New Literary Prize Will Award Over $100,000 to a Female Novelist
The Carol Shields Prize is an effort to raise the visibility of women writers, in part with a sum that far exceeds many other book awards.
I Dreaded Black History Month, Until a Novelist Opened My Eyes
In Christopher Paul Curtis’s books, the historical black experience came to life: the joy, the humor and the triumphs, not just the pain. Others have followed his lead.
Revisiting Marriage and ‘Dept. of Speculation’
This week, Leslie Jamison reviews Jenny Offill’s new novel, “Weather.” In 2014, Roxane Gay wrote for the Book Review about “Dept. of Speculation,” Offill’s novel about a fractured marriage between a writer and a radio broadcaster.
What Happens When Flowers Have Too Much Power?
An artist illustrates her fascination with a frightening book.
Jenny Offill’s ‘Weather’ Is Emotional, Planetary and Very Turbulent
Composed in the same fragmented style as her much admired “Dept. of Speculation,” the author’s new novel takes on climate change in a deeply human context.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
What Happens When Flowers Have Too Much Power?
An artist illustrates her fascination with a frightening book.
New in Paperback: ‘Bad Blood’ and ‘Lost Children Archive’
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.
The Stories In 'Verge' Are Beautiful, But Don't Quite Satisfy
Lidia Yuknavitch's new story collection is weighed down by strangely predictable structures and obvious metaphors — but in places it's rivetingly insightful, and one story towers above the rest.
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'The Mercies' Is A Spark Of Light On A Bleak Shore
Kiran Millwood Hargrave's new novel takes place in a 17th century Norwegian fishing village devastated by a storm that swallows husbands, brothers and fathers, leaving the women to survive alone.
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Why Gish Jen Hasn’t Read One of the Most Acclaimed Books of 2019
“The title evokes yoga for me and, much as I love yoga, I am allergic to books with a namaste vibe.”
E.J. Dionne Jr.’s Lost Hope for the Republican Party
Dionne’s latest book, “Code Red,” calls for unity among Democrats, to the exclusion of the right wing.
For Ann Napolitano, the Third Time’s the Charm
Her new novel, “Dear Edward,” took eight years to write — and sometimes she could only squeeze in five minutes a day. But it’s her first to land on the best-seller list.
The Classic Novel That Saw Pleasure as a Path to Freedom
The heroine of Kate Chopin’s “The Awakening” begins to notice what she wants, rather than what her male-dominated society wants her to want.
Multiple Universes Fill The Pages Of 'The Lost Book Of Adana Moreau'
Michael Zapata's debut novel is a straightforward literary mystery on the surface — but his simple tale of a lost sci-fi manuscript goes deep on themes of family, displacement and mythology.
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'The Resisters' Could Use A Little More Resistance
Gish Jen's new novel takes place in a dystopian future country called AutoAmerica, where the swamp-dwelling underclass — called "Surplus" — are set against the fair-skinned, land-dwelling "Netted."
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A Book So Far Ahead of Its Time, It Took 87 Years to Find a Publisher
Claude McKay’s novel “Romance in Marseille” deals with queer love, postcolonialism and the legacy of slavery. It also complicates ideas about the Harlem Renaissance.
In Hollywood, Stories About People of Color Are Still Rare. These Y.A. Fantasy Novels Pick Up the Slack.
Echo Brown’s ‘Black Girl Unlimited,’ Anna-Marie McLemore’s ‘Dark and Deepest Red’ and Adam Silvera’s ‘Infinity Son’ expand the possibilities for teenage heroes.
2 Young Women Were Murdered In 1980, 'Rainbow Girl' Tells Their Story
Emma Copley Eisenberg's new book, which centers on the murders of Vicki Durian and Nancy Santomero, tells a haunting story of two restless women and the un-nameable desire to travel a different path.
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