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Maria Semple: By the Book

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 8:17am
The author of “Where’d You Go, Bernadette” calls Franzen her “big daddy” — “My favorite kind of book is a domestic drama that’s grounded in reality yet slightly unhinged.”    

ArtsBeat: Anthologies That (Mostly) Stand the Test of Time

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 10:55am
Reading collections of fiction from the 1940s and 1990s for classics and rediscovered gems.    

Essay: Beautiful Creatures

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 9:35am
Charles Kingsley’s 150-year-old morality fable reflects the contradictory impulses of the Victorian era.    

‘The Humanity Project,’ by Jean Thompson

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 9:34am
At the center of the plot lines in Jean Thompson’s novel is a philanthropist who wants to bribe people into virtue.    

Inside the List

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 9:32am
“Happy, Happy, Happy” by Phil Robertson is No. 1 on the hardcover nonfiction list — the second best seller spawned by the reality show “Duck Dynasty.”    

Paperback Row

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 9:32am
Paperback books of particular interest.    

Editors’ Choice

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 9:32am
Recently reviewed books of particular interest.    

‘Jacob’s Folly,’ by Rebecca Miller, and More

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 9:30am
New books by Rebecca Miller, Louisa Hall, Thea Goodman, MacKenzie Bezos and Naomi Alderman.    

‘To Save Everything, Click Here,’ by Evgeny Morozov

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 9:28am
The digital-age transparency we’ve grown accustomed to may threaten the spirit of democracy, Evgeny Morozov warns.    

‘The Letters of William Gaddis’

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 9:24am
William Gaddis’s letters reveal the struggle and self-doubt behind the novels.    

A Novel and Essay Collection by Elinor Lipman

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 9:21am
A novel and essay collection by Elinor Lipman showcase her urbanity and optimism.    

‘All the Great Prizes,’ by John Taliaferro

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 9:20am
From the birth of the Republican Party to the Spanish-American War, John Hay was a seminal 19th-century figure.    

Audiobooks: ‘The Ernest Hemingway Audiobook Library’

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 9:20am
A comprehensive collection of Ernest Hemingway’s novels, nonfiction and short stories.    

Audiobooks: ‘Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls,’ by David Sedaris

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 9:17am
Stuck in traffic with David Sedaris.    

Audiobooks: When Words Sing

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 9:17am
Recording an audiobook requires talent, discipline and a lot of coffee.    

‘Woke Up Lonely,’ by Fiona Maazel

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 9:16am
Fiona Maazel’s antic new novel examines the contradictory but concurrent urges for solitude and intimacy.    

Tom Drury’s ‘Pacific’

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 9:16am
The troubles of Tom Drury’s characters seem to stretch back into the inscrutable past, and out into an equally murky future.    

‘Top of the Morning,’ by Brian Stelter

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 9:15am
Brian Stelter recounts the intrigue, infighting and personal crises in the morning TV shows’ ratings wars.    

‘Constance,’ by Patrick McGrath

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 9:10am
An unhappy woman discovers a distressing secret in Patrick McGrath’s novel.    

Open Book: New in the Review

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 9:10am
Changes to the best-seller lists and this column, Open Book, are new to the Book Review.