1. Books of The Times: Richard Brautigan Biography, Jubilee Hitchhiker
This book about the short life of the novelist and poet Richard Brautigan distills San Francisco and Montana in the 1960s and 70s and the wild lives of the subject and his friends.
2. Books of The Times: Canada, a Novel by Richard Ford
In Richard Fords new novel, a 15-year-old boy watches his family fall apart, and flees north to something even worse.
3. Fifty Shades of Grey, by E. L. James, in Demand at Libraries
The enthusiasm for the trilogy has forced library officials to dust off their policies if they have them on erotica.
4. Books of The Times: The Chemistry of Tears, a Novel by Peter Carey
Technology, metaphysics and the art and science of putting together a broken heart and a nonfunctioning machine are central to Peter Careys novel The Chemistry of Tears.
5. Herta Müllers Literature, Born of Isolation
Herta Müller, the Nobel Prize-winning author, grew up German in Romania, always under surveillance. Her newest work is a collaboration with a writer whose background was similar, but whose life was shockingly different.
6. NY Writers Coalition Offers an Opportunity on a Subway Car
Aspiring writers, encouraged by the NY Writers Coalition, put pen to paper during a 75-minute ride on the No. 7 train.
7. Books Of the Times: David Hockney: A Rakes Progress by Christopher Simon Sykes
A new biography of David Hockney traces his early life and work in England and Los Angeles up to 1975, including fascinating accounts of how some well-known paintings evolved.
8. Books of The Times: Edward Kleins Invective-Laden Obama Book
Janet Maslin asks, Who is the real amateur in this pairing: the subject, President Obama, or the author, Edward Klein?
9. Carlos Fuentes, Mexican Novelist, Dies at 83
Mr. Fuentes was Mexicos elegant public intellectual and grand man of letters whose panoramic novels captured the complicated essence of his countrys history.
10. Jean Craighead George, Childrens Author, Dies at 92
Ms. Georges home held a menagerie, as did her books, most of them written for children and young adults.
11. ArtsBeat: Amateur Hour: Jack Hitt Talks About an American Tradition
The author of "Bunch of Amateurs" on the rebellious spirit of American innovators.
12. Books of The Times: I Am Forbidden, a Novel by Anouk Markovits
Two Hasidic girls, united as a result of Nazi persecution, pursue opposite paths in this novel by Anouk Markovits.
13. Mike McGrady, Known for a Literary Hoax, Dies at 78
As a Newsday journalist, Mr. McGrady led his colleagues in the creation of Naked Came the Stranger, a steamy parody novel.
14. Books of The Times: Fathers Day Is Buzz Bissingers Memoir About His Son
The author of Friday Night Lights goes on the road with his young-adult son, a savant with serious intellectual deficits, and writes an unflinchingly honest memoir.
15. Maurice Sendak, Childrens Author, Dies at 83
Mr. Sendak, known in particular for Where the Wild Things Are, was widely considered the most important childrens book artist of the 20th century.
16. An Appraisal: Maurice Sendak Wanted Children to Grow Up a Bit
Maurice Sendak, like Max, his celebrated character, was the king of all wild things.
17. Home, a Novel by Toni Morrison
In Toni Morrisons novel, a traumatized soldier returns from the Korean War to his segregated hometown in Georgia.
18. By The Book: Hugh Dancy
Hugh Dancy, currently on Broadway in Venus in Fur and in the film Hysteria, wishes David Mitchell would match Philip Roths output.
19. This Will Be Difficult to Explain, by Johanna Skibsrud
Whether in Paris or the Great Plains, failures to communicate fray the relationships in these tales.
20. The Lower River, a Novel by Paul Theroux
In Paul Therouxs novel, an American seeks a fresh start in Africa after a 40-year absence.
21. The Cause, by Eric Alterman and Kevin Mattson
Eric Altermans history of liberalism from the New Deal to the present concentrates on the men and women who have defined it.
