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Books Update
On the Cover of Sunday's Book Review
'The Billionaire's Apprentice'
By ANITA RAGHAVAN
Reviewed by FRANK PARTNOY
Anita Raghavan recounts the fall of the Galleon Group hedge fund and its founder, Raj Rajaratnam, while also telling the story of "the rise of the Indian-American elite."
Also in the Book Review
Dan Savage: By the Book
The author, most recently, of "American Savage" keeps a copy of the "Anita Bryant Family Cookbook" on his shelves. Also: "Aflame for God," a biography of Jerry Falwell.
By the Book: Archive
'Taipei'
By TAO LIN
Reviewed by CLANCY MARTIN
Tao Lin's novel follows a young pill-popping writer from Brooklyn to Taiwan.
'King of Cuba'
By CRISTINA GARCIA
Reviewed by ANDREW SEAN GREER
In Cristina García's novel, an aging Cuban dictator contemplates his legacy, and an exiled adversary dreams of revenge.
'The Cooked Seed: A Memoir'
By ANCHEE MIN
Reviewed by DONNA RIFKIND
Anchee Min's memoir charts her arduous path from a labor camp in China to art school in Chicago.
'Wild Ones'
By JON MOOALLEM
Reviewed by MEEHAN CRIST
Jon Mooallem explores the haphazard nature of our efforts to protect endangered species.
'Sisterland'
By CURTIS SITTENFELD
Reviewed by ANN LEARY
Twin sisters share a devastating secret in Curtis Sittenfeld's novel.
'Big Brother'
By LIONEL SHRIVER
Reviewed by JINCY WILLETT
Lionel Shriver's heroine decides to rescue her obese brother.
'Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence'
By JOSEPH J. ELLIS
Reviewed by ANDREW CAYTON
Why the middle months of 1776 were crucial to the American Revolution.
'Gettysburg: The Last Invasion'
By ALLEN C. GUELZO
Reviewed by DAVID W. BLIGHT
At Gettysburg, nothing less than the whole war was at stake.
'The Ocean at the End of the Lane'
By NEIL GAIMAN
Reviewed by BENJAMIN PERCY
Neil Gaiman's narrator looks back on his lonely boyhood and his friendship with a remarkable girl.
'The Silver Star'
By JEANNETTE WALLS
Reviewed by CHELSEA CAIN
Two abandoned children travel to the family's crumbling Virginia estate in Jeannette Walls's novel.
'The House at Belle Fontaine'
By LILY TUCK
Reviewed by EMILY COOKE
Set against an international backdrop, Lily Tuck's story collection traces the emotional terrain of faltering relationships.
'Orkney'
By AMY SACKVILLE
Reviewed by HANNAH TENNANT-MOORE
A professor and his former student on their island honeymoon.
'Robert Oppenheimer: A Life Inside the Center'
By RAY MONK
Reviewed by GEORGE JOHNSON
The brilliance and self-destructiveness of J. Robert Oppenheimer.
'Metaphysical Dog'
By FRANK BIDART
Reviewed by STEPHEN BURT
Frank Bidart's latest poems look back at the precedents - literary, cinematic and sexual - that shaped him as an adult.
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
Who Everybody Is
By JOHN WILLIAMS
The Rock Bottom Remainders, a music group that included Dave Barry, Stephen King and Amy Tan, tells its story in "Hard Listening."
Back Page
Tinker, Tailor, Reporter, Thriller
By ADAM LeBOR
Mastering the art of writing fiction about spies.
Method to the Madness
By PATRICK McGRATH
Exploring the "dark art" of writing about psychological dysfunction.
Inside the List
By GREGORY COWLES
Lily Koppel's "Astronaut Wives Club," at No. 16 on the hardcover nonfiction list, is about the difficulty of being the spouse who stays home while the other commutes to the moon.
Paperback Row
By IHSAN TAYLOR
Paperback books of particular interest.
Editors' Choice
Recently reviewed books of particular interest.
Inside The New York Times Book Review Podcast
This week, Anita Raghavan discusses her new book, "The Billionaire's Apprentice"; Jon Mooallem talks about "Wild Ones" and endangered species; Adam LeBor on the difficulty of writing thrillers; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Pamela Paul is the host.
Life in the Rivers, Streets and Skylines of American Cities
Random House Project to Rewrite Shakespeare
Bumpy Rides: Brendan Koerner Talks About 'The Skies Belong to Us'
REVIEWS BY THE TIMES'S CRITICS
'TransAtlantic'
'Bobcat' by Rebecca Lee
'Mo' Meta Blues'
'Difficult Men' by Brett Martin
'Big Brother' by Lionel Shriver
CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Children's Books: Animal Attributes
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
Books Update
On the Cover of Sunday's Book Review
'The Billionaire's Apprentice'
By ANITA RAGHAVAN
Reviewed by FRANK PARTNOY
Anita Raghavan recounts the fall of the Galleon Group hedge fund and its founder, Raj Rajaratnam, while also telling the story of "the rise of the Indian-American elite."
