Editor’s Note
 

This marks the first special issue on Legal Fiction from THE LAW AND POLITICS BOOK REVIEW. Thanks to Mary Atwell and Jack Call (both at Radford University), who commissioned reviews and edited this special issue.

We approached Wayne McIntosh to propose a special issue of the LAW AND POLITICS BOOK REVIEW devoted to fiction.  In it, contributors would discuss specifically their interest and experience with novels as sources for student learning.  In October we sent out a request for reviewers.  Although we provided a list of books that seemed appropriate, we also asked for suggestions from potential contributors who might discuss novels they had used effectively.  The response was immediate and enthusiastic.  Professors from a variety of universities and disciplines either volunteered to consider a book from our list or suggested a work they and their students found particularly worthwhile. A list of all the proposed books, whether reviewed or not, is included below. 

Thanks to our excellent contributors, the special issue includes twenty-two reviews of American, British, and European novels from the 19^th, 20^th, and 21^st centuries.

It has been a pleasure to serve as guest editors.  We hope readers of the LPBR will find this special issue interesting and informative.