The Wonders That Live at the Very Bottom of the Sea
Two new books, Edith Widder’s “Below the Edge of Darkness” and Helen Scales’s “The Brilliant Abyss,” explore the darkest reaches and all that glows there.
A Doubleheader of Baseball Novels for Fans and Non-Fans Alike
Nic Stone’s “Fast Pitch” and Rajani LaRocca’s “Much Ado About Baseball” add mystery, magic and math to the lineup.
This Noir Adventure Shows Silvia Moreno-Garcia Can Do It All, With Style To Spare
Moreno-Garcia follows up her smash hit Mexican Gothic with a noir caper set in '70s Mexico City, centering on two small-time sad-sacks who find themselves caught up in some very big trouble.
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Alan Cumming, Drinking and Other Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
New in Paperback: ‘The Bass Rock’ and ‘The Lost Pianos of Siberia’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
10 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Immigration And Prejudice, Colonialism And Inheritance At Heart Of 'Names For Light'
Thirii Myo Kyaw Myint's second book reads like poetry, an embodied experience of exquisite reflections on family and rootedness and deracination and sorrow and love.
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This Surprising Debut Takes Readers To A Crossroads Of Empires And Cultures
Vinod Busjeet, like his main character, is descended from the Indian workers brought to Mauritius by French and English colonizers. His debut, Silent Winds, Dry Seas, reflects that critical history.
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America’s Uncertain Role in the World After 9/11
Spencer Ackerman’s “Reign of Terror” explores how the attacks of 9/11 have influenced American policy over the last 20 years — and not in a good way.
The Miracle Cure for All Our Energy Woes?
In “The Star Builders,” Arthur Turrell explores the attempt to produce clean and abundant energy through nuclear fusion.
The Crime Novelist William Kent Krueger Still Loves Sherlock Holmes
“Is there a more mysterious and nefarious villain than Moriarty?”
Anthony Veasna So Made the Debut He’d Always Wanted
“Afterparties,” the much-anticipated story collection by the late writer, was a best seller in its first week on sale.
Laura Lippman's 'Dream Girl' Is The Latest Thriller To Center On Stolen Stories
Many of this year's mystery and suspense novels explore literary appropriation — characters in positions of privilege laying their sticky mitts on stories that don't belong to them.
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We Asked, You Answered: Your 50 Favorite Sci-Fi And Fantasy Books Of The Past Decade
Earlier in the summer, we asked you to vote for your favorite science fiction and fantasy reads of the past decade — so here are 50 fabulous reads, curated by our expert judges and you, the readers.
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Newly Published
A selection of books published this week.
Books That Cover Two Human Constants: Time and Motion
A review of Tom Standage’s “A Brief History of Motion” and David Rooney’s “About Time” delves into our concern with moving faster and checking our clocks.
Billie Jean King: The First Female Athlete-Activist
In her new memoir, “All In,” King is as concerned with political and social issues as she is with tennis.
A Memoir’s Painful Question: Where Are You From?
“Names for Light,” by Thirii Myo Kyaw Myint, is a memoir recounted through the stories of family members.
The Sun Down Motel
Uncovered review by Filomena Scotto DiVetta, ACLS Galloway Branch
The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James is a book that once you pick it up you will not want to put it down! This book was recommended by my coworker Christine, and I am so happy that she told me to read it. It is a good read from start to finish!
This book is a
murder mystery with ghosts in it! It takes place between two different decades.
Each chapter switches between Viv
and Carly. Viv is a young woman who moves to Fell, New York, in
1982. She starts to work night shifts at a motel. During her time there, weird
things happen, and she is drawn to murders that have taken place in Fell.
Carly, who is Viv’s niece, moves to Fell in 2017. Just like her aunt, she
starts to work at the same motel. The reason she is there is to find out what
happened to her aunt Viv, who vanished from the motel in 1982.
This book kept me on the edge of my seat with its twist and turns. I could not stop reading it and did not want it to end! The author did such an amazing job writing the storyline and the characters. This is a book I will be recommending to everyone!
'Against White Feminism' Is An Urgent Call To Action For Solidarity And Justice
Although personal anecdotes are included throughout, Rafia Zakaria's aim is not to explore her own pain but to retrace the history of how white feminism has caused unending trauma through centuries.
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