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May 24, 2013
Books Update
'The Hanging Garden'
By PATRICK WHITE
Reviewed by JOHN SUTHERLAND
In the eyes of Patrick White's two refugee children, most Australians are horrible and very few are kind.
'Between My Father and the King: New and Uncollected Stories'
By JANET FRAME
Reviewed by ALISON McCULLOCH
Janet Frame was saved from undergoing a lobotomy when a book of her stories won a local literary prize.
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Maria Semple: By the Book
The author of "Where'd You Go, Bernadette" calls Franzen her "big daddy" - "My favorite kind of book is a domestic drama that's grounded in reality yet slightly unhinged."
By the Book: Archive
'Forty-One False Starts: Essays on Artists and Writers'
By JANET MALCOLM
Reviewed by ADAM KIRSCH
Janet Malcolm's penetrating profiles are case studies in defeated amour-propre.
'My Bright Abyss: Meditation of a Modern Believer'
By CHRISTIAN WIMAN
Reviewed by KATHLEEN NORRIS
The poet Christian Wiman ruminates on his incurable illness and his return to Christian belief.
''til Faith Do Us Part: How Interfaith Marriage Is Transforming America'
By NAOMI SCHAEFER RILEY
Reviewed by GUSTAV NIEBUHR
An exploration of how, or if, interfaith marriages work in a nation of many religions.
'Flora'
By GAIL GODWIN
Reviewed by LEAH HAGER COHEN
Gail Godwin's novel is populated almost exclusively by orphans of various stripes.
'Waiting to Be Heard: A Memoir'
By AMANDA KNOX
Reviewed by SAM TANENHAUS
Amanda Knox tells her story of being charged with murder in Italy.
'You Are One of Them'
By ELLIOTT HOLT
Reviewed by MAGGIE SHIPSTEAD
Amid entanglements between Russia and young Americans, a first novel explores the sense of betrayal in the loss of family and friends.
'Hollywood and Hitler, 1933-1939'
By THOMAS DOHERTY
Reviewed by DAVE KEHR
The movie industry ignored the growing German menace.
'The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945'
By RICK ATKINSON
Reviewed by BEN MACINTYRE
The final volume of Rick Atkinson's trilogy shows that the road to Berlin was far from smooth.
'Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42'
By WILLIAM DALRYMPLE
Reviewed by JOHN DARWIN
William Dalrymple seeks contemporary lessons in Britain's disastrous 19th-century invasion of Afghanistan.
CRIME
Uneasy Streets
By MARILYN STASIO
Walter Mosley is never better than when he's got a juicy cut of history to chew on - this time the late '60s.
Nonfiction Chronicle
New books by Mark S. Weiner, Andrew T. Guzman, Ben Goldacre, Daniel Brook and Vishaan Chakrabarti.
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Hardcover Nonfiction
Paperback Trade Fiction
Paperback Mass-Market Fiction
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All the Lists
OPEN BOOK
Battle of the Brain
By JOHN WILLIAMS
The National Institute of Mental Health has distanced itself from the "D.S.M.," the so-called bible of psychiatry, the fifth edition of which is published this week.
Back Page
Bulgakov's Ghost
By EMILY PARKER
Some Russians say literature had more political power when it was forbidden.
TBR
Inside the List
By GREGORY COWLES
Crime sellers in the spotlight and Dan Brown's "Inferno" makes its debut on the hardcover fiction list at No. 1.
Editors' Choice
Recently reviewed books of particular interest.
Paperback Row
By IHSAN TAYLOR
Paperback books of particular interest.
Book Review Podcast
This week, Helene Wecker discusses her novel "The Golem and the Jinni"; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; David Carr talks about David Sedaris's "Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls"; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Pamela Paul is the host.
Book Review Podcast: Lamenting Defectors, Soviet and Otherwise
Rick Atkinson to Write Trilogy about the American Revolution
Ethan Coen Play to Open Atlantic Theater Company Season
REVIEWS BY THE TIMES'S CRITICS
'The Art of Controversy' by Victor Navasky
'Straight Flush' by Ben Mezrich
'Southern Cross the Dog' by Bill Cheng
'And the Mountains Echoed' by Khaled Hosseini
'Americanah' by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Children's Books: Whatever Happened to the Big Bad Wolf?
ARCHIVE
Crime Columns
Children's Books
The New York Times Book Review: Back Issues
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
Senior Staff Editor
The New York Times on the Web
http://www.nytimes.com/indexes/2013/05/24/books/booksupdate/index.html
May 24, 2013
Books Update
'The Hanging Garden'
By PATRICK WHITE
Reviewed by JOHN SUTHERLAND
In the eyes of Patrick White's two refugee children, most Australians are horrible and very few are kind.
