Nonfiction: Can a Self-Help Book a Month Yield a Year’s Worth of Life Changes?
In “Help Me!,” the British journalist Marianne Power tackles some of the classics of the genre, aiming to become happier, healthier and maybe even solvent.
Nonfiction: Need a New Self-Help Guru? Try Aristotle
Edith Hall’s “Aristotle’s Way” sees in the ancient philosopher’s ethics a profound guide for living.
Nonfiction: A Former Times Executive Editor Reports on Journalism’s Stormy Seas
Jill Abramson’s “Merchants of Truth” offers a firsthand account of the news media’s crisis.
'Prisoner' Is An Intimate Portrait Of One Journalist's Captivity In Iran
Writer Jason Rezaian is unsparingly personal throughout the telling of his arrest, imprisonment and trial, writing of his childhood, family, visits with his wife — and fears and insecurities.
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In 'Team Of Vipers,' It's Mr. Sims Who Goes To Washington
In the movies, "Mr. Smith" stands by his principles and prevails in the capital. In Cliff Sims's story, told in a new book, the hero descends into disillusionment — but not before enjoying the ride.
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Fiction: If You Thought ‘Cat Person’ Was Dark, Wait Until You Read the Rest of the Book
In her debut story collection, “You Know You Want This,” Kristen Roupenian goes even deeper into the pathology of modern relationships.
Fiction: A Lovestruck Poultry Farmer on a Journey Far From Home
In Chigozie Obioma’s new novel, “An Orchestra of Minorities,” a humble Nigerian embarks on an epic quest to prove himself worthy of the woman he loves.
In 'The Birds, The Bees,' Teens Take On Sex Ed
In Olivia Hinebaugh's new novel, a girl gets fed up with her school's abstinence-only classes and sets herself up as a sex ed expert, handing out condoms and advice with help from her mom, a nurse.
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'The Gilded Wolves' Is A Rich, High-Speed Heist Tale
Roshani Chokshi's new novel — set in an alternate Belle Époque Paris — features an unlikely team of thieves out to steal a magical artifact with connections to their colonized homelands.
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Nonfiction: A New History of Native Americans Responds to ‘Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee’
David Treuer’s “The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee” shows the history of American Indians as more than victimhood.
'Unmarriageable' Sets 'Pride And Prejudice' In Pakistan
You may not think the world needs another retelling of Jane Austen's classic, but Soniah Kamal's Unmarriageable has an undercurrent of social and political commentary that makes it a worthwhile read.
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Newsbook: Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.
Seven books present a nuanced view of this giant’s legacy in modern American civil rights.
'Mala Vida' Never Quite Gets Up To Speed
Marc Fernandez' noir has fascinating elements — a crusading journalist, a trans detective, and the tragic real-life snatching of thousands of babies in Franco-era Spain — but ultimately falls flat.
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The Book Review Podcast: A New Novel Conjures Liv Ullmann and Ingmar Bergman
A. O. Scott talks about Linn Ullmann’s new novel, and Judith Newman discusses new books about anxiety, mental illness and grief.
Inside the List: A Novelist Who’s Made a Career Writing About ‘The Only Woman in the Room’
Marie Benedict writes books inspired by women whose achievements have been overlooked by history, including Einstein’s first wife and the film star and inventor Hedy Lamarr.
Further reading: Hot Books for Cold Days
Chilled to the bone? Warm up by dipping into one of these books — set in blazing hot summers, during heat waves, even in the desert.
Sketchbook: Literary Figures Who Can’t Commit
Ali Fitzgerald illustrates the fictional characters who were notoriously impossible to pin down.
The Shortlist: Three Authors Consider Contemporary Politics, Anxiously
New books examine disturbing trends in modern American society.
Crime: Beware Strange Psychologists: The Latest in Crime Novels
Marilyn Stasio’s column travels from Manhattan to Australia to England to a forest that has hidden a dead body for 30 years.
Nonfiction: The Civil Rights Movement Photographer Who Was Also an F.B.I. Informant
“Bluff City,” by Preston Lauterbach, delves into the double life of Ernest Withers, one of the era’s great documentarians.
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