Meritocracy, Silicon Valley and Other Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
11 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The Times.
Dolly Parton Likes to Read by the Fire in Her Pajamas
“Especially on a rainy day off … sitting in a comfy chair.”
'Long Time Coming' Explores Birth, Uninterrupted History Of Systemic Racism In U.S.
Michael Eric Dyson's call to action is an invitation to reimagine law enforcement, education, workspaces and all other spaces in ways that eliminate racism, abuse, misogyny and xenophobia.
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Coffee-Table Books to Give (and Get) This Season
Bridging the literary and aesthetic worlds, some of the year’s best large-scale, illustrated hardcovers offer immersion and escape — right from your living room.
Meet Chloe Gong, One of the Year’s Youngest Best-Selling Authors
The 21-year-old University of Pennsylvania student got her start as an obsessive, book-a-day reader of young adult fiction.
2020 Book Concierge: Mary Louise Kelly Picks 'Hamnet' By Maggie O'Farrell
To celebrate the launch of NPR's 2020 Book Concierge, each All Things Considered host will share a favorite book. Mary Louise Kelly's is Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell.
'Perestroika In Paris' Is A Cozy, Fairy-Tale Trot Through The City Of Lights
Fans of Jane Smiley's previous books will be pleased to see that talking horses make a return in her latest — plus a dog, a raven and a couple of ducks, all making lives for themselves in Paris.
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'Wild Minds' Traces The Origins Of Animation — From Blackton And McCay To Disney
Author Reid Mitenbuler's real target is a quintessentially American story of daring ambition, personal re-invention, and the eternal tug-of-war of between art and business.
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The Best Children’s Books of 2020
The most notable picture, middle grade and young adult books of the year, selected by The Times’s children’s books editor.
Our House Is a Very, Very, Very Fine House
These books will help us feel a little bit better about being stuck inside.
2020 Book Concierge: Ari Shapiro Picks 'Piranesi' By Susanna Clarke
To celebrate the launch of NPR's 2020 Book Concierge, each All Things Considered host will share their favorite book. Ari Shapiro's is Piranesi by Susanna Clarke.
‘Dancing in the Mosque: An Afghan Mother’s Letter to her Son,’ by Homeira Qaderi: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Dancing in the Mosque: An Afghan Mother’s Letter to her Son,” by Homeira Qaderi
‘Black Futures,’ by Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Black Futures,” by Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham
The Rich, Literary Life of the Creator of America’s Favorite Girl Spy
“Sometimes You Have to Lie,” a biography by Leslie Brody of Louise Fitzhugh, the author of “Harriet the Spy,” reveals a writer who had much in common with her indelible characters.
New & Noteworthy, From Cheese to Player Two
A selection of recent books of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Why Can’t Women Be Serial Killers, Too?
In Chelsea G. Summers’s “A Certain Hunger,” a psychopathic food critic literally consumes the men she targets.
‘Ordesa’ Is a Meditation on Yearning, Solitude and Family
In Manuel Vilas’s novel, a writer takes stock of his past and the changing face of Spain.
In America, Is Power in the Hands of Too Many ‘Mediocre’ Men?
In her new book, Ijeoma Oluo traces the history of white American manhood from Buffalo Bill to contemporary football to show how violence and opportunism have helped white men maintain a grip on power.
It’s the End of Humanity. Maybe It’s for the Best.
In “Dissipatio H.G.,” by Guido Morselli, every human in the world vanishes. Except one.
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