Nonfiction: How the United States Achieved World Leadership
Derek Leebaert’s “Grand Improvisation” tells a complicated story of post-World War II Europe with Washington often operating in a fog.
FICTION: An Indian Couple Consider a Daring Gambit to Have a Baby
“One Part Woman,” by the Tamil novelist Perumal Murugan, imagines the pain of childlessness for a rural Indian couple during the colonial era.
Editors’ Choice: 8 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Bookshelf: From F.D.R. to Serial Killers: New Books on New Yorkers
There is some cozy reading in store for those who like to stay steeped in the city’s sociopolitical history, including tales of war heroes and mob bosses.
Bookshelf: From F.D.R. to Serial Killers: New Books on New Yorkers
There is some cozy reading in store for those who like to stay steeped in the city’s sociopolitical history, including tales of war heroes and mob bosses.
'The Big Fella' Highlights Babe Ruth's Spot As First Celebrity Sports Star
Jane Leavy tells the story of Ruth as the first baseball superstar — but also of his roles as movie star, vaudeville performer, barnstormer, pitchman for every conceivable product, and columnist.
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'Ruth Bader Ginsburg' Reminds Us Why The Justice Is A True Legal Icon
Jane Sherron De Hart's biography sheds light on challenges the Supreme Court justice faced along the way to the top, both personal and professional, and puts Ginsburg's life in context.
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'Melmoth' Bears Witness To Our Worst, Loneliest Moments
Sarah Perry's new novel isn't subtle — it's full of ominous birds, guttering candles and mysterious figures in gloomy windows. But there's something satisfying about its emotional flamboyance.
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Nonfiction: Were the Founders Against Slavery All Along?
Sean Wilentz’s “No Property in Man” argues that despite some expedient compromises, the Constitution’s writers were careful to plant the seeds of abolition.
By the Book: Tina Turner: By the Book
The singer, whose memoir “My Love Story” has just been published, wishes Mick Jagger would write an autobiography: “He can outtalk anyone on the planet. That’s the book I want to read, and so will everybody else. Mick?”
Self-Helped: How to Rewire Your Traumatized Brain
“Rationalization was much easier than recognizing the gravity of what was lost: an innocent, healthy childhood and an introduction to sexuality on my terms.”
Nonfiction: Vagabond Lives: Happier Memories From Kathryn Harrison’s Childhood
Her previous memoirs delved into her parents’ traumatic influence. Now, in “On Sunset,” she introduces the beloved Old World grandparents who raised her.
Match Book: Indigenous Stories for Young Readers
Young adult and middle grade fiction to educate children in the vast terrain of Native American history.
What Would Eleanor Do? 'If You Ask Me' Revisits Roosevelt's Advice Columns
For 20 years, Roosevelt answered reader questions on topics monumental, mundane and everywhere in between. A new book presents a selection of her essential advice and practical wisdom.
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'Vietnam' Takes On All Sides With A Critical Gaze
While historian Max Hastings may break no new ground in his tome, it's how he crafts his story with color, detail and pathos that makes it great — and likely to become the standard on the war.
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'Heavy' Brilliantly Renders The Struggle To Become Fully Realized
The book is at once a paean to the Deep South, a condemnation of our fat-averse culture, and a beautiful memoir of being black, bookish, and part of a family that's as challenging as it is grounding.
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Help Desk: I’ll Have What She’s Having: Books for Better Sex and Better Relationships
Judith Newman’s latest Help Desk column ventures into the minefield of marriage, dating, desire — and divorce.
Nonfiction: The Man Who Pioneered Food Safety
In “The Poison Squad,” Deborah Blum tells the story of the early-20th-century U.S.D.A. inspector who changed the way we think about food.
The Book Review: Barry Jenkins and Meg Wolitzer on Two of This Season’s Novels on Screen
Jenkins talks about his adaptation of James Baldwin’s “If Beale Street Could Talk,” and Wolitzer discusses the adaptation of her novel “The Wife.”
'Brief Answers To The Big Questions' Is Stephen Hawking's Parting Gift To Humanity
The physicist's posthumous book highlights his belief in the rationality of nature and on our ability to uncover its secrets — and a faith in science's ability to solve humanity's biggest problems.
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