Mill-gate; ROYAL HIGHWAY (El Camino Real), Corle; COMPLETE COM-PLETE CANASTA, Michaels; AMATEUR BOAT BUILDING, Verney: TREASURY OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, Stuber. WESTERN CONESTOGA COWBOY, Richmond; Rich-mond; CACTUS ON THE RANGE, Holt. MYSTERIES CLAY HAND, Davis; FATAL FINALE, Dobbins. Hacrea cows ana is quite willing will-ing to rib a stuffed shirt no matter how well starched by history. Mr. Corle tells of one early battle which took place on a spot approximately at the corner of Hollywood and Vine. In Richmond, Va., her home town, Ellen Glascow, author of so many outstanding novels, is not without honor in her own country. Five years after her death her home town is honoring honor-ing her memory. Richmond Area University Center is holding hold-ing weekly seminars where old friends and admirers gather to |