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On the Cover of Sunday's Book Review
'TransAtlantic'
By COLUM McCANN
Reviewed by ERICA WAGNER
Colum McCann's wide-ranging new novel, "TransAtlantic," tells the stories of men and women who chose to leap across the ocean from Ireland to the New World or back again.
Also in the Book Review
Dan Brown: By the Book
The author of "The Da Vinci Code" and, most recently, "Inferno" made "the mistake" of reading "The Exorcist" at age 15: "It was the first and last horror book I've ever opened."
By the Book: Archive
'Joyland'
By STEPHEN KING
Reviewed by WALTER KIRN
Stephen King's lovelorn narrator takes a summer job at a haunted Southern amusement park.
'The Fall of Arthur'
By J. R. R. TOLKIEN. Edited by CHRISTOPHER TOLKIEN.
Reviewed by ANDREW O'HEHIR
An unfinished poem by J. R. R. Tolkien explores the tale of King Arthur.
'Bad Boy'
By ERIC FISCHL and MICHAEL STONE
Reviewed by LAURA KIPNIS
Alongside painters like Julian Schnabel and David Salle, Eric Fischl came of age in the frenzied New York art world of the 1980s.
'A Fort of Nine Towers'
By QAIS AKBAR OMAR
Reviewed by MYTHILI G. RAO
In this memoir, an Afghan family's attempts to escape the horrors of war show them new ways of seeing their world.
'On Sal Mal Lane'
By RU FREEMAN
Reviewed by CRISTINA GARCÍA
A looming civil war threatens to engulf the multiethnic Sri Lankan street of Ru Freeman's novel.
'Questions of Travel'
By MICHELLE de KRETSER
Reviewed by RANDY BOYAGODA
In Michelle de Kretser's novel, a Sri Lankan and an Australian seem destined to connect.
'Debtors' Prison: The Politics of Austerity Versus Possibility'
By ROBERT KUTTNER
Reviewed by ROGER LOWENSTEIN
Robert Kuttner champions the cause of indebted students, families and states.
'Conscience and Its Enemies'
By ROBERT P. GEORGE
Reviewed by KAY S. HYMOWITZ
Robert P. George argues against liberal secularism.
'How to Create the Perfect Wife'
By WENDY MOORE
Reviewed by MIRANDA SEYMOUR
An 18th-century Englishman tried to train a submissive spouse.
'Strange Rebels: 1979 and the Birth of the 21st Century'
By CHRISTIAN CARYL
Reviewed by ISAAC CHOTINER
From Chinese economic reform to the Iranian revolution, Christian Caryl sees 1979 as a crucial doorway into the present era.
'My Struggle: Book 2: A Man in Love'
By KARL OVE KNAUSGAARD. Translated by DON BARTLETT.
Reviewed by LELAND de la DURANTAYE
The second installment of Karl Ove Knausgaard's six-volume autobiographical novel.
Illiberal Arts
By ANDREW DELBANCO
What's the point of college? Two books consider the question from different perspectives.
'The Anatomy of Violence: The Biological Roots of Crime'
By ADRIAN RAINE
Reviewed by PAUL BLOOM
A criminologist examines the biological roots of violence, and argues that "the seeds of sin are brain-based."
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
Portrait of the Musician as a Young Reader
By JOHN WILLIAMS
The drummer Questlove on the reading material that shaped his childhood.
Back Page
Pride and Perseverance
By LAURA SHAPIRO
In her centenary year, Barbara Pym's "spry little domestic novels" command a loyal readership.
Show Some Spine
By CHLOË SCHAMA
Why is the faceless woman so ubiquitous on book covers?
Inside the List
By GREGORY COWLES
For the title character of his new novel, "Bad Monkey," which is No. 3 on the hardcover fiction list, Carl Hiaasen wanted "sort of a Lindsay Lohan of monkeys."
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, Andrew Delbanco discusses two new books about the state of higher education; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; Andrew O'Hehir talks about "The Fall of Arthur," by J. R. R. Tolkien; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Pamela Paul is the host.
Book Review Podcast: Grading Higher Education
Variations On an Article: Jeremy Denk Gets a Book Contract
Graphic Books Best Sellers: A New Spin on the Hulk
REVIEWS BY THE TIMES'S CRITICS
'Jack Be Nimble' by Jack O'Brien
'The Son' by Philipp Meyer
'Seven American Deaths and Disasters' by Kenneth Goldsmith
'Bad Monkey' by Carl Hiaasen
'Sisterland' by Curtis Sittenfeld
CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Children's Books: From Jungle to Jungle Gym
ARCHIVE
Crime Columns
Children's Books
The New York Times Book Review: Back Issues
Editor's Note
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John Williams
Senior Staff Editor
The New York Times on the Web
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On the Cover of Sunday's Book Review
'TransAtlantic'
By COLUM McCANN
Reviewed by ERICA WAGNER
Colum McCann's wide-ranging new novel, "TransAtlantic," tells the stories of men and women who chose to leap across the ocean from Ireland to the New World or back again.
