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New York Times Books
Nov 14, 2018

Q. and A.: What Would Wonder Woman Say About Justice Today? Ask G. Willow Wilson
The comics writer's new Wonder Woman arc asks if war, and the violence it begets, can ever be just.

New York Times Books
Nov 14, 2018

Books News: Michelle Obama's ‘Becoming' Finally Hits Shelves
The first lady's memoir arrives just ahead of her multicity arena tour.

New York Times Books
Nov 14, 2018

Nonfiction: What It Means to Be ‘Latinx,' and What That Means for America
Julian Castro, the former San Antonio mayor and Obama cabinet member, reviews Ed Morales's new book on the diversity and hybridity of Latino identity.

New York Times Books
Nov 13, 2018

Books of The Times: Natasha Trethewey's Poems Take Wing on Intimate Details
Filled with food, music and hard toil, selections of the two-time poet laureate's work are brought together in "Monument."

New York Times Books
Nov 13, 2018

Nonfiction: Is This the Best One-Volume Biography of Churchill Yet Written?
Andrew Roberts's "Churchill: Walking With Destiny" tells the full story of an extraordinary life.

New York Times Books
Nov 13, 2018

The Enthusiast: Tayari Jones: In Praise of Ann Petry
" ‘The Street' is my favorite type of novel, literary with an astonishing plot."

New York Times Books
Nov 13, 2018

Newsbook: This Veterans Day, Read These Books by 2 Vets and an Army Wife
In these books, writers tell complex wartime stories that do not end after the soldiers come home.

New York Times Books
Nov 13, 2018

Front Burner: Slim Volumes With Scores of Cocktail Ideas
"The Mini Bar," a new book set from the website Punch, offers recipes categorized by wine or spirit.

New York Times Books
Nov 13, 2018

Nonfiction: When Excellence Is a Survival Strategy
Kiese Laymon's memoir, "Heavy," is a son's unflinching portrait of a mother whose violent love and exacting expectations were meant to protect him from harm.

New York Times Books
Nov 12, 2018

Herbert London, Conservative Savant and Social Critic, Dies at 79
A New York University dean and professor, he also advanced his views running for governor and comptroller of New York State and heading think tanks.

New York Times Books
Nov 12, 2018

My Moments With Stan
In a tribute comic, Brian Michael Bendis reflects on the first time he met Stan Lee and how Mr. Lee inspired him in his two-decade career at Marvel Comics.

New York Times Books
Nov 12, 2018

Q. & A.: Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: An Unlikely Relationship With Guns
In "Let It Bang," the African-American journalist RJ Young writes of learning about firearms in order to nurture a connection with his white father-in-law.

New York Times Books
Nov 12, 2018

Nonfiction: American Jews Face a Choice: Create Meaning or Fade Away
Five new books touch on American Jewish identity and what will sustain it into the future.

New York Times Books
Nov 12, 2018

Audiobooks: Neil deGrasse Tyson Explores the Symbiosis Between War and Astrophysics
In "Accessory to War," the astrophysicist offers a history of space exploration and the ways it has been aided and abetted by warfare and its needs.

New York Times Books
Nov 12, 2018

The Story of America, Told Through Mark Twain's Favorite Foods
In a new audio series, the actor Nick Offerman explores political, cultural and ecological shifts through the author's palate.

New York Times Books
Nov 10, 2018

Ma Jian, Exiled Chinese Novelist, Hails Appearance as Victory for Rights
The temporary cancellation of his appearance at a literary festival had been seen as the latest sign of erosions of freedom in Hong Kong.

New York Times Books
Nov 10, 2018

Further Reading: Christopher Lehmann-Haupt's Most Memorable Book Reviews
From 1969 to 1995, he tackled two or three books a week, making and breaking literary careers.

New York Times Books
Nov 09, 2018

Juris Jurjevics, Enterprising Publisher and Novelist, Dies at 75
A Latvian refugee, he helped found Soho Press, a champion of emerging authors, and edited James Baldwin's last novel. His own writing career came later.

New York Times Books
Nov 09, 2018

Books News: In Her New Book, Michelle Obama Denounces Trump's Sexism and His Promotion of the ‘Birther' Conspiracy
In "Becoming," she talked about suffering a miscarriage, relying on IVF to conceive and the challenges of being the first African-American first lady.

New York Times Books
Nov 09, 2018

Books of The Times: In ‘Becoming,' Michelle Obama Mostly Opts for Empowerment Over Politics
The former first lady's memoir is mostly about her childhood in Chicago, her marriage and her time in the White House, but she leaves room for some unequivocal criticism of President Trump.

