Roundup: Travel Books Take You There and Back
It’s worth noting that some of this season’s most exciting travel narratives are by women.
Roundup: Rock ’n’ Roll, Between the Covers
From Lou Reed to Gucci Mane to Stevie Nicks, a look at the season’s music biographies.
Nonfiction: The Sun Never Set on the British Empire, or Its Food
Lizzie Collingham’s “The Taste of Empire” and Erika Rappaport’s “A Thirst for Empire” explore the worldwide influence of Britain’s culinary heritage.
Crime: The Best Crime Novels of 2017
From Attica Locke to Jo Nesbo, Marilyn Stasio looks back at some of her favorite mysteries and thrillers from a year’s worth of crime columns.
Match Book: Contemporary Womanhood, in Fact and Fiction
Books of all genres that shed light on what it means to be female today.
'The World Goes On,' With Tiny Moments Of Joy Amid The Uncertainty
Susan Sontag once called author László Krasznahorkai the "contemporary Hungarian master of apocalypse," but his new book — while disturbing — isn't as hopeless as that might lead you to think.
(Image credit: Claire Harbage/NPR)
Roundup: Lots of Healthy Options, but Don’t Forget Dessert!
New cookbooks to make you feel good, along with books of cakes and cookies to make you feel happy. And, for the brave, recipes for not-so-awful offal.
Roundup: A Spotlight on the Season’s Top Photography Books
From Irving Penn to William Gedney: Luc Sante assesses nine new volumes.
New & Noteworthy
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Nonfiction: ‘Reckless Daughter’: A Protective Biography of Joni Mitchell
The music critic David Yaffe pays tribute to the singer-songwriter in his new book.
Nonfiction: Muhammad Ali, Beginning to End for the First Time in a Book
Jonathan Eig’s “Ali: A Life” is the first major biography to include the fighter’s final years, Parkinson’s and all.
Nonfiction: A New Biography of the Renaissance Genius
Walter Isaacson turns his attention to Leonardo da Vinci and all his mechanical and artistic achievements.
Nonfiction: The Licentious Life and Times of Jann Wenner
In “Sticky Fingers,” the first biography of the Rolling Stone co-founder and editor, Joe Hagan holds nothing back.
Children’s Books: Notable Children’s Books of 2017
The best in picture books, middle grade and young adult fiction and nonfiction, selected by the children’s books editor of The New York Times Book Review.
Critic’s Notebook: Why ‘Wonder,’ the Movie, Can’t Best the Book It’s Based On
The film version of a book often has an unfair advantage. But R.J. Palacio’s best-selling novel offers much more than meets the eye.
'The Green Hand' Captures The Colorful Essence Of The Uncanny
Previously, American comics fans would've been lucky to discover French artist Nicole Claveloux in old issues of Heavy Metal magazine. Now, her delightfully weird work has been compiled in a new book.
(Image credit: New York Review Comics)
Brush Up Your Shelley With 'Frankenstein: The First Two Hundred Years'
Christopher Frayling's new celebration of Frankenstein is half art book, half scholarly study, tracing the famous monster's path from page to stage to screen, just in time for his 200th birthday.
(Image credit: Reel Art Press)
A Wave of New Fiction From Nigeria, as Young Writers Experiment With New Genres
Nigeria has become a major exporter of literary talent, and now one publisher, Cassava Republic, is expanding to the United States.
Inside the List: Your Favorite Authors Recommend Their Favorite Books
Four books to read now, as suggested by Jacqueline Woodson, Celeste Ng, Kurt Andersen and Neil de Grasse Tyson.
Nonfiction: An Essayist Searching for Alternate Worlds
In his first essay collection, “True Stories,” the English writer Francis Spufford weighs in on Antarctica, science fiction and those annoying atheists.
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