Belles-Lettres: The Principles of Uncertainty

The Principles of Uncertainty, Maira Kalman's illustrated memoir, began life as a blog for the New York Times and is now available in a deliciously hefty paperback. Kalman's artwork regularly appears on New Yorker covers, and her oddball illustrations liven up the pages of the most recent edition of Strunk and White's otherwise staid Elements of Style. She has written and illustrated 12 children's books, but The Principles of Uncertainty, despite being whimsical and colorful enough for any...