Book Review: ‘Master Slave Husband Wife,’ by Ilyon Woo
“Master Slave Husband Wife,” by Ilyon Woo, relates the daring escape from bondage in Georgia to freedom in the North by an enslaved couple disguised as a wealthy planter and his property.
'Inside the Curve' attempts to offer an overview of COVID's full impact everywhere
Visually striking — NatGeo and superb photography have always walked hand-in-hand — and incredibly complete, deep and nuanced, this is a book that comes close to the impossible.
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Book Review: ‘Masters of the Lost Land,’ by Heriberto Araujo
In “Masters of the Lost Land,” Heriberto Araujo investigates a region where land and people are routinely sacrificed to greed and corruption.
Book Review: ‘The Shards,’ by Bret Easton Ellis
In his latest novel, “The Shards,” the author returns to his old tropes: gruesome murder, lonely teenagers and 1980s Los Angeles.
Book review: “My Strange Shrinking Parents,” by Zeno Sworder, and “The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name,” by Sandhya Parappukkaran and Michelle Pereira
Many immigrants travel to new lands in hopes of a better life, but once they arrive they often feel small.
'Sam,' the latest novel from Allegra Goodman, is small, but not simple
The novel follows a white working-class girl from age 7 through her late teens, navigating a world tightly circumscribed by class and culture.
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Book Review: ‘This Afterlife,’ by A.E. Stallings
A.E. Stallings draws on traditional forms and themes to create poetry that gives heft and shape to the everyday world. “This Afterlife” offers an overview of her career to date.
Book Review: ‘Forbidden Notebook,’ by Alba de Céspedes
A best-selling novelist and political activist in her native Italy, she was admired for her sensitive depictions of women and their predicaments. Recently rediscovered, her work has lost none of its subversive force.
Book Review: ‘In the Upper Country,’ by Kai Thomas, ‘Moonrise over New Jessup,’ by Jamila Minnicks and ‘Wade in the Water,’ by Nyani Nkrumah.
A collection of debut novels — “In the Upper Country,” by Kai Thomas, “Moonrise Over New Jessup,” by Jamila Minnicks, and “Wade in the Water,” by Nyani Nkrumah — explore the historical experiences of Black North Americans.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Patrick Modiano Says Good Books Make Good People
“A book that profoundly moves or thrills you makes you a more sensitive person, and therefore a better one,” says the 2014 Nobel laureate, whose new book is “Scene of the Crime.” “That is its moral function.”
Jon Meacham Grew Up With Civil War Bullets in His Backyard
The presidential biographer was raised on a battlefield, so when he was dispirited by the state of the union, it made sense to look to Lincoln.
'Still Pictures' offers one more glimpse of writer Janet Malcolm
The New Yorker writer's posthumously published quasi-memoir is succinct and thought-provoking — and manages to capture so much of what made her so unfailingly interesting.
By the Book: Patrick Modiano Says Good Books Make Good People
“A book that profoundly moves or thrills you makes you a more sensitive person, and therefore a better one,” says the 2014 Nobel laureate, whose new book is “Scene of the Crime.” “That is its moral function.”
Book Review: ‘The Diaries of Franz Kafka’
An unabridged volume of Franz Kafka’s diaries restores the rough edges and impulses that were buffed out of past editions.
Review: ‘The Ghost at the Feast’ by Robert Kagan
In the second installment of his “Dangerous Nation” trilogy, the veteran foreign policy critic argues for embracing the better angels of America’s imperialist nature.
Newly Published, From Y.A. Novels to Sharks and More
A selection of recently published books.
Book Review: ‘The Half Known Life,’ by Pico Iyer
In “The Half Known Life,” Pico Iyer journeys around the globe to study conceptions of the world beyond.
Book Review: ‘The Riders Come Out at Night,’ by Ali Winston and Darwin BondGraham
“The Riders Come Out at Night,” by Ali Winston and Darwin BondGraham, is a case study of corruption and reform within a single police department — with implications for all of us.
Pico Iyer's 'The Half Known Life' upends the conventional travel genre
After years of traversing the globe as the Dalai Lama's biographer and observing how people struggle in searching for meaning, Iyer wonders what kind of paradise can be found in our fractious world.
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