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Books of The Times: James Hynes’s ‘Next’: A Job Interview to End All Interviews

1 hour 21 min ago
In James Hynes’s new novel, a middle-aged man on a one-day trip to Austin for a job interview comes full to life at long last.

Pellegrino Book Is Pulled and Publishers Ponder Procedures

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 21:48
Digital media raises the question of what part the traditional book publisher will play in the future.

TBR: Inside the List

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 16:02
Robert B. Parker’s posthumous “Split Image,” new at No. 4, probably won’t be his last appearance on the list.

Books of The Times: In ‘Still Life,’ Melissa Milgrom Dissects Taxidermy

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 06:16
Melissa Milgrom’s oddball first book is a pinballing tour through the poorly understood world of taxidermy.

Food Stuff: A New Anthology of Gastronomica Magazine

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 05:12
“The Gastronomica Reader” is an anthology of more than 40 essays from the thought-provoking food magazine.

Letters Capture American Grief After the Kennedy Assassination

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 20:29
A new book has collected some of the thousands of surviving letters to Jacqueline Kennedy after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.

Hardcover Nonfiction

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 17:46
Top 5 at a Glance
1. GAME CHANGE, by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin
2. THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS, by Rebecca Skloot
3. I AM OZZY, by Ozzy Osbourne with Chris Ayres
4. THE POLITICIAN, by Andrew Young
5. HAVE A LITTLE FAITH, by Mitch Albom

The Medium: Shelf Life

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 15:37
Libraries and book collecting in the age of electronic reproduction.

Books of The Times: Lives Scarred by War in ‘The Surrendered,’ by Chang-rae Lee

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 07:54
With “The Surrendered,” Chang-rae Lee has written the most ambitious and compelling novel of his already impressive career.

Book Review | 'Rebel Land: Unraveling the Riddle of History in a Turkish Town,' by Christopher de Bellaigue

Mon, 03/08/2010 - 19:30
Christopher de Bellaigue investigates the bewildering historical entanglements in which Turkey is ensnared.

Visuals: Histories of Maps and Other Visual Books

Mon, 03/08/2010 - 18:42
Visual books about maps, the design firm Unimark International and African and Central Asian “war rugs.”

Book Review | 'The Untold War: Inside the Hearts, Minds, and Souls of Our Soldiers,' by Nancy Sherman

Mon, 03/08/2010 - 18:29
A philosopher and psychoanalyst documents the stories of veterans and brings a dual perspective to the experience of war.

SABR Ends Controversy, Gives Credit to Historian’s Wife

Mon, 03/08/2010 - 17:23
The Society for American Baseball Research changed course and recognized Dorothy Jane Mills as a co-author with Dr. Harold Seymour of a trilogy of the game’s history.

Books of The Times: ‘Burning Bright’ by Ron Rash: Shadowy Stories of Appalachia

Mon, 03/08/2010 - 08:48
The skill with which Ron Rash’s tales are constructed is apparent in this new book of stories.

‘Mad as a Hatter’: The History of a Simile

Sun, 03/07/2010 - 23:34
Pity Lewis Carroll’s poor Hatter. Why not “mad as a shoemaker”?

Off the Shelf: In Eamon Javers’s New Book, the Corporate Side of Spying

Sun, 03/07/2010 - 09:20
In a new book, Eamon Javers tries to get private-sector rent-a-spies to divulge their mysteries.

Palestinian Sees Lesson Translating an Israeli’s Work

Sun, 03/07/2010 - 03:30
In memory of a son killed in a terrorist attack, a Palestinian lawyer paid for an Arabic translation of the autobiography of Israel’s most prominent author and dove, Amos Oz.

Sunday Routine | Rebecca Stead: For Rebecca Stead, a Day to Recharge the Brain’s Batteries

Sat, 03/06/2010 - 00:25
Why the author of the prize-winning children’s book “When You Reach Me” sets aside Sunday as a time for not writing.

Book Review | 'This Book Is Overdue: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All,' by Marilyn Johnson

Fri, 03/05/2010 - 19:44
An exploration of the world of libraries and librarians, via a tour of eccentric characters and unlikely locations.

Book Review | 'Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand,' by Helen Simonson

Fri, 03/05/2010 - 19:38
Helen Simonson mischievously unleashes stock village-novel characters into a new England.