Accused of Ruining Popcorn, Cass Sunstein Wants to Repent
In “Too Much Information,” President Obama’s onetime regulatory chief takes another look at whether disclosing information — including calorie counts — is always a good thing.
Jane Fonda Likes to Curl Up With a Good Book, Among the Dead
“I like reading in graveyards leaning against old gravestones, though I haven’t had many opportunities of late.”
In ‘Hoax,’ Brian Stelter Ventures Where No Author Has Gone Before
He’d missed his deadline and then the pandemic arrived — so CNN’s chief media correspondent wrote about it.
Novel of Multitudes Sings for a Fading Dream of National Belonging
“Homeland Elegies,” by Ayad Akhtar, considers the many contradictions and ambiguities of being an American Muslim after 9/11.
In Woodward Interviews, Trump Admits Downplaying Covid, Consistently Bends Reality
In 'Rage,' Journalist Bob Woodward quotes a March 19 interview wherein Trump says of COVID-19: "I always wanted to play it down. I still like playing it down, because I don't want to create a panic."
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'Our Lady Of Perpetual Hunger' Is A Savory Memoir Of Food, Work And Love
Southern pastry chef Lisa Donovan chronicles her messy, decades-long process of coming to own her worth in a smart and vulnerable new memoir.
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Attachment Brings Joy, And Inevitably, Loss In 'What Are You Going Through'
Sigrid Nunez's new novel follows an unnamed narrator who agrees to keep a dying friend company until the end — but despite encompassing all kinds of sadness, the story is never grim.
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Doctor Dolittle’s Talking Animals Still Have Much to Say
The children’s series is 100 years old this year. Its author, Hugh Lofting, was flawed — the original books contained racist ideas. Yet his animals continue to delight.
New & Noteworthy, From the Rubik’s Cube to the Deep South
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
The Injustice Deep Within the Justice System
Brittany K. Barnett’s “A Knock at Midnight” reveals the discriminatory nature of the nation’s drug laws.
‘JFK,’ by Fredrik Logevall: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “JFK,” by Fredrik Logevall
‘Monogamy,’ by Sue Miller: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Monogamy,” by Sue Miller
The Sweat, Stench and Staggering Logistics of the American Supermarket
“The Secret Life of Groceries,” by Benjamin Lorr, lifts the veil on the human labor, industrial agriculture and transportation challenges that go into stocking upscale food stores.
Novels From Around the World Examine Kinship and Conflict
Books in translation from Brazil, France, Mozambique and Italy follow friends in crisis and lovers divided.
Sigrid Nunez’s New Book Asks a Timely Question, Right in the Title
“What Are You Going Through” considers life-and-death issues with a master’s light touch.
How to Read Your Way Back to Serenity
“Breaking Bread With the Dead,” by Alan Jacobs, argues that works of the past help increase our “personal density,” even when we disagree with them.
Are We More Divided Now Than Ever Before?
James A. Morone’s “Republic of Wrath” looks at political divisions throughout American history.
The Fiction That Makes the World Go Round
“Money: The True Story of a Made-Up Thing,” by Jacob Goldstein, is a conversational account of currency — an abstraction propped up by group faith.
When the Holocaust Becomes an Obsession
In Yishai Sarid’s novel “The Memory Monster,” a tour guide to the Nazi death camps begins to unravel.
Groomed to Be President
Fredrik Logevall’s “JFK” brings the young Jack Kennedy to life with telling detail and knowing insights.
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