New in Paperback: ‘Deacon King Kong’ and ‘The Undocumented Americans’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
To This Essayist and Cultural Critic, the Black Tradition Is Resistance
Jesse McCarthy’s debut collection, “Who Will Pay Reparations on My Soul?,” sees art as not a tool of political power, but a power itself.
Heroines, Witnessing Executions and Other Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
12 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
The (Way Too Many) Kids Whose Lives Have Been Upended by Gun Violence
“Children Under Fire,” by the Washington Post reporter John Woodrow Cox, homes in on the often overlooked suffering of children who have witnessed a shooting or lost a loved one to it.
Tillie Olsen Captured the Toll of Women’s Labor — on Their Lives and Art
Through her rigorous depictions of working-class families, this mid-20th-century writer of fiction conveyed the costs of living for burdened mothers, wives and daughters.
'There's No Such Thing As An Easy Job' Takes Gentle Aim At Japan's Work Culture
Kikuko Tsumura's new novel follows an unnamed protagonist who embarks on a series of odd temp jobs — and discovers that as the jobs get duller, the demands of her male supervisors get more intense.
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The Restless, Eclectic and Contradictory Passions of Edward Said
“Places of Mind,” a new biography by Timothy Brennan, a former student, shows one of America’s most distinguished postwar intellectuals to have been a man of deep complexity.
The Book That Taught Tammy Duckworth How to Mummify Human Remains
“I haven’t found a use for that yet, but you never know.”
Walter Isaacson’s New Book Celebrates Three Notable Women
“The Code Breaker” is about a world-changing scientist and dedicated to two legends of the publishing industry.
In a Sister’s Elegies, Proof That the Art of Losing Can Bring Comfort
Our poetry columnist writes about Valerie Mejer Caso’s “Edinburgh Notebook” and other works of vicarious grief.
New & Noteworthy, From Obamacare to Women in Television
A selection of recent titles of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Book Review: ‘Life’s Edge,’ by Carl Zimmer
In “Life’s Edge,” Carl Zimmer examines the many scientific attempts to define what it is that exactly constitutes life.
What Is Amazon Doing to Our Country?
In “Fulfillment,” Alec MacGillis tours America to understand how one company’s culture and capitalistic impulses are seeping into our way of life.
Evils Lurking Beneath a City’s Centuries-Old Canals
In Donna Leon’s 30th Commissario Guido Brunetti mystery, “Transient Desires,” the setting — Venice — is the most important character of all.
Farcical 'Life Of The Mind' Skewers Academic Life And Adjunct 'Hell'
A graduate student is teaching four courses while also trying to finish a dissertation. Critic Maureen Corrigan calls Christine Smallwood's new novel one of the wittiest she's read in a long time.
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A Visceral and Fabulist Short Story Collection Filled With Roots, Inheritance and Blood
Carribean Fragoza’s new collection, “Eat the Mouth That Feeds You,” moves between horror and the real.
How To Make Job Interviews Less Horrible
A new book takes on an overlooked flaw in human judgement that can affect an organization's ability to make sound decisions about hiring and more.
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In 'Night Rooms,' A Life Is Reviewed Through Memories And Movies
Writer Gina Nutt slashes to the center of issues like motherhood and depression — and ultimately emerges as the quintessential final girl of her own film.
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‘Red Island House,’ by Andrea Lee: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Red Island House,” by Andrea Lee
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