Jane Austen Writes, Napoleon Fights and Britain Becomes Modern
Robert Morrison’s “The Regency Years” takes a spirited look at English society, high and low, in the early years of the 19th century.
Kate Mulgrew and Lorene Cary Recall Losing Their Loved Ones
“How to Forget” and “Ladysitting” are heartfelt memoirs about caring for parents and grandparents at the end of their lives.
Why 1999 Was Hollywood’s Greatest Year
The cultural critic Brian Raftery makes a strong case in “Best. Movie. Year. Ever.: How 1999 Blew Up the Big Screen.”
Columbus Dreamed of a New World. His Son Found One in Books.
Edward Wilson-Lee’s “The Catalogue of Shipwrecked Books” charts the life of the explorer’s son, obsessed with assembling a great repository of knowledge.
‘Hotbox’ Is the ‘Kitchen Confidential’ of the Big-Ticket Catering World
In their new book, the cookbook-writing brothers Matt and Ted Lee describe a high-octane industry that’s all but invisible to customers.
The Woman Behind the Creature From the Black Lagoon
In “The Lady From the Black Lagoon,” Mallory O’Meara introduces us to Milicent Patrick, the Creature’s (uncredited) creator.
Sea of Love: A Father, His Daughter and the Boat He Made for Her
Part memoir, part history, part adventure tale, Jonathan Gornall’s “How to Build a Boat” is a lyrical ode to the pleasures of working with your hands.
'This America' Pits Rise In Nationalism Against Championing Of Liberal Democracy
Jill Lepore, author of These Truths, argues that supporters of free and fair liberal government can't just hold their noses and wait for voters to realize that democracy is better than autocracy.
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In 'What Could Be Saved,' Harmony Comes From Human Ties
Gregory Spatz is both a creative writing professor and a fiddler, which gives depth to these stories about high-end stringed instruments and the people who play, love and sometimes steal them.
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Reading Toni Morrison’s 1973 Summer Essay “Cooking Out”
The Book Review’s Summer Reading issue is out this week; 46 years ago, Toni Morrison wrote an essay about cooking out for the 1973 Summer Reading issue.
‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ Still Rules the Fiction List. Over on Nonfiction, Though, Things Are in Flux.
Two mainstays of the nonfiction list — memoirs by Michelle Obama and Tara Westover — have moved down a bit, making room for a new No. 1.
Theater of Dreams: A Tale of Boom and Bust at the Plaza Hotel
Reviewing Julie Satow’s “The Plaza,” Tina Brown dishes on the socialites, tycoons and charlatans who made and lost fortunes and reputations at the storied hotel.
‘Dream Sequence’ Is a Novel of Obsessive Celebrity Fandom
Adam Foulds’s new book tracks a mediocre British actor and a troubled Pennsylvania woman who stalks him.
A Debut Novel of Political and Personal Upheaval in Late-20th-Century Nigeria
Nnamdi Ehirim’s “Prince of Monkeys” witnesses a diverse group of friends navigating riots and their own comings-of-age in Lagos in the ’80s and ’90s.
George F. Will: By the Book
The political columnist and author, most recently, of “The Conservative Sensibility” has no love for Holden Caulfield: “Just what the world does not need: another sullen adolescent.”
Two Novels About Rape, Murder and Female Victims
Patrick McGuinness’s “Throw Me to the Wolves” and James Lasdun’s “Afternoon of a Faun” are both meditations on our present-day moral climate.
A Star Is Born? Try Manufactured, a New Book Argues
In “The Drama of Celebrity,” Sharon Marcus focuses on Sarah Bernhardt as a case study in the rise of celebrity culture.
Prep School Confidential
Secrets — and spirits — swirl through Michael Knight’s novel, “At Briarwood School for Girls.”
Wondering at the ‘Special Universe’ of Gay Life in All Its Diversity
In “Out of the Shadows,” Walt Odets looks at the trauma and shame that still plague gay men, and argues for more self-actualized and authentic lives.
Bill Geist Fondly Remembers the Middle America of Old
“Land of the Ozarks” looks back at a time that was less healthy than today, but possibly more fun.
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