Books Update: Henry Miller and the Making of "Tropic of Cancer"

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January 27, 2012 Books Update

On the Cover of Sunday's Book Review 'Renegade: Henry Miller and the Making of "Tropic of Cancer"' By FREDERICK TURNER Reviewed by JEANETTE WINTERSON On the 50th anniversary of Henry Miller's novel, this study examines how it was written and banned, and went on to become an American classic. ADVERTISEMENT Also in the Book Review Reconsidering the Genius of Gertrude Stein By LYNNE TILLMAN Two reissues reveal the development and revisions of a novel and a long experimental poem. 'Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch' By SALLY BEDELL SMITH Reviewed by ALAN RIDING The public and private lives of Queen Elizabeth II. 'Jack Holmes and His Friend' By EDMUND WHITE Reviewed by KATE CHRISTENSEN Edmund White's novel follows the friendship of two libertines, from 1960s New York to the advent of AIDS in the '80s. 'Jews and Booze: Becoming American in the Age of Prohibition' By MARNI DAVIS Reviewed by SAM ROBERTS Marni Davis explores how Jews balanced assimilation with historical continuity during America's failed "noble experiment." 'The Ice Balloon: S. A. Andrée and the Heroic Age of Arctic Exploration' By ALEC WILKINSON Reviewed by SARA WHEELER A Swedish aeronaut made headlines with his 1897 attempt to reach the North Pole. Up Front: Sara Wheeler 'Wanted Women: Faith, Lies, and the War on Terror: The Lives of Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Aafia Siddiqui' By DEBORAH SCROGGINS Reviewed by ELIZA GRISWOLD A double biography of high-profile Muslim women, one who denounces Islam, the other, the West. 'God's Jury: The Inquisition and the Making of the Modern World' By CULLEN MURPHY Reviewed by SAMUEL G. FREEDMAN Cullen Murphy sees the Inquisition as a template for the war on terror. 'I Know Who You Are and I Saw What You Did: Social Networks and the Death of Privacy' By LORI ANDREWS Reviewed by EVGENY MOROZOV Lori Andrews looks at how personal data is exploited by Web sites, search engines and other Internet technologies. 'The Street Sweeper' By ELLIOT PERLMAN Reviewed by DAVID GATES A sense of history links the characters in Elliot Perlman's novel. 'The Translation of the Bones' By FRANCESCA KAY Reviewed by ANDREA THOMPSON The troubled women in Francesca Kay's novel are caught up in strange happenings at a South London church. 'Sometimes There Is a Void: Memoirs of an Outsider' By ZAKES MDA Reviewed by ROB NIXON A memoir by Zakes Mda, a writer who has flourished in democratizing South Africa. Fiction Chronicle By JAN STUART Stories and novels by Robert Walser, Alan Lightman, Karin Altenberg, Bret Lott and Daphne du Maurier. 'Glock: The Rise of America's Gun' By PAUL M. BARRETT Reviewed by MICHAEL WASHBURN How one semiautomatic became our weapon of choice. 'City of Fortune: How Venice Ruled the Seas' By ROGER CROWLEY Reviewed by NIGEL CLIFF Roger Crowley traces the rise and fall of Venice's naval empire. ADVERTISEMENT

Best Sellers Combined Print & E-Book Fiction Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction Hardcover Fiction Hardcover Nonfiction Paperback Trade Fiction Paperback Mass-Market Fiction Paperback Nonfiction All the Lists Back Page 'A Wrinkle in Time' and Its Sci-Fi Heroine By PAMELA PAUL This year marks the 50th anniversary of Madeleine L'Engle's "A Wrinkle in Time," which opened up the world of science fiction to a generation of girls. TBR Inside the List By GREGORY COWLES Orson Scott Card, whose novel "Shadows in Flight" hits the hardcover fiction list this week at No. 8, moonlights as a newspaper columnist who addresses everything from Christian rock to high school theater. Editors' Choice Recently reviewed books of particular interest. Paperback Row By IHSAN TAYLOR Paperback books of particular interest. Book Review Podcast This week, Jeanette Winterson discusses the legacy of Henry Miller's "Tropic of Cancer"; Charles McGrath on the deeply personal poetry of publisher Jonathan Galassi; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host. 'War Horse' Film Turns Book Into Bestseller in Britain Tale of Comic Adventures Wins Newbery Medal Book Review Podcast: Ben Jonson, In and Out of Shakespeare's Shadow Reviews by The Times's Critics 'The Fear Index' by Robert Harris 'Blueprints of the Afterlife' by Ryan Boudinot 'The Mormon People: The Making of an American Faith' by Matthew Bowman 'How It All Began' by Penelope Lively 'What It Was' and 'The Chalk Girl' Archive Crime Columns Children's Books The New York Times Book Review: Back Issues 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 Books Producer The New York Times on the Web ADVERTISEMENT

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