Sunday Books: coverage for October 3, 2010
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The writer ruminates on God, his penchant for imagined hells, the nature of imagination and the origins of his stories. His latest novel, “Nemesis,†involves a polio epidemic in 1944 Newark.
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In Audrey Niffenegger’s latest — a graphic novel — the heroine discovers there’s a mysterious power in the universe keeping track of everything she’s ever read, including her diary.
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The septuagenarian poet reflects on loss and humans’ connection to nature.
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The players in the transcontinental railroad saga were legion, and the knowledgeable author endeavors to cover them all.
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Also: ‘The Mountain Lion’ by Jean Stafford and ‘God on the Rocks’ by Jane Gardam
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The Israeli writer’s new novel describes a parent’s passionate attempt to keep a soldier son from harm. As he was finishing the book, the writer lost a soldier son.
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Why is moderation better than excess? asks the author in his latest book.
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New books offer glimpses into earlier versions of “The Maltese Falcon†and “A Moveable Feast.â€
