 January 11, 2013Books Update |
On the Cover of Sunday's Book Review 'The World Until Yesterday'
By JARED DIAMOND
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Also in the Book Review
Edward St. Aubyn: By the Book
If the author of the Patrick Melrose novels could meet any character from literature, he would choose Isabel Archer. And then he'd propose marriage.
'Madness, Rack, and Honey'
By MARY RUEFLE
Reviewed by DAVID KIRBY
In these essays, Mary Ruefle muses on language, writing and speaking sentences that last lifetimes.
'She Matters: A Life in Friendships'
By SUSANNA SONNENBERG
Reviewed by SUSAN CHIRA
A writer considers the role of the women in her life.
'Selected Letters of William Styron'
Edited by ROSE STYRON with R. BLAKESLEE GILPIN
Reviewed by BLAKE BAILEY
William Styron's letters, co-edited by his wife, offer a full portrait of the writer and the man.
Rethinking the Unthinkable
By BILL KELLER
Decades after the cold war, nuclear weapons are an established fact of regional and global strategy.
'Zoo Time'
By HOWARD JACOBSON
Reviewed by JINCY WILLETT
The narrator of Howard Jacobson's novel is a frustrated writer who laments life in a "postliterate age."
'Scenes From Early Life'
By PHILIP HENSHER
Reviewed by ALI SETHI
Philip Hensher's Bengali narrator looks back on his childhood during Bangladesh's struggle for independence.
Children's Books
Becoming America
By REBECCA TRAISTER
Four picture books explore the consistencies and contradictions of our national character.
'Just One Day'
By GAYLE FORMAN
Reviewed by PRISCILLA GILMAN
In Gayle Forman's young adult novel, an American teenager in Europe falls for an elusive actor.
Bookshelf: Artists
By PAMELA PAUL
New picture books about Henri Matisse, Henri Rousseau, Horace Pippin and more.
Slide Show'Jinx'
By SAGE BLACKWOOD
Reviewed by RIDLEY PEARSON
The hero of this middle-grade fantasy novel possesses special talents.
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