Inside the List: Is Everyone in Washington Writing a Political Tell-All?
Two more books by former members of President Trump’s administration hit the best-seller list this week.
The Book Review Podcast: Marlon James Talks About His Epic New Trilogy
James discusses “Black Leopard, Red Wolf,” and Stephanie Land talks about “Maid.”
In 'Spirit Of Science Fiction,' Seeds Of A Great Career
Roberto Bolaño's early novel, about the adventures of two young Chilean writers fleeing the Pinochet dictatorship, reads like a dress rehearsal for his masterwork The Savage Detectives.
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'The Pope' Tells The Tale Of A Roman Catholic Church With Coexisting Pontiffs
In his new book, soon to be a feature film, Andrew McCarten examines Popes Francis and Benedict XVI — and how having two living popes, for the first time in 600 years, has weakened the papacy.
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'Black Leopard, Red Wolf' Is A Beast Of A Book
Our critic likens reading Marlon James' new epic fantasy to being slowly eaten by a bear that occasionally cracks jokes — painful and strange, but upsettingly beautiful for all that.
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Sketchbook | Graphic Review: Liana Finck’s Illustrated Tribute to Isak Dinesen
“Seven Gothic Tales,” like the biography of the Danish author herself, provides the perfect anti-romance for this Valentine’s Day.
New in Paperback: ‘Force of Nature,’ ‘Feel Free’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Fiction: In This Novel, God Is Annoyed and in Love
Giacomo Sartori’s “I Am God” imagines a deity who winks and nudges, rants and complains.
Children’s Books: Picture Books That Bring Black Heroes to Life
The life of a legendary cowboy, a tribute to the poet Gwendolyn Brooks, a shout-out to hip-hop and more.
From Our Archives: Revisiting Marlon James’s Debut Novel, “John Crow’s Devil”
Before you read Michiko Kakutani’s review of “Black Leopard, Red Wolf,” check out our 2005 review of Marlon James’s first book.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Editors’ Choice: 9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Profile: Valeria Luiselli, At Home in Two Worlds
The Mexican writer has made a name for herself with experimental books and essays. Her latest, “Lost Children Archive,” is a road trip novel that shows off her intellectual sensibilities.
'Brave, Not Perfect' Speaks To The Scarcity Of Women In Tech
In a new book, Reshma Saujani of Girls Who Code joins a chorus of voices warning of devastating consequences if girls don't partake in tech — and suggesting girls should be encouraged to take risks.
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Nonfiction: The Black Sergeant and the White Judge Who Changed Civil Rights History
“Unexampled Courage,” by Richard Gergel, is a riveting account of the 1946 legal case that spurred the federal government to act in defense of racial equality.
By the Book: Maria Popova: By the Book
The author of “Figuring” (and the brain behind the Brain Pickings website) likes how children’s books speak “a language of absolute sincerity, so deliciously countercultural in our age of cynicism.”
Match Book: So You’ve Read ‘The House of Mirth.’ Now What?
Edith Wharton’s 1905 classic offers endless fodder for comparison with the empathetic social novels that succeeded it.
New & Noteworthy
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Fiction: An Ominous Sleeping Sickness Paralyzes a Small California Town in ‘The Dreamers’
In Karen Thompson Walker’s second novel, people stop waking up in the morning. They’re not dead, just trapped in a dream-filled netherworld.
'The Collected Schizophrenias' Conveys What It's Like To Live With A 'Hidden' Illness
In her new book of riveting, honest, courageous essays, Esmé Weijun Wang provides a series of lenses through which to observe schizophrenic disorders and, by extension, our (mis)understanding of them.
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