Editors’ Choice: 10 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
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: John Banville on Dublin and “Ulysses.”
This Is Moebius' Brain Off Drugs: Late Artist Gets High On Life
Inside Moebius is the last long-form book the legendary French comic artist completed before his death in 2012. It's a loopy story based on the notes he kept while weaning himself off of marijuana.
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Nonfiction: The Philosopher Who Believed That Art Was Key to Black Liberation
In “The New Negro,” Jeffrey C. Stewart recounts the life of Alain Locke: scholar, critic and impresario of the Harlem Renaissance.
By the Book: Brian Selznick: By the Book
As a boy, the author and illustrator Brian Selznick preferred consuming stories on screen: “I usually watched the movies of books I should have read.”
Profile: The Redemption of Chris Hughes
The Facebook co-founder’s rise was meteoric. He argues that the same forces that helped him succeed have made it harder for others. In a new book, “Fair Shot,” he proposes a bold solution.
Rick Steves Gets Uncomfortable In 'Travel As A Political Act'
Your parents' favorite travel expert has made his name as a low-key, approachable, optimistic guy. But in his new book he doesn't shy away from trouble and the ways travel makes you an outsider.
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Nonfiction: From Justin Bieber to Martin Buber, Zadie Smith’s Essays Showcase Her Exuberance and Range
The novelist’s latest collection is “Feel Free.”
Otherworldly: The Latest in Science Fiction and Fantasy
Monsters, golems and doppelgängers range through these sublime new collections of short fiction.
Zadie Smith Ruminates On Brexit, Bieber And Much, Much More In 'Feel Free'
Smith's massive new essay collection covers a wide assortment of topics, but critic Maureen Corrigan says Feel Free is strongest when it focuses on art and identity.
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Front Burner: Book Highlights Queens in All of Its Deliciousness
The borough is the latest subject of the “111 Places” series of guidebooks.
New & Noteworthy
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
'Decarcerating America' Is A Powerful Call For Reform
This new essay, edited by Ernest Drucker, argues that mass incarceration — more than 2 million Americans are locked up — tears at our social fabric and leaves people with no option but to reoffend.
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Nonfiction: In a New Biography of the Bouvier Women, Jealousies Rule
“Jackie, Janet & Lee,” by J. Randy Taraborrelli, reveals bonds as fierce as the scandals that threatened them.
Nonfiction: Who Owns the Elgin Marbles?
In “The Real Life of the Parthenon,” Patricia Vigderman visits classic sites of the ancient world, exploring their complex, contested heritage.
Match Book: Dear Match Book: Two Budding Bookworms — and Friends — Seeking Literary Realism
Novels for young readers that tackle the complexities of the human condition.
Nonfiction: An Irish Flâneur, Greeting the Past on His Present Wanderings
John Banville’s “Time Pieces” takes the acclaimed novelist back to the Dublin of his youth, recalling people and places that still live in his memory.
Essay: The Iceman Cometh Out
One of Marvel’s X-Men, Iceman, has finally accepted that he is gay in a comic book series that is breaking new ground for the genre.
For These Unhappy Campers, Trauma Blights Their Lives 'Forevermore'
Kim Fu's new novel about a sleepaway camp sojourn that turns shattering for five young girls. But though the troubles seem tame — thirst and a lack of gummi bears — the horror comes later.
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Only The Mad Will Make It In The World Of 'The Chateau'
Paul Goldberg's new book starts with the death of a famous plastic surgeon — the Butt God of Miami Beach — and never slows down, mining drama, betrayal and crime from a Miami condo board election.
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