Fiction: Yes, Tommy Orange’s New Novel Really Is That Good
Centuries of subjugation weigh down the men and women of “There There,” his quietly devastating debut.
Fiction: In a Novel, Mystical Maps and Intertwined Journeys in Syria
In her debut, “The Map of Salt and Stars,” Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar tells the story of two women, centuries apart, confronting war and exile.
Newsbook: Read These 3 Books on the Toll of Migration on Children
A treatise on immigration, an undocumented immigrant torn away from her son and a teenager’s treacherous journey to reunite with his mother.
'The Melody' Will Draw You In, Then Take You Somewhere Unexpected
Jim Crace's superb new novel is a trickster — it seems to be a bittersweet tale of late-life love, but then it becomes a meditation on gentrification and the toll poverty can take on human beings.
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New & Noteworthy
A selection of recent audiobooks; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Nonfiction: Cyberwarfare — the Latest Technology of Destruction
David E. Sanger’s “The Perfect Weapon” is an encyclopedic account of developments in the cyberworld.
Match Book: O Canada! What Should I Read?
The best books to read to acquaint yourself with our northern neighbors.
Profile: For the French Author Édouard Louis, His Books Are His Weapon
“History of Violence,” out this month in the U.S., is the writer’s attempt to tell his own story of being raped and nearly murdered.
Fiction: Two New Books From Australia, Unconstrained by Literary Convention
“Border Districts” and “Stream System,” by Gerald Murnane, reflect the author’s forays into the inner reaches of his own mind.
A Hard Childhood Compressed Into Poetry, With Concision and Heat
In his collection “Not Here,” the poet Hieu Minh Nguyen makes art from his memories of racism and abuse.
Nonfiction: Curious About Your Ancestry? Submit a DNA Swab, and a Big Grain of Salt
In her book “Futureface,” Alex Wagner takes a skeptical look at companies that research our genetics only to hedge their bets in the fine print.
Nonfiction: A History of the Energy We Have Consumed
In his new book, Richard Rhodes makes his way through four centuries of energy use, from oil to nuclear, and how each innovation has changed the world.
Was Autism a Nazi Invention?
In “Asperger’s Children,” Edith Sheffer explores the roots of autism, first diagnosed in Nazi Germany as the regime engaged in a program of child euthanasia.
Pithy And Pointed 'There There' Puts Native American Voices Front And Center
Critic Maureen Corrigan says Tommy Orange's novel, which centers on a cast of native and mixed-race characters whose lives intersect at a powwow, features "a literary authority rare in a debut."
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Have We Reached Peak Funny?
In his new book Planet Funny: How Comedy Took Over Our Culture, Ken Jennings takes humor seriously, tracing how comedy infiltrated every aspect of our lives — and what it's doing to us.
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Nonfiction: Harper Lee and Her Father, the Real Atticus Finch
Joseph Crespino’s “biography” of the virtuous lawyer in “To Kill a Mockingbird,” and the real man he was modeled after, brings to life the inconsistencies of the South.
Nonfiction: An Exhaustive Analysis of Harper Lee’s Enduring Legacy in America
Tom Santopietro’s “Why ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Matters” is painstakingly researched, if substantively and structurally flawed.
'Where The Nightmares Go' Maps The Territory Of Fear
C. Robert Cargill's new story collection covers the globe and genres of horror from classic to modern, with ghost stories, thrillers, gore and puzzles that would be right at home on premium cable.
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'The Secret Life of Cows' Aims To Show Animals As Thinking, Feeling Beings
Farmer Rosamund Young's book will charm people who want to lap up more evidence that animals have personalities, but may not warm hearts of animal lovers who don't eat meat.
In June, Make Your Escape With These 3 Hot Reads
Summer's getting hotter, so here are three romances guaranteed to raise your temperature and take you on an adventure, from London's West End to Barcelona to a Harvard University classroom.
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