On the Cover of Sunday's Book Review  By ARTHUR PHILLIPS
Reviewed by STEPHEN GREENBLATT Arthur Phillips's splendidly devious novel consists of a Shakespearean play of his own virtuosic creation and an "introduction" that devastatingly reveals the psychological life of its author. Also in the Book Review  By JANET MALCOLM
Reviewed by EMILY BAZELON Janet Malcolm studies the case of a cultivated doctor convicted of hiring a hit man to kill her estranged husband in 2007.  By FRANCINE PROSE
Reviewed by RON CARLSON Francine Prose's wry novel of a young Albanian immigrant in New Jersey sets America in high relief, mordant and comic, light and dark.  By DORIAN LYNSKEY
Reviewed by SEAN WILENTZ A British music critic explores the tradition of protest music through chapters centered on particular songs.  By SIRI HUSTVEDT
Reviewed by MARIA RUSSO While her husband pursues an affair, this sprightly novel's heroine becomes immersed in an all-female world.  By CHIKA UNIGWE
Reviewed by FERNANDA EBERSTADT Chika Unigwe tells the stories of four African sex workers sharing an apartment in a Belgian red-light district.  By WILLIAM D. COHAN
Reviewed by PAUL M. BARRETT A definitive account of how Goldman Sachs became the most profitable and influential investment bank of the modern era. By BLAKE BUTLER
Reviewed by JOSEPH SALVATORE Blake Butler's new novel is a family drama presented as a puzzle in diverse forms, from Whitmanesque to minimalist.  By MAYA JASANOFF
Reviewed by THOMAS BENDER A Harvard historian considers those - rich and poor, white, black and red - who fled the American Revolution.  By PROFESSOR X
Reviewed by CALEB CRAIN Professor X, an adjunct instructor and self-described academic hit man, disputes the idea that college is for everyone.  By GARY W. GALLAGHER
Reviewed by ERIC FONER A Civil War historian argues that a commitment to national survival, much more than abolition, motivated the North to fight.  Children's Books By CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG and MARISSA MOSS
Reviewed by PAMELA PAUL "Queen of the Falls" follows Annie Edson Taylor over Niagara Falls in a barrel; and "Nurse, Soldier, Spy" tells the story of the cross-dressing Civil War hero Sarah Emma Edmonds. | Book Review Features  Essay By TONY PERROTTET Today's literary publicity stunts pale before the sandwich boards, hot-air balloons and beer ads of yore.  Featuring Arthur Phillips on Shakespeare, literary forgery and his new novel, "The Tragedy of Arthur." More Books News and Reviews  By PATRICIA COHEN A Nobel-winning economist and his colleagues track the startlingly fast changes in human height and longevity since 1700. 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
Books Producer
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