Nonfiction: Two New Books Dramatically Capture the Climate Change Crisis
In David Wallace-Wells’s “The Uninhabitable Earth” and Nathaniel Rich’s “Losing Earth,” we have a picture of the increasingly dire problem of global warming.
From Our Archives: Going Back to the Battle of the Black Sea in ‘Black Hawk Down’
In 1999, the journalist Mark Bowden wrote “Black Hawk Down,” documenting the 1993 United States military raid in Mogadishu, Somalia.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Editors’ Choice: 8 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Fiction: A Comic Novel Reunites a Damaged Dad and His Recalcitrant Offspring
Andrew Ridker’s “The Altruists” charts how expectations clash when a widower’s two adult children return to the family home in St. Louis.
In 'Freedom's Detective,' A Flawed But Remarkable Hiram Whitley Infiltrates The KKK
Journalist Charles Lane's account is endlessly gripping — and he does an excellent job of placing the operation in historical context, chronicling racism and resentment in the South post-Civil War.
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Virginia Hall, The Subject Of 'A Woman Of No Importance,' Was Anything But
A very smooth read about a rocky life, Sonia Purnell's biography of the masterful WWII spy is a reminder of what can be done with a few brave people — and a little resistance.
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The Enthusiast: In Praise of Esmeralda Santiago
The island of Puerto Rico, where my parents came from, is displayed with beauty and poignancy by Santiago.
Nonfiction: How the Great Leftist Thinkers of the 20th Century Contended With Zionism
In “The Lions’ Den,” Susie Linfield tours the minds of eight thinkers, including Hannah Arendt and Noam Chomsky, investigating their relationship to the Jewish state.
By the Book: By the Book: Julia Alvarez
The author of novels including “In the Time of the Butterflies,” just reissued for its 25th anniversary, has always been taken with Milton’s Satan: “Sorry, God, but he got the better part.”
Nonfiction: How France Became a Dangerous Place to Be a Jew
Marc Weitzmann’s “Hate” explores the increasing anti-Semitism that has infected French society over the past several years.
Romance: Spring’s Best New Romance Novels: Hockey Players, Werewolves, 19th-Century Farmers and More
Whether you’re looking for a hot paranormal love story, a stunning space opera or a beautifully crafted historical tale, there’s a book for you.
Fiction: In T.C. Boyle’s Trippy New Novel, Characters Turn On, Tune In and Drop Lots of Acid
“Outside Looking In” explores the LSD-fueled escapades of Timothy Leary and his Harvard graduate students.
Fiction: In This Novel, a Man’s Face Becomes Distorted. His Sanity Follows.
“The Alarming Palsy of James Orr,” by Tom Lee, combines a Kafkaesque premise with modern British social satire.
Little-Remembered Religious Preachers Get Their Due In 'American Messiahs'
Bizarre as they may have been, many messianic leaders were stunningly successful, heading movements that flourished for years due, in part, to their keen ability to offer responses to social distress.
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A Daughter Reflects On Her Dad's Ongoing Influence In 'All That You Leave Behind'
Erin Lee Carr's memoir about her relationship with her dad, David Carr, provokes gratitude and empathy — but she fails to investigate herself with the rigor she brings to her own journalism.
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Fiction: A Modern Riff on an Old Testament Climate Catastrophe
In “Naamah,” an inventive first novel by Sarah Blake, Noah’s wife recounts the trials — and surprising pleasures — of life on the ark after the Flood.
Fiction: ‘Women Talking,’ by Miriam Toews, Is a Mennonite #MeToo Novel
In an isolated religious community, some of the men have been raping the women for years. When they are finally arrested, the women must decide what to do next.
Personal Demons And Class Differences Complicate Love In 'Normal People'
Marianne is a social pariah, Connell is a football player. Sally Rooney's nuanced, flinty love story opens in a small town in Ireland, where two teens who "get" each other get together.
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Nonfiction: Ruth Reichl Dishes on the Last Days of Gourmet Magazine
“Save Me the Plums” is a delicious memoir of a decade that took her from the glory days of Condé Nast to the morning when the office door was closed for good.
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