‘We Germans,’ Alexander Starritt by the Author: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “We Germans,” by Alexander Starritt
How Has Donald Trump Survived?
Michael S. Schmidt’s “Donald Trump v. the United States” describes the uncomfortable tenures of two influential White House figures.
In Yaa Gyasi’s New Novel, a Young Scientist Tries to Understand Her Family’s Pain
“Transcendent Kingdom,” by the author of “Homegoing,” features a Stanford Ph.D. student struggling to comprehend the addiction that killed her brother.
Welcome To Story Hour: 100 Favorite Books For Young Readers
This year we had kids and caregivers in mind when we chose the genre for our summer poll — so here are 100 favorite kids' books, picked by readers and expert judges, to while away the hours at home.
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Frog And Toad Are Great, But Have You Met 'The Man Who Took The Indoors Out'?
When you think of author and illustrator Arnold Lobel, you probably think of Frog and Toad, his amphibian forever friends — but this story of loving things and letting them go deserves a fresh look.
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From Iran to America, One Epic Tale at a Time
A modern-day Scheherazade uses storytelling to survive the fifth grade.
Catching the Buzz: A Young C.E.O. on Her Lemonade Business, Which Was Inspired by Bees
Mikaila Ulmer’s “Bee Fearless” is that rarest of book breeds: the middle grade memoir.
A Python Ate the President’s Neighbor? Only in Carl Hiaasen’s Florida
“Squeeze Me,” Hiaasen’s new novel, is an unabashedly political satire full of his signature high jinks.
'Punching The Air' Tells A Story Of Hope Behind Bars
Author Ibi Zoboi and activist Yusef Salaam, one of the Central Park Five, turn his childhood pain into poetry in this new novel in verse, about a Black teenager convicted of a crime he didn't commit.
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'Vesper Flights' Offers Hope To A World In Desperate Need Of It
In her first book since the critically acclaimed H Is for Hawk, Helen Macdonald urges us to reconsider our relationship with the natural world — and fight to preserve it.
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7 Takeaways From ‘Melania and Me,’ by the First Lady’s Former Friend
Stephanie Winston Wolkoff was part of the Trumps’ inner circle — until she wasn’t. Her memoir is a cautionary tale.
Kurt Andersen on ‘Evil Geniuses’
Andersen talks about his new book, and Lesley M.M. Blume discusses “Fallout.”
Children in a World Gone Mad: 5 Kids’ Books Set During World War II
Tributes to family connect these four novels and a memoir, honoring the too-easily-broken bonds that sustain children across the globe.
New in Paperback: ‘The Testaments’ and ‘The Patient’s Checklist’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
War — What Is It Good For? Chemotherapy, Apparently
In “The Great Secret,” Jennet Conant argues that the 1943 bombing of a ship full of mustard gas helped spur research into cancer treatments.
Hitler and the Holocaust
In the second volume of his biography, “Hitler: Downfall, 1939-1945,” Volker Ullrich examines the central role of Hitler in the extermination of the Jews.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Britain and the U.S.: A Forced and Unequal Marriage
“The Churchill Complex,” by Ian Buruma, examines the invented kinship of Anglo-American relations since World War II.
Revisiting the ‘Emotional Hodge-Podge’ of ‘Catch-22’
In 1961, writer Richard G. Stern reviewed Joseph Heller’s satirical war novel “Catch-22” for the Book Review, calling it “an emotional hodge-podge.”
How the U.S. Won the War Against Japan
Ian W. Toll’s “Twilight of the Gods,” the third volume of a trilogy, details the American triumph in the Pacific War.
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