Busted
The Danish master is crawling with characters from his fairy tales.
New in Paperback: ‘Spies of No Country’ and ‘Daisy Jones & the Six’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
In Rural Nigeria, a Heroine Who Wants to Be Defined by More Than Marriage
Abi Daré’s debut novel, “The Girl With the Louding Voice,” traces the horrors and hopes of growing up in a strict patriarchy.
50 States of Love: Readers Respond
Letters to the editor about recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
11 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
'The Hidden Girl' Is Smart, But Not Entirely Human
Ken Liu is an acclaimed author, translator and poet who's won multiple awards for his short fiction. But his new collection doesn't come together — some stories are gorgeous, while others fall flat.
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Think You Know George Washington?
Alexis Coe’s biography gives a fresh perspective on a much-mythologized man.
For Lily King, a Great Book Always Starts With the Sentences
“You can’t make a good spaghetti sauce with rotten tomatoes.”
In 'Minor Feelings,' Asian American Racial Trauma Is Laid Bare
Cathy Park Hong's essays serve as a major reckoning, pulling no punches as the author uses her life's flashpoints to give voice to a wider Asian American experience, one with cascading consequences.
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'Apartment' Will Stay With You, Long After You Shut The Door
Teddy Wayne's new novel is a portrait of loneliness and male insecurity set against the backdrop of academia in the mid-1990s — and a precious, rent-stabilized apartment in Manhattan.
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She Took Her First Pill at 8. By 13, She Was an Addict.
Erin Khar’s memoir, “Strung Out,” brings a new lens to the opioid crisis.
'Hood Feminism' Is A Call For Solidarity In A Less-Than-Inclusive Movement
Mikki Kendall reveals how feminism has failed to consider populations too often excluded from the movement's banner — and forgotten to weigh the breadth of issues affecting the daily lives of many.
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Crashing Henry VIII’s Court One Last Time With Hilary Mantel
“The Mirror and the Light” concludes Mantel’s “Wolf Hall” trilogy with another Tudor panoply viewed entirely through the eyes of Thomas Cromwell.
Ross Douthat Has a Vision of America. It’s Grim.
In “The Decadent Society” Douthat argues that cultural exhaustion and world-weariness are sapping the strength of the United States.
Can Cities Save America?
In “The Nation City,” Rahm Emanuel argues that we have to shift our focus away from Washington and toward urban centers.
Who Is the Dalai Lama?
An expert explores the life of the man Tibetans call ‘Wish-Fulfilling Jewel.’
Erik Larson Recounts How Churchill Brought Britain Back From the Brink During Its Darkest Hour
Larson’s “The Splendid and the Vile” is a tale of courage, suffering and defiance at the time of the London Blitz.
New & Noteworthy, From Suffrage to Sexism
A selection of recent books of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
An Oil Boom, a Missing Body and a Native Woman’s Quest to Find It
“Yellow Bird,” by Sierra Crane Murdoch, paints a gripping portrait of life on Fort Berthold Reservation, through the eyes of a local woman determined to solve a murder.
‘Facebook: The Inside Story’ Offers a Front-Row Seat on Voracious Ambition
For his new book, the veteran technology reporter Steven Levy gained abundant access to Mark Zuckerberg and firsthand knowledge of his quest for power.
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