12 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Before Michael B. Jordan Played Him in ‘Just Mercy,’ Bryan Stevenson Was a Kid Who Loved to Read
The best-selling author and public interest lawyer comes from a family in which words mattered. A lot.
Charles Yu Loves Reading With His Children. Don’t Tell Them.
“I try not to smile too hard — if they ever realized how happy it makes me, they might start feeling like they’re being duped.”
In South India, a Fragmented Family Turns Into an Overflowing One
Tishani Doshi’s novel “Small Days and Nights” sends an unhappy expat home to Tamil Nadu to start a new life with a sister she never knew she had.
‘Processed Cheese,’ by Stephen Wright: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Processed Cheese,” by Stephen Wright
New & Noteworthy Visual Books, From Anne Brontë to Federico Fellini
A selection of recent visual books of note; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
In True Tale 'The Third Rainbow Girl,' Townspeople Accuse Each Other Of Murder
Emma Copley Eisenberg's book offers a deep-dive into rural Appalachia — and digs into questions of how misogyny and bias can take root inside a community — as she tracks an unsolved double murder.
(Image credit: Hachette Books)
A Bag of Cash Falls From the Sky. Trouble Is Close Behind.
Stephen Wright’s satirical novel “Processed Cheese” takes on the excesses of the superrich.
Teenage Heroes in a Mythical Land Fight Monsters, and Stereotypes
“The Good Hawk,” a thrilling adventure fantasy debut by Joseph Elliott, has a heroine with intellectual disabilities. It’s about time.
A Compassionate Children’s Book From the NPR Host Scott Simon
In “Sunnyside Plaza,” Simon’s funny, observant protagonist solves a mystery. She also has developmental disabilities.
40 of America’s Greatest Writers on Key Supreme Court Decisions
In “Fight of the Century,” edited by Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman, contributors including Jacqueline Woodson, Dave Eggers and Scott Turow explicate landmark A.C.L.U. cases.
The Pain of the Holocaust Echoes Through Three Israeli Novels
A solitary woman who leaps from her balcony to her death and a writer who uncovers a family secret hidden by the war figure in these new works by Israeli authors.
Diane Ravitch Declares the Education Reform Movement Dead
In “Slaying Goliath,” the veteran public-education activist celebrates the defeat of efforts to introduce federal education standards and testing into public schools and expand charters.
Happy Wife, Happy Life, and Other Maddening Notions to Live By
A new novel uses old recipes and retro advice to connect the lives of women in different centuries.
A Mystical Healer, Her Ailing Crush and the Desire That Undoes Them Both
Love literally hurts in Sue Rainsford’s haunting debut novel, “Follow Me to Ground.”
English’s Pronoun Problem Is Centuries’ Old
In “What’s Your Pronoun?” Dennis Baron argues that the language’s lack of a third-person, gender-neutral pronoun has dogged writers and speakers since at least the Middle Ages.
‘American Dirt,’ by Jeanine Cummins: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “American Dirt,” by Jeanine Cummins
‘A Long Petal of the Sea,’ by Isabel Allende: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “A Long Petal of the Sea,” by Isabel Allende
Decades After Two Murders, an Appalachian Town Grapples With the Crimes
In “The Third Rainbow Girl,” Emma Copley Eisenberg investigates the 1980 killings of two women hitchhiking to a festival in West Virginia.
'The Majesties' Is Disturbing, Yet Shockingly Enjoyable
Tiffany Tsao's novel explores the dark secrets of the wealthy Chinese-Indonesian Sulinado family, who fall victim to one of their own when daughter Estella poisons the entire clan at a family dinner.
(Image credit: Atria Books)
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