'Between My Father and the King: New and Uncollected Stories'
By JANET FRAME
Reviewed by ALISON McCULLOCH
Janet Frame was saved from undergoing a lobotomy when a book of her stories won a local literary prize.
Also in the Book Review
Maria Semple: By the Book
The author of "Where'd You Go, Bernadette" calls Franzen her "big daddy" - "My favorite kind of book is a domestic drama that's grounded in reality yet slightly unhinged."
By the Book: Archive'Forty-One False Starts: Essays on Artists and Writers'
By JANET MALCOLM
Reviewed by ADAM KIRSCH
Janet Malcolm's penetrating profiles are case studies in defeated amour-propre.
'My Bright Abyss: Meditation of a Modern Believer'
By CHRISTIAN WIMAN
Reviewed by KATHLEEN NORRIS
The poet Christian Wiman ruminates on his incurable illness and his return to Christian belief.
''til Faith Do Us Part: How Interfaith Marriage Is Transforming America'
By NAOMI SCHAEFER RILEY
Reviewed by GUSTAV NIEBUHR
An exploration of how, or if, interfaith marriages work in a nation of many religions.
'Flora'
By GAIL GODWIN
Reviewed by LEAH HAGER COHEN
Gail Godwin's novel is populated almost exclusively by orphans of various stripes.
'Waiting to Be Heard: A Memoir'
By AMANDA KNOX
Reviewed by SAM TANENHAUS
Amanda Knox tells her story of being charged with murder in Italy.
'You Are One of Them'
By ELLIOTT HOLT
Reviewed by MAGGIE SHIPSTEAD
Amid entanglements between Russia and young Americans, a first novel explores the sense of betrayal in the loss of family and friends.
'Hollywood and Hitler, 1933-1939'
By THOMAS DOHERTY
Reviewed by DAVE KEHR
The movie industry ignored the growing German menace.
'The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945'
By RICK ATKINSON
Reviewed by BEN MACINTYRE
The final volume of Rick Atkinson's trilogy shows that the road to Berlin was far from smooth.
'Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42'
By WILLIAM DALRYMPLE
Reviewed by JOHN DARWIN
William Dalrymple seeks contemporary lessons in Britain's disastrous 19th-century invasion of Afghanistan.
CRIME
Uneasy Streets
By MARILYN STASIO
Walter Mosley is never better than when he's got a juicy cut of history to chew on - this time the late '60s.
Nonfiction Chronicle
New books by Mark S. Weiner, Andrew T. Guzman, Ben Goldacre, Daniel Brook and Vishaan Chakrabarti.
BEST SELLERS
Combined Print & E-Book Fiction
Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction
Hardcover Fiction
Hardcover Nonfiction
Paperback Trade Fiction
Paperback Mass-Market Fiction
Paperback Nonfiction
All the Lists
OPEN BOOK
Battle of the Brain
By JOHN WILLIAMS
The National Institute of Mental Health has distanced itself from the "D.S.M.," the so-called bible of psychiatry, the fifth edition of which is published this week.
Back Page
Bulgakov's Ghost
By EMILY PARKER
Some Russians say literature had more political power when it was forbidden.
TBR
Inside the List
By GREGORY COWLES
Crime sellers in the spotlight and Dan Brown's "Inferno" makes its debut on the hardcover fiction list at No. 1.
Editors' Choice
Recently reviewed books of particular interest.
Paperback Row
By IHSAN TAYLOR
Paperback books of particular interest.
Book Review Podcast
This week, Helene Wecker discusses her novel "The Golem and the Jinni"; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; David Carr talks about David Sedaris's "Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls"; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Pamela Paul is the host.
Book Review Podcast: Lamenting Defectors, Soviet and Otherwise
Rick Atkinson to Write Trilogy about the American Revolution
Ethan Coen Play to Open Atlantic Theater Company Season
REVIEWS BY THE TIMES'S CRITICS
'The Art of Controversy' by Victor Navasky
'Straight Flush' by Ben Mezrich
'Southern Cross the Dog' by Bill Cheng
'And the Mountains Echoed' by Khaled Hosseini
'Americanah' by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Children's Books: Whatever Happened to the Big Bad Wolf?
ARCHIVE
Crime Columns
Children's Books
The New York Times Book Review: Back Issues
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
Senior Staff Editor
The New York Times on the Web
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