When Globalization Really Began
As Valerie Hansen shows in “The Year 1000,” the world was already genuinely interconnected a millennium ago.
In 'Notes From An Apocalypse,' The End Of The World Is A State Of Mind
In charming, anxious, tender essays, writer Mark O'Connell examines his own apocalyptic frame of mind by taking "a series of perverse pilgrimages" to subcultures preparing for the end of the world.
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A Letter From the Editors of the Book Review
We hope that you find time and space in this difficult moment to turn to books.
Need A Mental Escape? These Books Offer Solace In Troubled Times
With much of the world on lockdown due to the pandemic, critic Maureen Corrigan turns to books for companionship. Her recommended reads span fiction, nonfiction and poetry — some old, some new.
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He Makes Physics Funny
If “The Future Adventures of Schrödinger’s Cat” or “Pavlov’s Household” ring a bell, you may already be in the mind of Tom Gauld.
He Makes Physics Funny
If “The Future Adventures of Schrödinger’s Cat” or “Pavlov’s Household” ring a bell, you may already be in the mind of Tom Gauld.
In Cesar Aira's Latest, 'Artforum' Has A Magic Beyond The Page
Aira's oddball new novella chronicles his love affair with the magazine Artforum, to which he ascribes almost magical qualities. It's a giddy, self-indulgent but delightful read.
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A Tragicomic Tale of Wanderlust and the Fur Trade, Told by a Squirrel
In Margi Preus’s middle-grade novel “The Littlest Voyageur,” a pesky red squirrel spars with eight men named Jean on a river journey in 18th-century French Canada.
'Meet Me At Midnight' For A Lively Summer Romp
None of us are likely to have a glorious summer this year — but crack open Jessica Pennington's new Meet Me at Midnight and follow the charming enemies-to-lovers story, and you'll get close.
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‘Wayside School’ Is Back, With Payoffs to Jokes That Began 40 Years Ago
Of all the volumes of Louis Sachar’s absurd and absurdist series, this newest installment reads most like a novel, with one prominent plotline tying most of the chapters together.
In 'Mad, Bad & Dangerous,' Romantic Sleuths Uncover A Byronic Secret
Samira Ahmed's new novel bounces between two timelines, following a Muslim American art student in Paris, and the mysterious harem woman she believes inspired work by Lord Byron and his circle.
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From Haiku to Spoken Word, Picture Books That Bring Poetry to Kids
Nursery rhymes, recipes, social justice, even a construction site provide lively fodder for a new selection of illustrated verse.
Robert Kolker Discusses ‘Hidden Valley Road’
Kolker talks about a large family beset by schizophrenia, and Elisabeth Egan discusses Lily King’s “Writers & Lovers.”
Facing the Climate Change Crisis, Three Books Offer Some Ambitious Proposals
Hope Jahren’s “The Story of More,” Christina Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac’s “The Future We Choose” and Solomon Goldstein-Rose’s “The 100% Solution” offer some novel approaches to global warming.
In 'How Much Of These Hills Is Gold,' This Land Is Not Your Land
C Pam Zhang's debut novel follows a brother and sister, children of Chinese laborers, as the search the dusty hills of Gold Rush-era California for a place to bury their father's body.
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New in Paperback: ‘American Carnage’ and ‘Mrs. Everything’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Looking at the History of Viruses and Public Opinion
In 1999, David Papineau wrote for the Book Review about “Flu,” Gina Kolata’s book about the 1918 influenza pandemic and the hunt for the virus that caused it.
The Nobel-Winning Economist Who Wants You to Read More Fiction
“I would encourage anyone interested in understanding the Great Depression or mid-19th century Britain to turn to Steinbeck or Dickens.”
Jen Gotch Is Not a Therapist, but She Knows How to Cope
The retail guru and best-selling author of “The Upside of Being Down” shares practical advice for readers and ruminators.
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