THE MAGICIAN'S ASSISTANT BY ANN PATCHETT (Harcourt Brace, $23). Patchett's third novel is something of a magic trick itself--a '90s love story wrought with all the grace and classic charm of a ...

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Heller McAlpin writes for numerous publications, including the San Francisco Chronicle, Newsday and the Washington Post. Ancient Greeks had nine goddesses to explain the mystery of inspiration, each ...