On the Cover of Sunday's Book Review  By FRANCISCO GOLDMAN
Reviewed by ROBIN ROMM Francisco Goldman's passionate, moving novel takes as its subject his tragically short marriage to the fiction writer Aura Estrada, who died in a bodysurfing accident in 2007, when she was 30. Also in the Book Review  By DEBORAH E. LIPSTADT
Reviewed by FRANKLIN FOER Deborah E. Lipstadt examines the trial of Adolf Eichmann as a crucial factor in the world's perception of the Holocaust.  By JONATHAN COE
Reviewed by WILLIAM GIRALDI A novel whose myopic hero can't help messing up his own life.  By MEG WOLITZER
Reviewed by JINCY WILLETT This novel's women swear off sex after a school decides to stage Aristophanes' "Lysistrata."  By DAVID ORR
Reviewed by DAVID KIRBY David Orr provides a tour of contemporary poetry and suggests how readers might feel better equipped to appreciate it.  By PHILIP CONNORS
Reviewed by DONOVAN HOHN Philip Connors's first book chronicles a season spotting wildfires in a spectacularly combustible patch of New Mexico.  By MARY GORDON
Reviewed by LIESL SCHILLINGER In Mary Gordon's emotionally engaging, smoothly flowing novel, former lovers, both now nearing 60, are reunited in Rome.  By MARTIN A. NOWAK
Reviewed by OREN HARMAN Most of the great evolutionary innovations of life on earth are due to cooperation, a Harvard scientist argues.  By JEHANNE WAKE
Reviewed by MEGAN MARSHALL A biographer traces the social adventures of a set of American heiresses who charmed Britain in the early 19th century.  By JONATHAN W. JORDAN
Reviewed by MICHAEL KORDA Jonathan W. Jordan explores the complex relationship of the World War II generals Dwight Eisenhower, George Patton and Omar Bradley.  By JOHN THORN
Reviewed by BRUCE WEBER A baseball historian untangles the game's lineage, and rediscovers America's pastime. Children's Books  Reviewed by DAVID MARGOLICK A picture book and a middle-grade novel introduce the boxer Joe Louis to a new generation. By RUTA SEPETYS
Reviewed by LINDA SUE PARK This young adult novel explores a Lithuanian family's trials under Stalin. By JOHN STEPHENS
Reviewed by DANA STEVENS Three siblings discover a mysterious book that unlocks a powerful prophecy.  By PAMELA PAUL More children's books, on green themes.  Reviewed by PAMELA PAUL "Say Hello to Zorro!" observes the relationship between old dog and new, while "Scritch-Scratch a Perfect Match" considers the relationship between dog and flea. | Book Review Features  Profile By PAMELA PAUL A conversation with the children's author, who turns 95 on April 12.  Crime By MARILYN STASIO Mystery novels by Michael Connelly, Donna Leon, Jason Goodwin and Lori Roy.  Featuring Francisco Goldman on his novel "Say Her Name"; Deborah Lipstadt on the Eichmann trial; and Pamela Paul on Beverly Cleary.  By CHARLES McGRATH The editor Michael Pietsch needed an Excel spreadsheet to piece together the notebooks that made up "The Pale King," a posthumous novel from David Foster Wallace. Reviews by The Times's Critics Editor's Note Thanks for taking the time to read this e-mail. Feel free to send feedback; I enjoy hearing your opinions and will do my best to respond. Blake Wilson
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