Debt Was Supposed to Cure Poverty and Help Us Go to College. What Went Wrong?
Three new books examine debt’s fraught politics and history.
Book Review: ‘Herscht 07769,’ by Laszlo Krasznahorkai
Laszlo Krasznahorkai’s single-sentence tale unearths the catastrophe lurking inside the mundane.
Interview: Ketanji Brown Jackson on Her Memoir, ‘Lovely One’
The Supreme Court justice has been drawn to American history and books about the “challenges and triumphs” of raising a neurodiverse child. She shares that and more in a memoir, “Lovely One.”
Poetry Review: ‘Joy in Service on Rue Tagore,’ by Paul Muldoon
In his latest collection, Paul Muldoon continues his longtime trick of marshaling obscure references into fluent, fun and rollicking lyrics.
New Historical Fiction Books to Read
A medieval heist, a Halifax murder, a Dutch wartime winter and a daring 1939 journey to Shanghai provide egress for any taste.
Book Review: ‘Health and Safety,’ by Emily Witt
In a new memoir, the journalist Emily Witt delivers a coolly precise chronicle of Brooklyn’s underground party scene and her romance with a fellow partygoer.
Book Review: ‘Office Politics,’ by Wilfrid Sheed
A 1966 novel captures a publishing world full of chronic malcontents, strategic lunches and ideas that mattered.
Wander Lonely, Never Die and Other Things a Cloud Might Do
Whether as metaphors, decorations or (literal) forces of nature, clouds are everywhere in poetry.
‘Big Little Lies’ Author Liane Moriarty Would Rather Not Talk About Herself
The author of “Big Little Lies” and several other best-sellers has a new novel, “Here One Moment.” Promoting it — doing any publicity — remains a challenge, she said.
Book Review: ‘Here One Moment’ by Liane Moriarty
There are stakes on the plane in “Here One Moment,” the latest from the Australian fiction powerhouse.
Book Review: ‘Nexus,’ by Yuval Noah Harari
Yuval Noah Harari’s study of human communication may be anything but brief, but if you can make it to the second half, you’ll be both entertained and scared.
Book Review: ‘Stolen Pride,’ by Arlie Russell Hochschild
In “Stolen Pride,” Arlie Russell Hochschild explores the emotional lives of Americans who vote for Donald Trump.
Book Review: ‘Two-Step Devil,’ by Jamie Quatro
In Jamie Quatro’s Southern Gothic novel “Two-Step Devil,” a dying “Prophet” and a former sex-trafficking victim make the same journey for two very different reasons.
Book Review: ‘Still Life,’ by Katherine Packert Burke
In Katherine Packert Burke’s debut novel, a woman is haunted by change while grappling with the death of a friend.
Book Review: “Small Rain,” by Garth Greenwell
Garth Greenwell takes on pain and illness in his new novel, “Small Rain.”
Book Review: ‘Reagan,’ by Max Boot
In his new biography, Max Boot reckons with the president who was once his hero and another who led him away from the Republican Party.
Book Review: ‘Bright I Burn,’ by Molly Aitken
Inspired by the true story of the first woman condemned as a witch in medieval Ireland, “Bright I Burn,” by Molly Aitken, features a protagonist as dangerous as she is beguiling.
Leonard Riggio, 83, Dies; Founded Barnes & Noble and Upended Publishing
He turned a college book store into a publishing behemoth, pioneering the bookstore-as-superstore and putting thousands of independents out of business before being overtaken by Amazon.
‘The Hypocrite’ Book Club: Book Pairing Recommendations
Share recommendations of books you think would pair well with our September book club selection, “The Hypocrite,” by Jo Hamya.
‘The Hypocrite’ Book Club: Spoiler Chat
Want to discuss spoilers related to our September book club selection, “The Hypocrite,” by Jo Hamya? Post them here.
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