New in Paperback: ‘Sexual Justice’ and ‘Last Call’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
10 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Once a Literary Snob, Chris Pavone Learned From the Experts
The best-selling author crossed paths with John Grisham and Pat Conroy early in his career. Here’s what they taught him.
Review: ‘Under the Skin,’ by Linda Villarosa
In “Under the Skin,” Linda Villarosa disproves once and for all the theory that people of color are responsible for their own failed health care.
Book Review: “Virology,” by Joseph Osmundson
In his essay collection “Virology,” Joseph Osmundson examines the myriad ways we coexist with viruses.
'The Facemaker' profiles the British surgeon who treated WWI's disfigured soldiers
Lindsey Fitzharris' new book tells the true story of Harold Gillies, a British surgeon whose team worked to reconstruct the faces of some of the 280,000 men who suffered facial trauma during WWI.
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‘Look What You’ve Turned Us Into’: The Roots of Women’s Shame
Three recent memoirs detail various injustices inflicted on young female bodies.
Review: ‘Everything I Need I Get From You,’ by Kaitlyn Tiffany
In defense of One Direction, Twitter teens and screaming women everywhere.
Book Review: “More Than You’ll Ever Know,” by Katie Gutierrez
In her debut novel, “More Than You’ll Ever Know,” Katie Gutierrez tells the story of an aspiring true-crime journalist and her latest subject.
Newly Published, From Quarantine Love to Hemingway
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Barbara Pym: An Excellent Woman? Most of the Time.
Paula Byrne’s biography of the novelist Barbara Pym reveals the complicated person behind the vicars and the jumble sales.
Book Review: ‘Wastelands,’ by Corban Addison
In “Wastelands,” Corban Addison tells the extraordinary story of how some North Carolina residents stood up to a meatpacking company polluting their communities.
Maxine Hong Kingston's work is as wondrous and alive as ever in this collection
Kingston burst onto the scene in 1976 with The Woman Warrior and then kept writing. Critic John Powers says that, like James Baldwin, she's managed to shift American culture and remain relevant.
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Review: ‘Boys and Oil,’ by Taylor Brorby
In “Boys and Oil,” Taylor Brorby recalls the hazards of both the landscape and the culture of his home state.
Paradise by the Patchogue Ferry: A Hundred Years on Fire Island
Jack Parlett’s “Fire Island” is a sweeping, meditative history of the queer summer mecca.
A Harrowing Journey From Cornell to Addiction to Prison
In her memoir, “Corrections in Ink,” Keri Blakinger writes about her determination to improve the criminal justice system.
A Gender as Fluid as Water, and a Body in Crisis
“Voice of the Fish,” by Lars Horn, is a book-length essay on injury and rebirth, layered with histories and myths about sea life.
Review: “The Visitors,” by Jessi Jezewska Stevens
“The Visitors,” a novel by Jessi Jezewska Stevens, reimagines the protest movements after the 2008 financial crisis.
Review: “Nuclear Family,” by Joseph Han
In Joseph Han’s debut novel, “Nuclear Family,” a trip to South Korea leads to otherworldly possession and multigenerational, multicontinent fallout.
What Are You Wearing? History, Complexity and a Lot of Art.
Victoria Finlay’s “Fabric” examines the tangled stories of the textiles we wear and what they say about their times.
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