Nonfiction: For the Art Lovers on Your List, Career Retrospectives of Two British Painters
Massive and lavish boxed sets give Bridget Riley and Lucian Freud their due.
Graphic Content: A Long Visit to Weimar-Era Berlin Through an Epic Graphic Novel
Jason Lutes’s “Berlin,” over two decades in the making, explores a society on the verge of collapse. One of two books reviewed in Ed Park’s Graphic Content column.
Editors’ Choice: 11 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Nonfiction: In ‘I Might Regret This,’ Abbi Jacobson Hits the Road. Insomnia, Heartbreak, Hilarity and Self-Discovery Ensue.
Ahead of the fifth and final season of “Broad City,” its co-creator and co-star leaves New York to see the country, finding herself (and some good laughs) along the way.
Romance: The Latest Romance Novels: Firefighters, Buff Male Nannies, Astronauts and More
Our romance columnist, Jaime Green, picks her fall favorites.
Otherworldly: Ghosts, Robots and Monsters: A Roundup of New Sci-Fi and Fantasy
As the weather grows wetter and colder, it’s an excellent time to hole up with fantastical new fiction.
Notes From the Book Review Archives
In which we consult the Book Review’s past to shed light on the books of the present. This week: a vintage review of holiday books.
New & Noteworthy
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
New in Paperback: ‘Dead on Arrival,’ ‘Easternization’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Sketchbook: Wish List for Readers
A graphic gift guide revealing what every reader truly wishes for during the holidays.
Children’s Books: Big, Beautiful Books to Catch the Eye of Every Child
A kid-friendly guide to great art from David Hockney, an illustrated update of “The Jungle Book,” a travel book for fearless young explorers and more.
Nonfiction: The One-Hit Author Whose One Hit Had 12 Volumes
Hilary Spurling’s “Anthony Powell” relates the life of an author who is overlooked except for one major work, the multivolume “A Dance to the Music of Time.”
Nonfiction: Of Demogorgons and Purple Worms — a Visual History of Dungeons & Dragons
In a new book about the history of the famous role-playing game, a group of authors present hundreds of visual artifacts.
Nonfiction: Three Volumes of Nature Photography Take Us Back to Earth’s Innocent Roots
“Battlefields,” by Yan Morvan, “Bears Ears,” by Stephen E. Strom, and Peter and Beverly Pickford’s “Wild Land” transport readers, through stunning images, to the farthest corners of our planet.
Nonfiction: A British Christmas: Some Translation Required
Ruth Reichl retrieves memories of her own childhood as she reviews Nina Stibbe’s guide to making it through the holidays, “An Almost Perfect Christmas.”
Nonfiction: Rock-Your-World Moments Fill New Music Memoirs From Tina Turner and a Disillusioned Hit Maker
Both Turner’s “My Story,” a sequel to 1986’s “I, Tina,” and “Anything for a Hit,” from the music scout Dorothy Carvello, expose the sleazy power dynamics of the rock ’n’ roll business.
The Shortlist: 3 Books That Take Us Inside the Lives of Britain’s Royals
Ravens, love affairs and, yes, dirty laundry all shed light on the comings and goings of British royalty.
Crime: Buried by Snow or Stuffed in a Suitcase: The Bodies Add Up in Marilyn Stasio’s Latest Crime Column
Readers will delight in the unexpected characters in three new mysteries, from the female police cadet in Louise Penny’s new book to a crime-solving cub reporter down on his luck.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Match Book: Women and Maine
Novels, stories, mystery series and memoirs by female authors paint a variegated portrait of the Pine Tree State.
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