Also in the Book Review
Dan Savage: By the Book
The author, most recently, of "American Savage" keeps a copy of the "Anita Bryant Family Cookbook" on his shelves. Also: "Aflame for God," a biography of Jerry Falwell.
By the Book: Archive 'Taipei'
By TAO LIN
Reviewed by CLANCY MARTIN
Tao Lin's novel follows a young pill-popping writer from Brooklyn to Taiwan.
'King of Cuba'
By CRISTINA GARCIA
Reviewed by ANDREW SEAN GREER
In Cristina García's novel, an aging Cuban dictator contemplates his legacy, and an exiled adversary dreams of revenge.
'The Cooked Seed: A Memoir'
By ANCHEE MIN
Reviewed by DONNA RIFKIND
Anchee Min's memoir charts her arduous path from a labor camp in China to art school in Chicago.
'Wild Ones'
By JON MOOALLEM
Reviewed by MEEHAN CRIST
Jon Mooallem explores the haphazard nature of our efforts to protect endangered species.
'Sisterland'
By CURTIS SITTENFELD
Reviewed by ANN LEARY
Twin sisters share a devastating secret in Curtis Sittenfeld's novel.
'Big Brother'
By LIONEL SHRIVER
Reviewed by JINCY WILLETT
Lionel Shriver's heroine decides to rescue her obese brother.
'Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence'
By JOSEPH J. ELLIS
Reviewed by ANDREW CAYTON
Why the middle months of 1776 were crucial to the American Revolution.
'Gettysburg: The Last Invasion'
By ALLEN C. GUELZO
Reviewed by DAVID W. BLIGHT
At Gettysburg, nothing less than the whole war was at stake.
'The Ocean at the End of the Lane'
By NEIL GAIMAN
Reviewed by BENJAMIN PERCY
Neil Gaiman's narrator looks back on his lonely boyhood and his friendship with a remarkable girl.
'The Silver Star'
By JEANNETTE WALLS
Reviewed by CHELSEA CAIN
Two abandoned children travel to the family's crumbling Virginia estate in Jeannette Walls's novel.
'The House at Belle Fontaine'
By LILY TUCK
Reviewed by EMILY COOKE
Set against an international backdrop, Lily Tuck's story collection traces the emotional terrain of faltering relationships.
'Orkney'
By AMY SACKVILLE
Reviewed by HANNAH TENNANT-MOORE
A professor and his former student on their island honeymoon.
'Robert Oppenheimer: A Life Inside the Center'
By RAY MONK
Reviewed by GEORGE JOHNSON
The brilliance and self-destructiveness of J. Robert Oppenheimer.
'Metaphysical Dog'
By FRANK BIDART
Reviewed by STEPHEN BURT
Frank Bidart's latest poems look back at the precedents - literary, cinematic and sexual - that shaped him as an adult.
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
Who Everybody Is
By JOHN WILLIAMS
The Rock Bottom Remainders, a music group that included Dave Barry, Stephen King and Amy Tan, tells its story in "Hard Listening."
Back Page
Tinker, Tailor, Reporter, Thriller
By ADAM LeBOR
Mastering the art of writing fiction about spies.
Method to the Madness
By PATRICK McGRATH
Exploring the "dark art" of writing about psychological dysfunction.
Inside the List
By GREGORY COWLES
Lily Koppel's "Astronaut Wives Club," at No. 16 on the hardcover nonfiction list, is about the difficulty of being the spouse who stays home while the other commutes to the moon.
Paperback Row
By IHSAN TAYLOR
Paperback books of particular interest.
Editors' Choice
Recently reviewed books of particular interest.
Inside The New York Times Book Review Podcast
This week, Anita Raghavan discusses her new book, "The Billionaire's Apprentice"; Jon Mooallem talks about "Wild Ones" and endangered species; Adam LeBor on the difficulty of writing thrillers; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Pamela Paul is the host.
Life in the Rivers, Streets and Skylines of American Cities
Random House Project to Rewrite Shakespeare
Bumpy Rides: Brendan Koerner Talks About 'The Skies Belong to Us'
REVIEWS BY THE TIMES'S CRITICS
'TransAtlantic'
'Bobcat' by Rebecca Lee
'Mo' Meta Blues'
'Difficult Men' by Brett Martin
'Big Brother' by Lionel Shriver
CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Children's Books: Animal Attributes
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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