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Bits Blog: Apple Strikes Back at Government E-Book Lawsuit [25 May 2012|11:03pm]

http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=d6bcca795fc119fc1057c7dec5a7bff3

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/25/apple-strikes-back-at-government-e-book-lawsuit/

The company denies that it conspired with book publishers to raise e-book prices to give Apple’s new iPad a boost, and accuses the government of siding with Amazon.
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ArtsBeat: John Waters Tries Some Desperate Living on a Hitchhiking Odyssey [25 May 2012|05:21pm]

http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=bbd675b18d3884fc0bf4d7d2a97ca40a

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/25/john-waters-tries-some-desperate-living-on-a-cross-country-hitchhiking-odyssey/

The director of “Hairspray,” “Polyester” and “Pink Flamingos” recounts his hitchhiking experiences from a recent road trip as he collected material for a book he plans to call “Carsick.”
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‘The Slasher Movie Book’ by J. A. Kerswell [25 May 2012|11:40pm]

http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=085c94a84d6d65638eeb3527416d103d

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/27/movies/the-slasher-movie-book-by-j-a-kerswell.html

J. A. Kerswell’s “Slasher Movie Book” looks back lovingly at posters for horror movies both classic and wretched.
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ArtsBeat: John Waters Tries Some Desperate Living on a Cross-Country Hitchhiking Odyssey [25 May 2012|05:21pm]

http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=bbd675b18d3884fc0bf4d7d2a97ca40a

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/25/john-waters-tries-some-desperate-living-on-a-cross-country-hitchhiking-odyssey/

The director of “Hairspray,” “Polyester” and “Pink Flamingos” recounts his hitchhiking experiences from a recent road trip as he collected material for a book he plans to call “Carsick.”
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‘Those Who Have Borne the Battle,’ by James Wright [25 May 2012|08:14pm]

http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=b4b99549e00335e2b1a6a2c1f8bdf86a

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/27/books/review/those-who-have-borne-the-battle-by-james-wright.html

Despite the bumper stickers, the gap between soldier and civilian is wider than ever.
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‘Land of Promise,’ by Michael Lind [25 May 2012|04:36pm]

http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=3334e708e5be3b437574914ba6aae792

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/27/books/review/land-of-promise-by-michael-lind.html

This ambitious economic history of the United States argues that the country thrives when the federal government acts as a robust partner to private enterprise.
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‘The Great Divergence,’ by Timothy Noah [25 May 2012|04:36pm]

http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=b202cae61a186fe1605e1dc6a1bd0b47

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/27/books/review/the-great-divergence-by-timothy-noah.html

Timothy Noah summarizes the causes of widening economic inequality in the United States, and offers policy recommendations for fixing it.
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‘The Outsourced Self,’ by Arlie Russell Hochschild [25 May 2012|04:36pm]

http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=438e2da147d84617af9531a9b5b6a13a

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/27/books/review/the-outsourced-self-by-arlie-russell-hochschild.html

Arlie Russell Hochschild examines how we meet some of our most personal needs with the aid of paid strangers.
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Drew Gilpin Faust: By the Book [25 May 2012|04:36pm]

http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=a8803bfb60db68a8485c0117fb85acb0

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/27/books/review/drew-gilpin-faust-by-the-book.html

The president of Harvard University, a historian and the author of multiple works of nonfiction, wishes all incoming freshmen would read “Being Wrong.”
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‘The Last Englishman,’ by Roland Chambers [25 May 2012|08:02pm]

http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=87a09c34427f4c275bf7b007bdf7e6f9

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/27/books/review/the-last-englishman-by-roland-chambers.html

A British journalist and spy in Russia had a more successful career as a children’s author.
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‘Bring Up the Bodies,’ by Hilary Mantel [25 May 2012|02:18pm]

http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=0febe9d198f9fa8b6ae414d66ec53363

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/27/books/review/bring-up-the-bodies-by-hilary-mantel.html

Hilary Mantel’s sequel to “Wolf Hall” traces Anne Boleyn’s fall.
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‘Those Who Have Borne the Battle,’ by James Wright [25 May 2012|02:25pm]

http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=b4b99549e00335e2b1a6a2c1f8bdf86a

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/27/books/review/those-who-have-borne-the-battle-by-james-wright.html

Despite the bumper stickers, the gap between soldier and civilian is wider than ever.
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‘The Chemistry of Tears,’ by Peter Carey [25 May 2012|02:26pm]

http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=68889c935b9f37849dbaeccc154a739a

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/27/books/review/the-chemistry-of-tears-by-peter-carey.html

In Peter Carey’s novel, two narrators separated by time are brought together in the pursuit of an automaton.
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‘India Becoming,’ by Akash Kapur [25 May 2012|02:26pm]

http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=adc66b511174b7ca0187eb06a7300000

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/27/books/review/india-becoming-by-akash-kapur.html

Rapid change, Akash Kapur explains, has brought contrast and contradiction to India.
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‘Jubilee Hitchhiker,’ a Biography of Richard Brautigan [25 May 2012|02:27pm]

http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=f9515b64eea8e83831a896508a7ab343

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/27/books/review/jubilee-hitchhiker-a-biography-of-richard-brautigan.html

Richard Brautigan, author of the 1960s best seller “Trout Fishing in America,” is the subject of this biography.
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Crime: ‘The Yard’ by Alex Grecian, and More [25 May 2012|02:27pm]

http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=cc8a5242ce65fe5d955bf45b06ab1f99

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/27/books/review/the-yard-by-alex-grecian-and-more.html

Alex Grecian’s Victorian mystery “The Yard” is the bloody tale of a serial killer targeting detectives from Scotland Yard.
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‘Aerogrammes,’ Stories by Tania James [25 May 2012|02:28pm]

http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=d59975a95feaa167af90fca950c88130

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/27/books/review/aerogrammes-stories-by-tania-james.html

In Tania James’s stories, a chimpanzee and a ghost are among the characters entangled in sticky human relationships.
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Books of The Times: ‘Granddad, There’s a Head on the Beach’ and Other Summer Reads [25 May 2012|07:53pm]

http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=e94d0b4f3db222cfa2b4573d9720131d

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/25/books/granddad-theres-a-head-on-the-beach-and-other-summer-reads.html

Here’s a sampling of beach reads to suit every taste, from history to science fiction.
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Critic’s Notebook: Following Tina Fey, Comedians Churn Out Books [25 May 2012|07:17pm]

http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=3aa63b08b810d5c6534f016d8d66ddef

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/25/books/following-tina-fey-comedians-churn-out-books.html

The success of Tina Fey’s “Bossypants” has inspired other comedians to write memoirs.
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The Learning Network Blog: On June 7, Join the Conversation About Summer Reading [25 May 2012|06:20pm]

http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=556eaf73965146e22aeb70b38c92a85b

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/24/on-june-7-join-the-conversation-about-summer-reading/

Along with a growing list of collaborators, we're encouraging people of all ages to take to Twitter on June 7 to talk about #summerreading. Bring your classes!
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