New in Paperback: ‘Klara and the Sun’ and ‘The Committed’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Two New Memoirs About Affliction
Frank Bruni talks about “The Beauty of Dusk,” and Meghan O’Rourke discusses “The Invisible Kingdom.”
A Natural (and Political and Cultural) History of America’s Bird
In “The Bald Eagle,” Jack E. Davis takes a wide-angle view on the decline and recent resurgence of his title subject.
'The Wonders' portrays the struggles of working women
Elena Medel's novel follows two women, separated in time but facing similar class and gender dynamics. It particularly explores the challenges of motherhood.
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Review: "Empire of the Scalpel," by Ira Rutkow
Ira Rutkow’s “Empire of the Scalpel” is by turns fascinating and ghastly.
Nixon’s Tricks, Antarctic Expeditions and Other Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Erin Entrada Kelly on the Stranger Within
When a mysterious outsider joins a small-town Louisiana classroom, in Erin Entrada Kelly’s “Those Kids From Fawn Creek,” everything changes.
What Happened When Kelly Yang Moved ‘Back Where She Came From’
In the semi-autobiographical novel “New From Here,” Yang looks at Covid’s effect on brotherly love, in the world and in her household.
10 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Keep Calm and Go Quietly Mad
Sarah Moss’s “The Fell” takes on the claustrophobia of lockdown, and what happens when her characters crack.
Really listening to someone else's convictions in 'The Believer' by Sarah Krasnostein
The author offers six profiles that include a Buddhist death doula, a student of the paranormal, the staff at the Creation Museum, and a woman who was imprisoned for her abusive husband's murder.
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Speak Up! You Might Become a Best Seller Like These Authors.
In two very different books, Cole Arthur Riley and Axie Oh both celebrate the importance of making your presence known.
Pankaj Mishra Says Faulkner’s Work Is ‘Atrociously Written,’ and Great
“This terrible and occasionally illegible prose never quite overcomes the reader’s trust in Faulkner’s profound creative power.”
Audiobooks Explain Things to Me
Chuck Klosterman on the ’90s, Michael Schur on ethics and Florence Williams on the science of a broken heart.
Newly Published, From a Nixon Insider to Margaret Atwood
A selection of books published this week.
Reimagining Art, One Threesome at a Time
In “Spellbound by Marcel,” Ruth Brandon explores the counterculture swirling around Marcel Duchamp and his circle.
Autofiction for People Who Think They’re Sick of It
Claire-Louise Bennett’s second novel, “Checkout 19,” centers on the passionate collision between reader, writer and book.
She sees life through the lens of books in 'Checkout 19'
The protagonist of Clare-Louise Bennett's novel is a determinedly unfixed and unrooted person who marks time through which writers she has read.
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New Psychological Thrillers
In Gilly Macmillan’s new novel, “The Long Weekend,” a country holiday goes very, very wrong.
‘Run and Hide,’ by Pankaj Mishra: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Run and Hide,” by Pankaj Mishra
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