The Shortlist: 3 Books to Help You Understand Millennials and Beyond
Whether it’s the modern labor market, a selfie obsession or loneliness brought on by cellphone addiction, here’s what’s wrong with young people.
Nonfiction: How We Got From Twinkies to Tofu
In “Hippie Food,” Jonathan Kauffman tracks the emergence of the organic, politicized diet so many Americans love today.
The Enthusiast: In Praise of Alistair MacLean and the Male Romance
“Years later, I understood that these were in fact romance novels for boys, which means very little romance and lots of danger and battle-forged camaraderie.”
Match Book: Dear Match Book: Authors I Can Binge-Read
Seeking authors with a spate of books I can consume one after another without coming up for air.
A Bonfire Of Scorn, Schadenfreude And Social Insecurity In 'Mrs.'
If you think the social pressures in high school are brutal, they're nothing compared to the jockeying that goes on among the high-powered preschool parents in Caitlin Macy's withering new novel Mrs.
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Crime: Fans of Easy Rawlins and Leonid McGill, Meet Joe King Oliver
Walter Mosley leads off the Crime column, followed by a first novel set in rural Cornwall and series prequels from Charles Finch and Trudy Nan Boyce.
Nonfiction: Why Did Christianity Prevail?
Bart D. Ehrman’s “The Triumph of Christianity” looks at how a new religion conquered the Roman Empire.
New & Noteworthy
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Poetry: For Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Nearly 100, the Beat Goes On
A retrospective collection from the poet and publisher, “Ferlinghetti’s Greatest Poems,” gets at his rebellious appeal.
Books News: Top Awards Given Out for Young Adult and Children’s Literature
“Hello, Universe,” “Wolf in the Snow,” “We Are Okay,” and “Piecing Me Together” are among the medal winners.
Front Burner: Produce Comes to Life in ‘Edible Ensembles’
A new book from the illustrator Gretchen Röehrs puts fruits and vegetables on fashion parade.
Nonfiction: Risking Everything for Democracy
Marci Shore’s “The Ukrainian Night” describes the protesters of a still-unfinished revolution.
Fiction: Three Lives, and the Tenuous Ties That Bind Them
In “Asymmetry,” Lisa Halliday weaves the tale of a May-December love affair into the account of an Iraqi-American economist detained at Heathrow.
'Text Me When You Get Home' Celebrates The Complexities Of Female Friendship
Women in the Middle Ages were excluded from many realms: the law, universities, and surprisingly, from friendship. Clearly, that's changed — and Kayleen Schaefer's new book examines how and why.
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Nonfiction: Marriage Can Take Many Forms in India
Elizabeth Flock’s “The Heart Is a Shifting Sea” provides a close-up look at three couples in Mumbai.
Match Book: Dear Match Book: Poems for Young Readers
Verses that will forge bonds between you and your little ones through the power of language.
Jamie Quatro’s First Novel Centers on Religious and Sexual Passion
In “Fire Sermon,” the author of the story collection “I Want to Show You More” describes a married woman’s love affair.
New & Noteworthy
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Self-Helped: ‘I Thought Early Retirement Was a Pipe Dream Until I Read This Book’
The nine step money management system in “Your Money or Your Life” allowed both its writers to quit traditional work by the age of 30.
Tempting Fate With a Season of Romance, Sex, Art and Destiny
Madame Nielsen’s “The Endless Summer” — a novel combining nostalgia, reverie and tragedy — is about a family who decides to live it up.
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