From this week's literary banquet:
* The Third Angel, by Alice Hoffman (Shaye Areheart
Books, $25). Follows three women facing important life choices.
* Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation, by Cokie
Roberts (Morrow, $26.95). Chronicles the adventures of the United States' founding mothers. Yes, there were a few.
* Certain Girls, by Jennifer Weiner (Atria, $26.95). Examines a mother's struggles with her daughter and husband in a sequel of sorts to Ms. Weiner's first novel, Good In Bed.
* Where Are You Now?, by Mary Higgins Clark (Simon & Schuster,
$25.95). A woman investigates a family tragedy.
* Zapped by Carol Higgins Clark (daughter of Mary; it's a busy week for that family) (Scribner, $24). Follows the aftermath of a fictitious New York City
blackout.
* The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch and Jeffrey Zaslow (Hyperion, $21.95). Tells the story behind the famous "last lecture"given by Mr. Pausch, a professor who was -- and remains -- terminally ill. Have your hankies ready for this one.
* War and Decision: Inside the Pentagon at the Dawn of the War on Terrorism, by Douglas J. Feith (Harper, $27.95). A memoir by the neoconservative who worked at the Department of Defense under Donald Rumsfeld.
Also, out in trade paperback this week:
* Loving Frank, by Nancy Horan (Ballantine, $14). A brilliantly moving dissection of architect Frank Lloyd Wright's scandalous affair with Mamah Cheney.
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