On the Cover of Sunday's Book Review  By JOSEPH EPSTEIN Megan McKinney's "Magnificent Medills" and Amanda Smith's "Newspaper Titan" chronicle the escapades of Joseph Medill and the power and zaniness of his prominent press family. Also in the Book Review  By JILL ABRAMSON
Reviewed by ALEXANDRA STYRON Jill Abramson shows how life with a puppy enriches middle age.  By CHRISTOPHER CHABRIS Three books explore the brain's astonishing capability, as well as its flaws and limitations.  By JEFFREY EUGENIDES
Reviewed by WILLIAM DERESIEWICZ Life after college poses challenges for the three friends in Jeffrey Eugenides's novel.  By MICHAEL ONDAATJE
Reviewed by LIESL SCHILLINGER Three Ceylonese schoolboys on a sea journey to England take delight in their eccentric companions at the ship's worst dining table.  By DENISE GIGANTE
Reviewed by CHRISTOPHER BENFEY Did George Keats's move to America inspire his brother John's greatest poetry?  By JEREMI SURI
Reviewed by ROBERT KAGAN Jeremi Suri argues that nation-building is central to American history.  By AHARON APPELFELD
Reviewed by JULIE ORRINGER In this novel, an assimilated Austrian Jew chooses a vicious, and symbolic, husband.  Written and illustrated by CRAIG THOMPSON
Reviewed by ROBYN CRESWELL Craig Thompson's dark graphic novel draws on "The Thousand and One Nights," Orientalist paintings and R. Crumb.  The Mechanic Muse By PAGAN KENNEDY The irresistible rise of the robot-book.  Crime By MARILYN STASIO New mystery novels from James Lee Burke, S. J. Rozan, Ruth Rendell and John Connolly. Children's Books  By MAILE MELOY
Reviewed by KRYSTYNA PORAY GODDU Maile Meloy's first novel for young readers combines historical fiction with fantasy.  Reviewed by JESSICA BRUDER This monster forces a boy to confront his despair over his mother's terminal illness.  By LAINI TAYLOR
Reviewed by CHELSEY PHILPOT An enigmatic art student in Prague becomes a pawn in a centuries-old war.  By PAMELA PAUL Children's books about Halloween, goosebumps, goblins and monsters.  By PAMELA PAUL Children's and young adult books about the moon, the stars and the creatures of the night.  Children's Books By JON KLASSEN
Reviewed by PAMELA PAUL A standout picture book about a bear and his lost hat makes a noteworthy debut for author Jon Klassen. | Back Page  Essay By STEVEN JOHNSON Embracing semiotics came with certain costs, but it left an intoxicating sense that the everyday world contained a secret layer of meaning that could be deciphered with the right key. Pamela Paul reviews new children's books about Halloween and spooky creatures. Pamela Paul reviews new children's books about dreams and the night.  Featuring the Times's executive editor Jill Abramson on her new book, "The Puppy Diaries"; Christopher Chabris on new books about the science of the human brain; and Helen Schulman on her novel "This Beautiful Life", a selection of the Big City Book Club. 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
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