She Ate and Ate, and Never Felt Satisfied
Susan Burton’s memoir, “Empty,” plumbs the depths of her adolescent anorexia and bingeing.
Paid to Seduce Another Man’s Wife, He Fell Violently in Love With Her
“What’s Left of Me Is Yours,” a debut novel by Stephanie Scott, is inspired by the events surrounding an unlikely murder that occurred in Japan.
Four Social Novels in Translation Consider the World’s Ills
Works by Yu Miri, Carlos Manuel Álvarez, Adania Shibli and Nathacha Appanah examine inequality and political upheaval.
The Language of Friendship, as Heard in a Dublin Pub
In Roddy Doyle’s novel “Love,” a pair of lifelong drinking buddies reconnect to discuss life’s amusements and regrets.
‘I’m Here,’ Outside Says. ‘I Miss You.’
For children who have been indoors for a long time, these five picture books about the wonders of the natural world will be a breath of fresh air.
David Sedaris, Dressed Up With Nowhere to Go
With two books in the works but all plans on hold, the writer is pacing New York City and destroying his Fitbit friends.
'Democracy In One Book Or Less' Proposes Solutions To U.S. Government Ills
David Litt, former speechwriter to President Obama and author of Thanks, Obama, refreshingly debunks myths about our founders, pointing up false narratives and warped historical perceptions.
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Who Says Crime Doesn’t Pay? In These Novels, It Does
Marilyn Stasio investigates summer’s newest mysteries.
Is Donald Trump a Danger to Democracy?
Two new books, Masha Gessen’s “Surviving Autocracy” and Eric A. Posner’s “The Demagogue’s Handbook,” assess what we do — and don’t — know about the president.
Remembering Wallace and Stegner and Other Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
New in Paperback: ‘Patsy’ and ‘Information Wars’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
10 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
André Leon Talley on ‘The Chiffon Trenches’
Talley talks about his new memoir; Claudia Rankine and Jericho Brown read new poems; and Megha Majumdar discusses her debut novel, “A Burning.”
Love In The Eye Of A Hurricane In 'Last Train To Key West'
In Chanel Cleeton's latest, three women from very different backgrounds — and with different goals in life and love — converge on Key West as the devastating Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 bears down.
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‘Billion Dollar Burger,’ by Chase Purdy: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Billion Dollar Burger,” by Chase Purdy
‘Odd, Unpopular and Reticent’: The Books That Sing to Wayne Koestenbaum
“When I was younger, I craved novels. … Now, I read more poetry and nonfiction.”
Debut Novels Reveal the Fragility of Female Bonds
From Paris to São Paulo to a Buddhist camp for teenagers, the relationships among girls and women in these stories are passionate, and painful.
A 23-Year-Old Book About Race Landed on the Best-Seller List Because It’s Still Relevant
In “Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria,” Beverly Daniel Tatum asks hard — and timeless — questions.
How Can the U.S. Fix Its Foreign Policy?
In “Exercise of Power,” Robert M. Gates draws on his years of experience to examine America’s role in the world, and outlines a plausible way to repair the damage.
John Bolton's Book 'The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir,' Reviewed
Former National Security Adviser John Bolton's book, The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir, is scheduled to come out next week and has already begun shipping.
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