Should More Defendants Be Claiming Insanity?
Susan Nordin Vinocour’s “Nobody’s Child” uses one case as a prism for examining the history and future of the insanity defense in American courtrooms.
Wresting Insight, and Poetry, From Pain
“Pain Studies,” by Lisa Olstein, and “Constellations,” by Sinead Gleeson, plumb the authors’ experiences with suffering to creative effect.
New York Is Alive (Literally) in N.K. Jemisin’s New Novel
“The City We Became” is a love letter to the city and its residents, but explicitly welcomes foreignness and plurality.
The Sometimes Amusing, Sometimes Appalling Life of a Lady in Waiting
In her new memoir, Anne Glenconner reflects on her nearly three decades of service to Princess Margaret.
New & Noteworthy Visual Books, From Los Angeles Graffiti to Korean Art
A selection of recent visual books of note; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Set in a Notorious Prison, a Novel Probes Iran’s Torturers and Their Victims
“Then the Fish Swallowed Him,” the first novel in English by the Iranian-born Amir Ahmadi Arian, makes for unnerving reading.
‘The Glass Hotel,’ by Emily St. John Mandel: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “The Glass Hotel,” by Emily St. John Mandel
'American Poison' Aims To Show How Race Is At The Root Of U.S. Problems
Journalist Eduardo Porter has written a book that cuts to the root of racism, tracing it from slavery, Jim Crow, and segregation — and bringing it to today — with unblinking honesty and facts.
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Under The Quirk, 'Hearts Of Oak' Beats With A Thoughtful Pulse
Eddie Robson's slim but punchy new novel is set in an unnamed city, made mostly of wood. The city has a King. The King talks to a cat. It's a gem of offbeat weirdness — with a deeply thoughtful core.
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Emily St. John Mandel Is Back, With a Ponzi Scheme Instead of a Pandemic
In her new novel, the author revisits some of the techniques she used in “Station Eleven.”
Headless Bodies, Faceless Corpses
Marilyn Stasio finds the latest crime novels filled with gristle, gore and guts.
Picture Books That Show the World Through a Child’s Eyes
Playing, dreaming, speaking up, absolutely not going to sleep: New books from Colin Meloy, Jillian Tamaki and more open vistas for little readers.
From the Archives: Robert Caro on How He Does It
The acclaimed biographer of Lyndon Johnson and Robert Moses talks about “Working: Researching, Interviewing, Writing.”
A Coke-Snorting Oligarch, a Gangrenous Finger and Other Noir Delights
New fiction from Argentina, France and China shows writers exploring the dark side of their imaginations.
How Hitler Transformed a Democracy Into a Tyranny
Peter Fritzsche’s “Hitler’s First Hundred Days” reveals the enormous changes Hitler was able to make in a very short period of time.
New in Paperback:
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Need a Distraction? These Thrillers Will Have You on the Edge of Your Seat
From Mary Kubica’s latest to Graham Moore’s jury room drama and a haunted film set, some of the creepiest suspense stories so far this decade.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
'The Mountains Sing' A Song Of Many Voices
Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai's new novel is a luminous, complex family saga that stretches across decades of Vietnamese history, from the French colonial period, through war and upheaval to the present day.
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9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
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