The Book Review Podcast: Robert Caro on How He Does It
The acclaimed biographer of Lyndon Johnson and Robert Moses talks about his new book, “Working: Researching, Interviewing, Writing.”
Fiction: A Suspicious Death Exposes Painful Fissures in a Mojave Desert Town
In “The Other Americans,” a powerful new novel by Laila Lalami, a diverse group of citizens are forced to question their beliefs and allegiances after a Moroccan immigrant is killed.
From Our Archives: Revisiting Lyndon B. Johnson and the 1948 Senate Elections
Published in 1990, the second volume of Robert A. Caro’s biography of Johnson investigates the intensely contested 1948 senatorial election.
Inside the List: ‘That’s When I Acknowledged What Had Been Simmering Inside Me for Years: Anger’
The U.S. soccer legend Abby Wambach wants to help other women overcome institutionalized discrimination — and she’s written a book, “Wolfpack,” about it.
Children’s Books: Books That Expand the Possibilities of Boyhood
What does it mean to be a boy now? New nonfiction books show the varied thoughts and experiences of boys facing peril — or just figuring out how to be themselves.
New in Paperback: ‘Warlight,’ ‘Air Traffic’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
'Ungovernable' Brings Up Grim Realities Of Victorian Child-Rearing
Therese Oneill's new book presents plenty of suitably eyebrow-raising excerpts, but amid the snark at parenthood past and present, there are some unavoidable issues that come at a fraught time.
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'The Raven's Tale:' O, For A Muse Of Angst
Teenaged, angst-ridden Edgar Allan Poe seems like a great protagonist for a supernatural young adult novel — but The Raven's Tale has some serious flaws that leave a void at the story's heart.
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Crime: A Cannibal, a Dead Viscount and a Case of Stolen Sand
Marilyn Stasio’s Crime column features a new and gruesome Lucas Davenport novel and the latest appearance of Parnell Hall’s cantankerous murder-solving puzzle lady.
Nonfiction: His Children Called Him the Duke of Villanova. But Who Really Was He?
Janny Scott’s memoir, “The Beneficiary: Fortune, Misfortune, and the Story of My Father,” explores the consequences of generations of inherited Main Line wealth.
The Shortlist: A Serial Killer Clown, You Say? Now That’s Dark Comedy
New collections from Carianne Leung (“That Time I Loved You”), Amy Hempel (“Sing to It”) and Mark Mayer (“Aerialists”) balance anxiety with humor.
Nonfiction: A Queer, Biracial Coming-of-Age Memoir Is Equal Parts Pain and Pleasure
T Kira Madden’s debut, “Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls,” recalls a troubled childhood in chapters as fragmented as her family life was.
Fiction: G. Willow Wilson Reimagines the Last Days of Moorish Spain
In her new novel, “The Bird King,” history is infused with fantasy, drama and puckish humor.
Fiction: Revising the History of Chicago in a Sweeping Debut Novel
Jonathan Carr’s “Make Me a City” reconstructs an alternate history of Chicago in fictional source materials.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Fiction: In ‘Optic Nerve,’ a Woman Trains a Sharp Eye on Art and Her Life
The first book by María Gainza, an Argentine art critic, to be translated into English is a consistently delightful mix of art history, personal reminiscence and aesthetic theory.
'Tragedy, The Greeks, And Us' Examines How Classical Philosophers Saw Early Dramas
The Stone's Simon Critchley premises tragedy on action — as opposed to the generally more passive approach philosophy has a reputation for — and examines how Plato and others saw it as a threat.
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Editors’ Choice: 10 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
'Lost And Wanted' Grapples With Grief, Regret And The Existence Of God
Nell Freudenberger's gorgeous new novel tells the story of a middle-aged woman who receives messages sent from her college friend's cell phone — even after her friend has died.
Nonfiction: The Unsteady Evolution of Democracy
Sheri Berman’s “Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe” sees the political history of Europe as one step forward, one step back.
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