New York Times Books
Nov 09, 2018

Now Read This: Discussion Questions for ‘A Separation'
Katie Kitamura's novel is our November pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, "Now Read This."

New York Times Books
Nov 09, 2018

New in Paperback: ‘Winter,' ‘Ten Restaurants That Changed America'
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.

New York Times Books
Nov 09, 2018

From Our Archives: Notes From the Book Review Archives
In which we consult the Book Review's past to shed light on the books of the present. This week: Robert Scholes's on Sylvia Plath's "The Bell Jar."

New York Times Books
Nov 09, 2018

Children's Books: Y.A. Novels That Explore Love in Many Forms
A cross-cultural romance, a love triangle, a fake relationship and a girl in search of her birth mom in the latest realistic Y.A. fiction.

New York Times Books
Nov 09, 2018

Children's Books: Great New Children's Books About Animals
Why do critters feature in so many memorable kids books? Novels by Sharon Creech, Carl Hiaasen and more show once again how animals help us understand the world.

New York Times Books
Nov 09, 2018

Children's Books: Picture Books to Make Your Kid — and You — Giggle and Guffaw
The latest from Jon Agee, Matthew Cordell and more present table-turning children, pants-wearing vegetables and even a touch of gastrointestinal humor.

New York Times Books
Nov 09, 2018

The Book Review Podcast: Big New Biographies of Two Big American Lives
David W. Blight talks about "Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom," and Bob Spitz talks about "Reagan: An American Journey."

New York Times Books
Nov 09, 2018

Children's Books: Picks of the Litter: Dog Picture Books for Every Child — and Grown-Up
Finding and losing, playing and working, caring and staying true — dog books teach us about all those things while tugging at our heartstrings.

New York Times Books
Nov 09, 2018

Children's Books: Picture Book Biographies to Dazzle a Fact-Loving Child
Beautifully illustrated and closely researched, these books tell fascinating stories about heroes, unsung and otherwise.

New York Times Books
Nov 09, 2018

Children's Books: Can a Simple, Classic European Fantasy Win Over Jaded American Kids? This One Just Might
"The Letter for the King," by the Dutch author Tonke Dragt, gets a new English edition 56 years after it first appeared. It's a straightforward story with buckets of charm on its side.

New York Times Books
Nov 09, 2018

Children's Books: Picture Books About Cars, Trucks and Other Things That Clank, Roar and Move Fast
These books for young vehicle lovers have it all: size, strength, speed — even kindness. And a dog.

New York Times Books
Nov 09, 2018

Children's Books: These Sequels Will Keep Your Young Reader Hooked
Take note, parents! If a kid likes a book, it's almost a guarantee he'll like the sequel. Here are new ones from Jennifer L. Holm, Tim Federle and more.

New York Times Books
Nov 09, 2018

Children's Books: Showing the Indelible, Imperiled Bonds Between Animals and People
"Tales From the Inner City," by the acclaimed Shaun Tan, uses weird, striking images to tell stories about how we share the earth with creatures.

New York Times Books
Nov 09, 2018

My Space: A Tour of a Writer's London Sitting Room
Ben Schott reads and writes in a cozy room decorated like a Georgian-era gentlemen's club. Just don't try to light his fire.

New York Times Books
Nov 09, 2018

Children's Books: These Books Let Kids Fight Their Own Battles
Parents are no help at all as the young protagonists in new books by Matt Phelan, Kenneth Oppel and more battle dinosaurs, mutant cats and other foes.

New York Times Books
Nov 09, 2018

Children's Books: A Father's Tribute to His Son With Down Syndrome
The artist Gusti has created a picture book about how he came to embrace the richness of life with his special-needs son. Adults and children alike will be moved by "Mallko and Dad."

New York Times Books
Nov 09, 2018

Children's Books: In These Stunning Picture Books, Children Navigate a Big, Wide World
Knockout illustrations and storytelling elevate inspiring books by Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson, Laura Lippman and Kate Samworth and more.

New York Times Books
Nov 09, 2018

Tech C.E.O.s Are in Love With Their Principal Doomsayer
The futurist philosopher Yuval Noah Harari thinks Silicon Valley is an engine of dystopian ruin. So why do the digital elite adore him so?

New York Times Books
Nov 09, 2018

How T.S. Eliot Went From Neurotic Banker to Neurotic Worldwide Literary Hero
A graphic retelling of the American poet's ascent to stardom.

New York Times Books
Nov 09, 2018

War Stories: George Washington, William T. Sherman and Viking Marauders
Lessons about war from the American Revolution, the Civil War, medieval Britain and West Africa.

