الجمعة، 30 مارس 2012

Books Update: Auld Times

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On the Cover of Sunday's Book Review

'City of Bohane'

By KEVIN BARRY
Reviewed by PETE HAMILL

This sprawling first novel is set in a gang-infested Ireland about 40 years from now, when two tough men battle for the love of one woman.

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Also in the Book Review

The Second Shelf

By MEG WOLITZER

Are there different rules for men and women in the world of literary fiction?

'Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail'

By CHERYL STRAYED
Reviewed by DANI SHAPIRO

The story of a life-transforming wilderness hike.

Olen Steinhauer

'An American Spy'

By OLEN STEINHAUER
Reviewed by BEN MACINTYRE

His C.I.A. unit in tatters, Olen Steinhauer's hero fights back.

Mark Leyner

'The Sugar Frosted Nutsack'

By MARK LEYNER
Reviewed by BEN MARCUS

In Mark Leyner's antic novel, the universe begins when a gang of deities pulls up in a van.

'Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think'

By PETER H. DIAMANDIS and STEVEN KOTLER
Reviewed by JON GERTNER

Pointing to technology, Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler offer an optimistic take on the future.

'The Undead'

By DICK TERESI
Reviewed by ELIZABETH ROYTE

Dick Teresi explores the issues of death determination and organ donation.

J. Edgar Hoover

'Enemies: A History of the FBI'

By TIM WEINER
Reviewed by KEVIN BAKER

Tim Weiner describes the F.B.I.'s history of spectacular intelligence failures.

Joyce Carol Oates

'Mudwoman'

By JOYCE CAROL OATES
Reviewed by MARIA RUSSO

Repression comes at a high price for a beleaguered university president in Joyce Carol Oates's psychological thriller.

'Birds of a Lesser Paradise'

By MEGAN MAYHEW BERGMAN
Reviewed by POLLY ROSENWAIKE

The people in these stories draw strength from their relationships with birds and other animals.

'Charlotte au Chocolat'

By CHARLOTTE SILVER
Reviewed by LIGAYA MISHAN

How a girl grew up in her mother's glamorous restaurant.

'Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom'

By STEPHEN R. PLATT
Reviewed by GORDON G. CHANG

The 19th-century Taiping rebellion hobbled a dynasty and shaped the fate of modern China.

'Stalking Nabokov: Selected Essays'

By BRIAN BOYD
Reviewed by LELAND de la DURANTAYE

Nabokov's biographer looks at his own career.

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Back Page

Sketchbook | Grant Snider
Graphic: The Book of the Future

When it comes time to redesign our reading devices, we may end up looking to the past.

Anne Lamott
TBR

Inside the List

By GREGORY COWLES

Anne Lamott, whose new book enters the hardcover nonfiction list at No. 9, is dispensing her daffy, neurotic, inspirational punch lines on Twitter.

Editors' Choice

Recently reviewed books of particular interest.

Paperback Row

By IHSAN TAYLOR

Paperback books of particular interest.

Book Review Podcast

This week, Mark Leyner discusses his new novel, "The Sugar Frosted Nutsack"; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; Meg Wolitzer on the cultural reception of fiction written by women; Tim Weiner talks about his new history of the F.B.I.; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

ArtsBeat

Reading Crews, a Novelist as Swaggering as His Characters

Harry Crews, a Darkly Comic Novelist, Dies at 76

Calling All Artists

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

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