Celebrating Strange Faces, Gorgeous Sentences and Circular Prose
Brilliant new essay collections from Namwali Serpell, Brian Dillon and Daniel Mendelsohn.
Yes, Books Were Bound in Human Skin. An Intrepid Librarian Finds the Proof.
“Dark Archives,” by Megan Rosenbloom, a librarian at U.C.L.A., traces the history of the controversial practice and considers what we should do with such books today.
Book Review: ‘The Dead Are Arising,’ by Les Payne and Tamara Payne
Thirty years in the making, “The Dead Are Arising,” by Les Payne and Tamara Payne, sharpens our understanding of the Black activist and thinker whose influence continues to reverberate.
'The Voice Of Sheila Chandra' Echoes Through Time And Space
Kazim Ali's new poetry collection was inspired by the story of Sheila Chandra, a well-known singer rendered voiceless by an incurable neurological condition.
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'The Once And Future Witches' Will Have You Spellbound
Alix Harrow's new book is set in an alternate 19th-century America where the suffragette movement exists alongside a quest to restore magic and end the banishment of witches and witchcraft.
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Trick or Treat: It’s Mom and Dad!
The world’s worst parents come back to haunt us, in Lois Lowry’s “The Willoughbys Return.”
Invasion of the Memory Snatchers
In Kory Merritt’s “No Place for Monsters,” an invisible force is snatching kids in the night, erasing them not only from their beds but from everyone else’s memory.
The Ottoman Empire’s Influence on the Present Day
Alan Mikhail talks about “God’s Shadow,” and Benjamin Lorr discusses “The Secret Life of Groceries.”
The Mysteries of the American-Saudi Alliance
Two new books, David H. Rundell’s “Vision or Mirage” and Bradley Hope and Justin Scheck’s “Blood and Oil,” offer insights into an enigmatic country.
Upper West Side Story: The Dazzling Rise of Richard Avedon
Philip Gefter’s biography, “What Becomes a Legend Most,” follows the career of one of the 20th century’s most successful photographers.
New in Paperback: ‘Ninth House’ and ‘Birth of a Dream Weaver’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Just Like You, Claire Messud Never Read ‘A Brief History of Time’
“I bought it because everyone else did, I guess.”
A Mother Takes Readers on a Journey With Her Autistic Son
Amy S.F. Lutz asks difficult questions in “We Walk.”
Marie Lu’s Audience Is the Wind Beneath Her Best-Selling Wings
In a world ripped from one of her novels, the young adult author draws strength from activist fans.
Underestimating These 'Maids' Is A Fatal Mistake
Katie Skelly's uncanny new graphic novel retells the real-life story of sisters Christine and Léa Papin, who were working as maids when they brutally murdered their employers.
(Image credit: Fantagraphics)
The Untold Technological Revolution Sweeping Through Rural China
In “Blockchain Chicken Farm,” Xiaowei Wang documents how technology is transforming the lives of China’s rural poor.
Book Review: ‘Counting,’ by Deborah Stone
In “Counting,” Deborah Stone argues that we shouldn’t put too much stock in numbers as a way to understand our lives.
‘Plain Bad Heroines’ Is a New Kind of Lesbian Fiction
In her adult debut, Emily M. Danforth revisits Mary MacLane’s controversial 1902 confessional diary, with a contemporary Hollywood twist.
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