On the Cover of Sunday's Book Review By LEAH HAGER COHEN Reviewed by SUSANN COKAL Leah Hager Cohen's fourth novel weaves a complex pattern of light and dark, happiness and grief, in a 21st-century version of the family chronicle. Also in the Book Review By JONATHAN RABAN Reviewed by STACY SCHIFF Jonathan Raban's essays describe how he left England for a new life in Seattle. By DAVID LODGE Reviewed by CHRISTOPHER BENFEY David Lodge's novel is based on the life of H.G. Wells, writer, prophet, political thinker and lover. By LILY TUCK Reviewed by COLIN THUBRON Lily Tuck's novel traces the joys and the mysteries of a long marriage. By THOMAS KENEALLY Reviewed by JOHANN HARI When it comes to famine, Thomas Keneally finds natural forces less culpable than social injustice. By RALPH RICHARD BANKS Reviewed by IMANI PERRY Why are black women much less likely to marry than white? By ALI SMITH Reviewed by SYLVIA BROWNRIGG Ali Smith's satire about a guest who refuses to leave is also a parable of contemporary life. By SIDDHARTHA DEB Reviewed by SAMANTH SUBRAMANIAN Siddhartha Deb looks at how individual Indians are dealing with the country's rapid change. By KARL MARLANTES Reviewed by ELIZABETH D. SAMET A Vietnam veteran offers a deeply personal look at the ordeal of combat. By ROYA HAKAKIAN Reviewed by CAROLINE MOOREHEAD The 1992 killings of four Iranian opposition leaders in Berlin implicated the highest levels of Iran's leadership. By HUGH THOMAS Reviewed by CHARLES C. MANN Hugh Thomas continues his monumental account of the glory days of Spain. By DENIS JOHNSON Reviewed by ANTHONY DOERR A powerful American story unfolds in 90 minutes in Denis Johnson's novella. By MICHAEL KAZIN Reviewed by BEVERLY GAGE Michael Kazin extols the influence of reformers, radicals and idealists in shaping America. By AATISH TASEER Reviewed by PARUL SEHGAL A young protagonist is caught between the worlds of India and Pakistan. Children's Books By BRIAN SELZNICK Reviewed by ADAM GOPNIK Brian Selznick's new book, which follows "The Invention of Hugo Cabret," expands on his method. By COLIN MELOY Reviewed by CLAIRE DEDERER The Decemberists' singer and songwriter, Colin Meloy, imagines a world that is part Portland, part fantasy. By MEG WOLITZER Reviewed by STEFAN FATSIS The hero of Meg Wolitzer's first young adult novel possesses a special power that gives him an unfair advantage in Scrabble. By EDEN PHILLPOTTS Reviewed by JERRY GRISWOLD Katherine and John Paterson bring back a century-old fantasy classic. By PAMELA PAUL Children's and young adult books about kings, orphans, dragons and mythological beasts. Children's Books Reviewed by PAMELA PAUL "Anton Can Do Magic," "My Rhinoceros" and "Where's My T-R-U-C-K?" are three new picture books that capture the singularity, stubbornness and sweetness in the ways young boys play. | Back Page Essay By PAMELA PAUL Maurice Sendak, Shel Silverstein and Dr. Seuss challenged the conception of what a children's book should be - and children's literature, happily, has never been the same. Pamela Paul reviews new children's books about fairy and folk tales. Crime By MARILYN STASIO Mystery novels by Louise Penny, Eoin Colfer, Charles Todd and Scott Phillips. Featuring Leah Cohen on her new novel, "The Grief of Others"; and Adam Gopnik and Pamela Paul on the art of children's books and the art of writing about them. 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. Des Shoe Web Producer The New York Times on the Web |
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