Thrillers Spiked With Malice and Dread
Looking for a nerve-fraying whodunit? These three novels — including one from Jane Harper — will keep you up at night.
'Drug Use For Grown-Ups' Serves As An Argument For Personal Choice
Dr. Carl Hart's positions on drug use and availability may seem quite extreme to some — but are thoughtful and data-driven. He asserts that racism is a major factor in the negative image drugs carry.
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The Clouds And Downpours Of 'Summerwater' Set The Scene For Human Drama
Sarah Moss's new novel takes place over a single, unrelentingly rainy day at a vacation site in Scotland, where families complain about each other and mounting dread builds to catastrophe at the end.
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The Essential Octavia Butler
She created vivid new worlds to reveal truths about our own. Here’s where to start with her books.
What Can We Expect After the Pandemic?
Four new books look at life after the virus and reach startlingly different conclusions.
What Is a Home? In ‘Aftershocks,’ the Answer Is Not So Clear
In her memoir, Nadia Owusu contemplates what it means to find home.
New in Paperback: ‘Amnesty’ and ‘Cool Town’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Punctuated Poetry and Other Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
12 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
For Comfort Reading, Susan Minot Turns to Comic Writers
“Being funny is not only hard but perhaps the most powerful thing of all.”
Fredrik Backman Walked Into A Potential Future Home. What He Found Surprised Him.
Some of us are struck by aspiration when we’re touring a staged property. For this best-selling author, the lightbulb moment was more productive.
'Aftershocks' Tells Of A Reckoning With The Self — And With Memory
Writer Nadia Owusu has lived many lives. Her nonlinear memoir, centered on the idea of physical and metaphorical earthquakes, is about all of the parts of what is her single, complex life.
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There's Not A Single Off Note In 'That Old Country Music'
In his new story collection, Kevin Barry proves to be a master at evoking the landscapes of both western Ireland and the human heart; he seems to have an innate sense of why people do what they do.
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New & Noteworthy, From ‘Faust’ to Life in Lockdown
A selection of recent titles of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Stories of Everyday Strangeness, in the Midwest and Beyond
“Life Among the Terranauts,” by Caitlin Horrocks, offers vivid, often fantastical portraits of life.
Two ‘Disappeared’ Argentine Exiles Fall in Love. One Is Already Dead.
With his debut novel, “Hades, Argentina,” Daniel Loedel pays homage to lost family.
A Memoir That Sees Only the Tip of the Melting Iceberg
In “Unsolaced,” Greta Ehrlich tells a story of personal discovery against the backdrop of the climate crisis.
What Fuels a Fanatical Sports Parent?
In “Pee Wees,” Rich Cohen chronicles a year in youth hockey — and gets real about its impact on his own psyche.
Was the Constitution a Pro-Slavery Document?
In “The Crooked Path to Abolition,” James Oakes shows how Abraham Lincoln relied on America’s founding texts to chart a path to abolition.
When Getting High Is a Hobby, Not a Habit
In “Drug-Use for Grown-Ups,” Carl L. Hart, a drug addiction expert, argues that we misunderstand the way most people use illegal substances.
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