Sunday Books: coverage for August 29, 2010

Hilary Mantel’s novels ‘Every Day Is Mother’s Day’ and ‘Vacant Possession’ show her formidable talent even as she’s learning her craft.

The Pulitzer winner brings a strong environmental viewpoint to his new post.

In this Alzheimer’s chronicle out of Scotland, a daughter-in-law writes forthrightly about the challenges presented by this disease.

In vivid and revealing language and drawings, the graphic memoir documents a young woman’s dazed and confused stumble into adulthood.

The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating A True Story Elisabeth Tova Bailey Algonquin: 190 pp., $18.95 We seek metaphors.

A drug-fueled love story with a fragmented narrative.

Olen Steinhauer’s Milo Weaver returns for more clandestine action that’s also a deeper study of the consequences of the so-called greater good and what happens to innocents who get in the way.