More Noted Things

Allen C. Guelzo,"Culprit-in-Chief," Books & Culture, 29 May, reviews William Marvel's Mr. Lincoln Goes to War and Lincoln's Darkest Year: The War in 1862.

Joseph Epstein,"Eminent Victorian," Weekly Standard, 8 June, reviews Gertrude Himmelfarb's The Jewish Odyssey of George Eliot.

Christopher Benfey,"The Way of Distortion," TNR, 3 June, reviews Brad Gooch's Flannery: A Life of Flannery O'Connor.

Michiko Kakutani,"Playing Basketball, Playing Politics: Lessons From the Top Game Changer," NYT, 1 June, reviews Richard Wolffe's new book on Barack Obama, Renegade: The Making of a President.