he New York Times Book Review Roundup

Roundups

Roundup Travel: Philip Marsden's 'Rising Ground' and More By SIMON WINCHESTER Simon Winchester reviews "Rising Ground," a collection of essays about the landscape around Cornwall and its history, and more.   Roundup Thrillers: Justin Cronin's 'The City of Mirrors,' and More By VANESSA FRIEDMAN A look at some of the season's thrillers, including the latest books by Harlan Coben, Elizabeth Brundage and Justin Cronin.   Roundup Hollywood: 'Stanley Kubrick and Me,' and More By LISA SCHWARZBAUM This season's books about Hollywood feature (among others) Barbra Streisand, Stanley Kubrick and Meryl Streep.   Roundup Comics: 'The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye,' and More By DOUGLAS WOLK The biography of a fictional comics artist, Chester Brown's "Mary Wept Over the Feet of Jesus" and more.   Roundup Summer Y.A.: Matthew Quick's 'Every Exquisite Thing,' and More By MARJORIE INGALL This summer's possibilities prove the only overarching thing that characterizes young adult literature is the age of the protagonist.

Roundup Sports: Bill Walton's 'Back From the Dead,' and More By JOHN SWANSBURG Bill Walton's elegiac yet exuberant new memoir, an investigation of arm injuries in baseball and more.   Roundup Horror: Joyce Carol Oates's 'The Doll-Master and Other Tales of Terror,' and More By TERRENCE RAFFERTY New books from Joyce Carol Oates, Peter Straub, Victor LaValle and others show us where the genre is going and where it's been.   Roundup Cooking: Gwyneth Paltrow's 'It's All Easy,' and More By JENNY ROSENSTRACH Interest in vegetable cookery continues strong, with foreign flavors from Norway, Korea and Italy adding spice.   Roundup Gardens: 'The Rooftop Growing Guide,' and More By DOMINIQUE BROWNING New books about gardens include the work of the great Brazilian landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx, a tour of the Hawaiian garden of the poet W.S. Merwin and more.