Also in the Book Review
Dan Brown: By the Book
The author of "The Da Vinci Code" and, most recently, "Inferno" made "the mistake" of reading "The Exorcist" at age 15: "It was the first and last horror book I've ever opened."
By the Book: Archive'Joyland'
By STEPHEN KING
Reviewed by WALTER KIRN
Stephen King's lovelorn narrator takes a summer job at a haunted Southern amusement park.
'The Fall of Arthur'
By J. R. R. TOLKIEN. Edited by CHRISTOPHER TOLKIEN.
Reviewed by ANDREW O'HEHIR
An unfinished poem by J. R. R. Tolkien explores the tale of King Arthur.
'Bad Boy'
By ERIC FISCHL and MICHAEL STONE
Reviewed by LAURA KIPNIS
Alongside painters like Julian Schnabel and David Salle, Eric Fischl came of age in the frenzied New York art world of the 1980s.
'A Fort of Nine Towers'
By QAIS AKBAR OMAR
Reviewed by MYTHILI G. RAO
In this memoir, an Afghan family's attempts to escape the horrors of war show them new ways of seeing their world.
'On Sal Mal Lane'
By RU FREEMAN
Reviewed by CRISTINA GARCÍA
A looming civil war threatens to engulf the multiethnic Sri Lankan street of Ru Freeman's novel.
'Questions of Travel'
By MICHELLE de KRETSER
Reviewed by RANDY BOYAGODA
In Michelle de Kretser's novel, a Sri Lankan and an Australian seem destined to connect.
'Debtors' Prison: The Politics of Austerity Versus Possibility'
By ROBERT KUTTNER
Reviewed by ROGER LOWENSTEIN
Robert Kuttner champions the cause of indebted students, families and states.
'Conscience and Its Enemies'
By ROBERT P. GEORGE
Reviewed by KAY S. HYMOWITZ
Robert P. George argues against liberal secularism.
'How to Create the Perfect Wife'
By WENDY MOORE
Reviewed by MIRANDA SEYMOUR
An 18th-century Englishman tried to train a submissive spouse.
'Strange Rebels: 1979 and the Birth of the 21st Century'
By CHRISTIAN CARYL
Reviewed by ISAAC CHOTINER
From Chinese economic reform to the Iranian revolution, Christian Caryl sees 1979 as a crucial doorway into the present era.
'My Struggle: Book 2: A Man in Love'
By KARL OVE KNAUSGAARD. Translated by DON BARTLETT.
Reviewed by LELAND de la DURANTAYE
The second installment of Karl Ove Knausgaard's six-volume autobiographical novel.
Illiberal Arts
By ANDREW DELBANCO
What's the point of college? Two books consider the question from different perspectives.
'The Anatomy of Violence: The Biological Roots of Crime'
By ADRIAN RAINE
Reviewed by PAUL BLOOM
A criminologist examines the biological roots of violence, and argues that "the seeds of sin are brain-based."
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
Portrait of the Musician as a Young Reader
By JOHN WILLIAMS
The drummer Questlove on the reading material that shaped his childhood.
Back Page
Pride and Perseverance
By LAURA SHAPIRO
In her centenary year, Barbara Pym's "spry little domestic novels" command a loyal readership.
Show Some Spine
By CHLOË SCHAMA
Why is the faceless woman so ubiquitous on book covers?
Inside the List
By GREGORY COWLES
For the title character of his new novel, "Bad Monkey," which is No. 3 on the hardcover fiction list, Carl Hiaasen wanted "sort of a Lindsay Lohan of monkeys."
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, Andrew Delbanco discusses two new books about the state of higher education; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; Andrew O'Hehir talks about "The Fall of Arthur," by J. R. R. Tolkien; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Pamela Paul is the host.
Book Review Podcast: Grading Higher Education
Variations On an Article: Jeremy Denk Gets a Book Contract
Graphic Books Best Sellers: A New Spin on the Hulk
REVIEWS BY THE TIMES'S CRITICS
'Jack Be Nimble' by Jack O'Brien
'The Son' by Philipp Meyer
'Seven American Deaths and Disasters' by Kenneth Goldsmith
'Bad Monkey' by Carl Hiaasen
'Sisterland' by Curtis Sittenfeld
CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Children's Books: From Jungle to Jungle Gym
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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