When Will Publishing Stop Starving Its Young?
Two days after Olivie Blake’s novel “The Atlas Six” hit the best-seller list, her editor posted a strongly worded resignation letter on Twitter.
Reviewer Bias, Imperial Tongues and Other Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Truth Is the First Casualty of War. These Reporters Tried to Save It.
Deborah Cohen’s “Last Call at the Hotel Imperial” tells the story of four foreign correspondents who sounded the alarm from Europe before World War II.
Three YA fantasies take you on a journey — at home
These three YA fantasies offer up creative magic systems and mythologies, stakes as high as they come, and girls with the grit to get it done.
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Poetry collection 'Customs' is rooted in un-rootedness
In her highly anticipated second collection, Solmaz Sharif examines the language of rules — exploring conformity and naming losses. Migration, borders, and displacement are constants in these poems.
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She Became a Private Eye. And Investigated Her Past.
In “Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation,” Erika Krouse tells twin stories of working a case and exploring personal trauma.
Newly Published, From a Vermont Sanctuary to Chicago’s Spoken Word
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
'One For All' is a gender-bent retelling of 'The Three Musketeers'
In Lillie Lainoff's YA novel, a teen with a chronic illness aims to follow in the forthright footsteps of her father, a former Musketeer.
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Virginia Hamilton's 'liberation literature' continues to open doors for young readers
Hamilton was the most award-winning YA author in American literary history, and the first Black author to win a Newbery Medal. A new collection showcases five of her most haunting novels.
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Review: “Life of Che,” by Héctor Germán Oesterheld
First published in Argentina in 1969, Héctor Germán Oesterheld’s “Life of Che” has finally been translated into English.
Is Love Enough to Save a City?
Kelsey Ronan’s debut novel, “Chevy in the Hole,” follows a budding romance between opposites amid a civic crisis.
His Life Was Too Boring for a Memoir. So He Wrote Ireland’s.
In “We Don’t Know Ourselves,” Fintan O’Toole reckons with a life spent in a wildly changing homeland.
The Disaster That Is Venezuela
William Neuman’s “Things Are Never So Bad That They Can’t Get Worse” recounts the recent decline of Venezuela — and how that decline is continuing.
Book Review: ‘Vagabonds!’ by Eloghosa Osunde
Eloghosa Osunde’s “Vagabonds!” is set in the Nigerian capital, where homosexuality is punished by law.
Two Women Related by Blood, Strained by Money, Split by Hardship
Elena Medel’s debut novel, “The Wonders,” explores daily life in Spain beyond the tourist clichés.
Book Review: ‘True Biz,’ by Sara Novic
Sara Novic’s new novel, “True Biz,” takes readers beyond the hearing world.
In ‘Drowning Practice,’ a Dreamlike Vision of the End of the World
In Mike Meginnis’s new novel, everybody on earth has the same dream that the world will end soon.
Wildfires, Secrets and Struggles in a Hidden California
In her new novel, “Mecca,” Susan Straight creates a wide and deep view of a dynamic, multiethnic Southern California.
Book Review: ‘The Fruit Thief,’ by Peter Handke
In his novel “The Fruit Thief,” the Austrian Nobel laureate tells us not just the story but the conditions from which it emerged.
Still waters run deep in 'The Swimmers,' a brilliant novel about routine and identity
In Julie Otsuka's novel, a rag-tag group of regulars is disrupted when a crack appears at the bottom of the community pool. The Swimmers explores how mundane routines shape our days.
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