22. The Tyranny of Clichés, by Jonah Goldberg
Jonah Goldberg accuses liberals of lazy thinking and worse.
23. Horseshoe Crabs and Velvet Worms, by Richard Fortey
The paleontologist Richard Fortey searches out species that have endured hundreds of millions of years of planetary turmoil.
24. Wichita, a Novel by Thad Ziolkowski
Fleeing the pressures of academia, Thad Ziolkowskis Midwestern hero is sucked into his familys schemes and strife.
25. Farther Away, Essays by Jonathan Franzen
Jonathan Franzens essays express his love of birds and of writers, especially his friend David Foster Wallace.
26. Billy Lynns Long Halftime Walk, by Ben Fountain
A firefight with Iraqi insurgents is caught on tape and turns a band of soldiers into media heroes in Ben Fountains satire.
27. Chasing Venus, by Andrea Wulf
With a Venusian transit imminent, 18th-century astronomers risked their lives for a chance to measure the solar system.
28. Oblivion, a Memoir by Héctor Abad
Héctor Abad creates a sociopolitical portrait of Colombia through the telling of his familys story.
29. Poems and Stories by Lucia Perillo
Lucia Perillos two collections, poems and stories, draw upon her experiences in a world that often hurts her.
30. Essay: Lets Go Reading in the Car
Audiobooks and road trips offer a chance to reacquaint children, and their parents, with the joy of listening to stories.
31. Essay: The Voice
A great audiobook experience depends on the reader as much as the text.
32. Essay: Books With 140 Characters
At 64,000 members and counting, the Twitter-based reading group 1book140 is a global concern.
33. State of the Art: Barnes & Nobles E-Book Reader Glows in the Dark - State of the Art
Ever get frustrated trying to read an e-book in a darkened room? Behold, the self-illuminating Glow Light Nook from Barnes & Noble.
34. Opinion: Reading Together, Knowing the Ending
In true book-club fashion, conversations about books I read with my dying mother led to conversations about our lives.
35. Opinion: The Amygdala Made Me Do It
Its the invasion of the Cant-Help-Yourself books.
36. Op-Art : Remembering Maurice Sendak
Artists and designers pay homage to Maurice Sendak.
37. Opinion: Militant Ideals, Captured in Poetry
By excluding the aesthetic dimension from our analyses of militant texts, we miss a crucial opportunity to confront the humanity of their authors.
38. ArtsBeat: 10 Million Shades of Green: Erotic Trilogy Dominates Book Sales
More than 10 million copies of the books in the erotic "Fifty Shades of Grey" trilogy have been sold in the United States.
39. ArtsBeat: Stanley Fish Defends Spoilers
Are the pleasures of suspense destroyed if we know what's going to happen next? Maybe not.
40. ArtsBeat: Graphic Books Best Sellers: The Relationship of an Artist and an Original Beatle
Arne Bellstorf's graphic novel "Baby's in Black" hits the hardcover best-seller list at No. 7.
41. Up Front
Phillip Lopate on the transitional moment for essays.
42. Inside the List
Toni Morrison, whose novel Home enters the hardcover fiction list at No. 9 this week, remembers being confronted by a stark image of race relations as a freshman at Howard University.
43. Editors Choice
Recently reviewed books of particular interest.
44. Paperback Row
Paperback books of particular interest.
45. Bookshelf: Books on Rejected New Yorker Covers, and the Guilt of Aaron Burr
Three new books explore The New Yorkers cover designs, the cultural influence of Samuel Rothafel and the struggles Aaron Burr faced after he shot Alexander Hamilton.
46. Books on Science: Free Radicals - Book Review - Rebels Who Set Science Aglow
Some scientists who had an unwavering belief in the truth of their ideas also had no compunction about breaking the rules to prove it.
47. Henry Denker, Author in Many Genres, Dies at 99
Mr. Denkers large output ranged from novels and movies to TV and Broadway plays.
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