Sunday books: coverage for June 20, 2010.

Culinary fun or destructive appetites? A roundup of delicious titles consider the many aspects of food writing, including “Organic Manifesto,” “Medium Raw” and “The Hundred Year Diet.”

The personal and political entwine in an entertaining memoir.

Happier times — or were they?

14 stories, in letter form, are emotionally engaging.

From the front lines, an account of war and disillusionment

The author’s development as an artist is apparent in the graphic novel.

‘Spent’ by Avis Cardella, ‘The Thoughtful Dresser’ by Linda Grant, and ‘Cowboy’ by Rocco Wachman and Matt Pellegrini.

In the graphic novel “Revolver,” Matt Kindt gives us an unlikely duo on the run in an apocalyptic America.

Tony Kushner’s early-1990s play was of its moment, but its influence is felt today in such plays as ‘Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo’ and ‘The Language Archive.’