Books Update: 'The Lifespan of a Fact'

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February 24, 2012 Books Update

On the Cover of Sunday's Book Review 'The Lifespan of a Fact' By JOHN D'AGATA and JIM FINGAL Reviewed by JENNIFER B. McDONALD The essayist John D'Agata wrestles with a fact checker over questions of truth, beauty and accuracy. ADVERTISEMENT Also in the Book Review 'The Technologists' By MATTHEW PEARL Reviewed by JAMES PARKER In Matthew Pearl's historical thriller, the future hinges on a secret group of M.I.T. students. 'Waterline' By ROSS RAISIN Reviewed by RACHEL NOLAN In this novel, a former shipbuilder is consumed by grief. 'Eminent Outlaws: The Gay Writers Who Changed America' By CHRISTOPHER BRAM Reviewed by JOHN LELAND Did gay liberation spring from postwar novels and plays? 'By Blood' By ELLEN ULLMAN Reviewed by PARUL SEHGAL An eavesdropper finds himself in an unusual triangle in Ellen Ullman's novel. 'Pure' By JULIANNA BAGGOTT Reviewed by CLARE CLARK Julianna Baggott's dystopian novel stratifies survivors of the apocalypse. 'Men in Space' By TOM McCARTHY Reviewed by STEPHEN BURN Following William Gaddis, Tom McCarthy takes up the challenge of tracing a sequence of interlocking lives. Up Front: Stephen Burn 'Brave Dragons' By JIM YARDLEY Reviewed by JASON ZENGERLE An account of basketball in China illuminates a culture in flux. Visuals Pattern Recognition By STEVEN HELLER New books about textile design include a catalog of rarely seen materials from Knoll Textiles. 'Bringing Up Bébé' By PAMELA DRUCKERMAN Reviewed by ELAINE SCIOLINO An American mother in France admires the way French parents protect their own pleasures. Crime Bumps in the Night By MARILYN STASIO Peter Robinson's novel, "Before the Poison," stars a lonesome man who moves into an old house and falls in love with a ghost. 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 This Is the Way a World Ends By AMELIA ATLAS Joseph Roth, author of "The Radetzky March," was one of the early 20th century's most cantankerous witnesses. Inside the List By GREGORY COWLES Suzanne Collins's "Hunger Games" trilogy is likely to continue dominating the children's best-seller lists after a movie version of the first book arrives in a few weeks. Editors' Choice Recently reviewed books of particular interest. Paperback Row By IHSAN TAYLOR Paperback books of particular interest. Book Review Podcast This week, Jennifer B. McDonald on "The Lifespan of a Fact"; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; John Leland discusses a history of gay American writers; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host. Graphic Books Best Sellers: George O'Connor On Greek Myths Rowling Returns With a New Book, This Time for Adults Lin Scores Seven Insta-Books on Kindle Reviews by The Times's Critics 'Beautiful Souls' by Eyal Press 'The Technologists' by Matthew Pearl 'At Last' by Edward St. Aubyn 'The American Way of Eating' by Tracie McMillan 'The Wrecking Crew' by Kent Hartman 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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