New York Times Books
Nov 09, 2018

The Shortlist: Three New Takes on Feminism: In the Dorm, in the Economy and Around the World
A scholar, a World Bank economist teaming up with a novelist, and a fiery young activist attempt to write the next pages of the history of women's rights.

New York Times Books
Nov 09, 2018

Fiction: Body Hopping for a Better View of America
A dead soul migrates from person to person in Martin Riker's inventive debut novel, "Samuel Johnson's Eternal Return."

New York Times Books
Nov 09, 2018

Fiction: Dark Fairy Tales From a Now-Vanished Agrarian Japan
Kenji Miyazawa, who died in 1933, was one of Japan's most beloved poets. Now, in "Once and Forever," his magical short stories are available in English.

New York Times Books
Nov 09, 2018

Fiction: The World War II Tragedy of Italy's Jews, Preserved in Fiction
In "The Novel of Ferrara," Giorgio Bassani retrofits his novellas and stories into a sprawling portrait of a community destroyed by historical hatreds.

New York Times Books
Nov 09, 2018

Nonfiction: When Home Is ‘Always Another Country'
Sisonke Msimang's graceful new memoir reckons with the challenges of figuring out who you are and where you belong when you've grown up all over the world.

New York Times Books
Nov 09, 2018

Fiction: In These Novels, Women With Cancer Decide to Ditch the People-Pleasing
Women, even dying women, are often judged for putting their own needs first. The main characters in "The Bus on Thursday" and "Craving" know that — and they don't care.

New York Times Books
Nov 02, 2018

Children's Books: The 2018 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Books
We invite you to take a look at this year's winners ...

New York Times Books
Apr 24, 2018

Books News: Sales Figures for Comey's ‘A Higher Loyalty' Dwarf Recent Political Best Sellers
Amazon limited reviews of the book to readers who have purchased it on its site.

New York Times Books
Apr 24, 2018

Ai Weiwei's Little Blue Book on the Refugee Crisis
The artist, on his response to the migrant crisis: "In China we say, ‘When birds pass over the sky...' I'm just one of the birds who made some sounds."

New York Times Books
Apr 24, 2018

Nonfiction: In This Space Race, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk Are Competing to Take You There
Two new books, "The Space Barons" and "Rocket Billionaires," tell the story of the entrepreneurial push to leave Earth.

New York Times Books
Apr 24, 2018

Nonfiction: The Walls That Hillary Clinton Created
Amy Chozick's "Chasing Hillary" describes the impossibility of covering the two Clinton presidential campaigns.

New York Times Books
Apr 23, 2018

Books of The Times: Rachel Kushner's ‘The Mars Room' Offers Big Ideas in Close Quarters
Kushner's gritty and persuasive book about a woman sentenced to life in prison recalls works by Mary Gaitskill, Denis Johnson and Charles Bukowski.

New York Times Books
Apr 23, 2018

Fiction: When the Aftermath of a Shooting Is as Devastating as the Crime
Two new novels — "If We Had Known," by Elise Juska, and "How to Be Safe," by Tom McAllister — imagine communities roiled by mass murder.

New York Times Books
Apr 23, 2018

Otherworldly: Princesses, Priestesses and Time Travel: What's New in Science Fiction and Fantasy
Amal El-Mohtar looks at new retellings of ancient tales, including a space opera, a futuristic "King Lear," and an eco-thriller.

New York Times Books
Apr 23, 2018

Nancy Has Been in the Comics Since 1933. Now She Uses Snapchat.
Olivia Jaimes, the latest cartoonist and first woman to draw "Nancy," has brought earbuds, Snapchat filters and apps into the venerable character's world.

New York Times Books
Apr 23, 2018

Nonfiction: Can Sobriety Be as Interesting as Addiction? A Writer Wonders
In "The Recovering," the novelist and essayist Leslie Jamison explores her own alcoholism and the struggle to make art out of giving up drinking.

New York Times Books
Apr 23, 2018

Front Burner: From Missoni, a Stylish Cookbook
The colorful Italian fashion house has published an equally vibrant cookbook by the son of its creative director.

New York Times Books
Apr 23, 2018

Nonfiction: How California Turned Into a ‘State of Resistance'
The sociologist Manuel Pastor explores the rise, fall and rise again of America's most populous state.

New York Times Books
Apr 23, 2018

Nonfiction: The State That Foreshadows America's Future
Lawrence Wright's "God Save Texas" is a loving and skeptical portrait of the place he calls home.

