Review: ‘The Only Daughter,’ by A.B. Yehoshua
In his novel “The Only Daughter,” the late Israeli writer urges a return to the moral values learned in youth.
What We’re Reading
Plus: Recommendations from the Book Review poetry editor Greg Cowles
Newly Published, From Young Adult Novels to the Irish Republican Army
A selection of recently published books.
Book Review: ‘Courting India’ by Nandini Das
England’s first foray into India, as Nandini Das details in “Courting India,” was far from successful.
Book Review: “Bea Wolf,” by Zach Weinersmith, illustrated by Boulet, and “Mulysses,” by Øyvind Torseter
Bea Wolf is a sugar-hyped, nap-deprived, battle-ready child; Mulysses is a mule.
Book Review: ‘Bruno Schulz,’ by Benjamin Balint
A new book asks: To whom do the surviving remnants of the Jewish artist’s output — including murals he was forced to paint for a Nazi’s home — belong?
10 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Book Review: ‘George VI and Elizabeth’ by Sally Bedell-Smith
Sally Bedell Smith’s “George VI and Elizabeth: The Marriage That Shaped the Monarchy” explores a wholly different epoch in the Windsor saga.
'The House Is on Fire' spotlights privilege, sexism, and racism in the 1800s
Rachel Beanland's historical novel chronicles the burning of a theater and its aftermath in Virginia in 1811, while also tackling the rampant racism and misogyny of the times in the process.
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5 new YA books that explore the magic of the arts and the art of magic
Art and magic so often go hand in hand. These new YA releases all explore both art and magic as the means to heal trauma, communities — and even worlds.
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The Wind Beneath Kara Goucher’s Wings? A Solid Teammate.
When she met with possible collaborators to talk about her memoir, the Olympic runner had her sights trained on one who would listen.
Susanna Hoffs Has a Dollar Bill Signed by William S. Burroughs
“I queued up to get his autograph with nothing but a dollar bill for him to sign,” says the pop star, whose debut novel is “This Bird Has Flown.” “He glanced up, amused, gave me a mischievous half-smile and said, ‘Ah, defacing U.S. currency,’ and proceeded to sign it.”
My Mother: The Reader I’ve Always Wanted but May Never Have
How a language barrier can both limit and liberate.
Susanna Hoffs' 'This Bird Has Flown' is a love story — and a valentine to music
Singer and guitarist Susanna Hoffs rose to fame with the Bangles in the 1980s. With her new book, she proves her immense writing talent isn't just confined to songs.
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Book Review: “The Manifestor Prophecy (Nic Blake and the Remarkables, Book 1),” by Angie Thomas
In “The Manifestor Prophecy,” 12-year-old Nic Blake draws supernatural strength from her “Remarkable” African American forebears.
Book Review: ‘House of Cotton,’ by Monica Brashears
In her roller-coaster ride of a gothic debut novel, “House of Cotton,” Monica Brashears upends expectations at every turn.
Book Review: ‘Spoken Word,’ by Joshua Bennett
In “Spoken Word: A Cultural History,” Joshua Bennett traces the roots, rise and influence of a movement that continues to reverberate.
'I Can't Save You' is a tale of a doctor's struggle to save himself, and others
Anthony Chin-Quee captures the space between medicine's all-consuming demands and its practitioners' fallibility in a cautionary tale of his own mental and physical struggles as a Black physician.
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Book Review: ‘The Wounded World,’ by Chad Williams
In “The Wounded World,” Chad Williams examines the scholar-activist’s struggle to complete a book about Black troops’ experiences during World War I.
Book Review: ‘The Peking Express’ by James M. Zimmerman
A century ago, justice-seeking bandits derailed a train in rural China and took dozens of hostages, a story unspooled by James M. Zimmerman in “The Peking Express.”
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