THIS WEEK IN CALENDAR

The following reviews are scheduled:

Thomas McGonigle reviews “Dawn, Dusk or Night: A Year With Nicolas Sarkozy” by Yasmina Reza.

Erika Schickel reviews “All We Ever Wanted Was Everything,” a novel by Janelle Brown.

Tim Rutten reviews “Dinosaurs on the Roof,” a novel by David Rabe.

Edward Champion reviews “The Reel Stuff,” edited by Brian Thomsen and Martin H. Greenberg.

Daniel Kurtz-Phelan reviews “Heads in the Sand: How the Republicans Screw Up Foreign Policy and Foreign Policy Screws Up the Democrats” by Matthew Yglesias.

Michael Sims reviews “Not in the Flesh,” a novel by Ruth Rendell.

ON THE WEB

In Dark Passages, Sarah Weinman looks at three new true-crime books: Douglas Preston’s “The Monster of Florence” (written with Mario Spezi), Ted Botha’s “The Girl With the Crooked Nose” and Edward Dolnick’s “The Forger’s Spell.”

Lists and readings: Look for expanded bestsellers, photo galleries and our calendar of literary events.

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