Essay: Reading Proust in the Gulag
What books do we turn to as we prepare to die?
Newsbook: As Los Angeles Teachers Strike, 3 Books Chronicle Educators’ Years-long Fight for Better Working Conditions
Their claims and demands are not new.
Nonfiction: Tracing the Rise of a Guardian Hacker
In “Breaking and Entering,” Jeremy Smith tells the story of a brilliant, larger-than-life computer scientist who runs her own boutique cybersecurity firm.
'Ghost Wall' Is An Eerie Coming-Of-Age Tale That Begs For A Second Read
Sarah Moss' beautifully written novel is set in the 1970s in the rugged countryside of the far north of England, where a group of campers are reenacting the daily lives of Iron Age Britons.
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'Inheritance' Investigates A Family Secret, With Self-Discovery At The Core
Dani Shapiro, at age 54, is shocked to learn that the man she thought was her biological father wasn't a blood relative. Her memoir, a quest for the truth, reads like an emotional detective story.
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'Muhammad: Forty Introductions' Isn't Setting Out To Satisfy
Michael Muhammad Knight's new book on the religious figure is designed to seduce, educate, and irritate its audience into curiosity about Islam and Muhammad — and on all three fronts it succeeds.
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New & Noteworthy
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Nonfiction: Dani Shapiro’s New Memoir Uncovers a Life-Changing Family Secret
“Inheritance” explores the way we construct our identities, and how much our belief in a blood connection to our parents shapes how we view ourselves.
Help Desk: Dealing With Anxiety, Mental Illness and Grief
In her latest Help Desk column, Judith Newman consults three books that offer guidance to readers navigating through tense times.
What if You Could Literally Talk to The New York Times?
Dan Sanchez, editorial lead for our new voice initiative — enabling you to “hear the news,” straight from Times journalists, via Alexa — answers questions about what that conversation could be like.
Nonfiction: A Journalist Recounts His 544 Days of Captivity in Iran
In “Prisoner,” Jason Rezaian explains that the most innocent activities in Iran could get you accused of spying.
Fiction: A Sudden Death Shakes Loose Four Intertwined Lives
In Tessa Hadley’s novel “Late in the Day,” the bonds of love and loyalty are frayed when a widow and her married friends confront the loss of her husband.
Keeping A Famous Theater's Myth Alive In 'Showtime At the Apollo'
This new graphic adaptation of Ted Fox's history of the Apollo Theater captures countless electrifying performances, but goes easy on the grittier aspects of the fabled theater.
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'The Water Cure' Makes Toxic Masculinity Literal
In Sophie Mackintosh's tart, twisted fairy tale, a family hides away on a remote island to escape a world in which men may actually be toxic. But their lives are upended when three castaways wash up.
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'Untouchable' Delivers Twisty Turny Romantic Thrills
Romantic suspense stalwart Jayne Ann Krentz's latest — it's part of a series, but works as a standalone — will keep you flipping pages with its complex bad guy and tangled but propulsive plot.
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For January, 3 Romances That Understand It's Complicated
Yes, a romance novel has to have a happy ending — but that doesn't mean the stories take place in a fantasy land. This month, we're showcasing three books that draw on the challenges of real life.
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The Book Review Podcast: How Curses Function in Literature
Julian Lucas talks about the role of curses in contemporary African literature, and Abby Ellin discusses “Duped: Double Lives, False Identities, and the Con Man I Almost Married.”
Inside the List: Some Dos and Don’ts From Famous Writers
Some best-selling novelists have written books about their craft. Others dispense advice on Twitter, their websites and in interviews and articles.
Children’s Books: Flying Through the Night to Defeat the Nazis
In “A Thousand Sisters,” Elizabeth Wein tells the thrilling true story of the World War II Soviet all-female air regiments who flew 24,000 missions into “a continuous curtain of fire.”
Fiction: Hygge and Kisses
In “The Red Address Book,” by Sofia Lundberg, an elderly woman looks back at the loves of her life.
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