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The New York Times

May 11, 2012

Books Update

On the Cover of Sunday's Book Review
Illustration by Javier Jaén Benavides
Family Way
By JUDITH WARNER
Two new books examine the current culture of motherhood: one bemoaning it and the other suggesting what might be done to improve the balance of work and family demands.

'Making Babies'

By JUDITH NEWMAN
The novelist Anne Enright offers an unsentimental look at the essential condition of motherhood: absurdity.

Also in the Book Review

'In One Person'

By JOHN IRVING
Reviewed by JEANETTE WINTERSON
In John Irving's new novel, an aspiring writer struggles with his sexuality.

'They Eat Puppies, Don't They?'

By CHRISTOPHER BUCKLEY
Reviewed by ALIDA BECKER
Christopher Buckley's comic hero stirs up a ruckus with China.

'Imagine: How Creativity Works'

By JONAH LEHRER
Reviewed by CHRISTOPHER CHABRIS
Creativity isn't a gift possessed by a lucky few, Jonah Lehrer says. It's a process we can all learn to use more effectively.

'I Am an Executioner: Love Stories'

By RAJESH PARAMESWARAN
Reviewed by CHANDRAHAS CHOUDHURY
A first collection of unpredictable short stories.
Edward O. Wilson holds a jar of ant specimens from a dig in Puerto Rico.

'The Social Conquest of Earth'

By EDWARD O. WILSON
Reviewed by PAUL BLOOM
By looking at the "eusocial" ant, Edward O. Wilson argues, humans can learn something about our own nature.
Miners captured by General Franco's forces in 1936, before their execution in Seville.

'The Spanish Holocaust'

By PAUL PRESTON
Reviewed by ADAM HOCHSCHILD
In Paul Preston's history of the Spanish Civil War, the atrocities under Franco mirror those in Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany.

'Lives of the Novelists'

By JOHN SUTHERLAND
Reviewed by CHRISTOPHER BENFEY
Many novelists don't have to look far for inspiration, John Sutherland writes.
CRIME

Chilled to the Bone

By MARILYN STASIO
Joseph Olshan's novel "Cloudland" concerns the impact of a murder on a rural community.

'Divorce Islamic Style'

By AMARA LAKHOUS.Translated by ANN GOLDSTEIN.
Reviewed by ALESSANDRA STANLEY
This novel about Muslim immigrants in Italy scales down important themes by concentrating on ordinary people.

Children's Books

'Bitterblue'

By KRISTIN CASHORE. Illustrated by IAN SCHOENHERR.
Reviewed by GRETCHEN RUBIN
Kristin Cashore's teenage queen struggles through a fog of secrets in this companion to "Graceling" and "Fire."

Fractured Fairy Tales

By ADAM GOPNIK
Two novels about princes display different approaches to the world of fantasy.
Here's how to fly: From

A Little Bird Told Me

By SOPHIE BLACKALL
Readers can learn from the birds in these picture books.

Bookshelf: Sleep Tight

By PAMELA PAUL
Picture books about bedtime.

Bookshelf: Mommy

By PAMELA PAUL
Picture books that are odes to the maternal.
The heroes of

Gumshoes

By ELIZABETH BIRD
From stolen sweets to missing parents, the sleuths in these stories have their work cut out for them.
Sara Pennypacker

'Summer of the Gypsy Moths'

By SARA PENNYPACKER
Reviewed by ELISABETH EGAN
Two girls conceal a great-aunt's death to salvage some order in their lives.
Cooperate or perish: From

It Takes Two

By ANITA SILVEY
Four books explore friendship through animal pairs.

Bookshelf: Brothers and Sisters

By PAMELA PAUL
Picture books about siblings.

'Never Fall Down'

By PATRICIA MCCORMICK
Reviewed by SETH MYDANS
A novel based on a boy's life under the Khmer Rouge.

'Planet Tad'

By TIM CARVELL. Illustrated by DOUG HOLGATE.
Reviewed by DAN KOIS
Tim Carvell's 12-year-old narrator has a lot on his mind.
Keep off the lawn: From

Feels Like Home

By ELIZABETH SPIRES
Shelter - from storms or from busy routines - is the subject of three books.

'Code Name Verity'

By ELIZABETH WEIN
Reviewed by MARJORIE INGALL
Two young women fight for Britain during World War II.

'Tua and the Elephant'

By R. P. HARRIS. Illustrated by TAEEUN YOO.
Reviewed by SARA GRUEN
In the bustling Thailand of R. P. Harris's novel, a special bond is formed.

'Kepler's Dream'

By JULIET BELL
Reviewed by DANI SHAPIRO
When the mother of this novel's heroine needs a stem-cell transplant, the girl must spend the summer with her grandmother.

'Jersey Angel'

By BETH ANN BAUMAN
Reviewed by JESSICA WAKEMAN
Beth Ann Bauman's 17-year-old heroine brings contemporary issues to light.
Mary Higgins Clark

Mary Higgins Clark: By the Book

The author of "The Lost Years" and many other novels was once thrilled to spot a fellow air passenger reading one of her books. Moments later, the reader was fast asleep.

Back Page

Roger Rosenblatt

The Writer in the Family

By ROGER ROSENBLATT
Sure, authors get treated like weirdos in their own homes, but they have only themselves to blame.
Douglas Adams

Inside the List

By GREGORY COWLES
On May 25, fans of Douglas Adams will honor the author's memory with the annual Towel Day, a nod to Adams's delirious novel "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."

Editors' Choice

Recently reviewed books of particular interest.

Paperback Row

By IHSAN TAYLOR
Paperback books of particular interest.

Book Review Podcast

This week, Judith Newman discusses Anne Enright's memoir "Making Babies"; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; Pamela Paul talks about children's books; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.
ArtsBeat

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
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