Article: NEW & NOTEWORTHY.(Books)(Review)

Byline: The New York Times

MESSAGES FROM MY FATHER

By Calvin Trillin (Noonday / Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $10)

The former Abe Trilinsky, a Russian immigrant, had a few concrete ambitions for his son: he was to be a thoroughly American mensch, attend Yale and become president. (Well, two out of three isn't bad.) ``Trillin's account of his dad is a sensitive, affectionate portrait,'' Alex Witchel said last year.

THE SHOOTING GALLERY: And Other Stories

By Yuko Tsushima; translated by Geraldine Harcourt (New Directions, $11.95)

Now back in print, this collection of eight tales explores the world of Japanese women, many of ...

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