On the Cover of Sunday's Book Review  By IAN DONALDSON
Reviewed by CHARLES ISHERWOOD This new biography argues that Ben Jonson, Britain's first literary celebrity, was as central as Shakespeare to the development of the British theater. Also in the Book Review  By BEN MARCUS
Reviewed by J. ROBERT LENNON In Ben Marcus's novel, the sound of children's speech has become lethal.  By BARRY UNSWORTH
Reviewed by JOHN VERNON Dispute over the slave trade looms large in Barry Unsworth's follow-up to "Sacred Hunger."  By WILLIAM SHAWCROSS
Reviewed by JACK GOLDSMITH Long before Guantánamo, military tribunals had a history.  By RACHEL HERZ
Reviewed by ROBIN MARANTZ HENIG A Brown University psychologist looks into the revolting science of everything that makes us gag.  By WILLIAM H. GASS
Reviewed by ADAM KIRSCH William H. Gass - novelist, essayist, philosopher - looks back on a lifelong attachment to literature.  By JOHN MATTESON
Reviewed by MARY BETH NORTON A biography of Margaret Fuller: feminist, writer, editor, traveler.  By BENOIT PEETERS. Translated by TINA A. KOVER.
Reviewed by CULLEN MURPHY In this biography, Georges Remi, creator of the Tintin comics, emerges in three dimensions from behind his famous comic books.  By THOMAS BYRNE EDSALL
Reviewed by MARK SCHMITT Scarcity turns modest policy differences into showdowns between "haves" and "have-nots," Thomas Edsall writes.  By PAUL BRANNIGAN
Reviewed by DAVID KIRBY Tracing a star from Nirvana to the Foo Fighters.  By HILMA WOLITZER
Reviewed by NANCY KLINE In Hilma Wolitzer's novel, a widower struggles with grief and dating. By MARGOT LIVESEY
Reviewed by SARAH TOWERS With guidance from Charlotte Brontë, the heroine of Margot Livesey's novel goes in search of herself.  By MARILYN STASIO Walter Mosley's latest novel starring Leonid McGill ranges from an East River mansion to a shabby house in Coney Island. | Books About Language  By RICHARD W. BAILEY
Reviewed by JOHN McWHORTER From earthy frontier expressions to late-20th-century urban slang, Americans have eagerly reshaped language.  By MICHAEL ERARD
Reviewed by PETER CONSTANTINE How are a select few people able to learn a staggering number of languages? Back Page  By TONY PERROTTET For anyone researching a "golden age" of vice, there is nothing quite as satisfying as a guide to local harlots.  TBR By GREGORY COWLES Jayne Ann Krentz, whose paranormal romance "Copper Beach" hits the fiction list at No. 8, is an ardent defender of her genre, arguing that romances are by nature feminist and subversive. Recently reviewed books of particular interest. By IHSAN TAYLOR Paperback books of particular interest.  This week, Charles Isherwood discusses a new book about the playwright Ben Jonson; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host. 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. John Williams
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