Book Review: ‘The People’s Hospital,’ by Ricardo Nuila
In “The People’s Hospital,” Ricardo Nuila explores the ways in which a space for those stranded by the American health care system serves as an unlikely model.
Book Review: “The Nursery,” by Szilvia Molnar
In her debut novel, “The Nursery,” Szilvia Molnar paints an honest, frightening and claustrophobic picture of new motherhood.
Book Review: ‘Commitment,’ by Mona Simpson
In Mona Simpson’s new novel, “Commitment,” a precariously functioning family fractures under the pressure of mental illness. Or does it?
What We’re Reading
Gilbert Cruz talks to Book Review staff members about the books they’ve been enjoying lately.
Book Review: “Little Rosetta and the Talking Guitar,” by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow, and “Rock, Rosetta, Rock! Roll, Rosetta, Roll!,” written by Tonya Bolden and illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
Before her, guitarists played the blues, and mostly sat down doing it. Sister Rosetta Tharpe stepped out.
'Poverty, By America' shows how the rest of us benefit by keeping others poor
Pulitzer winner for Evicted Matthew Desmond examines why the U.S. has more poverty than other rich nations. He finds it spends big on social programs, but gives the most to those who need it least.
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9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
2 novels to cure your winter blahs: Ephron's 'Heartburn' and 'Pineapple Street'
When it came out in 1983, Nora Ephron's comic novel became an instant bestseller. Now newly released, Heartburn pairs well with Jenny Jackson's smart comedy of manners, Pineapple Street.
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'Heart Sutra' is a satire that skewers religious institutions without mocking faith
Chinese novelist Yan Lianke treats the deities of China's major religions as quiet, omnipresent participants in the novel's events, which range from slapstick comedy to shocking violence.
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Trang Thanh Tran Has a Song for That
From Pomplamoose to MXMS to Taylor Swift, this best-selling author’s playlist is tailored to all the moods in “She Is a Haunting.”
Book Review: ‘Still Life With Bones,’ by Alexa Hagerty
In “Still Life With Bones,” Alexa Hagerty recounts her training in the science of forensic exhumation at mass grave sites in Guatemala and Argentina — and what such work means for the families of victims.
Mona Simpson’s Fiancé Promised to Read ‘Middlemarch.’ He Never Did. Now He’s Her Ex.
“Certain men are constitutionally incapable of reading one of the greatest novels ever written,” says the author, whose new novel is “Commitment.”
New Crime Books From Joyce Carol Oates, Harini Nagendra and More
In Joyce Carol Oates’s “48 Clues Into the Disappearance of My Sister,” a troubled, resentful younger sibling describes the long-ago events.
Book Review: ’48 Clues Into the Disappearance of My Sister,’ by Joyce Carol Oates
In Joyce Carol Oates’s “48 Clues Into the Disappearance of My Sister,” a troubled, resentful younger sibling describes the long-ago events.
'We Were Once a Family' exposes ills of U.S. child welfare system
Journalist Roxanna Asgarian's tenacious and vulnerable reporting reveals the foundation of the intensely disturbing Hart family story — a broken child welfare system in the U.S.
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'We Were Once a Family' exposes ills of U.S. child welfare system
Journalist Roxanne Asgarian's tenacious and vulnerable reporting reveals the foundation of the intensely disturbing Hart family story — a broken child welfare system in the U.S.
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3 new fantasy novels spin inventive narratives from old folklore
Daughters and sisters are at the heart some new fantasy novels where supernatural bargains and shapeshifting transformations are just the beginning of stories that ultimately explore family dynamics.
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Book Review: ‘Birchers,’ by Matthew Dallek
A new account of the John Birch Society by Matthew Dallek charts its history — and outsize influence on the contemporary Republican Party.
Newly Published, From a Mozambican Emperor to Nazi Face Transplants
A selection of recently published books.
Eco-idealism and staggering wealth meet in 'Birnam Wood'
Eleanor Catton's novel centers on young members of an radical environmental rights group who wind up entangled with a billionaire drone manufacturer. Our critic devoured all 400+ pages in two days.
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