Lost and Found: A Missing Camus Biography and a Christmas Miracle
Geoff Dyer remembers the book that came back.
New in Paperback: ‘The Dutch House’ and ‘The Nation City’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Dancing to ‘Yellow Submarine,’ Neanderthal Extinction and Other Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
The Best Book Covers of 2020
The Book Review’s art director offers his annual laurels to the covers that distinguished themselves in his eyes.
11 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Jess Walter Doesn’t Have a Lot of Patience for Memoirs
“I get claustrophobic spending too much time in the head of another writer.”
Want to Talk About Racism? Sit Next to Frederick Joseph
This debut author has learned not to read the comments about his new book, “The Black Friend.” Some are supportive; others contain death threats.
New & Noteworthy Visual Books, From Boxing to Hollywood Candids
A selection of recent visual books of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
In 'I Came As A Shadow,' Georgetown's John Thompson Offers Some Surprising Moments
The Hall of Fame basketball coach, who died in August, leaves us with the private thoughts of a public man, one who both raged against racial injustice and embraced chances to make things better.
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Violent Tragedy Upends a Bible Belt Town in This Brisk Novel
“The Ancient Hours,” by Michael Bible, examines lives in a North Carolina town after a deadly church fire.
‘Sylvia Pankhurst: Natural Born Rebel,’ by Rachel Holmes: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Sylvia Pankhurst: Natural Born Rebel,” by Rachel Holmes
The British Activist Who Was a Spiritual Ancestor to Today’s Teen Radicals
“Sylvia Pankhurst: Natural Born Rebel,” by Rachel Holmes, captures the turbulent life of an indefatigable crusader for women’s and workers’ rights.
Three Books That Gaze Upward to Heaven and Inward to the Heart
In new books by Rachel Mikva, T.M. Luhrmann and Joe Drape, faith and the world of believers take center stage.
2020 Book Concierge: Audie Cornish Picks 'Just Us' By Claudia Rankine
To celebrate the launch of NPR's 2020 Book Concierge, each All Things Considered host will share a favorite book. Audie Cornish's is Just Us by Claudia Rankine.
'He Makes Us Love George Smiley:' Robert Harris On The Legacy Of John Le Carré
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with British writer Robert Harris about the legacy of John le Carré, whom he's called "one of the great post-war British novelists" and who died Saturday at age 89.
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2020 Book Concierge: The Funniest Books On Our List
Need reading to help beat the winter blues? We have four recommendations from NPR's Book Concierge that could help - all for fun, and funny, books.
Best Poetry of 2020
Our poetry columnist picks some of her favorite collections of the year.
Stormy Fairy Tales
The children in these three new novels brave blizzards, witches and monsters to convey a heartening message: “We will weather this together.”
On Barack Obama’s Memoir and Other Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Jo Nesbo Talks About ‘The Kingdom’
Nesbo discusses his latest novel, and David Michaelis talks about his new biography of Eleanor Roosevelt.
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