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

New York Times Sunday Book Review - 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’

New York Times Sunday Book Review - 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

New York Times Sunday Book Review - 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

New York Times Sunday Book Review - 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’

New York Times Sunday Book Review - 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

New York Times Sunday Book Review - Fri, 05/17/2013 - 9:17am
Stuck in traffic with David Sedaris.    

Audiobooks: When Words Sing

New York Times Sunday Book Review - Fri, 05/17/2013 - 9:17am
Recording an audiobook requires talent, discipline and a lot of coffee.    

‘Woke Up Lonely,’ by Fiona Maazel

New York Times Sunday Book Review - 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’

New York Times Sunday Book Review - 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

New York Times Sunday Book Review - 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

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

Open Book: New in the Review

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

Book News: Amazon May Be Called Before Parliament Over Taxes

NPR Books - Fri, 05/17/2013 - 6:43am

Also: AARP and The Nation join a growing list of ebook publishers; Hilary Mantel on Jane Austen; Anne Applebaum on Sheryl Sandberg.

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Letter: Be True to Your Work

New York Times Sunday Book Review - Thu, 05/16/2013 - 4:51pm
A reader responds to a recent essay by Andrea Wulf.    

Letter: ‘Finding Florida’

New York Times Sunday Book Review - Thu, 05/16/2013 - 4:51pm
A reader responds to a recent review of T. D. Allman’s “Finding Florida.”    

Letter: Take It

New York Times Sunday Book Review - Thu, 05/16/2013 - 4:50pm
A reader responds to a recent essay by Sandra Beasley.    

Letter: Hearts, Minds, Bodies

New York Times Sunday Book Review - Thu, 05/16/2013 - 4:50pm
A reader responds to a recent review of Randall B. Woods’s “Shadow Warrior.”    

Letters: Willa Cather’s Letters

New York Times Sunday Book Review - Thu, 05/16/2013 - 4:50pm
Readers respond to a recent review of Willa Cather’s letters.    

‘The Golem and the Jinni,’ by Helene Wecker

New York Times Sunday Book Review - Thu, 05/16/2013 - 3:01pm
In Helene Wecker’s novel, two folkloric creatures emerge onto the streets of 1899 New York.    

From Fame's Leroy To Jay-Z

NPR Books - Thu, 05/16/2013 - 10:00am

Michel Martin speaks to Mark Anthony Neal about his new book, Looking For Leroy: Illegible Black Masculinities. It looks at some of the ways black men have been portrayed in pop culture throughout history.

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