Sunday Book Review

'The Forever War'

Michael Kamber for The New York Times

With the publication of Dexter Filkins’s stunning book, it seems the journals of correspondents in the Middle East will take their place as the pre-eminent record of America’s late-imperial adventures.

• First Chapter
• An Essay Adapted From ‘The Forever War’ in The Times Magazine

'Nothing Is Quite Forgotten in Brooklyn'

In Alice Mattison’s novel, a bereft daughter tries to ignore clues about her family’s past.

'The Time of Their Lives'

A history of publishing from 1946 to the early 1980s, culled from survivors of the “good old days.”

'Dry Storeroom No. 1'

A behind-the-scenes memoir of London’s Natural History Museum — home to about 80 million specimens and a collection of extremely eccentric scholars.

• First Chapter

'The Genius'

A biography of Coach Bill Walsh traces his rise to N.F.L. greatness.

'City of Refuge'

Varied experiences, similar resolves in this novel set in Hurricane Katrina’s wake.

• First Chapter

'The Way of the World'

Ron Suskind investigates the Bush administration’s ideological approach to some frightening realities.

• First Chapter

'The Limits of Power'

Andrew J. Bacevich plays the prophet for a fat, self-indulgent America.

'Two Mar­riages'

In two novellas, Phillip Lopate depicts men in love, betrayed in large ways and small.

• First Chapter

'Dinosaurs on the Roof'

In David Rabe’s doorstop of a novel, it’s time for Bernice to beam up, but she needs somebody to take care of her cats and dogs.

• First Chapter

'The Glimmer Palace'

This novel imagines the life of a troubled actress in 1930s Germany.

'Is There a Right to Remain Silent?'

Alan Dershowitz challenges a Supreme Court ruling on interrogation.

'Woman of Rome'

A biography of Elsa Morante, author of the novel “History” and others.

'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo'

In this Swedish mystery, a journalist, a hacker and a 40-year-old cold case.

New York Stories

Doreen Rappaport tells the story of the Statue of Liberty’s construction. Laura Vila uses words and pictures to cover the history of Manhattan from primeval times to the present.

'Little Brother'

Cory Doctorow's entertaining thriller about a teenager detained after a terrorist attack is also a thoughtful polemic on Internet-era civil rights and a practical handbook of digital self-defense.

Picture Books About Wangari Maathai

Claire A. Nivola and Jeanette Winter tell the story of Wangari Maathai, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 for organizing the planting of 30 million trees in 30 African countries.

Bookshelf

More children’s books reviewed.