ROUNDUP: Hunting Down the Best True-Crime Tales
Marilyn Stasio discovers books that document the history of serial killing and the poisons of past and present, as well as some scandalous murder cases.
Fiction: From Stephen King, Master of Darkness, a Light New Tale
King’s slim new novel, “Elevation,” returns us to Castle Rock, where prejudice drives a plot that blends the fantastical with the mundane.
The Shortlist: The Season’s Standout Crossover Y.A. Novels
Markus Zusak’s long-awaited “Bridge of Clay,” along with a French best seller, a story based on the ordeal of the Nigerian girls kidnapped by Boko Haram, and more.
ROUNDUP: Misfits, Stalkers and Kiddie Sociopaths: The Latest Thrillers
On the 30th anniversary of “The Silence of the Lambs,” Mark Harris assesses the state of the psychological thriller — and weighs in on five new ones.
Fiction: Black Death and the Black Arts: A Deadly Fictional Duo
Set in 17th-century France, Chris Womersley’s novel “City of Crows” features a mother who succumbs to witchcraft and a grifter with a gift for the tarot.
Roundup: A Dark Cavalcade of New Horror Fiction
In these novels, a phantom walks the earth, families at a campground descend into a terrifying alternative universe and the Devil roams a bleak English landscape.
Children’s Books: Graphic Novels to Give Kids Chills and Thrills
In "Fake Blood,” a sixth grader morphs into a vampire. “Scarlett Hart: Monster Hunter” has a retro-modern teenage heroine who slays all kinds of evil creatures.
From Our Archives: 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: Shirley Jackson’s “The Haunting of Hill House.”
Nonfiction: What Our Extremist Politics Owe to Batman and Captain America
“The Sky Is Falling,” by the pop culture historian Peter Biskind, traces the roots of our polarized political climates to Hollywood, television and Marvel Comics.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Fiction: A Dark, Dark Take on Our Most Precious Fairy Tales
Laird Hunt’s “In the House in the Dark of the Woods” brings horror and fantasy to the stories most deeply embedded in the American consciousness.
Editors’ Choice: 6 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
In 'Paradise Rot,' Jenny Hval Traces A Surrealistic Sexual Awakening
In this tactile novel, the celebrated Norwegian musician Jenny Hval places two entropic lovers within a converted Australian brewery to explore sexuality, decay and freedom.
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Getting Too Old For Narnia In 'Light Between Worlds'
Laura Weymouth's new novel follows two sisters struggling with the aftermath of their adventures in a magic land. That struggle is the vivid heart of the book, but its Narnia-lite doesn't quite work.
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By the Book: Barbara Kingsolver: By the Book
The author, most recently, of the novel “Unsheltered” loves “fiction that educates me on the sly, especially about something I didn’t realize I wanted to know. I’m open to any kind of arcana.”
Nonfiction: The Odyssey of a Gay Black Football-Star Banker, From ‘Peasant Boy’ to the Mountaintop
Casey Gerald’s memoir, “There Will Be No Miracles Here,” recounts a life breaking through enormous barriers while never forgetting his roots.
Profiles: The Coming of Age of Trans-Lit
Transgender writers are embracing a more elastic literary form — the novel — and a number of recent works, often genre-bending as well as gender-bending, have won critical acclaim.
'Travelling Cat' Chronicles Friendship, Loss And Life On The Road
You don't have to be a cat lover to enjoy Hiro Arikawa's novel about a man and his cat, traveling across Japan to visit old friends. And you may find yourself tearing up by the end.
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Paper Chase: The ‘Doctor Zhivago’ Nobel Dust-up
Sixty years ago today, the Swedish Academy awarded the Russian author Boris Pasternak the Nobel Prize for Literature, but less than a week later, under pressure from the Soviet government, Pasternak rejected the award. The story, which had more twists and turns than a Cold War-era spy novel, played out in The New York Times with one front-page story after another.
Nonfiction: A (Kafkaesque) Legal Battle Over the Author’s Papers Is at the Heart of ‘Kafka’s Last Trial’
A new book by Benjamin Balint considers what a lengthy courtroom fight over the rights to Franz Kafka’s literary archive reveals about him — and us.
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