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Books Update NYT

September 14, 2012
Books Update

On the Cover of Sunday's Book Review

'The End of Men'
By HANNA ROSIN
Reviewed by JENNIFER HOMANS

Hanna Rosin argues that the revolution feminists have been waiting for is happening now, before our very eyes.
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Also in the Book Review

'Vagina: A New Biography'
By NAOMI WOLF
Reviewed by TONI BENTLEY

Naomi Wolf says new science about the connection between sex and the brain can lead to improvement in women's lives.

Nicholson Baker: By the Book

The author of "The Way the World Works" suspects Shakespeare is the most overrated writer of all time. "Although I must say his sonnets are incredible."

'Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History'
By FLORENCE WILLIAMS
Reviewed by M. G. LORD

Breast milk is full of chemicals; breasts are full of silicone.

'On a Farther Shore'
By WILLIAM SOUDER
Reviewed by ELIZABETH ROYTE

A new biography of Rachel Carson, who warned against the indiscriminate use of pesticides.

'The Forgetting Tree'
By TATJANA SOLI
Reviewed by JANE SMILEY

In Tatjana Soli's second novel, a cancer patient is cared for by an enigmatic Caribbean woman.

'The Thing About Thugs'
By TABISH KHAIR
Reviewed by PATRICK McGRATH

Grave robbers and serial killers populate this novel set in 19th-century England.

'Beautiful Lies'
By CLARE CLARK
Reviewed by ANDREA WULF

In Clare Clark's novel, the wife of a radical politician leads a double life in Victorian London.

'The Fish That Ate the Whale'
By RICH COHEN
Reviewed by MARK LEWIS

Rich Cohen describes the rise of Samuel Zemurray, the fruit peddler who came to control much of Central America.

'The Black Count'
By TOM REISS
Reviewed by LEO DAMROSCH

Before père and fils, there was the first Alexandre Dumas, a mixed-race general of the French Revolution.

CRIME
The Peeping Savant
By MARILYN STASIO

In Linwood Barclay's "Trust Your Eyes," a schizophrenic savant who witnesses a murder suffers from a credibility problem.

Children's Books

Unplugged
By DAVID SMALL

In a pair of picture books, imagination triumphs over boredom and electronic gadgets.

Night and Fog
By MONICA EDINGER

Two shivery books for middle schoolers are set in Victorian England.

CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Bookshelf: Harvest
By PAMELA PAUL

Picture books about apples, carrots, potatoes, pumpkins and Johnny Appleseed.

Rescue Dogs
By JOHN GROGAN

How pets can help us through the most difficult times.

CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Bookshelf: Woof
By PAMELA PAUL

Picture books starring dogs.

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Benjy's Red-Letter Days
By RANDY BOYAGODA

Acting on a suggestion Faulkner once made, the Folio Society is publishing "The Sound and the Fury" with 14 colors of ink.

Inside the List
By GREGORY COWLES

Matt Bissonnette, the ex-Navy SEAL who took part in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, visited a Taco Bell drive-through as soon as he got back from the mission.

Editors' Choice

Recently reviewed books of particular interest.

Paperback Row
By IHSAN TAYLOR

Paperback books of particular interest.

Book Review Podcast

This week, Jennifer Szalai and Parul Sehgal discuss several new books about women's issues; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; Tom Reiss talks about "The Black Count"; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.