New & Noteworthy, From Black Utopias to a ‘Little Women’ Tribute
A selection of recent books of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Want to Learn How to ‘Nail the Jelly of Reality to the Wall’?
“First You Write a Sentence,” Joe Moran’s witty new writing primer, will help you craft clearer, livelier prose.
On Making Friends With Raina Telgemeier
Our kids' books columnist Juanita Giles says the cartoonist Raina Telgemeier is almost like a personal friend to her own children, who fight over tattered copies of Telgemeier's graphic novels.
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Daniel Handler — also known as Lemony Snicket — has a new adult novel, “Bottle Grove.”
'The Warehouse' Is Scary Because It's Plausible
Rob Hart's new dystopian cyberthriller imagines a near-future America in a state of semi-collapse, where the only jobs available are in company towns built by an enormous conglomerate called Cloud.
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'The Downstairs Girl' Faces Difficult History With Joy And Style
In Stacey Lee's new novel, an opinionated and talented Chinese American girl makes her way in Reconstruction-era Atlanta while preserving her secret work as an advice columnist in the local paper.
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Buying Greenland? That's Nothing To Gabriel García Márquez
Gabriel García Márquez's intricate, confusing, magnificent novel centers around a monstrous, nameless dictator — known only as the General or the Patriarch — who sells the entire Caribbean Sea.
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Has Western L.G.B.T.Q. Activism Actually Hurt the Cause in Africa?
Robbie Corey-Boulet’s “Love Falls on Us” points out the negative consequences of American humanitarian efforts abroad.
The Politicization of Academic Life
Anthony Kronman talks about “The Assault on American Excellence,” and Christopher Benfey discusses “If,” his new book about Rudyard Kipling.
Characters Shine In Powerful, Dreamy 'The World Doesn't Require You'
Rion Amilcar Scott's second story collection returns readers to his fictional town of Cross River, Md., site of America's only successful slave uprising, and God is one of the best-known residents.
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'Going Dutch' Is A Charming, Well-Observed Debut
James Gregor's novel about a gay man who falls into an intense relationship with a woman mixes old-fashioned style and contemporary setting. His observations on human nature are precisely rendered.
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New in Paperback: ‘Spying on Whales,’ ‘And Then We Danced’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Téa Obreht’s Second Novel Is Finally Out. What Took So Long?
There’s an eight-year gap between her award-winning debut, “The Tiger’s Wife,” and “Inland,” which has just hit the best-seller list.
Cutting the Cord: What Parents and Teenagers Need to Know
In her Help Desk column, Judith Newman shares books on “adulting” — learning the skills we need to make it in the world, without Mom or Dad at the ready.
Reading Between the Lines: in the Law, in Therapy, in True Crime
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.
A Perfect Summer Book, 'Late Migrations' Reminds Us Of Life's Beauty And Fragility
Margaret Renkl's vivid and original essays capture the cycle of life in a new book that will make you want to stay put, reread and savor everything about the moment.
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'The Trojan War Museum' Is A Gorgeous Gallery Of Dreams
Ayşe Papatya Bucak's debut collection is full of musical, lyrical stories that occupy a dreamscape of Turkish culture, art history and surprise encounters between humans, ghosts and djinns.
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'Into The Planet' Captures Cave Diving's Mortal Risks — And All lts Glory
Jill Heinerth's memoir leads with her thoughts as she wonders if she will die underwater, setting the tone for an honest and engaging book about life as one of the world's top cave divers.
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Cathleen Schine Writes Fiction. But She Prefers Not to Read It at Work.
The author of “The Grammarians” and other novels favors nonfiction when she’s writing: “I try not to read contemporary fiction, which is often so good it’s discouraging or so bad it’s discouraging.”
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