Inside the List: Sharks, Torpedoes, Deadly Secrets: The U.S.S. Indianapolis Tragedy
In “Indianapolis,” Lynn Vincent and Sara Vladic expose what really happened that day in 1945 when a Japanese submarine torpedoed the Navy cruiser.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Without Breaking New Ground, 'The Death Of Truth' Is Convincing
In her new book, former New York Times book critic Michiko Kakutani suggests that truth should be added to the list of casualties of the Trump administration.
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Essay: What Do Novels About Evil Children Say About Us?
Horror stories about children guilty of murderous misdeeds are perennially popular. Ruth Franklin considers what the genre tells parents about their own fears.
Nostalgia (And Norovirus) Make For A Novel 'Last Cruise'
A vintage ocean liner stops dead in the water in Kate Christensen's latest. Critic Maureen Corrigan says the voyage is an "entertaining and elegantly written story about social class."
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Editors’ Choice: 7 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
The Book Review Podcast: Making a Killing: Top Thriller Writers Talk about Their Craft
In this special bonus episode of the Book Review’s podcast, Lee Child, Megan Abbott, Meg Gardiner, Lisa Gardner and Lisa Scottoline discuss the tricks of their best-selling trade.
Fiction: Nordic Noir, in the Horn of Africa
Robert Karjel’s novel “After the Monsoon” follows the Swedish security police to faraway Djibouti.
By the Book: Karin Slaughter: By the Book
The novelist Karen Slaughter, whose thriller “Pieces of Her” will be published in August, says school contests made her an insatiable reader: “I’m incredibly competitive, so perhaps my early reading passion came from wanting to humiliate my closest reading rivals by volume.”
The Shortlist: Four Thrillers, United by Male Trouble
A selection of novels featuring men on their worst behavior.
In 'Crux,' A Journalist Investigates The Troubled Life Of Her Own Father
At age 11, Jean Guerrero's mother told her that her dad had schizophrenia. Years later, the author is unable to verify the diagnosis — and refuses to accept it.
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Fiction: A Noirish Narrative in Which the Self Is an Enigma, and So Is Everything Else
In Laura van den Berg’s new novel, “The Third Hotel,” an American widow visiting a Cuban film festival thinks she sees her late husband.
Nonfiction: Chris Hayes Reviews Michiko Kakutani’s Book About Our Post-Truth Era
“The Death of Truth” looks at “the age of Trump” — and shudders.
Fiction: Lauren Groff Reveals the Stormy Side of the Sunshine State
In her new story collection, “Florida,” the author of “Fates and Furies” constructs a wild, reptile-ridden landscape of fathers, sons and mothers who are all somehow adrift.
Fiction: It’s 1988 and Philip Marlowe Is Retired. But Not for Long.
Lawrence Osborne’s novel “Only to Sleep” jolts Raymond Chandler’s P.I. out of his quiet Mexican lair and back into the world of scams and seductions.
The Science Of Female Anger And Ambition, In 'Give Me Your Hand'
Megan Abbott's new novel follows two women with a troubled past who meet again, working in the lab of a powerful scientist. It's a slow-burning story whose final explosion is a true surprise.
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Nonfiction: When the Creator of Sherlock Holmes Exonerated a Convicted Murderer
Margalit Fox’s “Conan Doyle for the Defense” tells the forgotten story of a man wrongly convicted of a crime and a writer’s help in pursuing justice.
New & Noteworthy
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
The Book That Terrified Neil Gaiman. And Carmen Maria Machado. And Dan Simmons.
13 authors recommend the most frightening books they’ve ever read.
Fiction: Competing Scientists Plus a High-Stakes University Lab Equals Murder
Megan Abbott’s dark, swampy new novel, “Give Me Your Hand,” is lit by a current of rage.
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