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Date: Fri, 02 May 2014 15:45:54 -0400
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Subject: Books Update: American Architect
| If you have trouble reading this email, please click here |  By LYNNE CHENEY
Reviewed by GORDON S. WOOD Lynne Cheney brings to life the character and personality of the founder and fourth president, James Madison. Also in the Book Review  By FRED KAPLAN
Reviewed by ROBERT W. MERRY Fred Kaplan's biography of the sixth president.  By MARGERY M. HEFFRON
Reviewed by VIRGINIA DeJOHN ANDERSON A fascinating, if partial, portrait of Louisa Catherine Adams, the uncommonly courageous wife of John Quincy Adams.  The actress and author of "Let's Just Say It Wasn't Pretty" describes listening to Patti Smith's audiobook of "Just Kids" as "a revelation."  By ELLEN GILCHRIST
Reviewed by DANIEL HANDLER Resilience is tested by a range of disasters, natural and otherwise, in this story collection.  By DAVID VAN REYBROUCK
Reviewed by J. M. LEDGARD A wide-ranging account of Congo's turbulent past balances research with personal testimonies.  By DAVID GIFFELS
Reviewed by BETH MACY An essayist examines job and population loss in the Midwest.  By JULIA GLASS
Reviewed by CAROL ANSHAW In midlife, the protagonist of Julia Glass's novel embarks on a search for the parent he never knew.  By MAI JIA. Translated by OLIVIA MILBURN and CHRISTOPHER PAYNE.
Reviewed by PERRY LINK A newly translated novel traces the mental breakdown of a code-cracking genius in revolutionary-era China.  By AYELET WALDMAN
Reviewed by CATHERINE TAYLOR An episode from World War II is brought into the present.  By EMMA DONOGHUE
Reviewed by PATRICK McGRATH A novel of debauchery and murder in 1870s San Francisco.  By YUKARI IWATANI KANE
Reviewed by BRAD STONE A journalist looks at the challenges facing Apple in the years since Steve Jobs's death.  By ALENA GRAEDON
Reviewed by LIESL SCHILLINGER Print is dead and computers are spreading a virus to humans in this novel about invasive technology and corrupted language. | Readers respond to recent reviews of Rebecca Newberger Goldstein's new book and Kevin Roose's "Young Money." Open Book By JOHN WILLIAMS A. O. Scott says Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining" is "a satire of a certain romantic conception of the writing life." Bookends By THOMAS MALLON and DANA STEVENS Thomas Mallon and Dana Stevens discuss the difficulties of conveying what writers do on film. The Shortlist By CARMELA CIURARU New books by Joshua Max Feldman, Wendy Jones, Ted Thompson and Davide Enia.  By GREGORY COWLES Robin Roberts, whose memoir "Everybody's Got Something" debuts at No. 3 on the hardcover nonfiction list, says: "I believe optimism is a choice - a muscle that gets stronger with use." By IHSAN TAYLOR Paperback books of particular interest. Recently reviewed books of particular interest.  This week, Ayelet Waldman talks about her new novel, "Love and Treasure"; John Williams on the week's literary news; Thomas Mallon and Dana Stevens discuss movies about writers; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Pamela Paul is the host. Reviews by The Times's Critics Editor's NoteThanks for taking the time to read this email. Feel free to send feedback; I enjoy hearing your opinions and will do my best to respond. John Williams
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