13 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Spies on opposite sides of the Cold War unite in 'From Warsaw With Love'
Reporter John Pomfret interviewed government officials and intelligence operatives and mined declassified files in Poland to write his fascinating story of the Polish-U.S. intelligence relationship.
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The stories in 'Five Tuesdays in Winter' prove Lily King is a star at any length
Lily King's first story collection demonstrates her range, pulling you in and making you wonder where she's going, whether it's a brutal encounter between former roommates or a sudden act of kindness.
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Ew, David, Your Book Is a Best Seller!
What went on behind the scenes on “Schitt’s Creek”? Now readers can find out.
Ew, David, Your Book Is a Best Seller!
What went on behind the scenes on “Schitt’s Creek”? Now readers can find out.
John Banville, the Contemporary Novelist Who Avoids Contemporary Novels
“I read very little new fiction these days, to my shame and regret. ... So much of it seems to me mere prattle. Isn’t that awful?”
The stories in 'Five Tuesdays in Winter' prove Lily King is a star at any length
Lily King's first story collection demonstrates her range, pulling you in and making you wonder where she's going, whether it's a brutal encounter between former roommates or a sudden act of kindness.
(Image credit: NPR)
'The How' is a hopeful meditation on self-worth and healing
Yrsa Daley-Ward has taken Instagram reflections on life to book-form; she offers reminders about personal worth — affirmations and mindfulness exercises on self-love, growth and healing.
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Newly Published, From Elie Wiesel to ‘The Loneliest Americans’
A selection of books published this week.
The Decade That Changed America Forever
Kevin Boyle’s “The Shattering” tells the story of the profound disruptures that rocked the country in the 1960s.
'My Monticello' grapples with the past, present and future of American racism
The title novella of Jocelyn Nicole Johnson's debut is set in the near future in Charlottesville, Va., where descendants of Sally Hemings' take shelter from a racist mob in Thomas Jefferson's manor.
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To Cover World War II, These Women Journalists Fought Sexism at Home
“The Correspondents,” by Judith Mackrell, is a group portrait of six pioneering female war correspondents, and the considerable challenges they faced.
Is It Possible to Explain How Consciousness Works?
The neuroscientist Antonio Damasio has distilled his theories about consciousness in “Feeling & Knowing,” paring things down and using an accessible style.
Reality According to Tom McCarthy
His new novel, “The Making of Incarnation,” examines the arcane technologies that help shape the modern world.
An Artist in Lockdown, Forged by Catastrophe
In Sarah Hall’s novel “Burntcoat,” a fictionalized pandemic spurs a sculptor to productive heights.
Caught Between Worlds? So Are the Characters in These Books.
Three new historical novels introduce us to characters who can’t be in two places at once.
The Manhattan ‘Madam’ Who Hobnobbed With the City’s Elite
A new biography by Debby Applegate recounts the story of Polly Adler, who arrived in America from Russia at 13 and became New York’s most successful brothel owner, befriending mobsters, policemen, politicians and writers.
The Secret 53-Year-Old British Case That Could Have Legalized Trans Identity
“The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes,” by Zoë Playdon, investigates a long-suppressed legal case involving an aristocratic Scotsman, who, raised, at least initially, as a girl, went to court to prove his male gender.
From a Small Nigerian Tribe to a Big American Publishing House
In Uwem Akpan’s debut novel, “New York, My Village,” a Black African editor traces tribalism at home and abroad.
The Century-Old Russian Novel Said to Have Inspired ‘1984’
“We,” by Yevgeny Zamyatin, transports us to an authoritarian society governed by technological efficiency.
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