Book Review: ‘Marrying the Ketchups,’ by Jennifer Close
In “Marrying the Ketchups,” Jennifer Close places a beloved Chicago watering hole in the hands of a big Irish family with lots of politics.
Review: ‘A Revolutionary for Our Time: The Walter Rodney Story,’ by Leo Zeilig
An illustrated take on Leo Zeilig’s new biography of the 1960s-70s revolutionary.
Liana Finck Reimagines the Story of Genesis
Finck talks about “Let There Be Light,” and Jonathan Van Ness discusses “Love That Story.”
R. O. Blechman: ‘April Was Not Cruel to T.S. Eliot’
A graphic ode to a founding father of literary modernism.
Lost, and Found, in Translation: 3 Picture Books About Language Turn Anglocentric Tropes on Their Head
English is gibberish, “X” is for bear and a shared word is everyone’s cup of tea — in new work by Young Vo, Ellen Heck and Andrea Wang.
People Cope With Tragedy by Writing Poems. Maybe They Shouldn’t.
And other letters to the editor.
At 100, the ‘Just William’ Books Are an Icon of British Childhood
Richmal Crompton’s prototypical schoolboy has survived war, upheaval, changing tastes and a new world. He’s still just 11.
This Earth Day, one book presents global warming and climate justice as inseparable
It's still an open question to what degree our planet will remain habitable in the coming years. Elizabeth Cripps offers an urgent message in What Climate Justice Means and Why We Should Care.
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New in Paperback: Helen Oyeyemi and George Saunders
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
12 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Review: ‘Silent Invasion’ Is Deborah Birx’s Story of Trump’s Covid Response
“Silent Invasion” is an insider’s account of an ignorant president whose policies may have cost thousands of lives.
The Dark Side of Tea-Making
Judy I. Lin’s debut fantasy novel for young adults is “steeped” in the ancient traditions of her native Taiwan.
Review: ‘Easy Beauty,’ by Chloe Cooper Jones; ‘The Perfect Other,’ by Kyleigh Leddy; ‘Pathological,’ by Sarah Fay
Three authors turn the lens on their own bodies and minds.
Viola Davis on Recording Her New Memoir ‘Finding Me’
“I felt I was living through those moments with every word I spoke,” the Oscar-winning actor says of her new memoir, “Finding Me.”
3 New Audiobooks to Listen to Now
Fantastical maps, timeless tales and a new twist on an ancient Hindu classic.
Review: ‘Adriatic,’ by Robert D. Kaplan
Robert D. Kaplan’s “Adriatic” takes readers on a political, intellectual and personal tour from Italy to Albania.
New Mysteries and Crime Novels
Harini Nagendra’s new novel, “The Bangalore Detectives Club,” stars a bookish, Sherlock-Holmes-loving young bride.
Diego Maradona: Soccer’s Brilliant, Tortured Bad Boy
A new biography by a Spanish journalist who had access to members of Maradona’s inner circle.
Thomas Piketty’s Radical Plan to Redistribute Wealth
Piketty’s “A Brief History of Equality” looks at centuries of economic improvement and suggests new reforms for modern societies.
Big Tech Wants to Commodify Your Happiness
In Claire Stanford’s “Happy for You,” a struggling academic joins an internet company building an algorithm to quantify human joy.
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