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Peace and War Like Jonathan Franzen’s previous novel, “The Corrections,” this is a masterly portrait of a nuclear family in turmoil, with a majestic sweep that gathers every sociocultural morsel of our shared millennial life.
Where It Hurts An expansive mix of medical reportage, history and memoir explores our relationship to pain.
The Language of Exile Milan Kundera’s essays illuminate music, painting and writing in the context of what he calls a “post-art” era.
Den of Antiquities Craig Childs explores archaeology’s ethical debates and the costs of discovering lost history.
Long Island Confidential A hapless teacher is hurled from one unsavory spot to the next in this fiercely satirical novel.
Revolutionary Road Seeing the march of American history in the story of the Boston Post Road, a colonial highway turned modern-day ribbon of retail.
Hangover in a Strange Land This memoir of traveling Europe is not shy about reporting on sex, drinking marathons or personal humiliation.
Her Darkest Places A Library of America collection showcases Shirley Jackson’s fascination with psychology, society and the terrors of everyday life.
Nuclear Family The final book in a four-volume series describes the fate of nuclear weapons since the Soviet Union fell.
I Get Around An absorbing biography of a man who was an academic, a writer, a tattoo artist and an avid sexual adventurer in pre-Stonewall gay America.
Jama’s Travels In this first novel, a Somali orphan roams the world.
Flyby This chronicle of the innovative Voyager mission also ponders the nature and meaning of exploration itself.
Steam-Driven Dreams How the Industrial Revolution transformed invention itself.
Where Hatred Ruled The story of a 1945 Mississippi case of a black man accused of raping a white woman that exposed the seething tensions of the early civil rights era.
Still Life With Ragpickers In the dystopia of this wry first novel, a hierarchical society forces young bachelors to find brides — or else.
Cloak and Swagger The hero of Alan Furst’s novel is devoted to ouzo, women and saving people from the Nazis — until they invade Greece.
Letters: Dear Jack, Dear Allen Letters in response to Blake Bailey’s review of “Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg: The Letters.”
Letters: For All Ages Letter in response to Pamela Paul’s essay “The Kids’ Books Are All Right.”
Letters: ‘Churchill’s Empire’ Letters in response to Johann Hari’s review of “Churchill’s Empire.”
Hardcover Fiction Top 5 at a Glance 1. THE POSTCARD KILLERS, by James Patterson and Liza Marklund 2. THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST, by Stieg Larsson 3. THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett 4. THE COBRA, by Frederick Forsyth 5. STAR ISLAND, by Carl Hiaasen
Hardcover Nonfiction Top 5 at a Glance 1. _____ MY DAD SAYS, by Justin Halpern 2. COMMITTED, by Elizabeth Gilbert 3. OUTLIERS, by Malcolm Gladwell 4. EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON, by S. C. Gwynne 5. THE OBAMA DIARIES, by Laura Ingraham
Paperback Trade Fiction Top 5 at a Glance 1. THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, by Stieg Larsson 2. THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE, by Stieg Larsson 3. LITTLE BEE, by Chris Cleave 4. CUTTING FOR STONE, by Abraham Verghese 5. FORD COUNTY, by John Grisham
Paperback Mass-Market Fiction Top 5 at a Glance 1. THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, by Stieg Larsson 2. THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE, by Stieg Larsson 3. FORD COUNTY, by John Grisham 4. CHARLIE ST. CLOUD, by Ben Sherwood 5. THE 8TH CONFESSION, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
Paperback Nonfiction Top 5 at a Glance 1. EAT, PRAY, LOVE, by Elizabeth Gilbert 2. THREE CUPS OF TEA, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin 3. WHERE MEN WIN GLORY, by Jon Krakauer 4. MY HORIZONTAL LIFE, by Chelsea Handler 5. THE GLASS CASTLE, by Jeannette Walls
Hardcover Advice Top 5 at a Glance 1. THE POWER, by Rhonda Byrne 2. WOMEN FOOD AND GOD, by Geneen Roth 3. DELIVERING HAPPINESS, by Tony Hsieh 4. THE SECRET, by Rhonda Byrne 5. THROUGH A DOG’S EYES, by Jennifer Arnold
Paperback Advice Top 5 at a Glance 1. THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES, by Gary Chapman 2. WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING, by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel 3. FOOD RULES, by Michael Pollan 4. THE BELLY FAT CURE, by Jorge Cruise 5. RADICAL, by David Platt
Children's Books Top 5 at a Glance 1. LEGO STAR WARS, by Simon Beecroft 2. STAR WARS, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder 3. IT’S A BOOK, written and illustrated by Lane Smith 4. HOW ROCKET LEARNED TO READ, written and illustrated by Tad Hills 5. LADYBUG GIRL AT THE BEACH, by David Soman and Jacky Davis
Essay: Postcards From My Literary Staycation No money for Venice or Machu Picchu? Try hitting the literary hot spots of Pottsville and Scranton.
Archive: Book Review Podcast Featuring a conversation about Jonathan Franzen’s novel “Freedom”; and Suzanne Collins on her “Hunger Games” trilogy.
Up Front: John Simon Does John Simon, who grew up in Belgrade and came to America at 15 (English is his fifth language), have an affinity for exiles?
TBR: Inside the List “The Postcard Killers,” a collaboration between James Patterson and the Swedish crime writer Liza Marklund, hits the fiction list at No. 1.
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