By Carol Memmott, USA TODAY
Fans of Louisa May Alcott can rejoice. Last year's The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott by Kelly O'Connor McNees is new in paperback from Berkley. It's a perfect summer read. And Susan Cheever's Louisa May Alcott: A Personal Biography is out Nov. 8 in paperback from Simon & Schuster. Here's my review. In other news: two more books inspired by Alcott are new to stores. Louisa and the Missing Heriress by Anna Maclean, a paperback re-issue from Obsidian of a 2004 hardcover novel that is the first in a series of mysteries starring the clever Alcott as a daring sleuth. The plot: Alcott takes on the role of amateur detective after the body of her friend Dorothy Wortham is found floating in the Boston harbor. A second novel in the series, Louisa and the Crystal Gazer, will be published next February. Also new to stores: The Little Women Letters by Gabrielle Donnelly from Touchstone. The author re-imagines the lives of Jo March's descendants. If these books don't satisfy ultimate fans, re-reading Alcott's books is recommended.
