Books Update
On the Cover of Sunday's Book Review
On the Brink
By HAROLD EVANS
Two new books take the reader back to the complicated web of events leading up to World War I.
Up Front: Harold EvansAmanda Knox: By the Book
The author of "Waiting to Be Heard" says that reading Marilynne Robinson's "Housekeeping" in prison helped, because it explores themes of loneliness and alienation.
By the Book: Archive
APPLIED READING
Seussian Software
By J. D. BIERSDORFER
The Cat in the Hat and other old friends are keeping up with the technological times.
'A Thousand Pardons'
By JONATHAN DEE
Reviewed by KATHARINE NOEL
When her husband deserts her, this novel's protagonist becomes a public relations adviser for sinful celebrities.
'Country Girl: A Memoir'
By EDNA O’BRIEN
Reviewed by STACY SCHIFF
From the restraints of her Irish childhood to literary stardom - Edna O'Brien reflects on a fraught and distinguished life.
'Picking Up'
By ROBIN NAGLE
Reviewed by DAN SALTZSTEIN
New York's sanitation workers are arguably invisible but unquestionably essential, Robin Nagle writes.
'The Business of Baby'
By JENNIFER MARGULIS
Reviewed by ANNIE MURPHY PAUL
A journalist finds flaws in the care of mothers and infants.
'Equilateral'
By KEN KALFUS
Reviewed by ANDREA WULF
A British astronomer attempts to signal Mars in Ken Kalfus's novel.
'The Way of the Knife'
By MARK MAZZETTI
Reviewed by FRED KAPLAN
Mark Mazzetti argues that the C.I.A. gave up its traditional functions as it embraced manhunting.
'Tirza'
By ARNON GRUNBERG. Translated by SAM GARRETT.
Reviewed by SCOTT HUTCHINS
Arnon Grunberg's hero wants to throw his daughter the best party ever.
'The Enchanted Wanderer and Other Stories'
By NIKOLAI LESKOV. Translated by RICHARD PEVEAR and LARISSA VOLOKHONSKY.
Reviewed by CLAIRE MESSUD
A collection of short stories by the Russian writer Nikolai Leskov, a contemporary of Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy.
'Algerian Chronicles'
By ALBERT CAMUS. Translated by ARTHUR GOLDHAMMER. Edited by ALICE KAPLAN.
Reviewed by SUSAN RUBIN SULEIMAN
Albert Camus's writing on Algeria reveals both hope and dread.
'A Tale for the Time Being'
By RUTH OZEKI
Reviewed by LESLEY DOWNER
A diary washes ashore, linking a teenager in Japan and an author in Canada in Ruth Ozeki's latest novel.
What the Tide Brought In
'News From Heaven'
By JENNIFER HAIGH
Reviewed by JOAN SILBER
In Jennifer Haigh's linked stories, restlessness and regret loom over a Pennsylvania coal-mining town for generations.
'Life After Life'
By JILL MCCORKLE
Reviewed by ROY HOFFMAN
Jill McCorkle returns to the fictional Fulton, N.C., in her sixth novel.
'The Federalist Society: How Conservatives Took the Law Back From Liberals'
By MICHAEL AVERY and DANIELLE McLAUGHLIN
Reviewed by JEFFREY ROSEN
A primer on the Federalist Society and its extraordinary influence.
Children's Books
'The 5th Wave'
By RICK YANCEY
Reviewed by JUSTIN CRONIN
In this Y.A. novel, aliens land on earth and the apocalypse begins.
Over, Under and Through
By TOM LICHTENHELD
There's never a dull moment for the explorers in these picture books.
'Gorgeous'
By PAUL RUDNICK
Reviewed by LIBBA BRAY
The plain heroine of Paul Rudnick's novel is transformed.
'The Rithmatist'
By BRANDON SANDERSON. Illustrated by BEN McSWEENEY.
Reviewed by PATRICK NESS
Brandon Sanderson's hero longs to join a magical cadre.
All in the Family
By TAFFY BRODESSER-AKNER
Three picture books look at intergenerational relationships.
Bookshelf: Bicycles
By PAMELA PAUL
New picture books about people of all ages and their bikes.
Endangered Daughters
By LINDA SUE PARK
In far-flung regions, two girls' dreams are impeded by family obligations.
'The Lucy Variations'
By SARA ZARR
Reviewed by VIVIEN SCHWEITZER
A girl pushed into musical excellence confronts her own desires.
'Better to Wish: The First Generation'
By ANN M. MARTIN
Reviewed by J. COURTNEY SULLIVAN
A multigenerational series by the creator of the Baby-Sitters Club.
Bookshelf: Misbehavior
By PAMELA PAUL
New picture books about throwing things, pitching fits and breaking the rules.
The Stuff of Legend
By MARJORIE INGALL
Norse mythology and the occult intrude on the modern world in these tales.
'Doll Bones'
By HOLLY BLACK. Illustrated by ELIZA WHEELER.
Reviewed by LAUREN OLIVER
Three friends must lay a ghost to rest in Holly Black's latest novel.
'Kindness for Weakness'
By SHAWN GOODMAN
Reviewed by ETHAN BRONNER
A teenage boy, who is caught acting as his brother's drug courier, is sent to a juvenile detention center.
'Winger'
By ANDREW SMITH
Reviewed by A. J. JACOBS
A 14-year-old rugby player pines for an older classmate.
'Hero on a Bicycle'
By SHIRLEY HUGHES
Reviewed by MONICA EDINGER
In a novel set in 1944, a family in Florence aids the partisans.
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