Sunday Books: coverage for July 3, 2011
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On the 50th anniversary of the literary giant’s death, a critic questions the writer’s relevance today but not the effect his style and authority have had on other writers.
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The novel follows Precious’ son Abdul through foster care, a Catholic boys’ school where he is the victim of and then perpetrator of sexual abuse, a dance career and institutionalization.
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Adam Hochschild’s beautifully written and compellingly narrated story of World War I Great Britain focuses on ‘divided families.’
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Melissa de la Cruz, known for her Young Adult series ‘Blue Bloods,’ hopes to cast a spell on grownups too with her racy new series about a family of witches.
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MIT’s Walter Lewin takes the average person on a fascinating trip through physics and his adventures in the classroom.
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The novelist details hippies’ children who lead troubled, disoriented lives.
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Reviewed: ‘Lightning’ by Jean Echenoz, ‘True Things About Me’ by Deborah Kay Davies and ‘The Seamstress and the Wind’ by Cesar Aira.
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An assortment of picture books provide young readers with a vivid, lively introduction to eco-awareness.
