الجمعة، 16 مارس 2012

Books Update: Strange Justice

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On the Cover of Sunday's Book Review

'Flagrant Conduct'

By DALE CARPENTER
Reviewed by DAVID OSHINSKY

Dale Carpenter's book is a detailed account of Lawrence v. Texas, the Supreme Court case that overturned laws against homosexual conduct.

'Anatomy of Injustice'

By RAYMOND BONNER
Reviewed by KEVIN BOYLE

In 1982, Edward Lee Elmore was convicted of murdering a 76-year-old woman and sentenced to die. Last month, he was set free.

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Also in the Book Review

Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin Under the Microscope

Reviewed by BILL KELLER

Two books explore the Russian leader's rise to power.

Hudson Valley, view from Fishkill, N.Y.

'Freedom's Gardener'

By MYRA B. YOUNG ARMSTEAD
Reviewed by ANDREA WULF

An extraordinary diary sheds light on a runaway slave who became an American success story.

'The Emergency State'

By DAVID C. UNGER
Reviewed by JONATHAN TEPPERMAN

Washington has long inflated external threats in order to build a national security machine, a Times editorial writer says.

John Leonard in 1969.

'Reading for My Life: Writings, 1958-2008'

By JOHN LEONARD. Edited by SUE LEONARD.
Reviewed by PHILLIP LOPATE

John Leonard championed women authors and writers of color.

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'Religion for Atheists'

By ALAIN DE BOTTON
Reviewed by DAVID BROOKS

Alain de Botton suggests how culture might still save our souls.

'Varamo'

By CESAR AIRA. Translated by CHRIS ANDREWS.
Reviewed by BEN RATLIFF

Cesar Aira's parable reconstructs the day its Panamanian hero was inspired to write a famous poem.

Heidi Julavits

'The Vanishers'

By HEIDI JULAVITS
Reviewed by CRISTINA GARCÍA

A psychic heroine searches for answers about her dead mother.

'Coral Glynn'

By PETER CAMERON
Reviewed by DOMINIQUE BROWNING

In the 1950s English countryside of Peter Cameron's novel, loneliness and desire quickly blossom into something like love.

'Satantango'

By LASZLO KRASZNAHORKAI. Translated by GEORGE SZIRTES.
Reviewed by JACOB SILVERMAN

In Laszlo Krasznahorkai's first novel, published in Hungary in 1985, a charismatic leader may be a benighted hamlet's last hope.

'A Partial History of Lost Causes'

By JENNIFER DUBOIS
Reviewed by LAURA BENNETT

A long-lost letter is the link between a distressed American woman and a Russian dissident in Jennifer duBois's debut novel.

'Cosmic Constitutional Theory'

By J. HARVIE WILKINSON III
Reviewed by JEFFREY ROSEN

A conservative judge assails constitutional theories espoused by both the left and the right.

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Back Page

Putin's List

By MARTIN SIXSMITH

The Russian president's idea for a canon of 100 must-read books has revived memories of state-controlled literature.

TBR

Inside the List

By GREGORY COWLES

The historian Elaine Pagels has been a popular, though polarizing, figure ever since she introduced readers to early competing views of Christianity in her 1979 book "The Gnostic Gospels."

Editors' Choice

Recently reviewed books of particular interest.

Paperback Row

By IHSAN TAYLOR

Paperback books of particular interest.

Book Review Podcast

This week, David Oshinsky discusses the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Lawrence v. Texas; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; Bill Keller talks about two new books examining Vladimir Putin; Phillip Lopate remembers the critic John Leonard; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

ArtsBeat

Theater Talkback: The Trade-Offs From Page to Stage

Bancroft Prize for History Goes to Three Scholars

Another Furor in India Over Planned Appearance by Rushdie

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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