Nonfiction: We Are What We Manufacture
Joshua B. Freeman’s “Behemoth” is an accessible and cogent global history of the factory and the modern world that all Americans should read.
Nonfiction: Democracy’s Fierce Defender
In “What Are We Doing Here?,” her new collection of essays, Marilynne Robinson mounts a vigorous defense of America’s ethical traditions and egalitarian institutions.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
Our Back Pages: 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: Seymour E. Harris reflects on the need to check unbridled power of corporations.
Nonfiction: Are iPhones Bad for Kids?
Two new books — Anya Kamenetz’s “The Art of Screen Time” and Naomi Schaefer Riley’s “Be the Parent, Please” — offer advice to anxious parents.
Editors’ Choice: 8 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Profiling History's Troublemaking Women, French Cartoonist Gets 'Brazen'
Pénélope Bagieu's curly, pretty style is sometimes in conflict with her material; it works well when her "rebel ladies" meet happy ends, but she struggles to depict the hardships many suffered.
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By the Book: Luis Alberto Urrea: By the Book
The author Luis Alberto Urrea avoids certain novels: “I run screaming when I see an Ayn Rand book creeping up the alley looking for victims.”
Nonfiction: Learning From Israel’s Political Assassination Program
Ronen Bergman’s “Rise and Kill First” examines the violent efforts used to bring an end to terrorism.
Despite A Sad Setup, 'House Of Broken Angels' Hums With Joy
Luis Alberto Urrea's latest, based loosely on his own brother's death, follows the members of a vibrant Mexican-American family as they deal with grief and impending death — but also celebrate life.
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Fiction: A Mother and Daughter and a Town Made of ‘Brass’
In Xhenet Aliu’s debut novel, a postindustrial landscape is the setting for two generations of heartache.
Stirring, Engrossing 'Woman's Hour' Recounts The Battle For Suffrage
Elaine Weiss's new book reminds us how near a thing women's suffrage was — it all rode on one yes vote in the Tennessee legislature, cast by a man who changed his mind after pressure from his mother.
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Nonfiction: The Lesson Here Is Listen to the Victim
In “A False Report,” T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong tell the story of a rape investigation that is comforting in its moral clarity.
Nonfiction: Two Books on the ‘Bachelor’ Empire
The authors Amy Kaufman and Suzannah Showler dive deep into the art and artifice of the prime time love factory that’s swept the nation.
New & Noteworthy
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Match Book: Dear Match Book: International Books of Mystery
Detective stories from around the world.
The New Vanguard
Our critics chose 15 remarkable books by women that are shaping the way we read and write fiction in the 21st century.
Nonfiction: How Businesses Became People
In “We the Corporations,” Adam Winkler recounts the history of American companies’ efforts to shape the law to their advantage.
Fiction: Sex, Lies and Subterfuge Roil Joyce Carol Oates’s New Story Collection
Whether they’re lovers, parents, professors or kids, the characters in these stories all have something to hide.
Two Brits Achieve Artistic Balance In 'Valerie's Head'
Author David Gaffney and illustrator Dan Berry bring just the right amount of nuttiness to their new graphic novel, about a woman who keeps the memories of disappointing exes in a cellar in her mind.
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