Book Review: ‘Our Missing Hearts,’ by Celeste Ng
“Our Missing Hearts” explores a fictional world where Chinese Americans are spurned and books are recycled into toilet paper.
Book Review: ‘The Story of Russia’ by Orlando Figes
In a new book, the historian Orlando Figes argues that the war on Ukraine is only the latest instance of a nation twisting the past to justify its future.
Book Review: ‘Self-Portrait With Ghost,’ by Meng Jin; ‘Tomorrow in Shanghai,’ by May-lee Chai; ‘A Catalog of Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made On,’ by Dung Kai-cheung
Stories set in China, the U.S. and Hong Kong are deadpan, dysfunctional, sentimental — and weird.
'Lucy By The Sea' succeeds at capturing disruptions, anxieties of pandemic
Elizabeth Stroud's latest is a chronicle of a plague year — and also of the main character's growing insights into herself, her family, and their changing relationships during this period.
(Image credit: Random House)
'Lucy By The Sea' succeeds at capturing disruptions, anxieties of pandemic
Elizabeth Strout's latest is a chronicle of a plague year — and also of the main character's growing insights into herself, her family, and their changing relationships during this period.
(Image credit: Random House)
Book Review: ‘By Hands Now Known,” by Margaret A. Burnham
“By Hands Now Known,” by Margaret A. Burnham, examines the chronic, quotidian violence faced by Black citizens in the American South — and the law’s failure to address it.
Newly Published, From Neuron Forests to Cryptocurrency
A selection of recently published books.
Book Review: ‘Lady Justice,’ by Dahlia Lithwick
In “Lady Justice,” Dahlia Lithwick celebrates the female lawyers, judges and others who stood up to the administration.
New Trump tome 'The Divider' offers most comprehensive chronicle of his term to date
The book by veteran journalists Peter Baker and Susan Glasser is a rushing torrent of anecdotes and recollections. A reader may plunge in at any point and pull up a pail of Trump at full tilt.
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Book Review: ‘You’ve Been Played,’ by Adrian Hon
In “You’ve Been Played,” a self-identified gamer warns against the dangers of imposing artificial incentives on all aspects of our lives.
Review: ‘A System So Magnificent It Is Blinding,’ by Amanda Svensson
Three siblings reunite in Amanda Svensson’s turbulent novel “A System So Magnificent It Is Blinding.”
Book Review: “Less Is Lost,” by Andrew Sean Greer
In “Less Is More,” the sequel to his Pulitzer Prize-winning comic novel, the author’s writer protagonist, now over 50 and in need of cash, takes to the road once again.
Review: ‘We Are the Proud Boys,’ by Andy Campbell
Andy Campbell examines extremism in the U.S. through a history of an ascendant far-right group.
Book Review: “The Book of Goose,” by Yiyun Li
In “The Book of Goose,” a literary hoax devised by two teenagers closes the distance between fiction and reality.
My Life in Error
A copy editor recounts his obsession with perfection.
Review: “The Complicities,” by Stacey D’Erasmo
In “The Complicities,” Stacey D’Erasmo introduces a woman who is rebuilding her life in the aftermath of her ex’s financial wrongdoings.
Andrew Sean Greer on Writing ‘Less’
The novelist discusses his Pulitzer-winning comedy about the travels and travails of a heartbroken writer, and William Finnegan talks about surfing.
Newly Published, From Zora Neale Hurston to the Russian Revolution
A selection of books published this week.
Book Review: ‘Black Skinhead,’ by Brandi Collins-Dexter
A civil rights advocate investigates.
New Parenting Books
The kids are back in their classrooms — but are they OK? These new titles can provide reassurance, advice and solidarity.
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