Book Review: ‘The Best Minds,’ by Jonathan Rosen
In “The Best Minds,” Jonathan Rosen pieces together how he and his brilliant classmate diverged after Long Island, Yale and enviable careers.
Book Review: ‘Honey, Baby, Mine,’ by Laura Dern and Diane Ladd
Laura Dern and her mother, Diane Ladd, both made careers in the movies. In “Honey, Baby, Mine,” they drop names, rehash arguments and lean on each other.
Book Review: ‘Ordinary Notes,’ by Christina Sharpe
The scholar Christina Sharpe’s new book comprises memories, observations, artifacts and artworks — fragments attesting to the persistence of prejudice while allowing glimpses of something like hope.
Newly Published, From Graphic Novels to Brazilian Amulets
A selection of recently published books.
Book Review: ‘Greek Lessons,’ by Han Kang
In “Greek Lessons,” Han Kang’s latest novel to be translated into English, a young Korean mother is suddenly unable to speak.
Book Review: ‘Gravity and Center,’ by Henri Cole
Henri Cole’s sonnets, gathered in “Gravity and Center,” reject most of the form’s constraints but embrace its ability to show how thought works.
Review: ‘Biting the Hand,’ by Julia Lee
Julia Lee’s memoir, “Biting the Hand,” is about forging an identity in a nation of boundaries.
Book Review: ‘Symphony of Secrets,’ by Brendan Slocumb
In Brendan Slocumb’s sophomore novel, “Symphony of Secrets,” a professor is tasked with deciphering a rediscovered opera, only to uncover a historical betrayal.
'The Last Animal' is a bright-eyed meditation on what animates us
Ramona Ausubel's tale has a very recognizable family nucleus — a mother and her two teenage daughters, bound by blood yet fractured by tragedy. But it soars in its addition of an animal element.
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Review: “Open Heart,” “Minor Prophets,” “The Last Animal,” ”The Sky Above the Roof”
Books by Elvira Lindo, Blair Hurley, Ramona Ausubel and Nathacha Appanah take on crises of kinship.
Book Review: ‘Kantika,’ by Elizabeth Graver
Inspired by the 20th-century migrations of her grandmother, Elizabeth Graver’s new novel, “Kantika,” depicts lives filled with music, ritual and hardship across continents and cultures.
Book Review: ‘The One,’ by Julia Argy
Julia Argy’s debut novel, “The One,” goes behind the cameras at a reality TV show. Is the protagonist there for the right reasons?
Review: ‘Biography of a Phantom,’ by Robert ‘Mack’ McCormick
Mack McCormick’s long-awaited book about the musician Robert Johnson has arrived, in modest and expurgated form.
In 1984, Margaret Thatcher was nearly assassinated — a new book asks, what if?
The IRA planted the bomb at the Grand Hotel, in the seaside resort of Brighton, targeting the British prime minister. There Will Be Fire, by journalist Rory Carroll, reads like a political thriller.
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Book Review: ‘The Forgotten Girls,’ by Monica Potts
For her first book, “The Forgotten Girls,” Monica Potts returned to her hometown in Arkansas to figure out why so many of her peers were struggling.
Book Review: ‘Invisibility,’ by Gregory J. Gbur
In “Invisibility,” the professor of physics and optical science Gregory J. Gbur examines the past and future of everyone’s favorite plot device.
Book Review: ‘Stalking Shakespeare: A Memoir of Madness, Murder, and My Search for the Poet Beneath the Paint,’ by Lee Durkee
In “Stalking Shakespeare,” Lee Durkee describes his quest to find a true, authentic image of the famous playwright, a search that becomes a tragicomic tale in its own right.
The Enduring Appeal of Judy Blume and Gabriel García Márquez
Elisabeth Egan discusses “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret,” and Miguel Salazar tells readers where to start with Gabo’s extensive catalog.
New Science-Fiction and Fantasy Books With Fairies, the Multiverse and More
New science-fiction and fantasy novels from Heather Fawcett, Moses Ose Utomi and M.R. Carey.
Book Review: ‘The Wager,’ by David Grann
The author’s latest book, “The Wager,” investigates the mysteries surrounding an 18th-century maritime disaster off Cape Horn.
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