Sex, power and Laura Bush

Curtis Sittenfeld's third novel, "American Wife," was published, smartly, smack in the middle of last week's Republican convention.

What this meant, in addition to politically plumped coverage, was that rabid fans of Sittenfeld's first two novels (the debut smash "Prep" and its follow-up, "The Man of My Dreams") who rushed out and bought "American Wife" probably found themselves experiencing… » Full Story on Salon.com