Olivia Laing‘s Reading Piles Are Far From Organized
“There are something like 15,000 books in our house, including pretty much every poetry pamphlet published in the 20th century. It’s a problem.”
Michio Kaku Says the Universe Is Simpler Than We Think
The physicist’s latest book, “The God Equation,” explains the search for the theory of everything.
'Mom Genes' Aims To Examine Biological Transformations Of Motherhood
Abigail Tucker's descriptions of how radically women may change at the time of motherhood — and, as an extension, how this might affect their ability to focus on other things — gets pretty harrowing.
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'The Haunting Of Alma Fielding' Is A Ghost Story — And A Tale Of Power And Fear
In 1938, a housewife went to the press complaining of a poltergeist in her home — and a ghost hunter investigated. Kate Summerscale's true tale is about women and power, anxiety, and choices.
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15 New Books to Watch For in May
Buzzy new novels from Stacey Abrams, Jean Hanff Korelitz and Andy Weir; Michael Lewis’s take on the pandemic; Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s ode to grief and more.
New & Noteworthy, From Elizabeth Warren to Life as a Black Millennial
A selection of recent titles of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
When Teacups, Burning Lumps of Coal and Eggs Flew Through the Air
In her delightfully spooky new book, “The Haunting of Alma Fielding,” Kate Summerscale investigates poltergeist activity in 1930s London.
Is There Really Such a Thing as Maternal Instinct?
In “Mom Genes,” Abigail Tucker attempts to uncover the science behind what makes a mother and reveals her own struggle to be a good one.
Jhumpa Lahiri’s New Novel Pares a Shrinking Life Down to Its Essence
In “Whereabouts,” an unnamed narrator in an unnamed Italian city mulls a contemplative existence devoid of intimate human contact.
In 'Stronger,' Cindy McCain Reflects On Life, And The Last Days, With John McCain
In her memoir, the late senator's wife details a decision on emergency surgery in John McCain's final days, reviews their 38 years of marriage — and offers her thoughts on Donald Trump.
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Book Review: ‘Antitrust,’ by Amy Klobuchar
Klobuchar’s “Antitrust” looks at the history of policy toward trusts and monopolies, and calls for revitalized efforts to bring economic titans under control.
'Curb' Uses Poetry To Scrub At The Wounds Of Anti-Asian Racism
Divya Victor's new book is a compilation of poems, memories, histories and essays, considering domestic terrorism against Asian Americans, in urgent words that spill out on the page like blood.
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Malcolm Gladwell on the Hard Decisions of War
Gladwell’s “The Bomber Mafia” looks at the air campaign against Japan in World War II and finds a surprising hero in Curtis LeMay.
Pet Project
In the graphic novel “Allergic,” a young girl is relentless in her quest for a furry friend.
'In Deeper Waters' Is A Frothy Romantic Confection
F.T. Lukens' earnest new seafaring romance follows a young prince desperate to hide his magical powers from the pirates who've kidnapped him — and the mysterious boy who comes to his rescue.
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'What's Not To Love'? Only A Few Moments In This Otherwise Charming Story
The married-in-real-life team of Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka have a new YA romance, about a toxic (maybe too toxic) high school rivalry that, of course, turns to love in the end.
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Patrick Radden Keefe on ‘Empire of Pain’
Keefe discusses his new book about the Sackler family and OxyContin, and Elisabeth Egan talks about JoAnne Tompkins’s debut novel, “What Comes After.”
When a Cold Case Turns Deadly
In her latest Crime column, Sarah Weinman reviews Amy Suiter Clarke’s debut novel, “Girl, 11,” about a true-crime podcast host in a killer’s cross hairs.
‘The Free World: Art and Thought in the Cold War,’ by Louis Menand: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “The Free World: Art and Thought in the Cold War,” by Louis Menand
New in Paperback: ‘Why We Swim’ and ‘The End of October’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
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