Kitchen Confidential: Three Culinary Memoirs
The passions of these professional foodies — chefs, bloggers, journalists — shine in these new books.
Is Physics on the Wrong Track? And Other Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Lawrence Wright on Researching a (Fictional) Pandemic
Wright talks about “The End of October,” and Dalia Sofer discusses “Man of My Time.”
Pride at the Plate for a Little League All-Star
In Phil Bildner’s “A High Five for Glenn Burke,” the inventor of the world’s most popular celebratory gesture helps a budding baseball player accept himself for who he is.
An Eerily Prescient Pandemic Novel That’s Guaranteed to Terrify
In Lawrence Wright’s “The End of October,” a virulent flu races around the globe, killing millions and plunging society into disarray.
How the N.R.A. Became ‘the Most Feared Lobbying Force in America’
Frank Smyth’s unauthorized history tracks the evolution of a gentlemen’s hunting club into a behemoth of Second Amendment absolutism.
Some Personal News From Samantha Irby
The blogger and essayist reads her latest collection, “Wow, No Thank You.”
Lois Lowry’s Ode to the Fallen in World War II
In her new audiobook, “On the Horizon,” the children’s book author remembers her childhood against the backdrop of the Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima.
New in Paperback: ‘Lanny’ and ‘The Unwinding of the Miracle’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
12 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
'Officer Clemmons,' Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Policeman Pal, Tells His Story
Dr. François S. Clemmons' ambition and artistry, pain and struggle informed the person behind his character, Officer Clemmons. His memoir is often disarming in its intimacy and honesty.
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Will Your Kids Love Your Favorite Childhood Reads? Let's Find Out
With few new books coming in, our kids' books columnist turns to the favorite reads of her childhood — beginning with the 19th-century classic Five Little Peppers and How They Grew.
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This Book Will Take You to Beautiful Places With Palm Trees
By the end, you’ll return to your home and see it with new eyes.
With Mothers and Daughters, It’s Always Complicated
Two memoirs and a novel explore one of the deepest, most powerful relationships there is.
Michael Cunningham Thinks Most People Misunderstand ‘Lolita’
Granted, it’s “about a sociopathic predatory pedophilic rapist.” But it’s also “a messed-up love story right out of ‘Beauty and the Beast.’”
In the Kitchen and on the Best-Seller List, Young Cooks Take the Lead
Who cares if there’s tomato sauce on the ceiling? Middle schoolers are making dinner.
What the History Books Won’t Tell You About George Washington
Alexis Coe’s “You Never Forget Your First” updates the male-dominated narrative of the founding father.
The Life of a Philosopher for Whom Life Was the Main Question
Kierkegaard, called the father of existentialism, pondered what it means to be human in the world. Clare Carlisle’s biography, “Philosopher of the Heart,” arrives amid a fad for his work.
Coming Soon: New Fiction From Simone de Beauvoir
“The Inseparables,” a novel Beauvoir abandoned in 1954, tells the story of a doomed friendship based on one from her own childhood.
‘This Is How It Is Now’: Ramona Quimby, Meet Ryan Hart
In “Ways to Make Sunshine,” Renée Watson gives us a new spin on Beverly Cleary’s beloved heroine and a timely primer on how kids can navigate a world of change that’s coming at them fast.
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