Markov Chains, Sinclair Lewis and Other Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Robert Gottlieb on ‘Garbo’ and ‘Babbitt’
Gottlieb talks about his own new biography and the work of Sinclair Lewis, and Carl Bernstein discusses “Chasing History.”
In 'Present Tense Machine,' the allegory of The Fall becomes a linguistic accident
In Gunnhild Øyehaug's novel, a mother and daughter are separated and forgotten to each other, yet continue to exist as thinkers and artists in their respective worlds, each missing something unknown.
(Image credit: Farrar, Straus and Giroux )
Newly Published, From Virtual Worlds to a History of Clothing
A selection of books published this week.
Book Review: ‘You Don’t Know Us Negroes,’ by Zora Neale Hurston
A new collection of essays, some appearing here for the first time, reveals the Harlem Renaissance author’s intellectual breadth.
Hope Gained and Lost, in New Fiction From Around the World
In novels from Ireland, Sweden and Japan: tales of terminal illness, a gruesome murder and time travel.
Two High-Powered Black Attorneys Confront a Justice System’s Flaws
“Just Pursuit,” by Laura Coates, a former federal prosecutor, and “The Rage of Innocence,” by Kristin Henning, a longtime juvenile defense lawyer, detail the moral quandaries and bias they encountered in their work.
What Does It Mean to Be a ‘High-Risk Homosexual’?
Edgar Gomez’s debut memoir recounts a life of resisting compulsory masculinity.
New in Paperback: ‘Made in China’ and ‘Better Luck Next Time’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
For Travel or Hibernation: New Audiobooks to Uplift, Soothe or Terrify
What to listen to this winter, from a dark, dystopian fantasy to a guide to enjoying the here and now.
A Scheherazade for Our Times
For Nahid Kazemi’s version of the fabled storyteller, empathy rules.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
The Book That Turned Annie Leibovitz Into a Photographer
“I became a photographer because of ‘The World of Henri Cartier-Bresson,’ which was published when I was a student at the San Francisco Art Institute. I was studying painting. Maybe it was something about the word ‘world,’ as well as the pictures, that seduced me.”
New Best Sellers Run the Gamut From Escapist to Galvanizing
Nita Prose’s novel whisks you to a luxury hotel, while Jamie Raskin’s memoir is a reminder of what really matters: home, family and democracy.
How Germans Reconciled Themselves to Defeat After World War II
Harald Jähner’s “Aftermath” recounts the complications of living in a battered country of rubble and ashes.
Gwen E. Kirby's stunning collection of short stories takes readers on a wild ride
While Kirby has a clear predilection for the bizarre, she plays some of her stories in her new book, Shit Cassandra Saw, straight — and those are just as entertaining as the fantastical ones.
(Image credit: Penguin Books)
'To Paradise' packs a staggering amount into its alternate histories
Hanya Yanagihara worked three centuries of imagination into this novel — undoubtedly an achievement. But the onslaught of details and stories muddle the narrative, weighing on the reading experience.
(Image credit: Doubleday)
Does Art Have to Be Relevant? One Prominent Critic Says No.
The composer John Adams reviews a new book by Jed Perl, “Authority and Freedom: A Defense of the Arts.”
A Memoir of a Young Girl’s Survival Amid Mounting Horrors
In “Mala’s Cat,” Mala Kacenberg describes her time hiding out in the forest during World War II after losing her family.
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