Southern Scamps and Scoundrels in the Fiction of Larry Brown
“Tiny Love: The Complete Stories of Larry Brown” collects tales of hardscrabble lives, as captured by the Mississippi writer who died in 2004, at the age of 53.
The Real Janis Joplin
Holly George-Warren’s “Janis: Her Life and Music” shows us the person behind the pop idol.
Who’s More Qualified to Write About Death Than a Funeral Director Poet?
Thomas Lynch’s new essay collection, “The Depositions,” should be required reading for anyone who is going to die someday.
Can’t Afford a Shopping Spree At Cartier? This Book Is the Next Best Thing
Francesca Cartier Brickell gives jewelry enthusiasts a peek into her family’s diamond-encrusted past.
New & Noteworthy, From Mo Rocca to George Wallace
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Dreaming Up Disneyland
In “Disney’s Land,” Richard Snow explains how Walt Disney turned 240 acres of orange groves into the iconic California theme park.
'Labyrinth' Is A Leisurely Wander Through A Life No Longer Remembered
Turkish author Burhan Sönmez's quiet, subtle fourth novel, about a man who wakes up in the hospital with complete amnesia, is deeply concerned with the linkages between memory and the body.
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Dreading Thanksgiving? Pack One of These Books for Moral Support
Sometimes we read for escape. Sometimes we read to be reminded of the obvious: Things could be worse.
From the Highest Heights to the Lowest Depths, in Photographs
François Lebeau’s “Climbing Rock” and Christian Vizl’s “Silent Kingdom” reveal the sublime edges of the earth.
'Catfishing On CatNet:' On The Internet, No One Knows You're A Cat. Or An AI.
Naomi Kritzer's new novel takes off from her award-winning story about an AI that loves cats. It's a wild, rollicking tale with a gritty truth at its core: You never know who you're talking to online.
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The Authorized Life of the Iron Lady
Charles Moore discusses the final volume of his biography of Margaret Thatcher, and Adrienne Brodeur talks about her memoir, “Wild Game.”
In 'The Second Sleep,' The World May End, But Life Goes On
Robert Harris' genre-bending new book at first appears to take place in a medieval setting — and then you realize the young priest at its center is holding a cracked, defunct, centuries-old iPhone.
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Kids Have Questions. These Picture Books Have Answers.
New books from Isabelle Arsenault, Grant Snider and more speak to children’s curiosity about everything from the color of nighttime to difficult stuff in the news.
Centuries Of Debutantes Dish About Being Put On Display In 'The Season'
Kristen Richardson traces the history of the practice, with firsthand accounts from diaries and letters, finding political strife, social upheaval, and machinations aiming to keep out "undesirables."
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The Martians Are Coming!
‘The War of the Worlds’ has been a novel and a radio broadcast. Now, an artist reimagines H.G. Wells’s extraterrestrial tale in graphic form.
Eight Audiobook Classics Written, and Narrated, by Women
Contemporary recordings breathe new life into such books as “To the Lighthouse,” “Jane Eyre” and “The Handmaid’s Tale.”
The 10 Best Books of 2019
The editors of The Times Book Review choose the best fiction and nonfiction titles this year.
Charlotte Brontë and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Before the World Knew Them
New graphic biographies of the novelist and the Supreme Court justice show the determined paths they followed, from quietly rebellious girlhoods to full-on iconhood.
New in Paperback: ‘The War Before the War’ and ‘Evening in Paradise’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Does Race Matter? Who Gets to Ask That Question?
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
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