Poetry: From an Iconoclast and an Icon, Poems of Personal and Public Transformation
In “Evolution,” Eileen Myles makes us reconsider the nature of experience and imagination.
New & Noteworthy
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Newsbook: President Trump Seeks New Chief of Staff. 3 Books Show Why His Next Pick Matters.
From Nixon’s White House to Obama’s, these books highlight presidential right-hand men and their outsize power.
The Best Poetry of 2018
The Book Review’s poetry columnist, David Orr, picks 10 collections worth your attention.
Maureen Corrigan Picks The Best Books Of 2018, Including The Novel Of The Year
Fresh Air's book critic recommends the ten best books of the year, including The Great Believers, Rebecca Makkai's sweeping story about the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s.
Art Restores The Soul In 'Museum Of Modern Love'
Performance artist Marina Abramovic is the still point at the center of Heather Rose's new novel, as a motley cast of characters come to see her sitting at a table in New York's Museum of Modern Art.
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Essay: Suddenly, Poets Are More Willing to Address Public Concerns. The Poet Laureate Explores Why, and How.
Tracy K. Smith, the United States poet laureate, looks at the ways poetry has dealt with the shifting political landscapes of the past two decades.
In 'Trish Trash,' Roller Derby — And Anti-Capitalist Parable — On Mars
Jessica Abel's comic Trish Trash, Rollergirl of Mars isn't just a sports story and a coming-of-age tale, it's a masterful critique of capitalism that stays engaging despite a few wobbles.
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The Book Review Podcast: Immaturity in American Politics
Alan Wolfe discusses “The Politics of Petulance,” and Nadja Spiegelman talks about two books by Lucia Berlin.
'Mary Queen Of Scots' Is A Case Study On How Political, Human Narratives Get Crafted
Stefan Zweig's famous book is as much about its own context as an execution 300 years ago; its archness signals a time capsule, except that the rhetoric around women in power has changed so little.
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Nonfiction: The Real-Life Heroine Who Inspired a Character on ‘Boardwalk Empire’
With “Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America’s Most Powerful Mobster,” Stephen L. Carter celebrates his extraordinary grandmother.
Nonfiction: A Fresh Look at How Poets Evolve Over the Course of a Career
In “We Begin in Gladness,” the poet and critic Craig Morgan Teicher considers poets from W.S. Merwin to francine j. harris, in light of changes in their language and their influence on one another.
Nonfiction: Colm Toibin on the Fathers of Geniuses
“Mad, Bad, Dangerous to Know” recounts the lives of the fathers of Wilde, Yeats and Joyce — and the chaos they created.
Children’s Books: Picture Books That Celebrate a Grandparent’s Selfless Love
There’s nothing like the bond between grandparent and grandchild. New books by Tomie dePaola, Cecilia Ruiz and more show it in many forms.
Sketchbook | Tribute: Edward Carey Illustrates a Homage to Charles Dickens
A nod to the classic English bildungsroman “Great Expectations,” first serialized in December 1860.
The Shortlish: Shrewd Short Stories That Merge the Hopeless and the Hopeful
Four collections, in settings that range from Glasgow to an island in the Pacific Northwest, sketch troubled lives and a yearning for better times.
Nonfiction: Two Leading Intellectuals Analyze What Ails America
Alan Wolfe’s “The Politics of Petulance” and Lawrence Lessig’s “America, Compromised” offer differing diagnoses of the condition of the country.
Nonfiction: The Man Who Made the Supreme Court Supreme
Richard Brookhiser’s “John Marshall” looks at the accomplishments of the legendary chief justice and draws lessons for today.
Fiction: A Timely Dystopian Thriller With Sexual Assault and Political Corruption at Its Core
“Those Who Knew,” a new novel by Idra Novey, takes place on an unnamed island, but in a world beset by problems unnervingly like our own.
Fiction: A Parable About Good, Evil and the Inevitable
A.L. Kennedy’s novella “The Little Snake” conjures the story of a young girl’s friendship with a strangely powerful creature and how it will shape her life.
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