A School Where the Student Body Is Obsessed With Student Bodies
In Scarlett Thomas’s new novel, “Oligarchy,” the skinny girls rule the roost.
Dick Cheney and Colin Powell: The Odd Couple
James Mann’s “The Great Rift” describes the up-and-down relationship of two men who shaped American foreign policy for a generation.
The Man Who Mapped the West, and the Wife Who Made Him Famous
In “Imperfect Union,” his double biography of John and Jessie Frémont, the NPR host Steve Inskeep brings to life a 19th-century power couple.
Wealth and Fraud in 1920s Florida
Christopher Knowlton’s “Bubble in the Sun” tells a story of quick fortunes made and lost in Florida real estate.
‘Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope,’ by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope,” by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
'Between Two Fires' Asks: At What Point Are We Responsible For Our Actions?
In his new book, The New Yorker's Joshua Yaffa is as much an ethicist as he is a reporter, presenting a portrait of the Russian state through those who have decided to compromise with it.
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Art Attack! The 'Plain Janes' Deliver A Shot Of Creative Optimism
Cecil Castellucci and Jim Rugg's beloved young adult comic returns with a collection of old and new stories — and this time, our art-loving heroines are a little more grown up.
(Image credit: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
Brash, Bizarre 'Oligarchy' Is An Unflinching Look At Troubled Young Women
Scarlett Thomas' novel, set among wealthy girls at a British boarding school, is an audacious examination of disordered eating and social competition that turns dark when one of the girls drowns.
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Four Winter Romance Novels Find Love in Hopeless Places
A baseball player uses romance novels to help woo his estranged wife, a fake relationship leads to real feelings, and more stories of happily ever after.
Life in Tech’s ‘Uncanny Valley’
Anna Wiener discusses her new memoir, and Elisabeth Egan talks about Group Text, a new monthly feature from the Book Review.
Comic Relief
How one young reader found himself in a different kind of literature.
Chronicling a Community, and a Country, in Economic Crisis
“Tightrope,” by the Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, is a wrenching portrait of rural Yamhill, Ore., Kristof’s hometown and a microcosm for America.
In Praise of Omnivorous Readers
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Looking at Agatha Christie and Feminism
This week, Claire Jarvis reviews a biography of Virginia Woolf by Gillian Gill. In 1990, John Mortimer wrote for the Book Review about “Agatha Christie: The Woman and Her Mysteries,” Gill’s biography of Christie.
New in Paperback: ‘Working’ and ‘Mad, Bad, Dangerous to Know’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
11 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
'Creatures' Examines The Heartbreak Of Being Human
Crissy Van Meter's debut novel is so assured, it's hard to believe it's a debut. It's the story of a young woman dealing with her mother and her difficult family history on the eve of her wedding.
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'The Gimmicks' Has Heart, But A Few Too Many Gimmicks
Chris McCormick's new novel layers the glitz and artifice of pro wrestling over a wrenching tale of two Armenian cousins whose involvement with a militant Armenian liberation group goes badly awry.
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For William Gibson, Seeing the Future Is Easy. But the Past?
“Alternate history, in my opinion, is a more demanding game,” says the author of “Agency” and other science fiction novels, “if only because conventional historical fiction, like history, is itself highly speculative.”
Kiley Reid Has Done Her Share of Soul-Searching in Coffee Shops
Meet the debut author behind the first instant best seller of the year.
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