In Art and Words, a Book Lover Honors the Characters He Can’t Forget
Alberto Manguel sketches 10 classic figures from fiction, including Dracula, Captain Nemo and Long John Silver.
In Defense of Jane Austen. Also Zebras.
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
The Inscrutable Mike Pence
Tom LoBianco’s “Piety and Power” tells us what there is to know about the vice president, which is far from everything.
18 New Books to Watch For in October
Ronan Farrow’s exposé about power, stories by Zadie Smith, a former C.I.A. agent’s tell-all and more.
11 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Maaza Mengiste Sings a Modern Song of War
Namwali Serpell reviews “The Shadow King,” a historical novel set during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War.
In 'The Water Dancer,' Ta-Nehisi Coates Creates Magical Alternate History
Ta-Nehisi Coates' new novel, set during the era of slavery, follows a young black man who discovers that his memories trigger a mysterious power of teleportation that can help escaped slaves flee.
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'Future Of Another Timeline' Edits The Past To Save The Present
Annalee Newitz's new novel pits a group of time-travelers trying to make the future better for women against a dangerous rival organization inspired by vicious Victorian moralist Anthony Comstock.
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Jeanette Winterson Owns the Entire Oxford English Dictionary
“To me, a proper dictionary is a book of spells,” says the novelist, whose most recent book is “Frankissstein.”
Israel’s First Prime Minister Was Complicated. So Is This Book About His Life.
In “A State at Any Cost,” a controversial historian explores David Ben-Gurion’s single-minded dream of building a Jewish state in Palestine.
W.H. Auden's Poem 'September 1, 1939' Still Resonates In Times Of Crisis
Critic Ian Sansom's deeply informed and unapologetically digressive new book dives into Auden's life — as well as the life of his singular poem.
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Get Ready To Astro-Blast Off With 'The Last Kids On Earth'
This month, our kids' books columnist Juanita Giles is thinking about how hard it is to race through a series — as her son did with The Last Kids on Earth — and have to wait for the next book.
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'The Shadow King' Is A Gorgeous Meditation On Memory, War And Violence
Maaza Mengiste's new novel is set just before the second Italo-Ethiopian War, and follows a woman who becomes a guard to a "shadow king," a man impersonating exiled Ethiopian ruler Haile Selassie.
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New & Noteworthy Audiobooks, From Paul McCartney to ‘Puss in Boots’
A selection of recent audiobooks of note; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
A Former Agent Investigates the F.B.I. and Finds It Lacking
Mark German was on the inside for 16 years. The title of his book — “Disrupt, Discredit, and Divide” — tells us what he thinks of the place now.
New in Paperback: Rebecca Traister’s ‘Good and Mad’ and Tina Turner’s ‘My Love Story’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Patti Smith Weaves Between Worlds Real And Imagined In 'Year Of The Monkey'
Smith's musical career sometimes threatens to overshadow her accomplishments in other creative fields, but every page in this book reminds us that she is an accomplished novelist, essayist and poet.
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Alice Hoffman Brings Magical Realism to the Holocaust Novel
In “The World That We Knew,” two Jewish girls try to escape Nazi Germany, guided and guarded by a female golem.
In 'Make It Scream, Make It Burn,' Leslie Jamison Turns The Pen On Herself
With her new essay collection, Jamison reverses the arc of The Empathy Exams by moving from the external to the internal, from others' longings and hauntings to her own.
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Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
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