On the Cover of Sunday's Book Review  By WILLIAM GIBSON
Reviewed by PAGAN KENNEDY In a collection of nonfiction pieces, the novelist William Gibson reveals our own world to us as a science-fictional marvel. Also in the Book Review  By ADAM JOHNSON
Reviewed by CHRISTOPHER R. BEHA In Adam Johnson's novel, a young man moves up in Kim Jong-il's power structure and then becomes a rival of the dictator.  By SHALOM AUSLANDER
Reviewed by STEVE STERN The protagonist of Shalom Auslander's novel moves to upstate New York for peace and quiet, and finds Anne Frank living in his attic.  By MICHEL HOUELLEBECQ
Reviewed by JUDITH SHULEVITZ Michel Houellebecq's novel features an uncommonly successful artist and a gruesome murder.  By JENNIFER RATNER-ROSENHAGEN
Reviewed by ALEXANDER STAR How Friedrich Nietzsche inspired and provoked his American readers.  By CAITLIN FLANAGAN
Reviewed by EMMA GILBEY KELLER Caitlin Flanagan offers observations on the passage to adulthood.  By PATRICIA COHEN
Reviewed by LAURA SHAPIRO The scientific and social forces that brought midlife America to its current state.  By GIL SCOTT-HERON
Reviewed by BEN RATLIFF Gil Scott-Heron disliked being called "the godfather of rap," but his spoken-word performances pointed the way.  By EILEEN POLLACK
Reviewed by JEAN THOMPSON The Oklahoma City bombing echoes throughout Eileen Pollack's novel of family strife. Children's Books  By NATALIE STANDIFORD Sixteen-year-old girls with cancer are the heroines of two very different novels. By AMANDA HOCKING
Reviewed by LAUREN OLIVER This tale centers on a teenager who learns she's really a troll.  By PAMELA PAUL Children's books about George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and other American leaders. By ANN HOOD
Reviewed by ANNIE MURPHY PAUL Two young time travelers visit with Clara Barton - but can't escape the challenges in their own lives. By JENNIFER E. SMITH
Reviewed by WHITNEY JOINER In Jennifer E. Smith's Y.A. novel, a chance meeting on a flight to London redirects a girl's fate. | Back Page  By JOSHUA COHEN An American author flies to Germany weighed down with 60 copies of a quixotic anthology.  TBR By GREGORY COWLES With a Spielberg movie, a newly translated biography and a place atop The Times's graphic books best-seller list, the Belgian comic book character Tintin is having a genuine American moment. Recently reviewed books of particular interest. By IHSAN TAYLOR Paperback books of particular interest.  This week, Patricia Cohen discusses her new book about the science of middle age; Alexander Star talks about Friedrich Nietzsche's impact on American readers; Julie Bosman with 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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