Books, CDs, movies, and other stuff we liked this month.

Slate recently started publishing a monthly roundup of all the things our critics like, since we figure you might like some of these things, too. Last month we recommended not only books, movies, and TV shows but also useful stuff, like ergonomic keyboards and some tasty Australian wines. Our latest favorites are listed below:

Books

Gerald Martin's Gabriel García Márquez: A Life
(Recommended by Michael Wood in "The Myth of Gabriel García Márquez")

Matthew Crawford's Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work
(Recommended by Michael Agger in "Heidegger and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance")

Aleksandar Hemon's Love and Obstacles
(Recommended by Adam Kirsch in "Nowhere Man")

Peter Robb's Midnight in Sicily and Lawrence Millman's Last Places
(Recommended by Stephen Metcalf in "The Culture Gabfest, the Performance Anxiety Edition")

W.H. Auden and Louis MacNeice's Letters From Iceland
(Recommended by Stephen Metcalf in "The Culture Gabfest, the Mature Adaptation Edition")

George R. Stewart's Names on the Land
(Recommended by Jody Rosen in "The Culture Gabfest, the 'Boo-Effing-Hoo' Edition")

Marc Okrand's Klingon Dictionary
(Recommended by Arika Okrent in "There's No Klingon Word for Hello")

Thomas McCormick's China Market
(Recommended by Daniel Gross in "General Tso, Meet Colonel Sanders")