1. Katherine Boos Behind the Beautiful Forevers Explores a Mumbai Slum
Katherine Boos first book explores the lives of residents in a Mumbai slum.
2. Charles Murray Examines the White Working Class in Coming Apart
Charles Murray argues that the white working class is no longer a virtuous silent majority.
3. Susan Cains Quiet Argues for the Power of Introverts
Introverts should be valued more highly in American culture, Susan Cain asserts.
4. Trea Martyn Writes of Rivalries Among Queen Elizabeth Is Courtiers
Rival courtiers created extravagant gardens to compete for the favor of Queen Elizabeth I.
5. Three Weeks in December, by Audrey Schulman
Audrey Schulmans novel follows the expeditions of two unusual Americans.
6. Crime: What It Was, by George Pelecanos, and Other New Crime Novels
Characters from two series of novels cross paths in George Pelecanoss What It Was.
7. Gathering of Waters, by Bernice L. McFadden
This novel draws upon the 1927 Mississippi River flood and the death of Emmett Till.
8. Norumbega Park, by Anthony Giardina
A family pursues the American dream in Anthony Giardinas novel.
9. Children's Books: Picture Books About Resourceful Children
Three picture books feature inspiringly resourceful children.
10. Children's Books: Francesca Lia Blocks Pink Smog, a Weetzie Bat Prequel
An early look at Francesca Lia Blocks heroine, Weetzie Bat.
11. Children's Books: Bookshelf: Black History
Childrens books about pivotal figures and events in the history of black Americans.
12. Children's Books: The Case of the Deadly Desperados, by Caroline Lawrence
The protagonist of this western is an orphan with Aspergers syndrome.
13. Children's Books: Bookshelf: Hug and Kiss
Childrens books about displays of affection.
14. Children's Books: The Lions of Little Rock, by Kristin Levine
Separated by race in the civil-rights-era South, two girls form an unbreakable bond in Kristin Levines novel.
15. Children's Books: In Darkness, by Nick Lake
Nick Lakes novel, set in Haiti, alternates between the countrys violent past and its tumultuous present.
16. Books of The Times: What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank, Stories by Nathan Englander
There is a dark undertow to many of Nathan Englanders stories, reminding us of the human capacity for evil and appetite for revenge.
17. Books of The Times: Once Upon a Secret: Mimi Alford on Her Affair With Kennedy
Mimi Alford tells the story of her affair with President John F. Kennedy in Once Upon a Secret.
18. Jeffrey Zaslow, Best-Selling Author, Dies at 53
Mr. Zaslow was a columnist and author whose books included a best seller with Randy Pausch and a chronicle of Gabrielle Giffordss recovery.
19. City Room: New York Diaries, in the Authors Hand
A new book weaves diary entries, official records and even datebook jottings spanning 400 years into a rich and unusual history of the city.
20. Katherine Boo on Her Book Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Katherine Boo, the author of Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity, lets a story of poverty tell itself.
21. John Sargent, Former Doubleday President, Dies at 87
Mr. Sargent oversaw the expansion of a modest-size family-controlled book publisher into an industry giant with interests extending into broadcasting and baseball.
22. Children's Books: Even Crocodiles Get the Blues
In new picture books, one crocodile stands out in workaday Oslo; another watches as other species disappear from the wild.
23. Books of The Times: Bringing Up Bébé, a French-Influenced Guide by Pamela Druckerman
In Bringing Up Bébé, Pamela Druckerman shares the wisdom of French child rearing that she gleaned from her own experiences as an American mother in Paris.
24. Books of The Times: Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom by Stephen R. Platt
In his new book, Stephen R. Platt recounts the 19th-century Taiping conflict in China, perhaps the bloodiest civil war of all time.
25. Voyages: The World of Charles Dickens, Complete With Pizza Hut
Welcome to Dickens World, a peculiar theme park based on the authors works.
26. Damien Bona, Creator of Inside Oscar, Dies at 56
Mr. Bona, along with Mason Wiley, wrote an encyclopedic, usually affectionate but sometimes acerbic guide called Inside Oscar: The Unofficial History of the Academy Awards.
27. At Last, the Final Installment of Edward St. Aubyns Patrick Melrose Cycle
Edward St. Aubyns self-destructive hero Patrick Melrose returns in a new novel.
28. Essay: Elizabeth Taylor the Novelist, That Is
The English novelist Elizabeth Taylor wrote with humor and sympathy about women who silently suffered as they sought to assert themselves in the world.
29. Editorial | Sunday Observer: The Whirling Sound of Planet Dickens
Charles Dickens, who would have been 200 next month, had amazing energy, for writing and for life.
30. ArtsBeat: Book Review Podcast: Edward St. Aubyn Ends a Series With 'At Last'
Francine Prose discusses "At Last" by Edward St. Aubyn, the last in a remarkable series of novels starring the self-destructive Patrick Melrose.
31. ArtsBeat: Graphic Books Best Sellers: A Dispute Over 'Walking Dead' Payments
The artist Tony Moore has sued the creator of the best-selling "The Walking Dead" graphic novels over royalty payments.
32. ArtsBeat: Darwin's Papers Show the Evolution of His Ideas
Just in time for Charles Darwin's 203rd birthday on Sunday, the American Museum of Natural History is unveiling the first phase of its online Darwin Manuscripts Project.
33. Up Front
The naturally tweedy Bruce Barcott goes on extreme adventures to write about remote and majestic locations.
34. TBR: Inside the List
The provocative social scientist Charles Murray and the comedian Baratunde Thurston answer each others quizzes about racial identity.
35. Editors Choice
Recently reviewed books of particular interest.
36. Paperback Row
Paperback books of particular interest.
37. Off the Shelf: Strings Attached Looks at Incentives and Ethics Review
Everywhere we turn, were being offered incentives to act a certain way. A new book ponders the ethical issues of the incentive culture.
38. Bookshelf: Books on a Racial Attraction, a Religious Rejection and New York Architecture
Books on Carl Van Vechten, a white writer who had a passion for blackness, on a womans rejection of her Hasidic roots and on New York architecture.
39. Books F.A.Q.
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