New York Times Books
Apr 22, 2018

Sergio Pitol, Inventive and Honored Mexican Author, Dies at 85
Mr. Pitol won the prestigious Cervantes Prize for a body of work that blended genres. King Juan Carlos I of Spain said it "seduced us with the truth."

New York Times Books
Apr 21, 2018

Profile: CNN's Jake Tapper Has Emerged as a Staunch Defender of Facts in the Trump Era. So Why Is He Writing Fiction?
Tapper's debut novel, "The Hellfire Club," a historical thriller set in 1950s Washington, has some unsettling parallels to today's political climate.

New York Times Books
Apr 21, 2018

material culture: Who Bought Sylvia Plath's Stuff?
A tartan kilt, fishing rod and dragon pendant were among items auctioned recently by the poet's daughter, Frieda Hughes.

New York Times Books
Apr 21, 2018

Books of The Times: Jake Tapper's ‘Hellfire Club' Takes Us Back to McCarthy-Era America
The first novel by the CNN anchor is about a new congressman with secrets, and it includes a parade of high-profile political cameos.

New York Times Books
Apr 20, 2018

Open Thread: Let's Talk About History
News in style books, answering a reader's questions about trends and remembering the tragic Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh.

New York Times Books
Apr 20, 2018

The Shortlist: Four Books Explore Various Aspects of Cities Past and Present
Ecology, eccentricity, celebrity, policy: Urban living brings it all together.

New York Times Books
Apr 20, 2018

The Book Review Podcast: Jo Nesbo Reimagines ‘Macbeth'
James Shapiro discusses Nesbo's new novel, and Leila Slimani talks about "The Perfect Nanny."

New York Times Books
Apr 20, 2018

Newsbook: Read These 3 Books on Government Corruption
A look at how Citizens United and a network of plutocrats have shaped the country's politics.

New York Times Books
Apr 20, 2018

Nonfiction: Can It Happen Here? Madeleine Albright Examines Fascism Then and Now
In her new book, "Fascism: A Warning," the former secretary of state finds the seeds of authoritarian rule in social, political and economic chaos.

New York Times Books
Apr 20, 2018

Inside the List: This Best-Selling Author Lives With 4 Dogs, 17 Chickens, 3 Horses, a Pony and a Cat
She may care for a veritable menagerie, but Lisa Scottoline still writes three books a year, including the just-published thriller "After Anna."

New York Times Books
Apr 20, 2018

Nonfiction: A Brand-New Version of Our Origin Story
The Harvard geneticist David Reich details his groundbreaking research into ancient DNA in "Who We Are and How We Got Here."

New York Times Books
Apr 20, 2018

Fiction: A War Correspondent Comes Home, Bringing War With Her
The heroine of Wendell Steavenson's novel, "Paris Metro," hoping to find safety for her Iraqi stepson in France, encounters danger instead.

New York Times Books
Apr 20, 2018

Fiction: In This Novel, a Grieving Widow Becomes the Detective Hero
"The Bible of Dirty Jokes," by Eileen Pollack, tracks a middle-aged woman's quest to find her lost brother and her own independence.

New York Times Books
Apr 20, 2018

Paperback Row
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.

New York Times Books
Apr 20, 2018

Fiction: When a Young Immigrant Vanishes in London, Can a Wildlife Biologist Help?
In Aminatta Forna's novel "Happiness," an American biologist and a Ghanaian psychiatrist find common ground among the urban dispossessed.

New York Times Books
Apr 20, 2018

Nonfiction: How Picasso Became Picasso
In "Picasso and the Painting That Shocked the World," Miles J. Unger follows the painter's early career, culminating in "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon."

New York Times Books
Apr 20, 2018

Nonfiction: When to Wage War, and How to Win: A Guide
John Lewis Gaddis's "On Grand Strategy" is a study of global thinking at the highest levels.

New York Times Books
Apr 20, 2018

Sketchbook | The Literati: Agatha Christie Solves the Mystery of Happiness in Marriage
When the author of "Murder on the Orient Express" rode that very train on a journey toward true love.

New York Times Books
Apr 20, 2018

Our Back Pages: Notes From the Book Review Archives
In which we consult the Book Review's past to shed light on the books of the present. This week: Edwin Clark on "The Great Gatsby."

New York Times Books
Apr 20, 2018

Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.

New York Times Books
Apr 19, 2018

Editors' Choice: 11 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.

New York Times Books
Apr 19, 2018

Feature: How Harvey Karp Turned Baby Sleep Into Big Business
This generation's Doctor Spock popularized the swaddle and simple techniques for soothing infants. Why is he now selling a $1,160 robotic bassinet?

