3 Picture Books: How to Hike, Camp, Relax in the Great Outdoors
For families ready to roam free, these illustrated guides celebrate the physical joys of wide-open spaces.
You Know How 'Survivor Song' Will End. It's Still Horrifying.
Paul Tremblay's new novel, about a viral outbreak that locks down New England, hits close to home. Taking place over just a few hours, it's both a zombie horror tale and a focused, personal drama.
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Murder, Murder, Everywhere
In Marilyn Stasio’s new column, the bodies pile up so fast it’s hard to keep count.
A Novel About 3 Generations of Cherokee Women (and No-Good Men)
“Crooked Hallelujah,” by Kelli Jo Ford, spans decades and follows hardscrabble lives in Oklahoma.
David Mitchell’s Vast and Tangled Universe
Daniel Mendelsohn discusses Mitchell’s career and new novel, “Utopia Avenue,” and Maria Konnikova talks about “The Biggest Bluff.”
David Mitchell Brings His Novelistic High Jinks to the Swinging ’60s
“Utopia Avenue,” by the British master of intricate literary puzzles, features a band on the make, lots of inside jokes and references to the author’s previous works.
Modern Mothers and Daughters, in Three Novels
From long-lost friends, to a woman caring for her aging mom, to a biologist struggling with her maternal identity, these protagonists reveal facets of contemporary womanhood.
New in Paperback: ‘How We Fight for Our Lives’ and ‘Exhalation’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Behind the Legend of Butch Cassidy
Charles Leerhsen’s biography gives readers the real man and not the Hollywood icon.
Keep Your Friends Close, and Keep Holding Them Closer
In their new book, “Big Friendship,” Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman make the case that platonic relationships deserve as much effort and tending as romantic ones.
How Does Anything Go Viral?
In “The Rules of Contagion” the scientist Adam Kucharski turns to the nonbiological to understand the common features of a virus, whether physical or virtual.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Gently Weird 'Collective Gravities' Grounds The Extraordinary In The Ordinary
Love isn't the main subject in Chloe N. Clark's debut collection, but it's an important one — these stories dig into the ways we evolve towards each other, form bonds, and feel the earth spin.
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The Very Sweet Way Sarah Broom’s Mother Showed Her Love With Books
“My mother used to buy me any and every book with the word ‘Sarah’ in the title.”
A Day-by-Day Re-creation of Truman’s Decision to Use Nuclear Weapons
Chris Wallace’s “Countdown 1945” recounts in gripping detail the rush to develop the atomic bomb and the debate over whether to use it.
Elin Hilderbrand Will See You Now, From a Safe Distance
Coronavirus can’t keep this prolific author from her fans.
A Zombie Novel for Our Virus-Stricken Times
Paul Tremblay’s “Survivor Song” follows a pregnant woman navigating an anarchic Massachusetts in the midst of an epidemic.
7 Takeaways From Mary Trump’s Book About Her Uncle Donald
Growing up Trump wasn’t easy. There were feuds, grudges and spanking with a wooden spoon. Now, there’s the burden of the name.
In Charlie Kaufman’s Novel, a Comic Hero Is Haunted by a Lost Film
“Antkind,” Kaufman’s hallucinogenic debut novel, features the madcap effort to reconstruct a masterpiece of outsider cinema.
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