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PODCAST: Scheduled to appear this week are Drew Gilpin Faust, author of This Republic of Suffering; Charles McGrath on Ezra Pound; Chris Suellentrop on Patrick J. Buchanan; and Dwight Garner with best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus, the editor of the Book Review, is the host.

PAPER CUTS: The Book Review's blog covers books and other forms of printed matter.

FIRST CHAPTERS: Excerpts from All Shall Be Well; And All Shall Be Well; And All Manner of Things Shall Be Well, by Tod Wodicka; Life Class, by Pat Barker; and other books.

READING ROOM: Join an online discussion of The Moviegoer, by Walker Percy.

BOOKS UPDATE E-MAIL: Receive a selective overview of new book reviews and features every Friday.

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