Following in the Wake of a Storybook Pony
With “Misty of Chincoteague,” Marguerite Henry launched the horse-mad dreams of millions of readers. One finally went to Pony Penning on Virginia’s Eastern Shore.
A Contemporary Feminist Spin on the Traditional Pioneer Novel
In Madeline ffitch’s debut, “Stay and Fight,” an urbane hipster finds herself when she relocates to Appalachia.
For July, 4 Romances That'll Keep You Laughing
Few things go together better than romance and comedy — so in honor of this year's Summer Reader Poll, all about funny books, we've got four romances that will bring a smile to your face.
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Taking Another Look at the Author of ‘The White Man’s Burden’
Christopher Benfey’s “If: The Untold Story of Kipling’s American Years” traces their influence on his work — and Kipling’s lasting influence on others.
Motherhood Is Scary and Crazy and Darkly Comic. So Is This Novel About It.
In Helen Phillips’s “The Need,” an exhausted mom, home with her baby and toddler, hears an intruder in the next room — or does she?
These 'Wanderers' Are Heading For The End Of The World
Chuck Wendig's massive new novel imagines a plague of sleepwalkers — unresponsive people endlessly walking to an unknown destination as a fearful, hate-ridden country tears itself apart around them.
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The 50 Best Memoirs of the Past 50 Years
Our critics Dwight Garner, Parul Sehgal and Jennifer Szalai explain their choices; and Daniel Okrent discusses “The Guarded Gate,” his history of America’s immigration policy.
Have Dog, Will Write
You might be surprised to learn how many authors on the current best-seller lists have had help — well, sort of — from their dogs.
New & Noteworthy Memoirs, From Prison to Boxing to Sexism
A selection of recent memoirs; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
New in Paperback: ‘The Impostor,’ ‘The Waiter’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
The Roving, Kaleidoscopic Vision of Peter Orner
His latest collection of stories, “Maggie Brown & Others,” probes the fleeting connections of characters struggling to adjust to the rush of time.
A Lauded Satirist of the Weimar Republic Who Anticipated the Brutality of the Third Reich
Kurt Tucholsky cloaked his despair over the rise of the Nazis in lighthearted satire. Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim explains.
Ralph Nader Begs to Differ, and So Do Two Authors
Letters to the Editor: Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
10 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
'Star Spangled Scandal': How An 1859 Sensationalized Crime Set A Modern Day Precedent
Author Chris DeRose's examination of "sex, murder and the trial that changed America" shows that glorification of true crime and parstisan rancor is nothing new to American politics.
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Bud Selig: By the Book
The former baseball commissioner, whose new memoir is “For the Good of the Game,” was a voracious childhood reader, “mostly about sports,” and especially “novels about the Brooklyn Dodgers.”
In 'The Ghost Clause,' 2 Marriages, A Missing Child, And Yes, A Ghost
In Howard Norman's new novel, a recently deceased man finds himself haunting his former home and observing the new owners, an academic and a private investigator who's searching for a missing child.
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Secrets and Lies: Marilyn Stasio’s Crime Column
Everyone’s got something to hide in this latest batch of summer thrillers, particularly the suburban mom at the heart of Denise Mina’s “Conviction.”
To Understand Climate Change, We Need to Understand Greenland
In “The Ice at the End of the World,” Jon Gertner recounts a sprawling history of adventurers and scientists who have tried to unlock the secrets of this vast polar expanse.
A Teenage M.D. Takes On The Adult World In 'Symptoms Of A Heartbreak'
Sona Charaipotra's young adult novel might be familiar to back-in-the-day fans of Doogie Howser — it's about 16-year-old supergenius Saira, fresh out of med school and interning at a hospital.
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