More Big Stores. After a three-year lull, Barnes & Noble is resuming opening giant new bookstores, intensifying the competition among booksellers again and raising the risk of saturating the market. By David D. Kirkpatrick. [
New York Times: Arts]
A Sly Grace for Harrowing Situations. The stories in Richard Russo's new collection are each told with inviting humor and deceptive ease. By Janet Maslin. [
New York Times: Arts]