Rebecca Rego Barry writes: “In our current issue, the Editor’s Shelf features “Five Picks for Autumnal Reading.” All fall under the category of ‘books about books:’ four nonfiction and one novel this time around.” Recommended titles include the story an uninhabited Caribbean island that several authors have claimed a royal stake in, a depiction of a quest to find books that describe the afterlife, and a novel set in World War I that examines the prohibition of so-called “anti-American” books.”