Two Candidates, Two Investigations, One Deeply Flawed Agency
With “Deep State,” James B. Stewart adds his voice to the conversation about the 2016 election. His scapegoat: the F.B.I.
Want to Learn More About Breast Cancer? Read This Book
A 35-year-old journalist responded to her diagnosis with questions — lots of them. In “Radical,” she delivers the facts and the story of her treatment.
20 Years After ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower,’ Stephen Chbosky Has a New Novel
“Imaginary Friend,” a mash-up of horror, fairy tales and the Bible, takes us inside the mind of a very good 7-year-old boy surrounded by darkness.
The Deadly 1918 Flu Epidemic Gets a Fresh Treatment
Don Brown’s graphic nonfiction book “Fever Year” skillfully brings young readers directly into the (gruesome) action.
The Women Fliers Who Kept Their Heads in the Clouds
In Steve Sheinkin’s thrilling “Born to Fly,” the mechanical hurdles seem hard enough. Then comes the nonstop scolding.
Zadie Smith Has Something For Everyone In 'Grand Union'
Smith's first short story collection is wide-ranging, covering everything from politics to murder to drag queens. Some of the slighter stories feel like footnotes, but many show off Smith at her best.
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A Novel That Riffs on Sex Dolls, Mary Shelley and Brexit
Jeanette Winterson’s “Frankissstein,” a nod at the 19th-century classic, fizzes with ideas and originality.
Why Evangelicals Support Donald Trump
“Who Is an Evangelical?,” by Thomas S. Kidd, and “The Immoral Majority,” by Ben Howe, examine the politics of the religious right.
'Ninth House' Keeps Watch Over Bloody Mysteries
Leigh Bardugo's new stand-alone thriller is set at a dark, twisty alternate version of Yale, where the famed secret societies practice world-manipulating magic — with sometimes deadly results.
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Finding Love On A Charming 'Royal Holiday' — And Bringing It Back Home
Jasmine Guillory's new novel follows 54-year-old Vivian on a vacation across the Atlantic with her daughter. When Vivian meets the man of her dreams in England, can she keep love alive at home?
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The Week in Books
Ben Lerner’s new novel, Lupita Nyong’o’s reading habits and more.
Christmas Comes Early (And That's Just Fine) In 'Ten Blind Dates'
It might seem early for a Christmas-themed book, but Ashley Elston's novel — about a girl whose overly involved family sets her up on a series of blind dates — is so delightful you won't mind.
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Philip Pullman Pushes The Limits Of His World In 'The Secret Commonwealth'
The latest installment in Pullman's Book of Dust trilogy finds beloved heroine Lyra grown up and troubled, at odds with her daemon Pan and in danger from the plots swirling around her.
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A New History Celebrates Brooklyn’s Heights, and Depths
Thomas J. Campanella, a fourth-generation Brooklynite, traces the borough’s vibrant past and comments on the hipster heyday happening there now.
Demi Moore Shares a Peek Behind the Scenes of Her No. 1 Best Seller
The Hollywood legend gets real — really real — on fame, family, love and what it was like to write a book.
Ben Lerner’s New Novel and the Politics of Language
Garth Risk Hallberg discusses Lerner’s “The Topeka School,” and Bari Weiss talks about “How to Fight Anti-Semitism.”
Come One, Come All!
At this literary festival, a library card is the only ticket you need.
There Are Wolves Beyond These 'Thirteen Doorways' — But Also A Whole World
Laura Ruby's new young adult novel, set just during the Depression, follows a young girl and her sister who are trying to survive a stark orphanage — and attracting the attention of its local ghost.
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'The Seventh Voyage' Takes A Grand Journey In A Tiny Spaceship
Graphic novelist and illustrator Jon J. Muth's dreamy paintings expand the scope of Stanislaw Lem's story about an astronaut in a cramped one-man spaceship, who finds himself stuck in a time loop.
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Can We Trust Economists?
Binyamin Appelbaum’s “The Economists’ Hour” and Janek Wasserman’s “The Marginal Revolutionaries” examine the impact of economic ideas on modern politics.
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