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Books Update


The New York Times

July 6, 2012

Books Update

On the Cover of Sunday's Book Review

'Superman'

By LARRY TYE
Reviewed by JAMES PARKER
Larry Tye traces the origins and evolution of the iconic American superhero.
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Also in the Book Review

'Cronkite'

By DOUGLAS BRINKLEY
Reviewed by CHRIS MATTHEWS
A biography of Walter Cronkite, America's most beloved broadcast journalist.

'The Queen's Lover'

By FRANCINE du PLESSIX GRAY
Reviewed by RUTH SCURR
This novel's hero is a dashing Swede who engineered the French royal family's escape attempt.
Sheila Heti

'How Should a Person Be?'

By SHEILA HETI
Reviewed by DAVID HAGLUND
Sheila Heti's book is "part literary novel, part self-help manual."

'True Believers'

By KURT ANDERSEN
Reviewed by FRANCINE PROSE
A middle-aged lawyer discovers stunning information when she investigates a violent episode in her radical past.
Khalid Shaikh Mohammed at his capture in 2003, left, and in a photo said to have been taken at Guantánamo in 2009.

Elusive Enemies

By JONATHAN MAHLER
Two books explore the pursuit of Al Qaeda and one of its most notorious leaders, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed.
William Rusher, circa 1970.

'If Not Us, Who?'

By DAVID B. FRISK
Reviewed by JACOB HEILBRUNN
A biography of William Rusher, the publisher who helped remake the Republican Party.
Gregg Allman, left, and his brother, Duane, in 1971.

'My Cross to Bear'

By GREGG ALLMAN with ALAN LIGHT
Reviewed by DAVID KIRBY
A memoir of rock 'n' roll and life with the Allman Brothers Band.

'Birdseye: The Adventures of a Curious Man'

By MARK KURLANSKY
Reviewed by ABIGAIL MEISEL
The story of Clarence Birdseye, frozen food pioneer.

'Beautiful Ruins'

By JESS WALTER
Reviewed by HELEN SCHULMAN
In Jess Walter's sweeping novel, characters follow their aspirations for success and love.

'The Red House'

By MARK HADDON
Reviewed by TOM SHONE
Two sides of a torn English family meet to spend a week together in a country home.
ROY LICHTENSTEIN: A Retrospective.By James Rondeau and Sheena Wagstaff.368 pp. The Art Institute of Chicago/Yale University Press. $65.This companion volume to a traveling exhibition gathers more than 130 paintings, sculptures, drawings and collages - going beyond the classic Pop Art to survey the full scope of Lichtenstein's career. It includes essays on Lichtenstein's influence, and a complete chronology of his life and work. Above,

Nonfiction Chronicle

By PAUL FESTA
New books by Sarah Manguso, Joe Blair, David Treuer and Mikey Walsh.

Kristin Cashore

Kristin Cashore: By the Book

The author of "Bitterblue," the third in the young adult Graceling Realm trilogy, says there's no difference between Y.A. and grown-up literature. "A great book is a great book."

Back Page

My Fabulous Boring Book Collection

By BRUCE HANDY
The really great finds aren't just dull, they are "uniquely, exquisitely, profoundly" so.
Joseph E. Stig­litz, at top, and Edward Conard.

Inside the List

By GREGORY COWLES
Two best-selling authors, Joseph E. Stig­litz and Edward Conard, debate their drastically different views of America's income gap.

Editors' Choice

Recently reviewed books of particular interest.

Paperback Row

By IHSAN TAYLOR
Paperback books of particular interest.

Book Review Podcast

This week, Larry Tye talks about his biography of Superman; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; David Haglund discusses Sheila Heti's new novel; Bruce Handy on the art of collecting dull books; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.
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Editor's Note

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John Williams
Books Producer
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