Books by Pamela Paul and Complete Book Reviews
Pamela Paul, Author . Villard $24.95 (320p) ISBN 978-0-375-50540-9
When Gen X journalist Paul found her marriage ending one year after the lavish nuptials, she was depressed and bewildered. Soon, all around her, she was seeing other 20-somethings with failed "starter marriages" (which she defines as lasting
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Pamela Paul, Author . Times Books $25 (304p) ISBN 978-0-8050-7745-2
Having already carved out a major niche among 20-to-30-somethings with The Starter Marriage
, Paul takes on another bane of postfeminism: the Internet-enabled "all pornography, all the time" mentality of many younger men and its ripple...
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Pamela Paul, Author . Times $25 (307p) ISBN 978-0-8050-8249-4
Paul (Pornified: How Pornography Is Damaging Our Lives, Our Relationships, and Our Families
), mother of two, probes the business of parenting, exposing the high price of raising kids in our consumer-driven nation. Paul points out that it costs...
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Pamela Paul. Holt, $27 (256p) ISBN 978-1-62779-631-6
New York Times Book Review editor Paul (The Starter Marriage) takes the term bookworm to a new level in this unusual and intriguing memoir about intermingling her life with the books she’s read. Since high school, Paul has entered every book she’s...
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Pamela Paul. Crown, $27 (288p) ISBN 978-0-593-13677-5
The dislocations of the internet era get the listicle treatment in this charming if superficial survey. New York Times Book Review editor Paul (Rectangle Time) inventories “the things we achingly miss, the things we hardly knew existed, the things...
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Pamela Paul and Maria Russo. Workman, $19.95 (208p) ISBN 978-1-5235-0530-2
Paul and Russo, respectively editor and children’s book editor of the New York Times Book Review, bring parental and editorial knowledge to this practical, reassuring guide to encouraging children to read. Devoting different sections to different...
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Pamela Paul, illus. by Becky Cameron. Philomel, $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-593-11511-4
Cats magically appear for cuddling when it’s readaloud time, and Paul (How to Raise a Reader, for adults) imagines the ritual from a feline’s point of view. “Oh, good, it’s time! They’re bringing out the rectangle,” says a self-interested calico as...
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Pamela Paul, illus. by Steven Salerno. Putnam, $18.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-5935-3216-4
Budding Anglophiles should be rather keen on this tale of a child whose bedtime avoidance is aided by Lady Pigsworth: a proper pink porcine stuffie sporting a Royal Ascot–worthy
hat and a Union Jack handbag. Pretend play collides with domestic...
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