الجمعة، 27 أبريل 2012

Books Update: Migratory Hearts

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On the Cover of Sunday's Book Review

Nell Freudenberger

'The Newlyweds'

By NELL FREUDENBERGER
Reviewed by MOHSIN HAMID

In Nell Freudenberger's second novel, a Bangladeshi woman and American man meet online and, though they barely know each other, agree to marry.

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Also in the Book Review

'HHhH'

By LAURENT BINET. Translated by SAM TAYLOR.
Reviewed by ALAN RIDING

Laurent Binet's novel goes inside the assassination of the SS general Reinhard Heydrich.

'Are You My Mother?'

Written and illustrated by ALISON BECHDEL
Reviewed by KATIE ROIPHE

In a new graphic memoir, a sequel to "Fun Home," Alison Bechdel turns her gaze on her distant and complicated mother.

'When God Talks Back'

By T. M. LUHRMANN
Reviewed by MOLLY WORTHEN

Evangelicals draw on the insights of modern psychotherapy and ancient traditions of spiritual formation to learn to pray.

'Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics'

By ROSS DOUTHAT
Reviewed by RANDALL BALMER

Ross Douthat laments America's departure from its "Christian center."

'The Right-Hand Shore'

By CHRISTOPHER TILGHMAN
Reviewed by FERNANDA EBERSTADT

Christopher Tilghman's latest novel delves further into the history of a Chesapeake Bay estate.

'The Bully Society'

By JESSIE KLEIN
Reviewed by DAVE CULLEN

What drives one teenager to torture another?

'Tinderbox'

By CRAIG TIMBERG and DANIEL HALPERIN
Reviewed by DENNIS ROSEN

Craig Timberg and Daniel Halperin offer warnings on how to fight the spread of AIDS in Africa.

'The Song of Achilles'

By MADELINE MILLER
Reviewed by DANIEL MENDELSOHN

Madeline Miller retells the "Iliad" from the point of view of Achilles' inseparable companion, Patroclus.

Patrick Flanery

'Absolution'

By PATRICK FLANERY
Reviewed by ALEXANDRA FULLER

In this first novel, an aging author and her biographer revisit old grievances in post-apartheid South Africa.

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Madeleine Albright

Madeleine Albright: By the Book

The former secretary of state and author of a new memoir about her childhood, "Prague Winter," once wore a mustache in a high school production of "Pride and Prejudice."

Back Page

Susan Cain at the 2012 TED conference.

An Introvert Steps Out

By SUSAN CAIN

How the author of "Quiet" overcame her retiring personality to deliver a rousing speech at the TED conference.

Carole King

Inside the List

By GREGORY COWLES

You have to look closely for the dark edges in the songwriter Carole King's humble, earnest memoir, which is at No. 11 in its second week on the list.

Editors' Choice

Recently reviewed books of particular interest.

Paperback Row

By IHSAN TAYLOR

Paperback books of particular interest.

Book Review Podcast

This week, Nell Freudenberger discusses "The Newlyweds," her new novel; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; T. M. Luhrmann talks about how evangelical Christians relate to God; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.

ArtsBeat

Bob Dylan and Toni Morrison to Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

Ross Douthat Talks About the State of American Christianity

New Yorker Word Nerds Drop 'Slacks' in Online Contest

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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