 On Friday, Feb. 13, 1863, while the Civil War raged on, the Chicago Tribune ran a front-page story on the wedding of Mercy Lavinia Warren Bump to Charles Stratton, better known as General Tom Thumb. A new novel by Melanie Hauser examines the life of Mrs. Tom Thumb, who was truly a 19th century celebrity.  | Less than meets the eye A friend of mine was fired from her first job as a TV newscaster. Her crime? She was, the news director told her with a straight face, "distractingly voluptuous." He'd considered several remedies — tying back her thick reddish-gold hair, requesting her to wear clunky eyeglasses — before deciding that the easiest course was just to let her go. |  | "The Art of Fielding" by Chad Harbach Review: Baseball matters desperately in this novel. But so does physical affection and, whether felt by a freshman or a college president, the unquenchable desire to know another human being in a deep and important way. |  | 'Silver Sparrow' by Tayari Jones Review: Imagine knowing that when your father leaves your home, he goes back to his "real" home, where his wife and his other daughter live. Meanwhile you know full well that you are the "secret" daughter of a married man. | |  | |
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