Nonfiction: An Ecstatic, Troubled Poet Comes to Life in a New Biography
In “James Wright: A Life in Poetry,” Jonathan Blunk traces the great writer’s inspirations, obsessions and friendships.
Nonfiction: Little Farm on the Prairie
In “This Blessed Earth,” Ted Genoways writes about a Nebraskan farmer and his family as they try to adapt to changing times.
The Shortlist: First Novels Tackle Sexism and Prejudice, Past and Present
Four debut novelists take readers from 19th-century China to the present-day Middle East and Australia, with stops in Rio and the American Midwest.
Open Shelves: Making “Manhattan Beach”
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jennifer Egan gives a tour of the private book stacks from which she drew inspiration for her latest novel.
Paperback Row
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Fiction: A Form of Literary Alchemy That Resurrects the Past
“Swallowing Mercury,” a novella by Wioletta Greg that was longlisted for the Man Booker International Prize, is set in rural Poland during the Cold War.
Nonfiction: The Woman Who Smashed a Glass Ceiling in the 16th Century
Leslie Peirce’s “Empress of the East” tells the story of the slave girl who rose to become Queen of the Ottomans.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to “Draft No. 4,” “Schlesinger” and more.
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: Eleanor Cameron on the import of Laura Ingalls Wilder.
100 Notable Books of 2017
The year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, selected by the editors of The New York Times Book Review.
Nonfiction: The Cookbook Addict
Jane Kramer’s “The Reporter’s Kitchen” explains how she approaches life through food and food through life.
Nonfiction: Iconic Food Writers Toppled Off Their Pedestals
Justin Spring’s “The Gourmands’ Way” offers a critical group portrait of the Americans who introduced French food to post-World War II America.
By the Book: Anthony Bourdain: By the Book
The author of “Kitchen Confidential” says one of the benchmarks of great food writing is to be very knowledgeable, but never a snob.
Nonfiction: A Daughter’s Tribute to Her Father and His Taste for Bordeaux
In “The Wine Lover’s Daughter,” Anne Fadiman weaves her own memoir with a biography of her father, Clifton Fadiman, and the compendium of wine knowledge he instilled in her.
'Creatures Of Will And Temper' Is A Slow-Burn Slide Into Deviltry
Molly Tanzer gives us a seductive, alternate version of Victorian England in her new novel — by turns smoky and smutty, wondrous and louche. And then, embedded carefully in that world, demons.
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From 'Inky's Great Escape' To Singing Seahorses: Animal Books For The Holidays
From real-life, seaweed-carrying dolphins to fictional singing seahorses, animals in these new books can excite the mind, says anthropologist Barbara J. King.
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Nonfiction: Women Write of Home, and a Woman’s Place in It
Female authors take on the subject of the home from a variety of perspectives in “This Is the Place,” a collection of essays edited by Margot Kahn and Kelly McMasters.
Fiction: Garth Risk Hallberg’s Mix-and-Match Story of Suburban Ennui
In his novella “A Field Guide to the North American Family,” Hallberg takes an experimental approach to a traditional subject.
The Book Review Podcast: O Pioneers!
Caroline Fraser talks about “Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder,” and Tiya Miles discusses “The Dawn of Detroit.”
Editors’ Choice: 7 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
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