On the Cover of Sunday's Book Review  By MONICA ALI
Reviewed by CURTIS SITTENFELD Monica Ali's new novel asks: What if Princess Diana had faked her own death and eventually gone to live under an assumed name in America? Also in the Book Review  By URSULA HEGI
Reviewed by LEAH HAGER COHEN In the fourth of Ursula Hegi's novels to be set in the same German village, a schoolteacher heroine, seduced by Nazi propaganda, struggles to follow her moral compass.  By DAVID S. REYNOLDS
Reviewed by ANDREW DELBANCO An account of the writing, reception and modern reputation of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin," which taught whites to see slaves as human.  By DOROTHY WICKENDEN
Reviewed by MARIA RUSSO Dorothy Wickenden tells the story of her grandmother's stint as a teacher on the frontier.  By BOB MOULD and ANDREW EARLES
Reviewed by ROBERT CHRISTGAU Two books look at the rise and acrimonious demise of Hüsker Dü, a powerful force in the indie rock scene of the 1980s.  By STEVEN TYLER
Reviewed by ROB SHEFFIELD There's a lot to be said, especially by Steven Tyler, of his rise to fame with Aerosmith.  By TIM PARKS
Reviewed by ROBERT PINSKY Tim Parks details his suffering from chronic pain and explains how he found relief from an unexpected source.  By JUAN GABRIEL VASQUEZ
Reviewed by NATASHA WIMMER The narrator of this novel emends Joseph Conrad's "Nostromo."  By DUNCAN J. WATTS
Reviewed by NICHOLAS A. CHRISTAKIS Why "common sense" is a thoroughly unreliable guide to the social world.  By ANURADHA ROY
Reviewed by MICHAEL GORRA The characters in Anuradha Roy's first novel wrestle with love and real estate.  By TOM CARSON
Reviewed by TADZIO KOELB The "Great Gatsby" baby grows up to be the worldly heroine of Tom Carson's picaresque novel, and a perfect mirror of "the American Century." By JOEL BRINKLEY
Reviewed by JOEL WHITNEY A journalist finds that poverty, trauma and corruption persist in Cambodia.  By MARY S. LOVELL
Reviewed by WALTER OLSON This history of the Churchill clan skips the oratory and war-making in favor of juicy domestic tangles. By CAROLYN COOKE
Reviewed by DANZY SENNA In Carolyn Cooke's first novel, an insular New England prep school is upended in the late 1960s.  By J. M. BERGER
Reviewed by SCOTT SHANE A sober, factual account of Americans, naturalized and native-born, who have joined the global jihad.  By ALEXANDRA ROBBINS
Reviewed by JESSICA BRUDER Alexandra Robbins argues that many of the traits attributed to "losers" in high school contribute to success later in life.  By ELAINE SCIOLINO
Reviewed by CAROLINE WEBER The Times's Elaine Sciolino navigates the Parisian maze of unspoken assumptions about the cultivation of pleasure.  By ROBERT LIPSYTE
Reviewed by JAY JENNINGS Robert Lipsyte looks back at his writing career, and considers the evolving cultural significance of sports in America.  By ANATOL LIEVEN
Reviewed by MOHAMMED HANIF A guide to the complex landscape of Pakistan from a veteran foreign correspondent. By JORGE G. CASTANEDA
Reviewed by ALEXANDRA STARR Jorge G. Castañeda assesses the contradictions that shape and afflict Mexico.  By DIETER SCHLESAK
Reviewed by MICHAEL HOFMANN In this "documentary novel," a Romanian pharmacist collaborates with the Nazis. | Back Page  Essay By CARMELA CIURARU Even when the reasons for its initial adoption are utilitarian, a pen name can assume a life of its own.  The Mechanic Muse By KATHRYN SCHULZ To uncover the true nature of literature, a scholar says, don't read the books.  Featuring Kathryn Schulz and Alex Star on a new Book Review column about literature and technology; and Andrew Delbanco on the importance of "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Books News & Features  ArtsBeat By JULIE BOSMAN Everything seems to be a possibility when J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series, makes her announcement Thursday in London about her latest project: Pottermore.com.  By CHARLES McGRATH The longtime companion of Stieg Larsson, the posthumously best-selling author of the Millennium trilogy, has resorted to unusual means to win control of Larsson's literary legacy. Reviews by The Times's Critics  Children's Books Reviewed by PAMELA PAUL "Farmyard Beat" and "Moo, Moo, Brown Cow, Have You Any Milk" invite young readers to sing along. 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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