Can Communists Be Good Americans?
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
A Dystopian Cocktail, Served Chilled With a Twist
In Juli Zeh’s “Empty Hearts,” a German businesswoman runs a start-up that matches despondent people with terrorist organizations in need of suicide bombers.
New in Paperback: ‘The Family Tabor,’ ‘Into the Hands of the Soldiers’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Can a Book Cure Mental Illness?
Lori Gottlieb analyzes the benefits — and side effects — of bibliotherapy.
She Grew Up in a House Without Books. A Teacher Helped Her Realize She Could Write One Herself.
At the end of her sophomore year in college, Mary Beth Keane’s writing teacher gave her a summer reading list that changed her life.
6 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Graphic Novels That Twist Reality This Way and That
In his latest Graphic Content column Ed Park looks at Daria Tessler’s “Cult of the Ibis” and “Tumult,” by John Harris Dunning and Michael Kennedy — two surreal adventures.
Meaning Well And Making A Mess In 'We Love Anderson Cooper'
R.L. Maizes' new story collection is a quirky mix of humor, gravity and warmth. She's drawn to outsiders who yearn for connection and who display behaviors and feelings they're not proud of.
(Image credit: Celadon Books)
The Spanish Author Who Doesn’t Believe in Spanish Literature
“Important as it is, the language in which you write is secondary,” says Javier Marías, whose new novel is “Berta Isla.” “I myself feel much closer to many foreign authors than to many of my compatriots.”
The Forgotten Man Responsible for Our Most Iconic National Parks
John Taliaferro’s “Grinnell” tells the story of the conservationist who fought for decades to defend the land and animals and people of America’s West.
Bridging Two Cultures With Cake
In “Pie in the Sky,” a 12-year-old tries to bake his way to a new life when his family immigrates.
'Becoming Superman' Chronicles The Life And Career Of J. Michael Straczynski
While the prolific Hollywood writer's career is well-documented, his personal history has been a mystery. His memoir is painful and inspiring, infuriating and full of hope, humorous and depressing.
(Image credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
'Gods Of Jade And Shadow' Spins A Dark, Dazzling Fairy Tale
Silvia Moreno-Garcia's novel is set in an alternate Jazz Age Mexico, where gods and monsters from Mayan mythology walk the Earth and war with each other for dominion over Xibalba, the land of death.
(Image credit: Del Rey)
True Life: I Got Conned by Anna Delvey
In “My Friend Anna,” Rachel DeLoache Williams recounts her yearlong deception by the notorious Russian con artist who took New York by storm.
The Boorish, Comic Life of an Exquisitely Awful Dentist
In Nina Stibbe’s latest romp of a novel, “Reasons to Be Cheerful,” an eager young woman fakes her way into a job at a very eccentric dental surgery.
The Boorish, Comic Life of an Exquisitely Awful Dentist
In Nina Stibbe’s latest romp of a novel, “Reasons to Be Cheerful,” an eager young woman fakes her way into a job at a very eccentric dental surgery.
The ‘Greatest Victorian’ Is Largely Forgotten. His Biographer Wants to Change That.
James Grant’s “Bagehot” seeks to restore the reputation of an extraordinary 19th-century intellectual.
New & Noteworthy Books, From a Horrific Childhood to an Undersung Master
A selection of recent books of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
A High-Octane Revenge Novel That Rips Through the Chinese Underworld
In Daniel Nieh’s “Beijing Payback,” a sheltered American college student learns his father has been murdered — and goes after his killers.
In 'My Ideal Boyfriend Is A Croissant', The Heroine Is No Flake
Laura Dockrill's young adult novel stars a refreshingly direct, unapologetic — and occasionally crass — plus-sized girl who uses her doctor-imposed food diary to record her life and feelings.
(Image credit: Delacorte Press)
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