She Escaped From Boko Haram, but Her Troubles Only Continued
The narrator of Edna O’Brien’s novel “Girl” is kidnapped by jihadi fighters in northeastern Nigeria. She returns home bearing a jihadi’s child.
Crossing Abbey Road: It’s More Dangerous Than You Might Think
Deborah Levy’s latest novel, “The Man Who Saw Everything,” experiments with time travel, history and the endless complications of love.
New & Noteworthy Poetry, From Yale to Nick Flynn and More
A selection of recent poetry books; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
It All Started in Omaha
In “Rusty Brown,” Chris Ware spans lives, generations and even universes. But somehow all roads lead back to Nebraska, where he grew up.
For ‘Erin Brockovich’ Fans, a David vs. Goliath Tale With a Twist
Robert Bilott was a corporate defense lawyer when a stranger shared a theory about why his cows were dying. “Exposure” is his story of what happened next.
One Environmentalist’s Warning: Think Globally, Act Accordingly
In “Erosion,” Terry Tempest Williams delivers a clarion call for decency, humanity and preservation.
'How We Fight For Our Lives' Is One Life Story That Finds Connection To Others
Extremely personal, emotionally gritty, and unabashedly honest, Saeed Jones' memoir somehow manages a perfect balance between love and violence, hope and hostility, transformation and resentment.
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'The Man Who Saw Everything' Is An Eye-Opening Read
Deborah Levy's new book considers themes of objectification, betrayal and focus, centered on a historian who goes to East Berlin and finds himself both the observer and the observed.
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How Moving to France and Having Children Led a Black American to Rethink Race
“Self-Portrait in Black and White,” by Thomas Chatterton Williams, is the author’s searching account about what it means to embrace a racial identity — and then to cast it off.
A Double Dose Of Cosmic Horror In 'A Lush And Seething Hell'
John Hornor Jacobs' new book combines two novellas that stake his claim to the territory of cosmic horror. Both gorgeously written and unsettlingly conceived, they dig at how fragile our humanity is.
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'Orpheus Girl,' Painful and Beautiful, Puts A Modern Twist On Myth
Author and poet Brynne Rebele-Henry transplants the tale of Orpheus and Eurydice to modern-day Texas, for a wrenching tale of two young women whose love lands them in a religious re-education camp.
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A Puppeteer Gets Swept Up In Political Theater In 'Kingdom For A Stage'
In her new book, Heidi Heilig continues the tale of family, rebellion and necromancy begun in For a Muse of Fire. Heilig tackles difficult issues deftly, and sets up readers for a rousing conclusion.
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Great Draft, Dad. I Have Some Notes.
Should an author’s family have a say in what the author chooses to write about them?
Are Cheap Clothes Ruining the Planet?
Dana Thomas discusses “Fashionopolis,” and Steven Greenhouse talks about “Beaten Down, Worked Up.”
Mastering Middle School Friendship Drama
In new graphic novels (one by Kristen Gudsnuk, the other by Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham), the key to middle school relationships is being true to yourself. If that fails, try magic.
It’s Party Time: Picture Books About Dancing, Drumming and Mischief-Making
In new books from Elisha Cooper, Oge Mora, Joo Hee Yoon and more, kids, adults and creatures blow off steam and let it all hang out.
In 'Catch And Kill,' Ronan Farrow Offers A Damning Portrait Of A Conflicted NBC
The book ties the killing of his story on Harvey Weinstein's alleged sexual misconduct to a pattern of harassment and abuse within NBC — including payouts and rape allegations against Matt Lauer.
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Drawing 101
An expert shares the tricks of her trade.
The Man Who Rebuilt New Haven, Boston and Beyond
Lizabeth Cohen’s “Saving America’s Cities” recounts the career of the grandly ambitious urban planner Edward J. Logue.
New in Paperback: ‘These Truths’ and ‘There Will Be No Miracles Here’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
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