New York Times Books
Apr 19, 2018

Cleo Wade Is Everybody's BFF
The Instagram poet's besties include Katy Perry, Reese Witherspoon and Senator Cory Booker. "I consider him family," Ms. Wade said.

New York Times Books
Apr 19, 2018

Nonfiction: The Essays Are Personal. The Truths Are Universal.
Sloane Crosley's third collection, "Look Alive Out There," blends deep pathos with the author's signature humor.

New York Times Books
Apr 19, 2018

Q&A: Tracy K. Smith and Jacqueline Woodson Talk Reading, Race and Spreading the Gospel of Literature
One's the U.S. poet laureate. The other is the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. Can they bring literature to the masses?

New York Times Books
Apr 19, 2018

Unbuttoned: James Comey Still Looks the Part
The former F.B.I. director has made the rounds this week, offering his take on what "ethical leadership" means. If we're going by appearances, it's a lot like the movies.

New York Times Books
Apr 18, 2018

Nonfiction: In ‘The Woman's Hour,' the Battle Over the 19th Amendment Comes to Life
The deliciousness of the details in Elaine Weiss's new book suggests that certain historical figures warrant entire novels of their own.

New York Times Books
Apr 18, 2018

Read The Times's Reviews of Every Book That Won a 2018 Pulitzer
Besides the journalism prizes, the committee awarded five Pulitzers to books this week. Here are our reviews.

New York Times Books
Apr 18, 2018

Fiction: For These Characters, Foreign Cultures Are Just Another Consumer Good
The globe-trotting cosmopolitans in Michelle de Kretser's satirical new novel, "The Life to Come," make a fetish of travel and prepare exotic meals with an eye to Instagram.

New York Times Books
Apr 18, 2018

Fiction: A Paralyzed Army Vet Walks Again. Is He Healed — or Is It a Hoax?
In his funny, bighearted new novel, "Anatomy of a Miracle," Jonathan Miles skewers faith, fame and what the truth means to different people.

New York Times Books
Apr 18, 2018

Venice Architecture Biennale to Honor Kenneth Frampton
The historian and critic, whom the biennale's president called "a maestro," will receive the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement.

New York Times Books
Apr 18, 2018

Books of The Times: In ‘God Save Texas,' Lawrence Wright Ranges Far and Wide
The author of "The Looming Tower" and "Going Clear" captures the Lone Star State in all its shame and glory.

New York Times Books
Apr 16, 2018

Fiction: Jo Nesbo Sculpts ‘Macbeth' Into Shadowy Crime Noir
The Norwegian crime writer turns Shakespeare's tragedy into a fast-paced thriller about murder and corruption in 1970s Glasgow.

New York Times Books
Apr 13, 2018

By the Book: James B. Comey: By the Book
When James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director and author of "A Higher Loyalty," reads fiction, it's "almost always something my kids are reading, so I can … pretend to be cool."

New York Times Books
Feb 27, 2018

Books News: So, You Say You Want to Do the Splits?
Thank you for your service, Marie Kondo. Meet Eiko. In her new book, a mega-seller in Japan, this yoga teacher says even the stiffest people can do the splits.

New York Times Books
Feb 27, 2018

Medicine Can Soothe a Troubled Mind, but Not Without Costs
In "Blue Dreams," the psychologist Lauren Slater explores the intersection of personality and chemistry by way of her own history with antidepressants.

New York Times Books
Feb 27, 2018

Books News: Etan Thomas: Now a Different Kind of Player
The activist and former N.B.A. player tries to encourage athletes to become socially conscious in his book, "Why We Matter: Athletes and Activism."

New York Times Books
Feb 27, 2018

Hillary Clinton to Speak at PEN World Voices Festival
Mrs. Clinton's lecture will cap off a week of events dedicated to the theme "Resist and Reimagine," which will feature more than 165 writers.

New York Times Books
Feb 27, 2018

Nonfiction: A Different Perspective on the Border
In his memoir, "The Line Becomes a River," Francisco Cantú argues that he needed to be a Border Patrol agent to understand immigration.

New York Times Books
Feb 27, 2018

Nonfiction: Bringing Down a Media Empire
In "Conspiracy," Ryan Holiday describes the blockbuster case that killed Gawker.

New York Times Books
Feb 27, 2018

Fiction: A Debut Novel Upends the Myth of Apollo and Daphne
"Daphne," by Will Boast, poses the universal human question of whether it is better to feel pain or to feel nothing at all.

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