'The Mirror And The Light' Author Says Trilogy Is: 'The Central Project Of My Life'
The Mirror and the Light is beloved writer Hilary Mantel's last novel in her acclaimed series about Thomas Cromwell.
There's 'Every Reason' To Read This Charming Love Story On Ice
Sara Fujimura's new novel is a rich, emotionally layered story about two talented teenage ice-skaters learning to balance life on and off the ice — and also, a lot of deliciously detailed food.
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Thomas Piketty Turns Marx on His Head
Piketty’s latest book, “Capital and Ideology,” takes a global overview to inequality and other pressing economic issues of our time.
Fast, Complex And Funny, 'Deacon King Kong' Is A Love Letter To New York City
James McBride's latest novel starts with a shooting: A broken down preacher shoots the local drug dealer, who dodges at the last minute, losing an ear — and kicking off a chain of consequences.
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Girl, Interrupted
In her unsettling debut novel, “My Dark Vanessa,” Kate Russell juxtaposes a creepy account of abuse and a love story.
James McBride Talks About ‘Deacon King Kong’
McBride discuss his latest novel, and Rebecca Solnit talks about “Recollections of My Nonexistence.”
Linda Sue Park Rewrites ‘Little House on the Prairie’ with an Asian-American Heroine
Laura Ingalls Wilder’s classic pioneer series is often called racially insensitive. With “Prairie Lotus,” a Korean-American author offers an alternative.
How Rebecca Solnit Found Her Voice
In her new memoir, “Recollections of My Nonexistence,” the admired author and activist recalls coming of age and acquiring confidence as a woman and a writer.
Can You Dismantle White Supremacy With Words?
In “Stamped,” Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds team up to help teenagers understand — and combat — racism.
Can Teenagers Fix Our Government?
“You Call This Democracy?” shows the rising generation how our government falls short of its democratic ideals. And what they can do about it.
Murders Most Foul
Marilyn Stasio finds much to like in the latest crop of crime novels.
Within A Legacy Of Colonization, 'Postcolonial Love Poem' Empowers Native Voice
Poet Natalie Diaz returns, interrogating the lasting effects of colonization asking: If a colonizer's influence can't be eradicated from a culture, how can you push back against violence and erasure?
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It Takes Two to Tango
Grab a good book and get out on the dance floor.
New in Paperback: ‘Women’s Work’ and ‘What You Have Heard Is True’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to 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.
Droll Wit And Delightful Details Make 'Writers & Lovers' A Winning Read
Lily King's latest novel — about a young woman choosing between two loves while trying to live a creative life — proves literature doesn't have to be groundbreaking to be absolutely compelling.
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‘The Exhibition of Persephone Q,’ by Jessi Jezewska Stevens: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “The Exhibition of Persephone Q,” by Jessi Jezewska Stevens
Erik Larson Will Keep Calm and Carry On
However, the author of a new best seller about Winston Churchill is carrying Purell on his book tour.
In Post-9/11 New York, a Newlywed Reckons With Her Own Lost Past
Jessi Jezewska Stevens’s debut novel, “The Exhibition of Persephone Q,” features a woman who is unwittingly the central subject of a photography show.
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