Liane Moriarty’s New Novel Is a Family Saga and a Mystery
In “Apples Never Fall,” the author of “Nine Perfect Strangers” and “Big Little Lies” serves readers the tale of a missing mother and tennis pro.
The Nuns of Fiction: Experts in Affliction and Awe
From Chaucer to Don DeLillo and Lauren Groff, nuns in literature have served a variety of functions — not least, Claire Luchette writes, as the authors’ stays against mortal agony.
A Boy Aims To Save His Mom — And Himself — In 'The War For Gloria'
Atticus Lish's book opens a disturbing window into a teenager's battle to save his mother, our broken healthcare system — and the power that humans have to inflict harm on one another.
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Once, Twice, Thrice Upon a Time
Three book-length fairy tales — by Tom Gauld, Nadja Spiegelman and Ole Könnecke — take common ingredients and whip them into fresh new stories.
Brandon Taylor on the Sally Rooney Phenomenon
Taylor talks about Rooney’s “Beautiful World, Where Are You,” and David Rooney discusses “About Time: A History of Civilization in Twelve Clocks.”
New in Paperback: ‘The Best of Me’ and ‘Piranesi’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Has the Pandemic Changed Cities Forever?
In “Survival of the City,” Edward Glaeser and David Cutler explore a range of issues that will affect how our urban areas will look into the future.
Wilma Rudolph, Nuclear Fusion and Other Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Four New Poetry Books Mine Their Authors’ Pasts for Music and Meaning
Stephanie Burt reviews “Catcalling,” by Lee Soho; “The Collection Plate,” by Kendra Allen; “Maroon Choreography,” by Fahima Ife; and “The Survival Expo,” by Caki Wilkinson.
What’s Wrong With Big Tech? Three Stanford Professors Think They Know.
“System Error,” by Rob Reich, Mehran Sahami and Jeremy M. Weinstein, explores the problems inherent in Silicon Valley’s hold on us.
The Runty Prehistoric Mammals That Outlasted the Dinosaurs
In “Beasts Before Us,” the paleontologist Elsa Panciroli puts a spotlight on the small mammals that might have been our most important ancestors.
12 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
'Beautiful World' Is Sally Rooney's Toughest, Most Sweeping Novel To Date
Beautiful World, Where Are You is a cerebral novel that traces the relationships between four characters, and shifts between themes of sex, friendship and life's dark uncertainty.
Books Can Help Kids Learn About What Happened On 9/11. Here Are Some Good Ones
On 9/11, it was impossible to connect the dots for adults, nevermind children. Here are some books that can help kids try to understand that fateful date 20 years later.
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Book Review: ‘The Family Roe,’ by Joshua Prager
“The Family Roe,” by Joshua Prager, is a nuanced, deeply reported portrait of Norma McCorvey, known to most Americans as Jane Roe, the plaintiff in the case that won abortion rights for U.S. women.
In 'Civilizations,' Inca Emperor Atahualpa Conquers 16th-Century Spain
Laurent Binet seems to genuinely want to know to what extent conquest and the cruelty it inevitably produces are reducible, redeemable, or escapable. He also plainly wants to play around.
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What Did Best-Selling Illustrators Doodle While Daydreaming in School?
Three artists open up about the influences that led them to pick up pen, pencil and paintbrush.
Gabrielle Union Likes to Read in the Bathroom
“It’s quiet, I am left alone, it’s optimal temperature, I feel like I’m killing a couple birds with one stone, and I can retain what I’ve read.”
What Has One Eye and 1,200 Heads? An Old English Riddle, That’s What!
Riddles are as old as the English language and, as Adrienne Raphel explains, can tell us a lot about Anglo-Saxon culture — as long as we are able to solve them.
A Writer Reckons With the Fact That ‘People Love Dead Jews’
Dara Horn’s new essay collection looks at the ways the Jewish past has been contorted to elide the actual realities of anti-Semitism.
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