On the Cover of Sunday's Book ReviewBy COLM TOIBIN
Reviewed by FRANCINE PROSELike Joyce's Dubliners, many of the characters in these stories can't escape their homeland. By CHARLES BAXTER
Reviewed by JOYCE CAROL OATESStarkness and human isolation lurk beneath the Norman Rockwell contours of Charles Baxter's Midwest stories. By EDITH PEARLMAN
Reviewed by ROXANA ROBINSONEdith Pearlman's view of the world is large and compassionate, delivered in these stories through small, beautifully precise moments.
By BERNARD-HENRI LEVY and MICHEL HOUELLEBECQ
Reviewed by IAN BURUMAA pair of French writers debate the universe and their places in it. By CARL SAFINA
Reviewed by DOMINIQUE BROWNINGFrom his cottage near Montauk Point, a naturalist explains Earth's perilous times and delivers an ambitious meditation on nature's connectedness. By ROBB FORMAN DEW
Reviewed by MEG WOLITZERRobb Forman Dew's novel, set mostly in the 1950s, continues the story of her character Agnes Scofield, a widowed schoolteacher, and her circle. By TILAR J. MAZZEO
Reviewed by JESSICA KERWIN JENKINSThe life of Coco Chanel as seen through her famous perfume. By DAVE ITZKOFF
Reviewed by JULIE MYERSONA New York Times culture reporter attempts to understand his father's addiction. By PETER L. BERGEN
Reviewed by THOMAS E. RICKSPeter L. Bergen examines Al Qaeda's history and motives and America's ineffective response. Children's BooksBy IAN FALCONER
Reviewed by JESSICA BRUDERIan Falconer's rambunctious piglet heroine is back, leading her family on a spree through the City of Bridges. By ERIN BOW
Reviewed by SHERIE POSESORSKIThis historical fantasy for teenagers follows the adventures of an orphaned girl in a world modeled on 16th-century Poland and Lithuania. By JAN GREENBERG and SANDRA JORDAN
Reviewed by JENNIFER B. McDONALDThis book introduces Martha Graham to children with reverence and finesse, recounting how she created the modern-dance classic "Appalachian Spring." |
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