sábado, 31 de marzo de 2012

March 30, 2012

Books Update

On the Cover of Sunday's Book Review

'City of Bohane'

By KEVIN BARRY
Reviewed by PETE HAMILL

This sprawling first novel is set in a gang-infested Ireland about 40 years from now, when two tough men battle for the love of one woman.

Also in the Book Review

The Second Shelf

By MEG WOLITZER

Are there different rules for men and women in the world of literary fiction?

'Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail'

By CHERYL STRAYED
Reviewed by DANI SHAPIRO

The story of a life-transforming wilderness hike.

'An American Spy'

By OLEN STEINHAUER
Reviewed by BEN MACINTYRE

His C.I.A. unit in tatters, Olen Steinhauer's hero fights back.

Up Front: Ben Macintyre

'The Sugar Frosted Nutsack'

By MARK LEYNER
Reviewed by BEN MARCUS

In Mark Leyner's antic novel, the universe begins when a gang of deities pulls up in a van.

Mark Leyner, World-Champion Satirist, Returns to Reclaim His Crown

'Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think'

By PETER H. DIAMANDIS and STEVEN KOTLER
Reviewed by JON GERTNER

Pointing to technology, Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler offer an optimistic take on the future.

'The Undead'

By DICK TERESI
Reviewed by ELIZABETH ROYTE

Dick Teresi explores the issues of death determination and organ donation.

'Enemies: A History of the FBI'

By TIM WEINER
Reviewed by KEVIN BAKER

Tim Weiner describes the F.B.I.'s history of spectacular intelligence failures.

'Mudwoman'

By JOYCE CAROL OATES
Reviewed by MARIA RUSSO

Repression comes at a high price for a beleaguered university president in Joyce Carol Oates's psychological thriller.

'Birds of a Lesser Paradise'

By MEGAN MAYHEW BERGMAN
Reviewed by POLLY ROSENWAIKE

The people in these stories draw strength from their relationships with birds and other animals.

'Charlotte au Chocolat'

By CHARLOTTE SILVER
Reviewed by LIGAYA MISHAN

How a girl grew up in her mother's glamorous restaurant.

'Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom'

By STEPHEN R. PLATT
Reviewed by GORDON G. CHANG

The 19th-century Taiping rebellion hobbled a dynasty and shaped the fate of modern China.

'Stalking Nabokov: Selected Essays'

By BRIAN BOYD
Reviewed by LELAND de la DURANTAYE

Nabokov's biographer looks at his own career.

BEST SELLERS

Combined Print & E-Book Fiction

Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction

Back Page

SKETCHBOOK | GRANT SNIDER

GRAPHIC: The Book of the Future

When it comes time to redesign our reading devices, we may end up looking to the past.

TBR

Inside the List

By GREGORY COWLES

Anne Lamott, whose new book enters the hardcover nonfiction list at No. 9, is dispensing her daffy, neurotic, inspirational punch lines on Twitter.

Editors' Choice

Recently reviewed books of particular interest.

This week, Mark Leyner discusses his new novel, "The Sugar Frosted Nutsack"; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; Meg Wolitzer on the cultural reception of fiction written by women; Tim Weiner talks about his new history of the F.B.I.; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.